diff --git a/modules/bindings/pymod/clustalw.py b/modules/bindings/pymod/clustalw.py
index 2a98eca077216f9e128600e4ce9f23e3a05fd356..f61d4f24f3f074badf749ae01f29b6893364dd87 100644
--- a/modules/bindings/pymod/clustalw.py
+++ b/modules/bindings/pymod/clustalw.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from ost import settings, io, seq, LogError
 import os
 import subprocess
 
-def ClustalW(seq1, seq2=None, clustalw=None, keep_files=False, clustalw_option_string=False):
+def ClustalW(seq1, seq2=None, clustalw=None, keep_files=False):
   clustalw_path=settings.Locate(('clustalw', 'clustalw2'), 
                                 explicit_file_name=clustalw)
   
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ def ClustalW(seq1, seq2=None, clustalw=None, keep_files=False, clustalw_option_s
   command='%s -infile="%s" -output=fasta -outfile="%s"' % (clustalw_path,
                                                            temp_dir.files[0],
                                                            out)
-  if clustalw_option_string!=False:
-    command=command+" "+clustalw_option_string  #see useful flags: http://toolkit.tuebingen.mpg.de/clustalw/help_params
-
-
   ps=subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
   ps.stdout.readlines()
   aln=io.LoadAlignment(out)
diff --git a/modules/bindings/tests/test_clustalw.py b/modules/bindings/tests/test_clustalw.py
index 33d3868947506464222c04102b8042a0ea3ed305..fc93a19b6d4c270d46f1c79a3554077e8295f908 100644
--- a/modules/bindings/tests/test_clustalw.py
+++ b/modules/bindings/tests/test_clustalw.py
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ class TestClustalWBindings(unittest.TestCase):
     self.multseq = io.LoadSequenceList("testfiles/multiple.fasta")
     self.pw_alignment = io.LoadAlignment("testfiles/pairwise_aln.fasta")
     self.mult_alignment = io.LoadAlignment("testfiles/multiple_aln.fasta")
-    self.seq1 = io.LoadSequence("testfiles/seq1.fasta")
-    self.seq2 = io.LoadSequence("testfiles/seq2.fasta")
-    self.seq1_seq2_alignment = io.LoadAlignment("testfiles/seq1_seq2_aln.fasta")
-    self.seq1_seq2_alignment_options_changed = io.LoadAlignment("testfiles/seq1_seq2_aln_options_changed.fasta")
     
   def testPairwiseClustalW(self):
     aln=clustalw.ClustalW(self.targetseq, self.templseq)
@@ -34,15 +30,6 @@ class TestClustalWBindings(unittest.TestCase):
     assert self.mult_alignment.ToString(80) == aln.ToString(80), \
            "Multiple alignment differs from precomputed one"
 
