diff --git a/neutron/tests/etc/rootwrap.d/neutron.test.filters b/neutron/tests/etc/rootwrap.d/neutron.test.filters
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-# neutron-rootwrap command filters for the unit test
-
-# this file goes with neutron/tests/unit/_test_rootwrap_exec.py.
-# See the comments there about how to run that unit tests
-
-# format seems to be
-# cmd-name: filter-name, raw-command, user, args
-
-[Filters]
-
-# a test filter for the RootwrapTest unit test
-bash: CommandFilter, /usr/bin/bash, root