diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d63127..6b1c260 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,17 +31,12 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "assert": "^1.1.2",
-    "async": "^0.9.0",
     "grunt": "~0.4.5",
-    "grunt-browserify": "~3.0.1",
-    "grunt-cli": "^0.1.13",
     "grunt-contrib-jshint": "~0.10.0",
     "grunt-mocha-test": "^0.11.0",
     "loopback": "^2.2.0",
-    "loopback-datasource-juggler": "^2.9.0",
     "mocha": "~1.21.4",
-    "strong-task-emitter": "0.0.5",
-    "supertest": "~0.13.0"
+    "strong-task-emitter": "0.0.5"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "sl-blip": "http://blip.strongloop.com/loopback-connector-remote@1.0.3"
diff --git a/test/util/describe.js b/test/util/describe.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ff34ec2..0000000
--- a/test/util/describe.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-var loopback = require('loopback');
-
-module.exports = describe;
-
-describe.onServer = function describeOnServer(name, fn) {
-  if (loopback.isServer) {
-    describe(name, fn);
-  } else {
-    describe.skip(name, fn);
-  }
-};
-
-describe.inBrowser = function describeInBrowser(name, fn) {
-  if (loopback.isBrowser) {
-    describe(name, fn);
-  } else {
-    describe.skip(name, fn);
-  }
-};
diff --git a/test/util/it.js b/test/util/it.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a2f23b7..0000000
--- a/test/util/it.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-var loopback = require('loopback');
-
-module.exports = it;
-
-it.onServer = function itOnServer(name, fn) {
-  if (loopback.isServer) {
-    it(name, fn);
-  } else {
-    it.skip(name, fn);
-  }
-};
-
-it.inBrowser = function itInBrowser(name, fn) {
-  if (loopback.isBrowser) {
-    it(name, fn);
-  } else {
-    it.skip(name, fn);
-  }
-};
diff --git a/test/util/model-tests.js b/test/util/model-tests.js
index 2b1b495..51b42c9 100644
--- a/test/util/model-tests.js
+++ b/test/util/model-tests.js
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 var assert = require('assert');
-var async = require('async');
-var describe = require('./describe');
 var loopback = require('loopback');
-var ACL = loopback.ACL;
-var Change = loopback.Change;
 var PersistedModel = loopback.PersistedModel;
-var RemoteObjects = require('strong-remoting');
 var TaskEmitter = require('strong-task-emitter');
 
 module.exports = function defineModelTestsWithDataSource(options) {