diff --git a/bin/forever b/bin/forever
index 95420470..5190d32f 100755
--- a/bin/forever
+++ b/bin/forever
@@ -1,20 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-var fs = require('fs');
-
-if (process.send) {
-  //
-  // Supress `stdout` and `stderr` when `forever` is being run as a fork.
-  // We use `child_process.fork` to daemonize `forever` processes, so
-  // outputting anything isn't a desired situation.
-  //
-  var nullStream = fs.createWriteStream('/dev/null');
-  var returner = function () {
-    return nullStream;
-  };
-  process.__defineGetter__('stdout', returner);
-  process.__defineGetter__('stderr', returner);
-}
-
-var forever = require('../lib/forever');
-forever.cli.start();
+require('../lib/forever').cli.start();
diff --git a/bin/monitor b/bin/monitor
index 7dc0e144..3ef4ba9e 100755
--- a/bin/monitor
+++ b/bin/monitor
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ var path = require('path'),
     forever = require(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'lib', 'forever')),
     started;
 
-
-
 process.on('message', function (data) {
   // TODO: Find out if this data will ever get split into two message events.
   var options = JSON.parse(data.toString());
diff --git a/examples/chroot.js b/examples/chroot.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c688ae2d..00000000
--- a/examples/chroot.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-var util = require('util'),
-    daemon = require('daemon'),
-    fs = require('fs');
-
-daemon.chroot('/tmp/chroot');
-util.puts('Working in chroot');
-
-setInterval(function () {
-  fs.readdir('./', function (err, files) {
-    util.puts('Current directory: ' + process.cwd());
-    util.puts('err: ' + util.inspect(err));
-    util.puts('files: ' + util.inspect(files));
-  });
-}, 10000 );
diff --git a/examples/cli-multiple-start b/examples/cli-multiple-start
index 9a3e6bfe..02e2ce93 100755
--- a/examples/cli-multiple-start
+++ b/examples/cli-multiple-start
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-forever start examples/server.js -p 8080
-forever start examples/server.js -p 8081
-forever start examples/server.js -p 8082
+forever start test/fixtures/server.js -p 8080
+forever start test/fixtures/server.js -p 8081
+forever start test/fixtures/server.js -p 8082
 forever list
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/forever.js b/lib/forever.js
index 165aad3d..e0f14481 100644
--- a/lib/forever.js
+++ b/lib/forever.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
     cliff = require('cliff'),
     nconf = require('nconf'),
     nssocket = require('nssocket'),
-    portfinder = require('portfinder'),
     psTree = require('ps-tree'),
     timespan = require('timespan'),
     utile = require('utile'),
@@ -39,13 +38,14 @@ forever.log.cli();
 // ### Export Components / Settings
 // Export `version` and important Prototypes from `lib/forever/*`
 //
-forever.initialized = false;
-forever.plugins     = utile.requireDirLazy(path.join(__dirname, '/forever/plugins'));
-forever.root        = path.join(process.env.HOME || '/root', '.forever');
-forever.config      = new nconf.File({ file: path.join(forever.root, 'config.json') });
-forever.Forever     = forever.Monitor = require('./forever/monitor').Monitor;
-forever.Worker      = require('./forever/worker').Worker;
-forever.cli         = require('./forever/cli');
+forever.initialized  = false;
+forever.kill         = require('forever-monitor').kill;
+forever.checkProcess = require('forever-monitor').checkProcess;
+forever.root         = path.join(process.env.HOME || '/root', '.forever');
+forever.config       = new nconf.File({ file: path.join(forever.root, 'config.json') });
+forever.Forever      = forever.Monitor = require('forever-monitor').Monitor;
+forever.Worker       = require('./forever/worker').Worker;
+forever.cli          = require('./forever/cli');
 
 //
 // Expose version through `pkginfo`
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ forever.start = function (script, options) {
   if (!options.logFile) {
     options.logFile = forever.logFilePath(options.uid + '.log');
   }
+  
   return new forever.Monitor(script, options).start();
 };
 
@@ -376,14 +377,12 @@ forever.startDaemon = function (script, options) {
 
   var monitor, outFD, errFD, workerPath;
 
-/*
- * This log file is forever's log file - the user's outFile and errFile
- * options are not taken into account here.  This will be an aggregate of all
- * the app's output, as well as messages from the monitor process, where
- * applicable.
- *
- */
-
+  // 
+  // This log file is forever's log file - the user's outFile and errFile
+  // options are not taken into account here.  This will be an aggregate of all
+  // the app's output, as well as messages from the monitor process, where
+  // applicable.
+  // 
   outFD = fs.openSync(options.logFile, 'a');
   errFD = fs.openSync(options.logFile, 'a');
   monitorPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'bin', 'monitor');
@@ -761,52 +760,6 @@ forever.pidFilePath = function (pidFile) {
     : path.join(forever.config.get('pidPath'), pidFile);
 };
 
