diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 2555b4cc..d05c3473 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import json
-import xarray as xr
-from pandas import DatetimeIndex
+
 
 # This fixture temporarily sets the working directory
 # to the dir containing the test file. This means 
@@ -76,35 +75,4 @@ def remove_the_files(test_dir, file_list):
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass
 
-    return remove_the_files
-
-
-TEST_NC_DATA = xr.Dataset(
-    {
-        "precip": xr.DataArray(
-            [
-                [[0.1, 0.2, 0.3], [0, 1.3, 4], [0, 20, 0]],
-                [[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]],
-            ],
-            coords={
-                "lat": [-1, 0, 1],
-                "lon": [112, 113, 114],
-                "time": DatetimeIndex(["2024-09-25 00:00:00", "2024-09-25 03:00:33"]),
-            },
-            dims=["time", "lat", "lon"],
-            attrs={"long_name": "variable long name"},
-        ),
-    },
-    attrs={"Conventions": "CF-99.9", "history": "History string"},
-)
-
-@pytest.fixture()
-def nc_test_file(tmp_path_factory):
-    """Create a netCDF file with a very small amount of data.
-    File is written to a temp directory and the path to the 
-    file returned as the fixture value.
-    """
-    file_name = tmp_path_factory.mktemp("data") / "test_data.nc"
-    TEST_NC_DATA.to_netcdf(file_name)
-    return file_name
-
+    return remove_the_files
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diff --git a/test/scatter/test_scatter.py b/test/scatter/test_scatter.py
index 77697780..a8857e63 100644
--- a/test/scatter/test_scatter.py
+++ b/test/scatter/test_scatter.py
@@ -6,8 +6,3 @@ def test_scatter(assert_json_equal):
     scat = scatter.Scatter(util.get_params("custom_scatter.yaml"))
     assert_json_equal(scat.figure, "custom_scatter_expected.json")
 
-
-def test_main():
-    # check that main can execute without error.
-    scatter.main()
-    
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