diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/status/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/tests/status/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b6e690fd5..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/status/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from . import *
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_comment.py b/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_comment.py
deleted file mode 100644
index be127d887..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_comment.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
-
-from bookwyrm import models
-from bookwyrm import status as status_builder
-
-
-class Comment(TestCase):
-    ''' we have hecka ways to create statuses '''
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.user = models.User.objects.create_user(
-            'mouse', 'mouse@mouse.mouse', 'mouseword')
-        self.book = models.Edition.objects.create(title='Example Edition')
-
-
-    def test_create_comment(self):
-        comment = status_builder.create_comment(
-            self.user, self.book, 'commentary')
-        self.assertEqual(comment.content, 'commentary')
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_quotation.py b/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_quotation.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4892e21d3..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_quotation.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
-
-from bookwyrm import models
-from bookwyrm import status as status_builder
-
-
-class Quotation(TestCase):
-    ''' we have hecka ways to create statuses '''
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.user = models.User.objects.create_user(
-            'mouse', 'mouse@mouse.mouse', 'mouseword',
-            remote_id='https://example.com/user/mouse'
-        )
-        self.book = models.Edition.objects.create(
-            title='Example Edition',
-            remote_id='https://example.com/book/1',
-        )
-
-
-    def test_create_quotation(self):
-        quotation = status_builder.create_quotation(
-            self.user, self.book, 'commentary', 'a quote')
-        self.assertEqual(quotation.quote, 'a quote')
-        self.assertEqual(quotation.content, 'commentary')
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_review.py b/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_review.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 263fef974..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_review.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
-
-from bookwyrm import models
-from bookwyrm import status as status_builder
-
-
-class Review(TestCase):
-    ''' we have hecka ways to create statuses '''
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.user = models.User.objects.create_user(
-            'mouse', 'mouse@mouse.mouse', 'mouseword')
-        self.book = models.Edition.objects.create(title='Example Edition')
-
-
-    def test_create_review(self):
-        review = status_builder.create_review(
-            self.user, self.book, 'review name', 'content', 5)
-        self.assertEqual(review.name, 'review name')
-        self.assertEqual(review.content, 'content')
-        self.assertEqual(review.rating, 5)
-
-        review = status_builder.create_review(
-            self.user, self.book, '<div>review</div> name', '<b>content', 5)
-        self.assertEqual(review.name, 'review name')
-        self.assertEqual(review.content, 'content')
-        self.assertEqual(review.rating, 5)
-
-    def test_review_rating(self):
-        review = status_builder.create_review(
-            self.user, self.book, 'review name', 'content', -1)
-        self.assertEqual(review.name, 'review name')
-        self.assertEqual(review.content, 'content')
-        self.assertEqual(review.rating, None)
-
-        review = status_builder.create_review(
-            self.user, self.book, 'review name', 'content', 6)
-        self.assertEqual(review.name, 'review name')
-        self.assertEqual(review.content, 'content')
-        self.assertEqual(review.rating, None)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_status.py b/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_status.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cb49cb12d..000000000
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/status/test_status.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
-
-from bookwyrm import models
-from bookwyrm import status as status_builder
-
-
-class Status(TestCase):
-    ''' we have hecka ways to create statuses '''
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.user = models.User.objects.create_user(
-            'mouse', 'mouse@mouse.mouse', 'mouseword',
-            local=False,
-            inbox='https://example.com/user/mouse/inbox',
-            outbox='https://example.com/user/mouse/outbox',
-            remote_id='https://example.com/user/mouse'
-        )
-
-
-    def test_create_status(self):
-        content = 'statuses are usually <i>replies</i>'
-        status = status_builder.create_status(
-            self.user, content)
-        self.assertEqual(status.content, content)
-
-        reply = status_builder.create_status(
-            self.user, content, reply_parent=status)
-        self.assertEqual(reply.content, content)
-        self.assertEqual(reply.reply_parent, status)