diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/remote/rdns.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/remote/rdns.py
index ce66c46d..7340a777 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/remote/rdns.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/remote/rdns.py
@@ -11,15 +11,13 @@ All functions of this module
 """
 
 import re
-from pprint import pprint
+
 from .rshell import CalledProcessError, shell, log_progress
 
 
 def perform_initial_checks(mail_domain, pre_command=""):
     """Collecting initial DNS settings."""
     assert mail_domain
-    pprint("rdns.perform_initial_checks: " + shell.__module__)
-
     if not shell("dig", fail_ok=True, print=log_progress):
         shell("apt-get update && apt-get install -y dnsutils", print=log_progress)
     A = query_dns("A", mail_domain)
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/remote/rshell.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/remote/rshell.py
index 84475816..f8166816 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/remote/rshell.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/remote/rshell.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import sys
-from pprint import pprint
+
 from subprocess import DEVNULL, CalledProcessError, check_output
 
 
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ def log_progress(data):
 
 
 def shell(command, fail_ok=False, print=print):
-    pprint("test_cmdeploy: " + shell.__module__)
     print(f"$ {command}")
     args = dict(shell=True)
     if fail_ok:
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/test_cmdeploy.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/test_cmdeploy.py
index 6f9a2cc7..6e87b4ea 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/test_cmdeploy.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/test_cmdeploy.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import pytest
 
 from cmdeploy.cmdeploy import get_parser, main
 from cmdeploy.www import get_paths
-import cmdeploy.remote.rshell
-import cmdeploy.dns
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
@@ -61,27 +59,3 @@ def test_www_folder(example_config, tmp_path):
     assert www_path == tmp_path
     assert src_dir == src_path
     assert build_dir == tmp_path.joinpath("build")
-
-
-def test_dns_when_ssh_docker(monkeypatch):
-    commands = []
-
-    def shell(command, fail_ok=None, print=None):
-        assert command == False
-        commands.append(command)
-
-    # mock shell function to add called commands to a global list
-    monkeypatch.setattr(
-        cmdeploy.remote.rshell, shell.__name__, shell
-    )  # still doesn't get called in get_initial_remote_data :(
-    print("test_cmdeploy: " + shell.__module__)
-    # run cmdeploy dns with --ssh-host
-    #   @docker
-    cmdeploy.dns.get_initial_remote_data("@docker", "chatmail.example.org")
-    for cmd in commands:
-        print(cmd)
-    #   localhost
-    #   @local
-    #   without --ssh-host
-    # check which commands were called
-    assert False