diff --git a/tests/stress.rs b/tests/stress.rs
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--- a/tests/stress.rs
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-//! Stress some functions for testing; if used as a lib, this file is obsolete.
-
-use deltachat::config;
-use deltachat::context::*;
-use tempfile::tempdir;
-
-/* some data used for testing
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-async fn stress_functions(context: &Context) {
-    let res = context
-        .get_config(config::Config::SysConfigKeys)
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    assert!(!res.contains(" probably_never_a_key "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" addr "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" mail_server "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" mail_user "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" mail_pw "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" mail_port "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" send_server "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" send_user "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" send_pw "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" send_port "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" server_flags "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" imap_folder "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" displayname "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" selfstatus "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" selfavatar "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" e2ee_enabled "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" mdns_enabled "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" save_mime_headers "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" configured_addr "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" configured_mail_server "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" configured_mail_user "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" configured_mail_pw "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" configured_mail_port "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" configured_send_server "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" configured_send_user "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" configured_send_pw "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" configured_send_port "));
-    assert!(res.contains(" configured_server_flags "));
-
-    // Cant check, no configured context
-    // assert!(dc_is_configured(context) != 0, "Missing configured context");
-
-    // let setupcode = dc_create_setup_code(context);
-    // let setupcode_c = CString::new(setupcode.clone()).unwrap();
-    // let setupfile = dc_render_setup_file(context, &setupcode).unwrap();
-    // let setupfile_c = CString::new(setupfile).unwrap();
-    // let mut headerline_2: *const libc::c_char = ptr::null();
-    // let payload = dc_decrypt_setup_file(context, setupcode_c.as_ptr(), setupfile_c.as_ptr());
-
-    // assert!(payload.is_null());
-    // assert!(!dc_split_armored_data(
-    //     payload,
-    //     &mut headerline_2,
-    //     ptr::null_mut(),
-    //     ptr::null_mut(),
-    //     ptr::null_mut(),
-    // ));
-    // assert!(!headerline_2.is_null());
-    // assert_eq!(
-    //     strcmp(
-    //         headerline_2,
-    //         b"-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----\x00" as *const u8 as *const libc::c_char,
-    //     ),
-    //     0
-    // );
-    // free(payload as *mut libc::c_void);
-
-    // Cant check, no configured context
-    // assert!(dc_is_configured(context) != 0, "missing configured context");
-
-    // let qr = dc_get_securejoin_qr(context, 0);
-    // assert!(!qr.is_null(), "Invalid qr code generated");
-    // let qr_r = as_str(qr);
-
-    // assert!(qr_r.len() > 55);
-    // assert!(qr_r.starts_with("OPENPGP4FPR:"));
-
-    // let res = dc_check_qr(context, qr);
-    // let s = res.get_state();
-
-    // assert!(
-    //     s == QrState::AskVerifyContact
-    //         || s == QrState::FprMissmatch
-    //         || s == QrState::FprWithoutAddr
-    // );
-
-    // free(qr.cast());
-}
-
-async fn create_test_context() -> Context {
-    use rand::Rng;
-
-    let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
-    let dbfile = dir.path().join("db.sqlite");
-    let id = rand::thread_rng().gen();
-    Context::new("FakeOs".into(), dbfile.into(), id)
-        .await
-        .unwrap()
-}
-
-#[async_std::test]
-async fn test_stress_tests() {
-    let context = create_test_context().await;
-    stress_functions(&context).await;
-}