diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index f33a8ba93..14668898b 100755
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ endif
 
 VPATH= .. ../schema ../model ../engine ../RESTService ../RavelCAPI/civita ../RavelCAPI $(ECOLAB_HOME)/include
 
-UNITTESTOBJS=main.o testCSVParser.o testCanvas.o testDerivative.o testExpressionWalker.o testGrid.o testItemTab.o testLatexToPango.o testLockGroup.o testMdl.o testMinsky.o testModel.o testPannableTab.o testPlotWidget.o testSaver.o testStr.o testTensorOps.o testUnits.o testUserFunction.o testVariable.o testXVector.o ticket-1461.o
+UNITTESTOBJS=main.o testCSVParser.o testCanvas.o testDerivative.o testExpressionWalker.o testGrid.o testLatexToPango.o testLockGroup.o testMdl.o testMinsky.o testModel.o testPannableTab.o testPlotWidget.o testSaver.o testStr.o testTensorOps.o testUnits.o testUserFunction.o testVariable.o testXVector.o ticket-1461.o
 
 MINSKYOBJS=$(filter-out ../tclmain.o ../minskyTCL.o ../RESTService.o ../httpd.o ../addon.o ../dummy-addon.o ../itemTemplateInstantiations.o ../typescriptAPI.o,$(wildcard ../*.o)) localMinsky.o
 FLAGS:=-I.. -I../RESTService -I../RavelCAPI/civita -I../RavelCAPI $(FLAGS)
diff --git a/test/testItemTab.cc b/test/testItemTab.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 19362279e..000000000
--- a/test/testItemTab.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-/*
-  @copyright Steve Keen 2021
-  @author Russell Standish
-  This file is part of Minsky.
-
-  Minsky is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-  (at your option) any later version.
-
-  Minsky 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 General Public License for more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-  along with Minsky.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-#include "minsky.h"
-#include "itemTab.h"
-#include <cairo_base.h> 
-#include "minsky_epilogue.h"
-#include <UnitTest++/UnitTest++.h>
-
-using namespace minsky;
-using namespace std;
-
-namespace
-{
-  struct TestFixture: public Minsky
-  {
-    LocalMinsky lm;
-    ecolab::cairo::Surface surface{cairo_recording_surface_create(CAIRO_CONTENT_COLOR_ALPHA,NULL)};
-    TestFixture(): lm(*this) {}
-  };
-
-  struct ParVarTabFixture: public TestFixture
-  {
-    VariablePtr a{VariableType::parameter, "a"};
-    VariablePtr b{VariableType::parameter, "b"};
-    VariablePtr c{VariableType::flow, "c"};
-    shared_ptr<IntOp> intOp=make_shared<IntOp>();
-     ParVarTabFixture()
-    {
-      model->addItem(a);
-      model->addItem(b);
-      model->addItem(c);
-      model->addItem(intOp);
-      a->toggleVarTabDisplay();
-      b->toggleVarTabDisplay();
-      c->toggleVarTabDisplay();
-      intOp->intVar->toggleVarTabDisplay();
-      model->addWire(*a, *c, 1);
-   }
-  };
-
-  struct MockItem: public Item {
-    bool displayDelayedTooltip_called=false;
-    void displayDelayedTooltip(float x, float y) {displayDelayedTooltip_called=true;}
-    MockItem() {m_width=10; m_height=10;}
-  };
-  
-  struct MockItemTab: public ItemTab
-  {
-    bool itemSelector(const ItemPtr& i) override {return true;}
-    ClickType clickType(double x, double y) const override {return internal;}
-    MockItemTab()
-    {
-      itemVector.emplace_back(make_shared<MockItem>());
-      itemVector.emplace_back(make_shared<MockItem>());
-      itemVector.emplace_back(make_shared<MockItem>());
-      itemVector[0]->itemTabX=itemVector[0]->itemTabY=0; 
-      itemVector[1]->itemTabX=itemVector[1]->itemTabY=50; 
-      itemVector[2]->itemTabX=itemVector[2]->itemTabY=100;
-    }
-  };
-  
-}
-
-SUITE(ItemTab)
-{
-  // TODO - revamp tests for pulications tab...
-//  TEST_FIXTURE(ParVarTabFixture, populateItemVector)
-//    {
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(2,parameterTab.itemVector.size());
-//      set<ItemPtr> params(parameterTab.itemVector.begin(), parameterTab.itemVector.end());
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(1, params.count(a));
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(1, params.count(b));
-//
-//      // parameters are always displayed in the tab
-//      
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(2,variableTab.itemVector.size());
-//      set<ItemPtr> vars(variableTab.itemVector.begin(), variableTab.itemVector.end());
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(1, vars.count(c));
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(1, vars.count(intOp->intVar));
-//    }
-//
-//    TEST_FIXTURE(ParVarTabFixture, checkCells)
-//    {
-//      variableTab.surface=make_shared<ecolab::cairo::Surface>(cairo_recording_surface_create(CAIRO_CONTENT_COLOR_ALPHA,NULL));
-//      ecolab::Pango pango(surface.cairo());
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(2,variableTab.itemVector.size());
-//      // name
-//      pango.setMarkup(latexToPango(variableTab.itemVector[0]->variableCast()->name()));
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(pango.width(),variableTab.cell(1,0).width());
-//      // definition
-//      pango.setMarkup(variableTab.itemVector[0]->variableCast()->definition());
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(pango.width(),variableTab.cell(1,1).width());
-//      pango.setMarkup(variableTab.itemVector[1]->variableCast()->definition());
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(pango.width(),variableTab.cell(1,2).width());
-//      // test other columns maybe?
-//    }
-//
-//    TEST_FIXTURE(ParVarTabFixture, itemAt)
-//    {
-//      auto item0=variableTab.itemVector[0];
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(item0, variableTab.itemAt(item0->itemTabX, item0->itemTabY));
-//      auto item1=variableTab.itemVector[1];
-//      CHECK_EQUAL(item1, variableTab.itemAt(item1->itemTabX, item1->itemTabY));
-//    }
-
-    TEST_FIXTURE(MockItemTab, displayDelayedTooltip)
-      {
-        displayDelayedTooltip(50,50);
-        CHECK(!dynamic_cast<MockItem&>(*itemVector[0]).displayDelayedTooltip_called);
-        CHECK(dynamic_cast<MockItem&>(*itemVector[1]).displayDelayedTooltip_called);
-        CHECK(!dynamic_cast<MockItem&>(*itemVector[2]).displayDelayedTooltip_called);
-      }
-
-      TEST_FIXTURE(MockItemTab, mouseDownUp)
-      {
-        mouseDown(50,50);
-        mouseUp(60,75);
-        CHECK_EQUAL(60,itemVector[1]->itemTabX);
-        CHECK_EQUAL(75,itemVector[1]->itemTabY);
-      }
-
-  
-}