diff --git a/tests/check_glx.py b/tests/check_glx.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b84e9c7..00000000
--- a/tests/check_glx.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,170 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-# import OpenGL
-# OpenGL.USE_ACCELERATE=False
-from OpenGL.GL import *
-from OpenGL.GLX import *
-from OpenGL.GLX.EXT.texture_from_pixmap import *
-
-# from pygamegltest import pygametest
-import os
-
-# print('Not yet working')
-# raise SystemExit(1)
-attributes = [
-    #    GLX_BIND_TO_TEXTURE_RGBA_EXT, 1,
-    #    GLX_DRAWABLE_TYPE, GLX_PIXMAP_BIT,
-    #    GLX_BIND_TO_TEXTURE_TARGETS_EXT, GLX_TEXTURE_2D_BIT_EXT,
-    GLX_DRAWABLE_TYPE,
-    GLX_WINDOW_BIT,
-    GLX_RED_SIZE,
-    8,
-    GLX_GREEN_SIZE,
-    8,
-    GLX_BLUE_SIZE,
-    8,
-    GLX_ALPHA_SIZE,
-    8,
-    GLX_DEPTH_SIZE,
-    24,
-    GLX_STENCIL_SIZE,
-    8,
-    GLX_RENDER_TYPE,
-    GLX_RGBA_BIT,
-    GLX_X_VISUAL_TYPE,
-    GLX_TRUE_COLOR,
-    GLX_DOUBLEBUFFER,
-    1,
-    GLX_Y_INVERTED_EXT,
-    GLX_DONT_CARE,
-    GL_NONE,
-]
-attributes = (GLint * len(attributes))(*attributes)
-
-import ctypes
-from OpenGL.platform import ctypesloader
-
-X11 = ctypesloader.loadLibrary(ctypes.cdll, 'X11')
-
-XDefaultScreen = X11.XDefaultScreen
-XDefaultScreen.argtypes = [ctypes.POINTER(Display)]
-
-XOpenDisplay = X11.XOpenDisplay
-XOpenDisplay.restype = ctypes.POINTER(Display)
-
-XRootWindow = X11.XRootWindow
-XRootWindow.restyle = ctypes.POINTER(Window)
-
-XCreateWindow = X11.XCreateWindow
-XCreateWindow.restyle = ctypes.POINTER(Window)
-XCreateWindow.argtypes = [
-    ctypes.POINTER(Display),
-    ctypes.POINTER(Window),
-    GLint,
-    GLint,
-    GLuint,
-    GLuint,
-    GLuint,
-    GLint,
-    GLuint,
-    ctypes.POINTER(Visual),
-    ctypes.c_ulong,
-    ctypes.c_void_p,
-]
-XFree = X11.XFree
-AllocNone = 0
-
-
-def debug_struct(s):
-    return dict([(k, getattr(s, k, None)) for k in s.__class__.__slots__])
-
-
-def main():
-    display = XOpenDisplay(None)
-    if not display:
-        raise RuntimeError("Unable to get the default display")
-    screen = XDefaultScreen(display)
-    print('X Display %s Screen %s' % (display, screen))
-    major, minor = GLint(), GLint()
-    glXQueryVersion(display, major, minor)
-    version = (major.value, minor.value)
-    print('glX Version: %s.%s' % version)
-    if (major.value, minor.value) < (1, 3):
-        print("Need at least GLX 1.3 to choose the framebuffer config")
-        raise RuntimeError((major.value, minor.value))
-
-    # Get the framebuffer configuration...
-    count = ctypes.c_int(0)
-    configs = glXChooseFBConfig(display, screen, attributes, ctypes.pointer(count))
-    if count.value < 1:
-        raise RuntimeError('Did not find any configs')
-    print('Found %s configs' % (count.value,))
-
-    for index in range(count.value):
-        vis = glXGetVisualFromFBConfig(display, configs[index])
-        if vis:
-            vis = vis[0]
-            print('Visual %s: %s' % (index + 1, debug_struct(vis)))
-
-    # get a visual with 1.0 functionality...
-    if not vis:
-        print("Did not get a double-buffering visual, somehow?")
-        raise RuntimeError("No double-buffered visual available")
-
-    root = XRootWindow(display, vis.screen)
-    root_p = ctypes.c_ulong(root)
-    print('Creating window')
-    window = XCreateWindow(
-        display,
-        root_p,
-        1,
-        1,  # x,y
-        300,
-        300,  # w,h,
-        2,  # border width
-        0,  # copy depth from parent
-        0,  # copy class from parent
-        vis.visual,
-        # value mask is a complex or-ing of flags, see xlib reference
-        426252,
-        None,  # TODO: likely need *something* here...
-    )
-    # TODO: map the window and then get the GL rendering into it...
-    print('Window created, but not mapped')
-
-    context = glXCreateContext(display, vis, None, GL_TRUE)
-    print('Got context: %s' % (context,))
-
-    if version >= (1, 1):
-        print(glXQueryExtensionsString(display, screen))
-    #        if version >= (1,2):
-    #            d = glXGetCurrentDisplay()[0]
-    #            print 'Current display', d
-    #        else:
-
-    if version >= (1, 3):
-        elements = GLint(0)
-        configs = glXChooseFBConfig(display, screen, attributes, elements)
-        print('%s configs found' % (elements.value))
-        for config in range(elements.value):
-            print('Config: %s %s' % (config, configs[config][0]))
-            samples = ctypes.c_int()
-            for attribute in (
-                'GLX_FBCONFIG_ID',
-                'GLX_BUFFER_SIZE',
-                'GLX_LEVEL',
-                'GLX_DOUBLEBUFFER',
-                'GLX_STEREO',
-                'GLX_SAMPLES',
-                'GLX_SAMPLE_BUFFERS',
-                'GLX_DRAWABLE_TYPE',
-            ):
-                glXGetFBConfigAttrib(
-                    display, configs[config], globals()[attribute], samples
-                )
-                print('%s -> %s' % (attribute, samples.value))
-            print()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()