diff --git a/.testr.conf b/.testr.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d83b3c4..00000000
--- a/.testr.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[DEFAULT]
-test_command=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=${OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE:-1} \
-             OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=${OS_STDERR_CAPTURE:-1} \
-             OS_TEST_TIMEOUT=${OS_TEST_TIMEOUT:-60} \
-             ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ . $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
-test_id_option=--load-list $IDFILE
-test_list_option=--list
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9cb012be..be4c2cae 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ whitelist_externals = bash
 # call ie: 'tox -epy27 -- --concurrency=4'
 commands =
   find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
-  rm -Rf .testrepository/times.dbm
 passenv = http_proxy HTTP_PROXY https_proxy HTTPS_PROXY no_proxy NO_PROXY OS_DEBUG GENERATE_HASHES
 
 [testenv:py27]