diff --git a/phpunit/bootstrap.php b/phpunit/bootstrap.php
index a02a5339..35576259 100644
--- a/phpunit/bootstrap.php
+++ b/phpunit/bootstrap.php
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ echo "*** In progress: mysql.sql imported\n";
 
 $db                                     = new \DB_system($database, $user, $password);
 $cuid                                   = 0;
-$variables                              = new \m_variables();
 $msg                                    = new \m_messages();
 $mem                                    = new \m_mem();
 $err                                    = new \m_err();
diff --git a/phpunit/tests/bureau/class/m_variablesTest.php b/phpunit/tests/bureau/class/m_variablesTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cf6a814..00000000
--- a/phpunit/tests/bureau/class/m_variablesTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,225 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Generated by PHPUnit_SkeletonGenerator 1.2.1 on 2014-03-13 at 15:55:59.
- */
-class m_variablesTest extends AlterncTest
-{
-    /**
-     * @var m_variables
-     */
-    protected $object;
-    
-    /**
-     * @return PHPUnit_Extensions_Database_DataSet_IDataSet
-     */
-    public function getDataSet()
-    {
-        $list = array(
-            "testVariable_getNewWayArray"   => "variables-empty.yml",
-            "testVariable_getNewWayString"  => "variables-empty.yml",
-            "testVariable_getOldWay"        => "variables-empty.yml",
-            "default"                       => "variables.yml"
-        );
-        if (isset($list[$this->getName()])) {
-            $dataset_file = $list[$this->getName()];
-        } else {
-            $dataset_file = "variables.yml";
-        }
-        return parent::loadDataSet($dataset_file);
-
-    } 
-
-    /**
-     * Sets up the fixture, for example, opens a network connection.
-     * This method is called before a test is executed.
-     */
-    protected function setUp()
-    {
-        parent::setUp();
-        $this->object = new m_variables;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Tears down the fixture, for example, closes a network connection.
-     * This method is called after a test is executed.
-     */
-    protected function tearDown()
-    {
-        parent::tearDown();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::variable_init
-     * @depends testGet_impersonated
-     */
-    public function testVariable_init($variables)
-    {
-        $this->object->variable_init();
-        global $conf;
-        $this->assertTrue(is_array($conf));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::get_impersonated
-     */
-    public function testGet_impersonated()
-    {
-        $variables = $this->object->get_impersonated();
-        return $variables;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::variable_init_maybe
-     */
-    public function testVariable_init_maybe()
-    {
-        $this->object->variable_init_maybe();
-        $this->assertTrue( (is_array($this->object->cache_conf) && !empty($this->object->cache_conf)) );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::variable_get
-     */
-    public function testVariable_get()
-    {
-        $result                     = $this->object->variable_get("phpunit");
-        $this->assertStringMatchesFormat("phpunit",$result);
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::variable_get
-     */
-    public function testVariable_getOldWay()
-    {
-
-        $this->object->variable_get('phpunit', 'phpunit-default','phpunit-comment');
-        $result                             = $this->object->variable_get('phpunit');
-        $this->assertSame("phpunit-default",$result);
-        
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::variable_get
-     */
-    public function testVariable_getNewWayString()
-    {
-
-        // New way
-        $this->object->variable_get('phpunit', 'phpunit-default','comment', array('desc'=>'Want a string','type'=>'string'));
-        $result = $this->object->variable_get('phpunit');
-        $this->assertSame("phpunit-default",$result);
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::variable_get
-     */
-    public function testVariable_getNewWayArray()
-    {
-        $phpunitArray = array("ns1"=>'ns1.tld',"ip"=>"1.2.3.4");
-        $this->object->variable_get('phpunit', $phpunitArray,'phpunit-comment', array("ns1"=>array('desc'=>'ns name','type'=>'string'),"ip"=>array("desc"=>"here an ip", "type"=>"ip")));
-        $result = $this->object->variable_get('phpunit');
-        $this->assertSame($phpunitArray,$result);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::variable_update_or_create
-     * @expectedException \Exception
-     */
-    public function testVariable_create_exception()
-    {
-        // Insert key with already existing key : success
-        $result                     = $this->object->variable_update_or_create("phpunit","phpunit-fail","DEFAULT",0);
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::variable_update_or_create
-     */
-    public function testVariable_create()
-    {
-        // Insert key with new key : success
-        $result                     = $this->object->variable_update_or_create("phpunit-success","phpunit","DEFAULT",0);
-        $this->assertTrue($result);
-        $this->assertEquals(2, $this->getConnection()->getRowCount('variable'));
-        
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::variable_update_or_create
-     */
-    public function testVariable_update()
-    {
-        $result                     = $this->object->variable_update_or_create("phpunit","phpunit-updated","DEFAULT",0,999);
-        $this->assertTrue($result);
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $this->getConnection()->getRowCount('variable'));
-        $expectedTable              = $this->loadDataSet("variables-updated.yml")->getTable("variable");
-        $currentTable               = $this->getConnection()->createQueryTable('variable', 'SELECT * FROM variable');
-        $this->assertTablesEqual($expectedTable, $currentTable);
-        
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::del
-     */
-    public function testDel()
-    {
-        $result                     = $this->object->del(999);
-        $this->assertTrue($result);
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $this->getConnection()->getRowCount('variable'));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::display_valueraw_html
-     */
-    public function testDisplay_valueraw_html()
-    {
-        // Empty string
-        $empty_result = $this->object->display_valueraw_html(null, "phpunit",FALSE);
-        $this->assertStringMatchesFormat("<em>"._("Empty")."</em>",$empty_result);
-        // Empty array
-        $empty_array_result = $this->object->display_valueraw_html(array(), "phpunit",FALSE);
-        $this->assertStringMatchesFormat("<em>"._("Empty array")."</em>",$empty_array_result);
-        // String
-        $value_result = $this->object->display_valueraw_html("value", "phpunit",FALSE);
-        $this->assertStringMatchesFormat($value_result,$value_result);
-        // String
-        $array_result = $this->object->display_valueraw_html(array("value","value"), "phpunit",FALSE);
-        $this->assertStringMatchesFormat("<ul>%s</ul>",$array_result);
-
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::display_value_html
-     * @depends testVariables_list
-     */
-    public function testDisplay_value_html( $variables )
-    {
-        $valid_result = $this->object->display_value_html($variables, "DEFAULT", 0, "phpunit",FALSE);
-        $this->assertStringMatchesFormat("phpunit",$valid_result);
-        
-        $invalid_result = $this->object->display_value_html($variables, "DEFAULT", 0, "phpunit-absent",FALSE);
-        $this->assertStringMatchesFormat("<em>"._("None defined")."</em>",$invalid_result);
-        
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::variables_list_name
-     * @todo   Implement testVariables_list_name().
-     */
-    public function testVariables_list_name()
-    {
-        $variables = $this->object->variables_list_name();
-        $this->assertTrue(is_array($variables));
-        return $variables;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @covers m_variables::variables_list
-     * @todo   Implement testVariables_list().
-     */
-    public function testVariables_list()
-    {
-        $variables = $this->object->variables_list();
-        $this->assertTrue(is_array($variables));
-        return $variables;
-    }
-}