diff --git a/tests/counterFromTx.test.ts b/tests/counterFromTx.test.ts
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--- a/tests/counterFromTx.test.ts
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@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import { expect, use } from 'chai'
-import { Counter } from '../src/contracts/counter'
-import { DefaultProvider, MethodCallOptions, TestWallet, bsv} from 'scrypt-ts'
-import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised'
-import { myPrivateKey } from './utils/privateKey'
-
-use(chaiAsPromised)
-describe('Test SmartContract `Counter`', () => {
-    before(() => {
-        Counter.loadArtifact()
-    })
-
-    it('should pass the public method unit test successfully.', async () => {
-        const balance = 1
-
-        const atOutputIndex = 0
-        const provider = new DefaultProvider({network : bsv.Networks.testnet})
-        const signer =  new TestWallet(myPrivateKey, provider)
-        const counter = new Counter(0n)
-        await counter.connect(signer)
-
-        const deplotx = await counter.deploy(1)
-        const tx = await signer.connectedProvider.getTransaction(deplotx.id)
-        let instance = Counter.fromTx(tx, atOutputIndex)
-
-        // call the method of current instance to apply the updates on chain
-        for (let i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
-            // create the next instance from the current
-            const nextInstance = instance.next()
-
-            // apply updates on the next instance off chain
-            nextInstance.increment()
-
-            // call the method of current instance to apply the updates on chain
-            const { tx: callTx } = await instance.methods.incrementOnChain({
-                next: {
-                    instance: nextInstance,
-                    balance: instance.balance,
-                },
-            } as MethodCallOptions<Counter>)
-            return expect(callTx).not.rejected;
-            console.log(`Counter incrementOnChain called: ${callTx.id}, the count now is: ${nextInstance.count}`)
-          
-            // update the current instance reference
-            instance = nextInstance
-        }
-        
-    })
-})