diff --git a/app/routes.php b/app/routes.php
index 12a48744a..e7bffa8c8 100644
--- a/app/routes.php
+++ b/app/routes.php
@@ -26,21 +26,6 @@
 */
 
 
-// test routes
-Route::get('hello', array(
-    'as' => 'hello',
-    'uses' => 'GrahamCampbell\BootstrapCMS\Controllers\HomeController@showWelcome'
-));
-Route::get('test', array(
-    'as' => 'test',
-    'uses' => 'GrahamCampbell\BootstrapCMS\Controllers\HomeController@showTest'
-));
-Route::get('testqueue', array(
-    'as' => 'testqueue',
-    'uses' => 'GrahamCampbell\BootstrapCMS\Controllers\HomeController@testQueue'
-));
-
-
 // send users to the home page
 Route::get('/', array('as' => 'base', function () {
     Session::flash('', ''); // work around laravel bug if there is no session yet
diff --git a/app/views/index.blade.php b/app/views/index.blade.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b56f476c..000000000
--- a/app/views/index.blade.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-@extends(Config::get('views.default', 'layouts.default'))
-
-@section('title')
-Hello World
-@stop
-
-@section('top')
-<div class="page-header">
-<h1>Hello World</h1>
-</div>
-@stop
-
-@section('content')
-<p class="lead">
-    This is the {{{ Config::get('platform.name') }}} test page.
-</p>
-@stop
diff --git a/src/BootstrapCMSServiceProvider.php b/src/BootstrapCMSServiceProvider.php
index e3dcf036e..c1620644d 100644
--- a/src/BootstrapCMSServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/BootstrapCMSServiceProvider.php
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ public function register()
         $this->registerNavigationSubscriber();
 
         $this->registerCommentController();
-        $this->registerHomeController();
         $this->registerPageController();
     }
 
@@ -258,22 +257,6 @@ protected function registerCommentController()
         });
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Register the home controller class.
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    protected function registerHomeController()
-    {
-        $this->app->bind('GrahamCampbell\BootstrapCMS\Controllers\HomeController', function ($app) {
-            $email = $app['config']['workbench.email'];
-            $subject = $app['config']['platform.name'].' - Welcome';
-            $path = $app['config']['graham-campbell/core::home'];
-
-            return new Controllers\HomeController($email, $subject, $path);
-        });
-    }
-
     /**
      * Register the page controller class.
      *
diff --git a/src/Controllers/CommentController.php b/src/Controllers/CommentController.php
index 8e08e5cb1..05ac26803 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/CommentController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/CommentController.php
@@ -245,20 +245,4 @@ protected function checkComment($comment)
             throw new NotFoundHttpException('Comment Not Found');
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Check the post model.
-     *
-     * @param mixed $post
-     *
-     * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    protected function checkPost($post)
-    {
-        if (!$post) {
-            throw new NotFoundHttpException('Post Not Found');
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Controllers/HomeController.php b/src/Controllers/HomeController.php
deleted file mode 100644
index de26973e4..000000000
--- a/src/Controllers/HomeController.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * This file is part of Bootstrap CMS by Graham Campbell.
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- */
-
-namespace GrahamCampbell\BootstrapCMS\Controllers;
-
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\URL;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
-
-/**
- * This is the home controller class.
- *
- * @author    Graham Campbell <graham@mineuk.com>
- * @copyright 2013-2014 Graham Campbell
- * @license   <https://github.com/GrahamCampbell/Bootstrap-CMS/blob/master/LICENSE.md> AGPL 3.0
- */
-class HomeController extends AbstractController
-{
-    /**
-     * The email address.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $email;
-
-    /**
-     * The email subject.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $subject;
-
-    /**
-     * The home page path.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $path;
-
-    /**
-     * Create a new instance.
-     *
-     * @param string $email
-     * @param string $subject
-     * @param string $path
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function __construct($email, $subject, $path)
-    {
-        $this->email = $email;
-        $this->subject = $subject;
-        $this->path = $path;
-
-        $this->setPermissions(array(
-            'testQueue' => 'admin'
-        ));
-
-        parent::__construct();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Show the hello world page.
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\View\View
-     */
-    public function showWelcome()
-    {
-        return View::make('index');
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Show the test page.
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function showTest()
-    {
-        return 'Test 123!';
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Send a test activation email.
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function testQueue()
-    {
-        $mail = array(
-            'url'     => URL::to($this->path),
-            'link'    => URL::route('account.activate', array('id' => 1, 'code' => 1234)),
-            'email'   => $this->email,
-            'subject' => $this->subject
-        );
-
-        Mail::queue('graham-campbell/credentials::emails.welcome', $mail, function ($message) use ($mail) {
-            $message->to($mail['email'])->subject($mail['subject']);
-        });
-
-        return 'The message has been queued for sending.';
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Acceptance/AbstractTestCase.php b/tests/Acceptance/AbstractTestCase.php
index 5c0ffacd8..c451b7f8d 100644
--- a/tests/Acceptance/AbstractTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Acceptance/AbstractTestCase.php
@@ -34,34 +34,18 @@ abstract class AbstractTestCase extends BaseTestCase
      */
     protected function start()
     {
-        file_put_contents(storage_path('temp.sqlite'), '');
-
-        $this->readyApp();
-
         $this->app['artisan']->call('app:install');
     }
 
-    protected function readyApp()
-    {
-        $this->app['config']->set('database.connections.sqlite.database', storage_path('temp.sqlite'));
-        $this->app['router']->enableFilters();
-
-    }
-
     protected function callAgain()
     {
         $this->refreshApplication();
 
-        $this->readyApp();
+        $this->start();
 
         return call_user_func_array(array($this, 'call'), func_get_args());
     }
 
-    protected function login($id = 1)
-    {
-        $this->app['credentials']->login($this->app['userprovider']->find($id));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Run extra tear down code.
      *