diff --git a/exercises/hello-world/hello_world_test.py b/exercises/hello-world/hello_world_test.py
index 7fc4a4cf79..b7b6ec1aec 100644
--- a/exercises/hello-world/hello_world_test.py
+++ b/exercises/hello-world/hello_world_test.py
@@ -1,48 +1,14 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 
 import hello_world
 
 
-class HelloWorldTests(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def test_hello_without_name(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            'Hello, World!',
-            hello_world.hello()
-        )
-
-    def test_hello_with_sample_name(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            'Hello, Alice!',
-            hello_world.hello('Alice')
-        )
+# test cases adapted from `x-common//canonical-data.json` @ version: 1.0.0
 
-    def test_hello_with_other_sample_name(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            'Hello, Bob!',
-            hello_world.hello('Bob')
-        )
-
-    def test_hello_with_umlaut_name(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            'Hello, Jürgen!',
-            hello_world.hello('Jürgen')
-        )
-
-    def test_hello_with_blank_name(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            'Hello, World!',
-            hello_world.hello('')
-        )
+class HelloWorldTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
-    def test_hello_with_none_name(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            'Hello, World!',
-            hello_world.hello(None)
-        )
+    def test_hello(self):
+        self.assertEqual('Hello, World!', hello_world.hello())
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':