diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgslayoutitemregistry.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgslayoutitemregistry.cpp
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-/***************************************************************************
-                         testqgslayoutitemregistry.cpp
-                         -----------------------------
-    begin                : November 2014
-    copyright            : (C) 2014 by Nyall Dawson
-    email                : nyall dot dawson at gmail dot com
- ***************************************************************************/
-
-/***************************************************************************
- *                                                                         *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
- *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
- *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
- *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
- *                                                                         *
- ***************************************************************************/
-
-#include "qgslayoutitemregistry.h"
-#include "qgis.h"
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QtTest>
-
-class TestQgsLayoutItemRegistry : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT;
-
-  private slots:
-    void initTestCase();// will be called before the first testfunction is executed.
-    void cleanupTestCase();// will be called after the last testfunction was executed.
-    void init();// will be called before each testfunction is executed.
-    void cleanup();// will be called after every testfunction.
-    void createInstance(); // create global instance of QgsLayoutItemRegistry
-
-  private:
-
-};
-
-void TestQgsLayoutItemRegistry::initTestCase()
-{
-
-}
-
-void TestQgsLayoutItemRegistry::cleanupTestCase()
-{
-
-}
-
-void TestQgsLayoutItemRegistry::init()
-{
-
-}
-
-void TestQgsLayoutItemRegistry::cleanup()
-{
-
-}
-
-void TestQgsLayoutItemRegistry::createInstance()
-{
-  QgsLayoutItemRegistry *registry = QgsLayoutItemRegistry::instance();
-  QVERIFY( registry );
-}
-
-QTEST_MAIN( TestQgsLayoutItemRegistry )
-#include "testqgslayoutitemregistry.moc"