diff --git a/tests/test_setup_logging.py b/tests/test_setup_logging.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8be0e14..0000000
--- a/tests/test_setup_logging.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-from unittest import mock
-from unittest.mock import patch
-import logging
-
-from iottb.definitions import MAX_VERBOSITY
-from iottb.utils.logger_config import setup_logging
-
-import pytest
-
-
-class TestSetupLogging:
-
-    #  setup_logging sets correct log level based on verbosity
-    def test_sets_correct_log_level_based_on_verbosity(self, mocker):
-        mock_basic_config = mocker.patch('logging.basicConfig')
-        setup_logging(verbosity=1)
-        mock_basic_config.assert_called_once_with(level=logging.WARNING, handlers=[mocker.ANY], force=True)
-
-    #  setup_logging handles verbosity values greater than MAX_VERBOSITY
-    def test_handles_verbosity_greater_than_max_verbosity(self, mocker):
-        mock_basic_config = mocker.patch('logging.basicConfig')
-        setup_logging(verbosity=MAX_VERBOSITY + 1)
-        mock_basic_config.assert_called_once_with(level=logging.INFO, handlers=[mocker.ANY], force=True)
-
-    # make sure the root logger has different log level before and after this is called, depending on if verbosity or
-    # debug is given
-    def test_root_logger_level_change(self):
-        with patch('iottb.setup_logging.logging.basicConfig') as mock_basicConfig:
-            setup_logging(verbosity=1, debug=False)
-            mock_basicConfig.assert_called_once_with(level=logging.WARNING, handlers=[mock.ANY])
-            mock_basicConfig.reset_mock()
-
-            setup_logging(verbosity=2, debug=False)
-            mock_basicConfig.assert_called_once_with(level=logging.INFO, handlers=[mock.ANY])
-            mock_basicConfig.reset_mock()
-
-            setup_logging(verbosity=1, debug=True)
-            mock_basicConfig.assert_called_once_with(level=logging.DEBUG, handlers=[mock.ANY])
-            mock_basicConfig.reset_mock()
-
-            setup_logging(verbosity=2, debug=True)
-            mock_basicConfig.assert_called_once_with(level=logging.DEBUG, handlers=[mock.ANY])
-