diff --git a/rattail/tests/commands/test_core.py b/rattail/tests/commands/test_core.py
index 1f4685e796a0566ca3230ef51ca0a8a2661351e2..05a5b1901d952dc1d7785b21c2105a6201bb2306 100644
--- a/rattail/tests/commands/test_core.py
+++ b/rattail/tests/commands/test_core.py
@@ -161,44 +161,6 @@ class TestSubcommand(TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError, subcommand.run, args)
 
 
-class TestDump(DataTestCase):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestDump, self).setUp()
-        self.session.add(model.Product(upc='074305001321'))
-        self.session.add(model.Product(upc='074305001161'))
-        self.session.commit()
-
-    def test_unknown_model_cannot_be_dumped(self):
-        tmp = TempIO()
-        stderr_path = tmp.putfile('stderr.txt', '')
-        self.assertRaises(SystemExit, core.main, '--no-init', '--stderr', stderr_path, 'dump', 'NoSuchModel')
-        with open(stderr_path) as f:
-            self.assertEqual(f.read(), "Unknown model: NoSuchModel\n")
-
-    def test_dump_goes_to_stdout_by_default(self):
-        tmp = TempIO()
-        stdout_path = tmp.putfile('stdout.txt', '')
-        core.main('--no-init', '--stdout', stdout_path, 'dump', 'Product')
-        with open(stdout_path, 'rb') as csv_file:
-            reader = csv.DictReader(csv_file)
-            upcs = [row['upc'] for row in reader]
-        self.assertEqual(len(upcs), 2)
-        self.assertTrue('00074305001321' in upcs)
-        self.assertTrue('00074305001161' in upcs)
-
-    def test_dump_goes_to_file_if_so_invoked(self):
-        tmp = TempIO()
-        output_path = tmp.putfile('output.txt', '')
-        core.main('--no-init', 'dump', 'Product', '--output', output_path)
-        with open(output_path, 'rb') as csv_file:
-            reader = csv.DictReader(csv_file)
-            upcs = [row['upc'] for row in reader]
-        self.assertEqual(len(upcs), 2)
-        self.assertTrue('00074305001321' in upcs)
-        self.assertTrue('00074305001161' in upcs)
-
-
 # TODO: more broken tests..ugh.  these aren't very good or else i might bother
 # fixing them...
 # class TestFileMonitor(TestCase):
diff --git a/rattail/tests/db/model/test_customers.py b/rattail/tests/db/model/test_customers.py
index 5b4b62f4522c8e80fc3d453318e9cd88a823cf5b..60433ce5d112c6c7a58731382bf24cd3dc9b0943 100644
--- a/rattail/tests/db/model/test_customers.py
+++ b/rattail/tests/db/model/test_customers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
@@ -8,18 +8,6 @@ from rattail.tests import DataTestCase
 
 class TestCustomer(DataTestCase):
 
-    def test_unicode(self):
-        customer = model.Customer()
-        self.assertEqual(unicode(customer), "")
-
-        customer = model.Customer(name=b"Fred Flintstone")
-        self.assertEqual(unicode(customer), "Fred Flintstone")
-
-        customer = model.Customer(people=[model.Person(first_name="Fred", last_name="Flintstone")])
-        self.session.add(customer)
-        self.session.flush()
-        self.assertEqual(unicode(customer), "Fred Flintstone")
-
     # TODO: this is duplicated in TestPerson
     def test_add_email_address(self):
         customer = model.Customer()
@@ -51,13 +39,3 @@ class TestCustomer(DataTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(customer.phones), 1)
         phone = customer.phones[0]
         self.assertEqual(phone.type, 'Work')
-
-
-class TestCustomerGroup(DataTestCase):
-
-    def test_unicode(self):
-        group = model.CustomerGroup()
-        self.assertEqual(unicode(group), "")
-
-        group = model.CustomerGroup(name=b"Loyal Shoppers")
-        self.assertEqual(unicode(group), "Loyal Shoppers")