diff --git a/tests/backends/base.py b/tests/backends/base.py
index 1fee2379..a26c0968 100644
--- a/tests/backends/base.py
+++ b/tests/backends/base.py
@@ -1174,21 +1174,6 @@ class BaseStoredPlaylistsControllerTest(object):
         except LookupError as e:
             self.assertEqual(u'"name=c" match no playlists', e[0])
 
-    def test_search_returns_empty_list(self):
-        self.assertEqual([], self.stored.search('test'))
-
-    def test_search_returns_playlist(self):
-        playlist = self.stored.create('test')
-        playlists = self.stored.search('test')
-        self.assert_(playlist in playlists)
-
-    def test_search_returns_mulitple_playlists(self):
-        playlist1 = self.stored.create('test')
-        playlist2 = self.stored.create('test2')
-        playlists = self.stored.search('test')
-        self.assert_(playlist1 in playlists)
-        self.assert_(playlist2 in playlists)
-
     def test_lookup(self):
         raise SkipTest