diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/util/AuthorityUtilsTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/util/AuthorityUtilsTests.java
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--- a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/util/AuthorityUtilsTests.java
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@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-package org.springframework.security.util;
-
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.springframework.security.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken;
-import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.authority.AuthorityUtils;
-import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
-
-/**
- * @author Luke Taylor
- * @version $Id$
- */
-public class AuthorityUtilsTests {
-
-    @Before
-    @After
-    public void clearContext() {
-        SecurityContextHolder.clearContext();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void userHasAuthorityReturnsFalseForUnauthenticatedUser() {
-        assertFalse(AuthorityUtils.userHasAuthority("SOME_AUTHORITY"));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void userHasAuthorityReturnsFalseWhenUserHasNoAuthorities() {
-        SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(
-                new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken("user", "password"));
-        assertFalse(AuthorityUtils.userHasAuthority("SOME_AUTHORITY"));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void userHasAuthorityReturnsTrueWhenUserHasCorrectAuthority() {
-        SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken("user", "password",
-                AuthorityUtils.createAuthorityList("A", "B")));
-        assertTrue(AuthorityUtils.userHasAuthority("A"));
-        assertTrue(AuthorityUtils.userHasAuthority("B"));
-        assertFalse(AuthorityUtils.userHasAuthority("C"));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void commaSeparatedStringIsParsedCorrectly() {
-        List<GrantedAuthority> authorityArray =
-                AuthorityUtils.commaSeparatedStringToAuthorityList(" ROLE_A, B, C, ROLE_D\n,\n E ");
-
-        Set<String> authorities = AuthorityUtils.authorityListToSet(authorityArray);
-
-        assertTrue(authorities.contains("B"));
-        assertTrue(authorities.contains("C"));
-        assertTrue(authorities.contains("E"));
-        assertTrue(authorities.contains("ROLE_A"));
-        assertTrue(authorities.contains("ROLE_D"));
-    }
-}