diff --git a/tests/test_addiedriver.py b/tests/test_addiedriver.py
index 4b405871..b2ac2831 100644
--- a/tests/test_addiedriver.py
+++ b/tests/test_addiedriver.py
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ def setUp(self):
                          'SofQ_NaNO3_275C.dat']
         self.datFiles = [os.path.join(DATA_DIR, filename) for filename in self.datFiles]
 
-        self.nxsFiles = ['NOM_127827_SQ.nxs']
-        self.nxsFiles = [os.path.join(DATA_DIR, filename) for filename in self.nxsFiles]
-
     def runLoad(self, driver, filename):
         """Utility for testing load of S(Q) files"""
         print('loading "{}"'.format(filename))
@@ -55,12 +52,6 @@ def test_load_sq_dat_files(self):
         for filename in self.datFiles:
             self.runLoad(driver, filename)
 
-    def test_load_sq_nxs_files(self):
-        """Test that we can load S(Q) *.nxs (NeXus) files"""
-        driver = AddieDriver()
-        for filename in self.nxsFiles:
-            self.runLoad(driver, filename)
-
 
 class AddieDriverBraggDataTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):