diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/selftest/ConfigurationTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/selftest/ConfigurationTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b74550083..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/selftest/ConfigurationTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE.txt file.
- */
-package org.apache.antlib.selftest;
-
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configurable;
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
-
-/**
- * This is to test self interpretation of configuration.
- *
- * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public class ConfigurationTest
-    extends AbstractTask
-    implements Configurable
-{
-    private String m_message;
-
-    public void configure( final Configuration configuration )
-        throws ConfigurationException
-    {
-        final String message = configuration.getAttribute( "message" );
-        final Object object;
-        try
-        {
-            object = resolveValue( message );
-        }
-        catch( final TaskException te )
-        {
-            throw new ConfigurationException( te.getMessage(), te );
-        }
-
-        if( object instanceof String )
-        {
-            m_message = (String)object;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            m_message = object.toString();
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void execute()
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-        getLogger().warn( m_message );
-    }
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/selftest/ContentTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/selftest/ContentTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index bd485890c..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/selftest/ContentTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE.txt file.
- */
-package org.apache.antlib.selftest;
-
-import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
-
-/**
- * This is to test whether content is added.
- *
- * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public class ContentTest
-    extends AbstractTask
-{
-    public void addContent( final Integer value )
-    {
-        getLogger().warn( "Integer content: " + value );
-    }
-
-    /*
-      public void addContent( final String blah )
-      {
-      System.out.println( "String content: " + blah );
-      }
-    */
-
-    public void execute()
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-    }
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/selftest/SubElementTest.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/selftest/SubElementTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 767821075..000000000
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/selftest/SubElementTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
- * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in
- * the LICENSE.txt file.
- */
-package org.apache.antlib.selftest;
-
-import org.apache.myrmidon.api.AbstractTask;
-import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
-
-/**
- * Test sub-elements addition.
- *
- * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
- */
-public class SubElementTest
-    extends AbstractTask
-{
-    public final static class Beep
-    {
-        public void setMessage( final String string )
-        {
-            System.out.println( string );
-        }
-    }
-
-    public Beep createCreateBeep()
-    {
-        System.out.println( "createCreateBeep()" );
-        return new Beep();
-    }
-
-    public void addAddBeep( final Beep beep )
-    {
-        System.out.println( "addBeeper(" + beep + ");" );
-    }
-
-    public void execute()
-        throws TaskException
-    {
-    }
-}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/primitive-tests.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/primitive-tests.ant
index aa8b5841e..ed5cd0fb4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/primitive-tests.ant
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/primitive-tests.ant
@@ -20,28 +20,14 @@ Legal:
 
   <property name="year" value="2000"/>
 
-  <target name="main" depends="test-target" />
-
-  <target name="file-manip">
-    <!--
-    <file-manip-test base-directory=".">
-      <source>
-        <include value="**/*.java" />
-      </source>
-    </file-manip-test>
-    -->
-  </target>
+  <target name="main" depends="extensions-test" />
 
   <target name="undefined-task">
     <log message="About to execute task that hasn't been defined"/>
     <log2 message="This should have failed"/>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="no-test-target" if="no-do-tests">
-    <log message="No tests done here"/>
-  </target>
-
-  <target name="test-target" depends="no-test-target,extensions-test" unless="no-do-tests">
+  <target name="prim-tests">
 
     <log message="Tests away"/>
 
@@ -60,24 +46,10 @@ Legal:
         double="3.0"
         double2="4.0" />
 
-    <sub-elements-test>
-      <create-beep message="A string" />
-      <add-beep message="Another String" />
-    </sub-elements-test>
-
-    <conf-test message="..." />
-
-    <content-test>123</content-test>
-
   </target>
 
   <target name="extensions-test">
     <extensions-test/>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="typed-adder-test">
-    <log message="About to execute typed-adder-test"/>
-    <typed-adder-test/>
-  </target>
-
 </project>
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diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/sample.ant b/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/sample.ant
index 773225449..b371897f5 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/sample.ant
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/make/sample.ant
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Legal:
   <target name="main"
           depends="typedef-test, converterdef-test,
                    datatype-test, namespace-test,
-                   ant1-tasklib-test, prim->file-manip,
-                   prim->extensions-test, prim->typed-adder-test" />
+                   ant1-tasklib-test,
+                   prim->extensions-test" />
 
   <target name="xp-deployer-test" depends="typedef-test, prim->undefined-task" />
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/selftest-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/selftest-ant-descriptor.xml
index 95d22d1a7..1b5546e9f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/selftest-ant-descriptor.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/selftest-ant-descriptor.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
   <types>
     <!-- tasks to test operation of engine -->
     <task name="prim-test" classname="org.apache.antlib.selftest.PrimitiveTypesTest" />
-    <task name="sub-elements-test" classname="org.apache.antlib.selftest.SubElementTest" />
-    <task name="conf-test" classname="org.apache.antlib.selftest.ConfigurationTest" />
-    <task name="content-test" classname="org.apache.antlib.selftest.ContentTest" />
-    <task name="file-manip-test" classname="org.apache.antlib.selftest.FileManipulationTest" />
     <task name="extensions-test" classname="org.apache.antlib.selftest.ExtensionsTest" />
   </types>
 </ant-lib>
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