diff --git a/tests/integration/test_claim_commands.py b/tests/integration/test_claim_commands.py
index 667f1e332..b65a431d0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_claim_commands.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_claim_commands.py
@@ -404,18 +404,3 @@ class ClaimCommands(CommandTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(c2['claim_id'], r4c)
         self.assertEqual(r3c, r4c)
         self.assertEqual(r3n, r4n)
-
-
-# for debugging the full stack:
-# class RunFullStackForLiveTesting(CommandTestCase):
-#
-#     VERBOSITY = logging.INFO
-#
-#     async def asyncDaemonStart(self):
-#         await self.daemon.start()
-#
-#     async def test_full_stack(self):
-#         self.assertEqual('10.0', await self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance())
-#         print("Running: do your testing now.")
-#         while True:
-#             await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
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diff --git a/tests/integration/testcase.py b/tests/integration/testcase.py
index 0ca6ec6ee..1c2bdab01 100644
--- a/tests/integration/testcase.py
+++ b/tests/integration/testcase.py
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ class CommandTestCase(IntegrationTestCase):
     MANAGER = LbryWalletManager
     VERBOSITY = logging.WARN
 
-    async def asyncDaemonStart(self):
-        await self.daemon.initialize()
-
     async def asyncSetUp(self):
         await super().asyncSetUp()
 
@@ -81,7 +78,6 @@ class CommandTestCase(IntegrationTestCase):
         conf.data_dir = self.wallet_node.data_path
         conf.wallet_dir = self.wallet_node.data_path
         conf.download_dir = self.wallet_node.data_path
-        print("WALLET_DIR =", self.wallet_node.data_path)
         conf.share_usage_data = False
         conf.use_upnp = False
         conf.reflect_streams = True
@@ -110,7 +106,7 @@ class CommandTestCase(IntegrationTestCase):
             conf, skip_components=conf.components_to_skip, wallet=wallet_maker,
             exchange_rate_manager=ExchangeRateManagerComponent
         ))
-        await self.asyncDaemonStart()
+        await self.daemon.initialize()
         self.manager.old_db = self.daemon.storage
 
         server_tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()