diff --git a/spec/ParseAPI.spec.js b/spec/ParseAPI.spec.js
index 0a8c147592..39aed06206 100644
--- a/spec/ParseAPI.spec.js
+++ b/spec/ParseAPI.spec.js
@@ -24,31 +24,14 @@ const headers = {
 };
 
 describe_only_db('mongo')('miscellaneous', () => {
-  it('test rest_create_app', function (done) {
-    let appId;
-    Parse._request('POST', 'rest_create_app')
-      .then(res => {
-        expect(typeof res.application_id).toEqual('string');
-        expect(res.master_key).toEqual('master');
-        appId = res.application_id;
-        Parse.initialize(appId, 'unused');
-        const obj = new Parse.Object('TestObject');
-        obj.set('foo', 'bar');
-        return obj.save();
-      })
-      .then(() => {
-        const config = Config.get(appId);
-        return config.database.adapter.find('TestObject', { fields: {} }, {}, {});
-      })
-      .then(results => {
-        expect(results.length).toEqual(1);
-        expect(results[0]['foo']).toEqual('bar');
-        done();
-      })
-      .catch(error => {
-        fail(JSON.stringify(error));
-        done();
-      });
+  it('db contains document after successful save', async () => {
+    const obj = new Parse.Object('TestObject');
+    obj.set('foo', 'bar');
+    await obj.save();
+    const config = Config.get(defaultConfiguration.appId);
+    const results = await config.database.adapter.find('TestObject', { fields: {} }, {}, {});
+    expect(results.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(results[0]['foo']).toEqual('bar');
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/spec/helper.js b/spec/helper.js
index 5c90c76f02..ab9294e493 100644
--- a/spec/helper.js
+++ b/spec/helper.js
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ const reconfigureServer = changedConfiguration => {
       });
       cache.clear();
       parseServer = ParseServer.start(newConfiguration);
-      parseServer.app.use(require('./testing-routes').router);
       parseServer.expressApp.use('/1', err => {
         console.error(err);
         fail('should not call next');
diff --git a/spec/testing-routes.js b/spec/testing-routes.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cf626bc66..0000000000
--- a/spec/testing-routes.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-// testing-routes.js
-const AppCache = require('../lib/cache').default;
-const middlewares = require('../lib/middlewares');
-const { ParseServer } = require('../lib/index');
-const { Parse } = require('parse/node');
-
-const express = require('express'),
-  cryptoUtils = require('../lib/cryptoUtils');
-
-const router = express.Router();
-
-// creates a unique app in the cache, with a collection prefix
-function createApp(req, res) {
-  const appId = cryptoUtils.randomHexString(32);
-
-  ParseServer({
-    databaseURI: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/parseServerMongoAdapterTestDatabase',
-    appId: appId,
-    masterKey: 'master',
-    serverURL: Parse.serverURL,
-    collectionPrefix: appId,
-  });
-  const keys = {
-    application_id: appId,
-    client_key: 'unused',
-    windows_key: 'unused',
-    javascript_key: 'unused',
-    webhook_key: 'unused',
-    rest_api_key: 'unused',
-    master_key: 'master',
-  };
-  res.status(200).send(keys);
-}
-
-// deletes all collections that belong to the app
-function clearApp(req, res) {
-  if (!req.auth.isMaster) {
-    return res.status(401).send({ error: 'unauthorized' });
-  }
-  return req.config.database.deleteEverything().then(() => {
-    res.status(200).send({});
-  });
-}
-
-// deletes all collections and drops the app from cache
-function dropApp(req, res) {
-  if (!req.auth.isMaster) {
-    return res.status(401).send({ error: 'unauthorized' });
-  }
-  return req.config.database.deleteEverything().then(() => {
-    AppCache.del(req.config.applicationId);
-    res.status(200).send({});
-  });
-}
-
-// Lets just return a success response and see what happens.
-function notImplementedYet(req, res) {
-  res.status(200).send({});
-}
-
-router.post('/rest_clear_app', middlewares.handleParseHeaders, clearApp);
-router.post('/rest_block', middlewares.handleParseHeaders, notImplementedYet);
-router.post('/rest_mock_v8_client', middlewares.handleParseHeaders, notImplementedYet);
-router.post('/rest_unmock_v8_client', middlewares.handleParseHeaders, notImplementedYet);
-router.post('/rest_verify_analytics', middlewares.handleParseHeaders, notImplementedYet);
-router.post('/rest_create_app', createApp);
-router.post('/rest_drop_app', middlewares.handleParseHeaders, dropApp);
-router.post('/rest_configure_app', middlewares.handleParseHeaders, notImplementedYet);
-
-module.exports = {
-  router: router,
-};