diff --git a/unittests/stubs.cpp b/unittests/stubs.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 165d882ef8..0000000000
--- a/unittests/stubs.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-//#include "gmock/gmock.h"
-
-#include "uORB/uORB.h"
-#include <systemlib/param/param.h>
-
-/******************************************
- * uORB stubs
-******************************************/
-
-/*
-struct orb_metadata {
-	const char *o_name;
-	const size_t o_size;
-};
-typedef intptr_t	orb_advert_t;
-extern orb_advert_t orb_advertise(const struct orb_metadata *meta, const void *data);
-extern int	orb_publish(const struct orb_metadata *meta, orb_advert_t handle, const void *data);
-*/
-
-orb_advert_t orb_advertise(const struct orb_metadata *meta, const void *data) {
-	return (orb_advert_t)0;
-}
-
-int	orb_publish(const struct orb_metadata *meta, orb_advert_t handle, const void *data) {
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/******************************************
- * param stubs
-******************************************/
-
-//extern param_info_s * __param_start, __param_end;
-struct param_info_s	param_array[5];
-param_info_s *__param_start = &param_array[0];
-param_info_s *__param_end = &param_array[4];