-//
-// ### function checkProcess (pid, callback)
-// #### @pid {string} pid of the process to check
-// #### @callback {function} Continuation to pass control backto.
-// Utility function to check to see if a pid is running
-//
-forever.checkProcess = function (pid) {
-  if (!pid) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  try {
-    //
-    // Trying to kill non-existent process here raises a ESRCH - no such
-    // process exception. Also, signal 0 doesn't do no harm to a process - it
-    // only checks if sending a singal to a given process is possible.
-    //
-    process.kill(pid, 0);
-    return true;
-  }
-  catch (err) {
-    return false;
-  }
-};
-
-forever.kill = function(pid, killTree, callback) {
-  if (killTree) {
-    psTree(pid, function (err, children) {
-      var pids = children.map(function (p) {
-        return p.PID;
-      });
-
-      pids.unshift(pid);
-      spawn('kill', ['-9'].concat(pids)).on('exit', callback || function() {});
-    });
-  }
-  else {
-    try {
-      process.kill(pid);
-    }
-    catch (ex) { }
-    callback && callback();
-  }
-  
-}
-
 //
 // ### @columns {Object}
 // Property descriptors for accessing forever column information
diff --git a/lib/forever/service/service.js b/lib/forever/service/service.js
index 017c6c6c..2cc878dd 100644
--- a/lib/forever/service/service.js
+++ b/lib/forever/service/service.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
     path = require('path'),
     util = require('util'),
     events = require('events'),
-    portfinder = require('portfinder'),
     forever = require('../../forever'),
     SystemVAdapter = require('./adapters/systemv');
 
@@ -49,33 +48,26 @@ Service.prototype.startServer = function startServer(callback) {
       server;
 
   server = dnode(this);
+  server.on('error', function onServerError() {
+    //
+    // TODO: This is really bad.
+    //
+  });
 
-  portfinder.getSocket({ path: socket }, function onSocketFound(err, socket) {
-    if (err) {
-      return callback(err);
-    }
-
-    server.on('error', function onServerError() {
-      //
-      // TODO: This is really bad.
-      //
-    });
-
-    server.on('ready', function onServerReady(err) {
-      self.listen(server);
-      if (callback) {
-        if (err) {
-          callback(err);
-        }
-        else {
-          callback(null, server, socket);
-        }
+  server.on('ready', function onServerReady(err) {
+    self.listen(server);
+    if (callback) {
+      if (err) {
+        callback(err);
       }
-    });
-
-    server.listen(socket);
+      else {
+        callback(null, server, socket);
+      }
+    }
   });
 
+  server.listen(socket);
+
   return this;
 };
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5525948d..75624eee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,22 +20,20 @@
     "tools"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "broadway": "0.1.x",
     "cliff": "0.x.x",
     "flatiron": "0.2.x",
     "forever-monitor": "x.x.x",
-    "minimatch": "0.2.x",
     "nconf": "0.5.x",
     "nssocket": "0.3.x",
     "optimist": "0.3.x",
     "pkginfo": "0.x.x",
-    "ps-tree": "0.0.x",
     "timespan": "2.0.x",
     "watch": "0.5.x",
     "utile": "0.1.x",
     "winston": "0.6.x"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "broadway": "0.2.x",
     "eventemitter2": "0.4.x",
     "request": "2.x.x",
     "vows": "0.6.x"
diff --git a/test/cli-test b/test/cli-test
index fa69f868..13cb8165 100755
--- a/test/cli-test
+++ b/test/cli-test
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Yes, we have tests in bash. How mad science is that?
 
 alias forever=bin/forever
-script="examples/log-on-interval.js"
+script="test/fixtures/log-on-interval.js"
 
 function fail {
   echo "\033[31m  ✘ $1\033[0m"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/.foreverignore b/test/fixtures/.foreverignore
deleted file mode 100644
index aaa789d1..00000000
--- a/test/fixtures/.foreverignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-node_modules
-ignore*
-
diff --git a/examples/log-on-interval.js b/test/fixtures/log-on-interval.js
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/log-on-interval.js
rename to test/fixtures/log-on-interval.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/logs.js b/test/fixtures/logs.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b74caa0..00000000
--- a/test/fixtures/logs.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-
-for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-  console.log('stdout %d', i);
-  console.error('stderr %d', i);
-}
diff --git a/examples/server.js b/test/fixtures/server.js
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/server.js
rename to test/fixtures/server.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/start-daemon.js b/test/fixtures/start-daemon.js
index 29d64da9..9bf8eb64 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/start-daemon.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/start-daemon.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 var path = require('path'),
     forever = require('../../lib/forever');
 
-var monitor = forever.startDaemon(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'examples', 'log-on-interval.js'));
+var monitor = forever.startDaemon(path.join(__dirname, 'log-on-interval.js'));
 
 monitor.on('start', function () {
   forever.startServer(monitor);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/watch/.foreverignore b/test/fixtures/watch/.foreverignore
deleted file mode 100644
index af9c50f5..00000000
--- a/test/fixtures/watch/.foreverignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-node_modules
-ignore*
diff --git a/test/fixtures/watch/daemon.js b/test/fixtures/watch/daemon.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f137555..00000000
--- a/test/fixtures/watch/daemon.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-console.log('Hello!');
-setTimeout(process.exit, 2000);
-
diff --git a/test/fixtures/watch/file b/test/fixtures/watch/file
deleted file mode 100644
index 182a60a8..00000000
--- a/test/fixtures/watch/file
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* hello, I know nodejitsu. */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/watch/removeMe b/test/fixtures/watch/removeMe
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/test/worker/multiple-workers-test.js b/test/worker/multiple-workers-test.js
index 6cea38fb..dca1685a 100644
--- a/test/worker/multiple-workers-test.js
+++ b/test/worker/multiple-workers-test.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ vows.describe('forever/workers/multiple').addBatch({
     "and spawning two processes using the same script": {
       topic: function () {
         var that = this,
-            script = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'examples', 'server.js');
+            script = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures', 'server.js');
 
         children[0] = new (forever.Monitor)(script, {
           silent: true,