diff --git a/bin/dev/run_tests.sh b/bin/dev/run_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index adb139977f..0000000000
--- a/bin/dev/run_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-PHPUNIT_BIN="./vendor/bin/phpunit"
-
-if [ -z "${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_HOST}" -o -z "${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_DATABASE}" -o -z "${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_USER}" ]
-then
-	echo "$0: Please add this to your ~/.bashrc file:
-
-export FRIENDICA_MYSQL_HOST=\"localhost\"
-export FRIENDICA_MYSQL_DATABASE=\"friendica_test\"
-export FRIENDICA_MYSQL_USER=\"friendica_test\"
-export FRIENDICA_MYSQL_PASSWORD=\"friendica_test\"
-# Optional:
-#export FRIENDICA_MYSQL_PORT=\"\"
-#export FRIENDICA_MYSQL_SOCKET=\"\"
-
-And create the user/password and database (schema). This script will map then all variables for you and call phpunit properly."
-	exit 255
-elif [ ! -e "${PHPUNIT_BIN}" ]
-then
-	echo "$0: Cannot find '${PHPUNIT_BIN}' executable."
-	exit 255
-fi
-
-export MYSQL_HOST="${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_HOST}"
-export MYSQL_DATABASE="${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_DATABASE}"
-export MYSQL_USER="${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_USER}"
-export MYSQL_PASSWORD="${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_PASSWORD}"
-export MYSQL_PORT="${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_PORT}"
-export MYSQL_SOCKET="${FRIENDICA_MYSQL_SOCKET}"
-
-echo "$0: Running unit tests ..."
-${PHPUNIT_BIN} -v tests/ > /tmp/friendica-phpunit.log 2>/dev/null
-STATUS=$?
-echo "$0: Returned status: ${STATUS}"
-exit ${STATUS}