diff --git a/test/harness.js b/test/harness.js
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--- a/test/harness.js
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-var test = require('tap').test;
-var harness = require('../').createHarness({ exit: false });
-
-// minimal write stream mockery
-var collector = {
-    written: [],
-    ended: false,
-    writable: true,
-    write: function (c) {
-        console.log('#> %s', c.replace(/\n$/, '').split(/\n/).join('\n#> '));
-        if (this.ended)
-            throw new Error('write after end');
-        this.written.push(c);
-        return true;
-    },
-    end: function (c) {
-        console.error('collector end');
-        if (this.ended)
-            throw new Error('end after end');
-        if (c)
-            this.write(c);
-        this.ended = true;
-    },
-    on: function () {},
-    emit: function () {},
-    removeListener: function () {}
-};
-
-var wanted =
-    [ 'TAP version 13',
-      '# harness test',
-      '# hello',
-      'ok 1 this is ok',
-      'not ok 2 this is not ok',
-      '  ---',
-      '    operator: fail',
-      '    expected:',
-      '    actual:',
-      '  ...',
-      '# sub harness test',
-      'ok 3 math still works',
-      'ok 4 except when it doesn\'t',
-      '# sub harness internal test',
-      'ok 5 gas',
-      'ok 6 lulz i am immature',
-      '',
-      '1..6',
-      '# tests 6',
-      '# pass  5',
-      '# fail  1',
-      '' ];
-
-var stream = harness.createStream();
-stream.pipe(collector);
-
-test('correct output', function (t) {
-    stream.on('end', function () {
-        // accept trailing whitespace, or multiple lines on the same write(),
-        var found = collector.written.join('').split(/\n/).map(function (s) {
-            return s.replace(/\s+$/, '');
-        });
-        t.same(found, wanted, 'got expected output');
-        t.end();
-    });
-
-    harness('harness test', function (ht) {
-        // console.error('harness stream', harness.stream);
-        ht.comment('hello');
-        ht.pass('this is ok');
-        ht.fail('this is not ok');
-        ht.test('sub harness test', function (sht) {
-            sht.equal(4, 4, 'math still works');
-            sht.notEqual(0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1, 0.3, 'except when it doesn\'t');
-            sht.test('sub harness internal test', function (shit) {
-                console.error('sub harness internal test');
-                // shit.plan(2);
-                shit.pass('gas');
-                shit.pass('lulz i am immature');
-                shit.end();
-            });
-            sht.end();
-        });
-        ht.end();
-        console.error('called ht.end');
-    });
-});
-
-
-// vim: set softtabstop=4 shiftwidth=4: