diff --git a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/symboltable/SymbolTableTest.java b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/symboltable/SymbolTableTest.java
index 3ace41d846..ce44efd450 100644
--- a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/symboltable/SymbolTableTest.java
+++ b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/symboltable/SymbolTableTest.java
@@ -37,63 +37,4 @@ public class SymbolTableTest extends TestCase {
         s.add(scope);
         assertEquals(scope, s.get(0));
     }
-/*
-    public void testAdd() {
-        SymbolTable s = new SymbolTable();
-        s.addDeclaration(NameDeclarationTest.FOO);
-        try {
-            s.addDeclaration(NameDeclarationTest.FOO);
-        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-            return; // cool
-        }
-        throw new RuntimeException("Should have thrown RuntimeException");
-    }
-
-    public void testParentContains() {
-        SymbolTable table = new SymbolTable();
-        table.openScope(new LocalScope());
-        table.addDeclaration(new NameDeclaration(NameDeclarationTest.createNode("bar", 12), Kind.UNKNOWN));
-        table.addDeclaration(new NameDeclaration(NameDeclarationTest.createNode("baz", 12), Kind.UNKNOWN));
-        assertTrue(table.getUnusedNameDeclarations().hasNext());
-        table.leaveScope();
-        assertTrue(!table.getUnusedNameDeclarations().hasNext());
-    }
-
-    public void testRecordUsage() {
-        SymbolTable s = new SymbolTable();
-        s.addDeclaration(NameDeclarationTest.FOO);
-        assertTrue(s.getUnusedNameDeclarations().hasNext());
-        s.lookup(new NameOccurrence(NameDeclarationTest.FOO_NODE));
-        assertTrue(!s.getUnusedNameDeclarations().hasNext());
-    }
-
-    public void testRecordOccurrence() {
-        SymbolTable table = new SymbolTable();
-        table.openScope(new LocalScope());
-        table.lookup(new NameOccurrence(NameDeclarationTest.FOO_NODE));
-        assertTrue(!table.getUnusedNameDeclarations().hasNext());
-    }
-
-    public void testRecordOccurrence2() {
-        SymbolTable s = new SymbolTable();
-        s.lookup(new NameOccurrence(NameDeclarationTest.FOO_NODE));
-        assertTrue(!s.getUnusedNameDeclarations().hasNext());
-    }
-
-    public void testRecordUsageParent() {
-        SymbolTable parent = new SymbolTable();
-        parent.addDeclaration(NameDeclarationTest.FOO);
-        parent.openScope(new LocalScope());
-        parent.leaveScope();
-        assertEquals(NameDeclarationTest.FOO, parent.getUnusedNameDeclarations().next());
-    }
-
-    public void testRecordUsageParent2() {
-        SymbolTable parent = new SymbolTable();
-        parent.addDeclaration(NameDeclarationTest.FOO);
-        parent.openScope(new LocalScope());
-        parent.lookup(new NameOccurrence(NameDeclarationTest.FOO_NODE));
-        assertTrue(!parent.getUnusedNameDeclarations().hasNext());
-    }
-*/
 }