diff --git a/test/monger/test/fixtures.clj b/test/monger/test/fixtures.clj
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-(ns monger.test.fixtures
-  (:require [monger.testkit :refer [defcleaner]]))
-
-;;
-;; fixture functions
-;;
-
-(defcleaner people    "people")
-(defcleaner docs      "docs")
-(defcleaner finder-docs   "regular_finders_docs")
-(defcleaner querying-docs "querying_docs")
-(defcleaner things    "things")
-(defcleaner libraries "libraries")
-(defcleaner scores    "scores")
-(defcleaner locations "locations")
-(defcleaner domains   "domains")
-(defcleaner pages     "pages")
-
-(defcleaner cached    "cached")
-
-(defcleaner migrations "meta.migrations")
diff --git a/test/monger/test/helper.clj b/test/monger/test/helper.clj
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-(ns monger.test.helper
-  (:require [monger core util])
-  (:import  [com.mongodb WriteConcern]))
-
-(def connected (atom false))
-(defn connected?
-  []
-  @connected)
-
-(defn connect!
-  []
-  (when-not (connected?)
-    (do
-      (monger.core/connect!)
-      (monger.core/set-db! (monger.core/get-db "monger-test"))
-      (monger.core/set-default-write-concern! WriteConcern/SAFE)
-      (reset! connected true))))