diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/text/InterpolationTest.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/text/InterpolationTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d6130d1f..000000000
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/text/InterpolationTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2005 The Apache Software Foundation.
- * 
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.commons.lang.text;
-
-import junit.framework.Test;
-import junit.framework.TestCase;
-import junit.framework.TestSuite;
-import junit.textui.TestRunner;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-
-/**
- * Unit tests {@link org.apache.commons.lang.text.Interpolation}.
- *
- * @author Henri Yandell
- * @author Ken Fitzpatrick
- * @version $Id$
- */
-public class InterpolationTest extends TestCase {
-
-    private static final String INPUT_TEMPLATE     = "The ${animal} jumped over the ${target}.";
-    private static final String EXPECTED_RESULTS_1 = "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.";
-    private static final String EXPECTED_RESULTS_2 = "The cow jumped over the moon.";
-
-    public InterpolationTest(String name) {
-        super(name);
-    }
-
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-        TestRunner.run(suite());
-    }
-
-    public static Test suite() {
-        TestSuite suite = new TestSuite(InterpolationTest.class);
-        suite.setName("Interpolation Tests");
-        return suite;
-    }
-
-    protected void setUp() throws Exception {
-        super.setUp();
-    }
-
-    protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
-    }
-
-    public void testSimpleVariableSubstitution() {
-
-        // test case: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
-        Map valuesMap = new HashMap();
-        valuesMap.put( "animal", "quick brown fox" );
-        valuesMap.put( "target", "lazy dog" );
-        assertEquals( "Test case 1: simple variable substitution", EXPECTED_RESULTS_1,
-            Interpolation.interpolate( INPUT_TEMPLATE, valuesMap) );
-
-        // test case: "The cow jumped over the moon."
-        valuesMap = new HashMap();
-        valuesMap.put( "animal", "cow" );
-        valuesMap.put( "target", "moon" );
-        assertEquals( "Test case 2: template reuse, different results" ,EXPECTED_RESULTS_2,
-            Interpolation.interpolate( INPUT_TEMPLATE, valuesMap) );
-    }
-
-    public void testNullMap() {
-        // negative test case: Map == null
-        Map valuesMap = null;
-        assertEquals( "Test case 3: Map == null", INPUT_TEMPLATE,
-            Interpolation.interpolate( INPUT_TEMPLATE, valuesMap) );
-    }
-
-    public void testEmptyMap() {
-        // negative test case: Map.isEmpty()
-        Map valuesMap = new HashMap();
-        assertEquals( "Test case 4: Map.isEmpty()", INPUT_TEMPLATE,
-            Interpolation.interpolate( INPUT_TEMPLATE, valuesMap) );
-    }
-
-    public void testNullTemplate() {
-        // negative test case: INPUT_TEMPLATE == null
-        Map valuesMap = new HashMap();
-        valuesMap.put( "animal", "cow" );
-        valuesMap.put( "target", "moon" );
-        assertNull( "Test case 5: template == null",
-            Interpolation.interpolate( null, valuesMap) );
-    }
-
-    public void testRecursive() {
-        // test case: process repeatedly
-        Map valuesMap = new HashMap();
-        valuesMap.put( "animal", "${critter}" );
-        valuesMap.put( "target", "${pet}" );
-        valuesMap.put( "pet", "${petCharacteristic} dog" );
-        valuesMap.put( "petCharacteristic", "lazy" );
-        valuesMap.put( "critter", "${critterSpeed} ${critterColor} ${critterType}" );
-        valuesMap.put( "critterSpeed", "quick" );
-        valuesMap.put( "critterColor", "brown" );
-        valuesMap.put( "critterType", "fox" );
-        assertEquals( "Test case 6: interpolateRepeatedly", EXPECTED_RESULTS_1,
-            Interpolation.interpolateRepeatedly( INPUT_TEMPLATE, valuesMap ) );
-
-        // test case: process repeatedly
-        valuesMap = new HashMap();
-        valuesMap.put( "animal", "cow" );
-        valuesMap.put( "target", "${celestialObject}" );
-        valuesMap.put( "celestialObject", "moon" );
-        assertEquals( "Test case 8: interpolateRepeatedly", EXPECTED_RESULTS_2,
-            Interpolation.interpolateRepeatedly( INPUT_TEMPLATE, valuesMap ) );
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/text/TextTestSuite.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/text/TextTestSuite.java
index c6d629a58..598458396 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/text/TextTestSuite.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/text/TextTestSuite.java
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ public class TextTestSuite extends TestCase {
     public static Test suite() {
         TestSuite suite = new TestSuite();
         suite.setName("Commons-Lang-Text Tests");
-        suite.addTest(InterpolationTest.suite());
         suite.addTest(StrBuilderTest.suite());
         suite.addTest(StrTokenizerTest.suite());
         suite.addTestSuite(VariableFormatterTest.class);