diff --git a/e2e/hello_world.e2e.js b/e2e/hello_world.e2e.js
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index 67c8aa09..00000000
--- a/e2e/hello_world.e2e.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import { expect } from "chai";
-import testUtils from "./utils";
-
-describe("application launch", () => {
-  beforeEach(testUtils.beforeEach);
-  afterEach(testUtils.afterEach);
-
-  // it("shows hello world text on screen after launch", function() {
-  //   return this.app.client.getText("#greet").then(text => {
-  //     expect(text).to.equal("Hello World!");
-  //   });
-  // });
-});
diff --git a/src/hello_world/hello_world.js b/src/hello_world/hello_world.js
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index 68eb5e0c..00000000
--- a/src/hello_world/hello_world.js
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-export const greet = () => {
-  return "Hello World!";
-};
-
-export const bye = () => {
-  return "See ya!";
-};
diff --git a/src/hello_world/hello_world.spec.js b/src/hello_world/hello_world.spec.js
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index f48c673b..00000000
--- a/src/hello_world/hello_world.spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { expect } from "chai";
-import { greet, bye } from "./hello_world";
-import env from "env";
-
-describe("hello world", () => {
-  it("greets", () => {
-    expect(greet()).to.equal("Hello World!");
-  });
-
-  it("says goodbye", () => {
-    expect(bye()).to.equal("See ya!");
-  });
-
-  it("should load test environment variables", () => {
-    expect(env.name).to.equal("test");
-    expect(env.description).to.equal(
-      "Add here any environment specific stuff you like."
-    );
-  });
-
-  it("babel features should work", () => {
-    const a = { a: 1 };
-    const b = { ...a, b: 2 };
-    expect(b).to.eql({ a: 1, b: 2 });
-  });
-});