diff --git a/tests/unit/test_email.py b/tests/unit/test_email.py
index 2ebc879..4b3fc0e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_email.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_email.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def handle_message(self, message):
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def smtp_server():
-    controller = Controller(CustomMessageHandler(), hostname='localhost', port=1025)
+    controller = Controller(CustomMessageHandler(), hostname='127.0.0.1', port=1025)
     thread = threading.Thread(target=controller.start)
     thread.start()
 
@@ -97,31 +97,6 @@ def smtp_server():
 def test_send_plain_text_email_with_mock_smtp_server(smtp_server):
     smtp_config = SMTPConfig(smtp_server.hostname, smtp_server.port, "user", "pass")
 
-    try:
-        success = send_email(
-            smtp=smtp_config,
-            from_addr=TEST_FROM_EMAIL,
-            to_addr=TEST_TO_EMAIL,
-            subject=TEST_SUBJECT,
-            body=TEST_BODY)
-
-        # assert success
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(e)
-
-    # msg = CustomMessageHandler.received_message
-    # CustomMessageHandler.received_message = None
-
-    # assert msg is not None
-    # assert msg['From'] == TEST_FROM_EMAIL
-    # assert msg['To'] == TEST_TO_EMAIL
-    # assert msg['Subject'] == TEST_SUBJECT
-    # assert TEST_BODY in msg.get_payload()
-
-
-def test_send_plain_text_email_with_mock_smtp_server_2(smtp_server):
-    smtp_config = SMTPConfig(smtp_server.hostname, smtp_server.port, "user", "pass")
-
     success = send_email(
         smtp=smtp_config,
         from_addr=TEST_FROM_EMAIL,