diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index 592c440..e64616b 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-# Copyright (c) Jan Janssen
-
 import os
 import unittest
 from jinja2.exceptions import TemplateSyntaxError
@@ -8,14 +5,6 @@
 from pysqa.base.config import QueueAdapterWithConfig
 from pysqa.base.validate import value_in_range
 
-__author__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2019, Jan Janssen"
-__version__ = "0.0.1"
-__maintainer__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__email__ = "janssen@mpie.de"
-__status__ = "production"
-__date__ = "Feb 9, 2019"
-
 
 class TestQueueAdapter(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_flux.py b/tests/test_flux.py
index 5882018..0c9f2b2 100644
--- a/tests/test_flux.py
+++ b/tests/test_flux.py
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-# Copyright (c) Jan Janssen
-
 import os
-from time import sleep
 import unittest
 
 import pandas
diff --git a/tests/test_gent.py b/tests/test_gent.py
index 6eaac32..207960b 100644
--- a/tests/test_gent.py
+++ b/tests/test_gent.py
@@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-# Copyright (c) Jan Janssen
-
 import os
 import pandas
 import unittest
 from pysqa import QueueAdapter
 
-__author__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2019, Jan Janssen"
-__version__ = "0.0.1"
-__maintainer__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__email__ = "janssen@mpie.de"
-__status__ = "production"
-__date__ = "Feb 9, 2019"
-
 df_queue_status = pandas.DataFrame(
     {
         "cluster": ["Mycluster", "Mycluster", "Mycluster", "Mycluster", "Mycluster"],
diff --git a/tests/test_lsf.py b/tests/test_lsf.py
index 8dcf025..5cd1358 100644
--- a/tests/test_lsf.py
+++ b/tests/test_lsf.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-# Copyright (c) Jan Janssen
-
 import os
 import unittest
 
@@ -8,14 +5,6 @@
 
 from pysqa import QueueAdapter
 
-__author__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2019, Jan Janssen"
-__version__ = "0.0.1"
-__maintainer__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__email__ = "janssen@mpie.de"
-__status__ = "production"
-__date__ = "Feb 9, 2019"
-
 
 class TestLsfQueueAdapter(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_moab.py b/tests/test_moab.py
index 99c2020..5500962 100644
--- a/tests/test_moab.py
+++ b/tests/test_moab.py
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-# Copyright (c) Jan Janssen
-
 import os
 import unittest
 from pysqa import QueueAdapter
 
-__author__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2019, Jan Janssen"
-__version__ = "0.0.1"
-__maintainer__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__email__ = "janssen@mpie.de"
-__status__ = "production"
-__date__ = "Feb 9, 2019"
-
 
 class TestMoabQueueAdapter(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_multi.py b/tests/test_multi.py
index 966dad0..985319a 100644
--- a/tests/test_multi.py
+++ b/tests/test_multi.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-# Copyright (c) Jan Janssen
-
 import os
 import unittest
 from pysqa import QueueAdapter
@@ -14,15 +11,6 @@
     skip_multi_test = True
 
 
-__author__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2019, Jan Janssen"
-__version__ = "0.0.1"
-__maintainer__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__email__ = "janssen@mpie.de"
-__status__ = "production"
-__date__ = "Feb 9, 2019"
-
-
 @unittest.skipIf(
     skip_multi_test,
     "Either paramiko or tqdm are not installed, so the multi queue adapter tests are skipped.",
diff --git a/tests/test_remote.py b/tests/test_remote.py
index 65d2fdf..dffd318 100644
--- a/tests/test_remote.py
+++ b/tests/test_remote.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-# Copyright (c) Jan Janssen
-
 import os
 import unittest
 from pysqa import QueueAdapter
@@ -14,15 +11,6 @@
     skip_remote_test = True
 
 
-__author__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2019, Jan Janssen"
-__version__ = "0.0.1"
-__maintainer__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__email__ = "janssen@mpie.de"
-__status__ = "production"
-__date__ = "Feb 9, 2019"
-
-
 @unittest.skipIf(
     skip_remote_test,
     "Either paramiko or tqdm are not installed, so the remote queue adapter tests are skipped.",
diff --git a/tests/test_sge.py b/tests/test_sge.py
index 56eacc0..4081a15 100644
--- a/tests/test_sge.py
+++ b/tests/test_sge.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-# Copyright (c) Jan Janssen
-
 import os
 import pandas
 import unittest
@@ -15,14 +12,6 @@
 except ImportError:
     skip_sge_test = True
 
-__author__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2019, Jan Janssen"
-__version__ = "0.0.1"
-__maintainer__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__email__ = "janssen@mpie.de"
-__status__ = "production"
-__date__ = "Feb 9, 2019"
-
 
 @unittest.skipIf(
     skip_sge_test,
diff --git a/tests/test_slurm.py b/tests/test_slurm.py
index d7b4f05..81df087 100644
--- a/tests/test_slurm.py
+++ b/tests/test_slurm.py
@@ -1,20 +1,9 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-# Copyright (c) Jan Janssen
-
 import os
 import pandas
 import unittest
 import getpass
 from pysqa import QueueAdapter
 
-__author__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2019, Jan Janssen"
-__version__ = "0.0.1"
-__maintainer__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__email__ = "janssen@mpie.de"
-__status__ = "production"
-__date__ = "Feb 9, 2019"
-
 
 df_queue_status = pandas.DataFrame(
     {
diff --git a/tests/test_torque.py b/tests/test_torque.py
index 0a10d1a..99dfb61 100644
--- a/tests/test_torque.py
+++ b/tests/test_torque.py
@@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-# Copyright (c) Jan Janssen
-
 import os
 import pandas
 import unittest
 from pysqa import QueueAdapter
 
-__author__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2019, Jan Janssen"
-__version__ = "0.0.1"
-__maintainer__ = "Jan Janssen"
-__email__ = "janssen@mpie.de"
-__status__ = "production"
-__date__ = "Feb 9, 2019"
-
 
 class TestTorqueQueueAdapter(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod