diff --git a/python/fail_test.py b/python/fail_test.py
index 8214299d0..5d1535fdf 100644
--- a/python/fail_test.py
+++ b/python/fail_test.py
@@ -1,30 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
-import threading
-from deltachat import capi, cutil, const, set_context_callback, clear_context_callback
-from deltachat.capi import ffi
-from deltachat.capi import lib
-from deltachat.account import EventLogger
-
-
-class EventThread(threading.Thread):
-    def __init__(self, dc_context):
-        self.dc_context = dc_context
-        super(EventThread, self).__init__()
-        self.setDaemon(1)
-
-    def run(self):
-        lib.dc_context_run(self.dc_context, lib.py_dc_callback)
-
-    def stop(self):
-        lib.dc_context_shutdown(self.dc_context)
-
+from deltachat import capi
+from deltachat.capi import ffi, lib
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    print("1")
     ctx = capi.lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL)
-    print("2")
-    ev_thread = EventThread(ctx)
-    print("3 -- starting event thread")
-    ev_thread.start()
-    print("4 -- stopping event thread")
-    ev_thread.stop()
+    lib.dc_context_shutdown(ctx)