diff --git a/the-big-fan/python/tests/__init__.py b/the-big-fan/python/tests/__init__.py
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diff --git a/the-big-fan/python/tests/unit/__init__.py b/the-big-fan/python/tests/unit/__init__.py
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diff --git a/the-big-fan/python/tests/unit/test_the_big_fan_stack.py b/the-big-fan/python/tests/unit/test_the_big_fan_stack.py
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@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import json
-import pytest
-
-from aws_cdk import core
-from the_big_fan.the_big_fan_stack import TheBigFanStack
-
-#TODO: replace these with aws-cdk/assert(or similar testing framework) if a python implementation is released
-def get_template():
-    app = core.App()
-    TheBigFanStack(app, "MyTestStack")
-    return json.dumps(app.synth().get_stack("MyTestStack").template)
-
-
-def test_sns_topic_created():
-    assert("The Big Fan CDK Pattern Topic" in get_template())
-
-
-def test_statusCreated_subscriber_sqs_created():
-    print(get_template())
-    assert("BigFanTopicStatusCreatedSubscriberQueue" in get_template())
-
-def test_anyOtherStatus_subscriber_sqs_created():
-    assert("BigFanTopicAnyOtherStatusSubscriberQueue" in get_template())
-
-def test_statusCreated_sns_message_subscription():
-    assert('FilterPolicy": {"status": ["created"]}' in get_template())
-
-def test_anyOtherStatus_sns_message_subscription():
-    assert('"FilterPolicy": {"status": [{"anything-but": ["created"]}]}' in get_template())
-
-def test_sqs_receiveMessage_iam_policy_created():
-    assert(('"PolicyDocument": {'
-                '"Statement": ['
-                '{"Action": ['
-                    '"sqs:ReceiveMessage", '
-                    '"sqs:ChangeMessageVisibility", '
-                    '"sqs:GetQueueUrl", '
-                    '"sqs:DeleteMessage", '
-                    '"sqs:GetQueueAttributes"], '
-                '"Effect": "Allow"') in get_template())
-
-def test_createdStatus_sqs_subscriber_lambda_created():
-    assert('"Handler": "createdStatus.handler"' in get_template())
-
-def test_anyOtherStatus_sqs_subscriber_lambda_created():
-    assert('"Handler": "anyOtherStatus.handler"' in get_template())
-
-def test_api_gateway_sendEvent_created():
-    assert('"PathPart": "SendEvent"' in get_template())