diff --git a/jgiven-core/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/report/model/ReportModelBuilderTest.java b/jgiven-core/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/report/model/ReportModelBuilderTest.java
index 91a20583fd..880fd2d886 100644
--- a/jgiven-core/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/report/model/ReportModelBuilderTest.java
+++ b/jgiven-core/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/report/model/ReportModelBuilderTest.java
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public void abstract_steps_should_appear_in_the_report_model() throws Throwable
         stage.abstract_step();
         getScenario().finished();
         StepModel step = getScenario().getModel().getFirstStepModelOfLastScenario();
-        assertThat( step.words.get( 1 ).getFormattedValue() ).isEqualTo( "abstract_step" );
+        assertThat( step.words.get( 0 ).getFormattedValue() ).isEqualTo( "abstract step" );
 
     }
 
diff --git a/jgiven-junit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/playground/AbstractGiven.java b/jgiven-junit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/playground/AbstractGiven.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f223b55300..0000000000
--- a/jgiven-junit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/playground/AbstractGiven.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package com.tngtech.jgiven.playground;
-
-import com.tngtech.jgiven.Stage;
-
-public abstract class AbstractGiven<SELF extends AbstractGiven<SELF>> extends Stage<SELF> {
-    public abstract SELF I_can_only_be_supplied_by_a_subclass();
-}
diff --git a/jgiven-junit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/playground/SomeTestBase.java b/jgiven-junit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/playground/SomeTestBase.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 337471b2c9..0000000000
--- a/jgiven-junit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/playground/SomeTestBase.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-package com.tngtech.jgiven.playground;
-
-public class SomeTestBase {
-}
diff --git a/jgiven-junit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/playground/SyntheticReportTest.java b/jgiven-junit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/playground/SyntheticReportTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d3ab94e90e..0000000000
--- a/jgiven-junit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/playground/SyntheticReportTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package com.tngtech.jgiven.playground;
-
-public class SyntheticReportTest extends SomeTestBase<SyntheticReportTest.ConcreteGiven> {
-
-    public static class ConcreteGiven extends AbstractGiven<ConcreteGiven> {
-        @Override
-        public ConcreteGiven I_can_only_be_supplied_by_a_subclass() {
-            return self();
-        }
-    }
-}
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