diff --git a/test/replica_sets/node_type_test.rb b/test/replica_sets/node_type_test.rb
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-$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
-require 'mongo'
-require 'test/unit'
-require './test/test_helper'
-
-# NOTE: This test expects a replica set of three nodes, one of which is an arbiter, to be running
-# on the local host.
-class ReplicaSetNodeTypeTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
-  include Mongo
-
-  def setup
-    @conn = ReplSetConnection.new([RS.host, RS.ports[0]], [RS.host, RS.ports[1]], [RS.host, RS.ports[2]])
-    @db = @conn.db(MONGO_TEST_DB)
-    @db.drop_collection("test-sets")
-    @coll = @db.collection("test-sets")
-  end
-
-  def test_correct_node_types
-    p @conn.primary
-    p @conn.secondaries
-    p @conn.arbiters
-    assert_equal 1, @conn.secondaries.length
-    assert_equal 1, @conn.arbiters.length
-
-    old_secondary = @conn.secondaries.first
-    old_primary   = @conn.primary
-
-    RS.step_down_primary
-
-    # Insert something to rescue the connection failure.
-    rescue_connection_failure do
-      @coll.insert({:a => 30}, :safe => true)
-    end
-
-    assert_equal 1, @conn.secondaries.length
-    assert_equal 1, @conn.arbiters.length
-    assert_equal old_primary, @conn.secondaries.first
-    assert_equal old_secondary, @conn.primary
-  end
-
-end