diff --git a/nova/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py b/nova/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
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--- a/nova/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
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-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
-# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-"""
-Unit Tests for remote procedure call interfaces
-"""
-
-from nova import log as logging
-from nova import rpc
-from nova.tests.rpc import common
-
-
-LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.tests.rpc')
-
-
-class RpcTestCase(common._BaseRpcTestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.flags(rpc_backend='nova.tests.rpc.fake')
-        self.rpc = rpc
-        super(RpcTestCase, self).setUp()
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        super(RpcTestCase, self).tearDown()