diff --git a/src/test/resources/alt_config.json b/src/test/resources/alt_config.json
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index 359f087..0000000
--- a/src/test/resources/alt_config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-// TODO: jem, zam - 2023_04_18: move this to an build-test repo ?
-{
-    "version": "123.125.1-SNAPSHOT"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/build.py b/src/test/resources/build.py
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--- a/src/test/resources/build.py
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@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-# TODO: jem, zam - 2023_04_18: move this to an build-test repo?
-
-import sys
-import os
-from pathlib import Path
-from ddadevops import *
-
-# getting the name of the directory
-# where the this file is present.
-current = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
- 
-# adding the current directory to
-# the sys.path.
-sys.path.append(current)
- 
-# now we can import the module in the current
-# directory.
-
-from pybuilder.core import task, init
-from ddadevops import *
-from release_mixin import ReleaseMixin, create_release_mixin_config
-
-CONFIG_FILE = Path('config.json')
-MAIN_BRANCH = 'main'
-STAGE = 'test'
-PROJECT_ROOT_PATH = '.'
-MODULE = 'test'
-BUILD_DIR_NAME = "build_dir"
-
-class MyBuild(ReleaseMixin):
-    pass
-
-@init
-def initialize(project):
-    project.build_depends_on('ddadevops>=3.1.2')
-    config = create_release_mixin_config(CONFIG_FILE, MAIN_BRANCH)
-    config.update({'stage': STAGE,
-                   'module': MODULE,
-                   'project_root_path': PROJECT_ROOT_PATH,
-                   'build_dir_name': BUILD_DIR_NAME})
-    build = MyBuild(project, config)
-    build.initialize_build_dir()
-
-@task
-def release(project):
-    build = get_devops_build(project)
-
-    build.prepare_release()
-    build.tag_and_push_release()