diff --git a/tests/exec.right b/tests/exec.right

index 0a249dd..fe8a127 100644

--- a/tests/exec.right

+++ b/tests/exec.right

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ this is ohio-state

 0

 1

 testb

-expand_aliases 	on

 1

 1

 1

diff --git a/tests/execscript b/tests/execscript

index 2809676..1216828 100644

--- a/tests/execscript

+++ b/tests/execscript

@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ ${THIS_SH} ./exec6.sub

 # checks for properly deciding what constitutes an executable file

 ${THIS_SH} ./exec7.sub

-${THIS_SH} -i ${PWD}/exec8.sub

-

 ${THIS_SH} ./exec9.sub

 ${THIS_SH} ./exec10.sub

diff --git a/tests/read.right b/tests/read.right

index 1144083..09cd422 100644

--- a/tests/read.right

+++ b/tests/read.right

@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@ a = abcdefg

 a = xyz

 a = -xyz 123-

 a = abc

-timeout 1: ok

-

-timeout 2: ok

-

-./read2.sub: line 36: read: -3: invalid timeout specification

-1

-

-abcde

 ./read3.sub: line 17: read: -1: invalid number

 abc

 ab

diff --git a/tests/read.tests b/tests/read.tests

index 7384f05..43fcf8d 100644

--- a/tests/read.tests

+++ b/tests/read.tests

@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ echo " foo" | { IFS=$':' ; read line; recho "$line"; }

 # test read -d delim behavior

 ${THIS_SH} ./read1.sub

-# test read -t timeout behavior

-${THIS_SH} ./read2.sub

-

 # test read -n nchars behavior

 ${THIS_SH} ./read3.sub