diff --git a/backend/local_test.go b/backend/local_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 462c4c3d6..000000000
--- a/backend/local_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-package backend_test
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/restic/restic/backend"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/backend/local"
-	. "github.com/restic/restic/test"
-)
-
-func setupLocalBackend(t *testing.T) *local.Local {
-	tempdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "restic-test-")
-	OK(t, err)
-
-	b, err := local.Create(tempdir)
-	OK(t, err)
-
-	t.Logf("created local backend at %s", tempdir)
-
-	return b
-}
-
-func teardownLocalBackend(t *testing.T, b *local.Local) {
-	if !TestCleanup {
-		t.Logf("leaving local backend at %s\n", b.Location())
-		return
-	}
-
-	OK(t, b.Delete())
-}
-
-func TestLocalBackend(t *testing.T) {
-	// test for non-existing backend
-	b, err := local.Open("/invalid-restic-test")
-	Assert(t, err != nil, "opening invalid repository at /invalid-restic-test should have failed, but err is nil")
-	Assert(t, b == nil, fmt.Sprintf("opening invalid repository at /invalid-restic-test should have failed, but b is not nil: %v", b))
-
-	s := setupLocalBackend(t)
-	defer teardownLocalBackend(t, s)
-
-	testBackend(s, t)
-}
-
-func TestLocalBackendCreationFailures(t *testing.T) {
-	b := setupLocalBackend(t)
-	defer teardownLocalBackend(t, b)
-
-	// create a fake config file
-	blob, err := b.Create()
-	OK(t, err)
-	fmt.Fprintf(blob, "config\n")
-	OK(t, blob.Finalize(backend.Config, ""))
-
-	// test failure to create a new repository at the same location
-	b2, err := local.Create(b.Location())
-	Assert(t, err != nil && b2 == nil, fmt.Sprintf("creating a repository at %s for the second time should have failed", b.Location()))
-}