diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index f5daca7..02f641d 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ TESTPROD += testrpc
 testrpc_SRCS += testrpc.cpp
 TESTS += testrpc
 
-TESTPROD += dummyserv
-dummyserv_SRCS += dummyserv.cpp
-# not a unittest
-
 TESTPROD += countdown
 countdown_SRCS += countdown.cpp
 # not a unittest
diff --git a/test/dummyserv.cpp b/test/dummyserv.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6718b73..0000000
--- a/test/dummyserv.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * pvxs is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
- */
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <typeinfo>
-#include <set>
-#include <string>
-#include <atomic>
-
-#include <epicsEvent.h>
-#include <epicsMutex.h>
-#include <epicsGuard.h>
-#include <epicsTime.h>
-
-#include <pvxs/server.h>
-#include <pvxs/source.h>
-#include <pvxs/data.h>
-#include <pvxs/nt.h>
-#include <pvxs/log.h>
-
-#include "utilpvt.h"
-
-namespace {
-using namespace pvxs;
-using namespace pvxs::server;
-
-DEFINE_LOGGER(dummy,"dummyserv");
-
-struct DummySource : public Source
-{
-    const std::string name;
-    epicsMutex lock;
-    Value current;
-
-    explicit DummySource(const std::string& name)
-        :name(name)
-        ,current(nt::NTScalar{TypeCode::Int32}.build().create())
-    {
-        epicsTimeStamp now;
-        epicsTimeGetCurrent(&now);
-        current["value"] = 0u;
-        current["timeStamp.secondsPastEpoch"] = now.secPastEpoch+POSIX_TIME_AT_EPICS_EPOCH;
-        current["timeStamp.nanoseconds"] = now.nsec;
-    }
-    virtual ~DummySource() {}
-
-    // Source interface
-public:
-    virtual void onSearch(Search &search) override final
-    {
-        for(auto& op : search) {
-            if(op.name()==name) {
-                log_info_printf(dummy, "Claiming '%s'\n", op.name());
-                op.claim();
-            } else {
-                log_debug_printf(dummy, "Ignoring '%s'\n", op.name());
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    virtual List onList() override final
-    {
-        auto names(std::make_shared<std::set<std::string>>());
-        names->insert(name);
-        return List{names};
-    }
-
-    virtual void onCreate(std::unique_ptr<ChannelControl>&& raw) override final
-    {
-        if(raw->name()!=name)
-            return;
-
-        std::shared_ptr<ChannelControl> chan(std::move(raw));
-
-        log_info_printf(dummy, "Create '%s'\n", chan->name().c_str());
-
-        // callback when client creating Get/Put
-        chan->onOp([this, chan](std::shared_ptr<ConnectOp>&& raw){
-            std::shared_ptr<ConnectOp> conn(std::move(raw));
-
-            log_info_printf(dummy, "Begin Operation on '%s'\n", chan->name().c_str());
-
-            conn->onGet([this, chan](std::unique_ptr<ExecOp>&& raw) {
-                // client executing Get or Put
-                log_info_printf(dummy, "Exec Get on '%s'\n", chan->name().c_str());
-
-                {
-                    epicsGuard<epicsMutex> G(lock);
-                    raw->reply(current);
-                }
-            });
-
-            conn->onPut([this, chan](std::unique_ptr<ExecOp>&& raw, Value&& top) {
-                log_info_printf(dummy, "Exec Put on '%s'\n", chan->name().c_str());
-
-                {
-                    epicsTimeStamp now;
-                    epicsTimeGetCurrent(&now);
-
-                    epicsGuard<epicsMutex> G(lock);
-
-                    current["value"] = top["value"].as<uint32_t>();
-                    current["timeStamp.secondsPastEpoch"] = now.secPastEpoch+POSIX_TIME_AT_EPICS_EPOCH;
-                    current["timeStamp.nanoseconds"] = now.nsec;
-                }
-
-                raw->reply(); // inform client that Put was successful
-            });
-
-            epicsGuard<epicsMutex> G(lock);
-            conn->connect(current); // only type is used
-        });
-
-        // callback when client executing RPC
-        chan->onRPC([this, chan](std::unique_ptr<ExecOp>&& raw, Value&& top) {
-            log_info_printf(dummy, "Begin RPC on '%s' with %s\n", chan->name().c_str(),
-                       std::string(SB()<<top).c_str());
-
-            auto ret = nt::NTScalar{TypeCode::String}.build().create();
-
-            ret["value"] = "RPC test";
-
-            raw->reply(ret);
-        });
-    }
-};
-
-} // namespace
-
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-    int ret = 0;
-    try {
-        pvxs::logger_level_set("dummyserv", pvxs::Level::Info);
-        pvxs::logger_config_env();
-
-        auto src = std::make_shared<DummySource>("blah");
-
-        auto serv = Config::from_env()
-                .build()
-                .addSource("dummy", src);
-
-        std::cout<<"Effective config\n"<<serv.config();
-
-        serv.run();
-
-    }catch(std::exception& e){
-        std::cerr<<"Error "<<typeid(&e).name()<<" : "<<e.what()<<std::endl;
-        ret = 1;
-    }
-    pvxs::cleanup_for_valgrind();
-    return ret;
-}