diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/VisitsViewTests-config.xml b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/VisitsViewTests-config.xml
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--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/VisitsViewTests-config.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-	- DispatcherServlet application context for PetClinic's web tier.
--->
-<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
-       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
-       http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd">
-
-    <import resource="classpath:spring/business-config.xml"/>
-    <import resource="classpath:spring/mvc-core-config.xml"/>
-
-</beans>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/VisitsViewTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/VisitsViewTests.java
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index b2e953c255f6dd0387def43225e2c6d08f6c657f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/VisitsViewTests.java
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@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.web;
-
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultHandlers.print;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.xpath;
-
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
-import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
-import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
-import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
-import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.ResultActions;
-import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.MockMvcBuilders;
-import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
-
-
-/**
- * @author Arjen Poutsma
- * @author Michael Isvy
- */
-@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
-@WebAppConfiguration
-@ContextConfiguration("VisitsViewTests-config.xml")
-@ActiveProfiles("jdbc")
-public class VisitsViewTests {
-
-    @Autowired
-    private WebApplicationContext webApplicationContext;
-
-    private MockMvc mockMvc;
-
-    @Before
-    public void setup() {
-        this.mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(this.webApplicationContext).build();
-    }
-    
-    @Test
-    public void shouldFindVisitsInXmlFormat() throws Exception {
-        ResultActions actions = this.mockMvc.perform(get("/vets.xml").accept(MediaType.TEXT_XML));
-        actions.andDo(print()); // action is logged into the console
-        
-        // TODO: there seems to be a conflict between this code and the new namespace <mvc:content-negotiation />
-        // actions.andExpect(status().isOk());
-        //actions.andExpect(content().contentType("application/xml"));
-        // actions.andExpect(xpath("/vets/vetList[id=1]/firstName").string(containsString("James")));
-
-    }
-}