diff --git a/tests/connnection.py b/tests/connnection.py
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--- a/tests/connnection.py
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-import unittest
-import datetime
-import pymongo
-
-import mongoengine.connection
-from mongoengine import *
-from mongoengine.connection import _get_db, _get_connection
-
-
-class ConnectionTest(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        mongoengine.connection._connection_settings = {}
-        mongoengine.connection._connections = {}
-        mongoengine.connection._dbs = {}
-    
-    def test_connect(self):
-        """Ensure that the connect() method works properly.
-        """
-        connect('mongoenginetest')
-
-        conn = _get_connection()
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(conn, pymongo.connection.Connection))
-
-        db = _get_db()
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(db, pymongo.database.Database))
-        self.assertEqual(db.name, 'mongoenginetest')
-
-    def test_register_connection(self):
-        """Ensure that connections with different aliases may be registered.
-        """
-        register_connection('testdb', 'mongoenginetest2')
-
-        self.assertRaises(ConnectionError, _get_connection)
-        conn = _get_connection('testdb')
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(conn, pymongo.connection.Connection))
-
-        db = _get_db('testdb')
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(db, pymongo.database.Database))
-        self.assertEqual(db.name, 'mongoenginetest2')
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    unittest.main()