diff --git a/test/unit/task_test.rb b/test/unit/task_test.rb
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--- a/test/unit/task_test.rb
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-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../test_helper'
-
-class TaskTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
-  fixtures :tasks
-
-  self.use_transactional_fixtures = false
-
-  def test_get_inqueue_simple
-    task1 = Task.get_inqueue_and_change_status(Task::STATUS_GRADING)    
-    
-    assert_equal task1.id, 3, "should get the earliest task"
-    assert_equal task1.status, Task::STATUS_GRADING, "status changes"
-    
-    task2 = Task.get_inqueue_and_change_status(Task::STATUS_GRADING)    
-    
-    assert_equal task2.id, 4, "should get the next task"
-    assert_equal task2.status, Task::STATUS_GRADING, "status changes"
-  end
-  
-  def generate_tasks(n)
-    n.times do |i|
-      Task.create(:submission_id => i, 
-                  :status => Task::STATUS_INQUEUE,
-                  :create_at => Time.now + i.minutes)
-    end
-  end
-  
-  # use the process version in /test/concurrent instead
-  def UNUSED_test_get_inqueue_concurrent
-    ActiveRecord::Base.allow_concurrency = true
-
-    task1 = Task.get_inqueue_and_change_status(Task::STATUS_GRADING)    
-
-    assert_equal task1.id, 3, "should get the earliest task"
-    assert_equal task1.status, Task::STATUS_GRADING, "status changes"
-
-    ActiveRecord::Base.verify_active_connections!
-  end
-
-end
-