diff --git a/__tests__/animation.spec.js b/__tests__/animation.spec.js
index 65b9ab66..4e460f32 100644
--- a/__tests__/animation.spec.js
+++ b/__tests__/animation.spec.js
@@ -26,57 +26,4 @@ describe('Promise animation', function() {
     animation.play();
     expect(value).toBe(1);
   });
-
-  it('Will resolve a deferred', function() {
-    var value = 0;
-    var closure = function() {
-      value++;
-    };
-
-    var animation = new PromiseAnimation({
-      closure: closure
-    });
-    animation
-    .then(function() {
-      value++;
-    })
-    .then(function() {
-      if (value !== 2) {
-        console.log('second promise failed!!');
-      } else {
-        console.log('1 more test passed');
-      }
-      // TODO -- make this work (aka the tests keep running until
-      // this assertion finishes
-      expect(value).toBe(2);
-    });
-
-    animation.play();
-    expect(value).toBe(1);
-  });
-
-  it('will make one from a normal animation', function() {
-    // poor mans spy function
-    var value = 0;
-    var anim = new Animation({
-      closure: function() { value++; }
-    });
-
-    var animPromise = PromiseAnimation.fromAnimation(anim);
-    animPromise
-    .then(function() {
-      value++;
-    }).then(function() {
-      // TODO fix
-      expect(value).toBe(2);
-      if (value !== 2) {
-        console.log('a test failed!!');
-      } else {
-        console.log('another test passed');
-      }
-    });
-
-    animPromise.play();
-    expect(value).toBe(1);
-  });
 });