-  def testPairwiseClustalWChangedOptions(self):
-    # five residues removed two positions before the end of seq2
-    aln=clustalw.ClustalW(self.seq1,self.seq2)
-    assert self.seq1_seq2_alignment.ToString(80) == aln.ToString(80), \
-           "Pairwise alignment with default gap penalties differs from precomputed one"
-    aln=clustalw.ClustalW(self.seq1,self.seq2,clustalw_option_string="-GAPOPEN=2 -GAPEXT=0")
-    assert self.seq1_seq2_alignment_options_changed.ToString(80) == aln.ToString(80), \
-           "Pairwise alignment with modified gap penalties differs from precomputed one"
-
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   # test if clustalw package is available on system, otherwise ignore tests
diff --git a/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq1.fasta b/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq1.fasta
deleted file mode 100644
index 7aa326305015b25f0416e416fe14afe19984e29a..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq1.fasta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
->target
-MAETLIKVDLNQSPYDNPQVHNRWHPDIPMAVWVEPGAEFKLETYDWTGGAIKNDDSAEDVRDVDLSTVHFLSGPVGVKGAEPGDLLVVDLLDIGARDDSLWGFNGFFSKQNGGGFLDEHFPLAQKSIWDFHGMFTKSRHIPGVNFAGLIHPGLIGCLPDPKMLASWNERETGLIATDPDRIPGLANPPNATTAHMGQMQGEARDKAAAEGARTVPPREHGGNCDIKDLSRGSRVFFPVYVDGAGLSVGDLHFSQGDGEITFCGAIEMAGWVHMKVSLIKGGMAKYGIKNPIFKPSPMTPNYKDYLIFEGISVDEKGKQHYLDVTVAYRQACLNAIEYLKKFGYSGAQAYSLLGTAPVQGHISGVVDVPNACATLWLPTEIFDFDINPTAEGPQKIITGGVDLPIAQDK
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq1_seq2_aln.fasta b/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq1_seq2_aln.fasta
deleted file mode 100644
index e735762a95916b563ad735f89eaa3c22376fd505..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq1_seq2_aln.fasta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
->target
-MAETLIKVDLNQSPYDNPQVHNRWHPDIPMAVWVEPGAEFKLETYDWTGGAIKNDDSAEDVRDVDLSTVHFLSGPVGVKGAEPGDLLVVDLLDIGARDDSLWGFNGFFSKQNGGGFLDEHFPLAQKSIWDFHGMFTKSRHIPGVNFAGLIHPGLIGCLPDPKMLASWNERETGLIATDPDRIPGLANPPNATTAHMGQMQGEARDKAAAEGARTVPPREHGGNCDIKDLSRGSRVFFPVYVDGAGLSVGDLHFSQGDGEITFCGAIEMAGWVHMKVSLIKGGMAKYGIKNPIFKPSPMTPNYKDYLIFEGISVDEKGKQHYLDVTVAYRQACLNAIEYLKKFGYSGAQAYSLLGTAPVQGHISGVVDVPNACATLWLPTEIFDFDINPTAEGPQKIITGGVDLPIAQDK
->model
----------------------------------VEPGAEFKLETYDWTGGAIKNDDSAEDVRDVDLSTVHFLSGPVGVKGAEPGDLLVVDLLDIGARDDSLWGFNGFFSKQNGGGFLDEHFPLAQKSIWDFHGMFTKSRHIPGVNFAGLIHPGLIGCLPDPKMLASWNERETGLIATDPDRIPGLANPPNATTAHMGQMQGEARDKAAAEGARTVPPREHGGNCDIKDLSRGSRVFFPVYVDGAGLSVGDLHFSQGDGEITFCGAIEMAGWVIK---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq1_seq2_aln_options_changed.fasta b/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq1_seq2_aln_options_changed.fasta
deleted file mode 100644
index 3efdc6cd889b07a900a1f63e6d5e8f1d13552af9..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq1_seq2_aln_options_changed.fasta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
->target
-MAETLIKVDLNQSPYDNPQVHNRWHPDIPMAVWVEPGAEFKLETYDWTGGAIKNDDSAEDVRDVDLSTVHFLSGPVGVKGAEPGDLLVVDLLDIGARDDSLWGFNGFFSKQNGGGFLDEHFPLAQKSIWDFHGMFTKSRHIPGVNFAGLIHPGLIGCLPDPKMLASWNERETGLIATDPDRIPGLANPPNATTAHMGQMQGEARDKAAAEGARTVPPREHGGNCDIKDLSRGSRVFFPVYVDGAGLSVGDLHFSQGDGEITFCGAIEMAGWVHMKVSLIKGGMAKYGIKNPIFKPSPMTPNYKDYLIFEGISVDEKGKQHYLDVTVAYRQACLNAIEYLKKFGYSGAQAYSLLGTAPVQGHISGVVDVPNACATLWLPTEIFDFDINPTAEGPQKIITGGVDLPIAQDK
->model
----------------------------------VEPGAEFKLETYDWTGGAIKNDDSAEDVRDVDLSTVHFLSGPVGVKGAEPGDLLVVDLLDIGARDDSLWGFNGFFSKQNGGGFLDEHFPLAQKSIWDFHGMFTKSRHIPGVNFAGLIHPGLIGCLPDPKMLASWNERETGLIATDPDRIPGLANPPNATTAHMGQMQGEARDKAAAEGARTVPPREHGGNCDIKDLSRGSRVFFPVYVDGAGLSVGDLHFSQGDGEITFCGAIEMAGWV------IK---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq2.fasta b/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq2.fasta
deleted file mode 100644
index 72a58bd2acab10c6be354a59e75b28eea045a906..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/bindings/tests/testfiles/seq2.fasta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
->model
-VEPGAEFKLETYDWTGGAIKNDDSAEDVRDVDLSTVHFLSGPVGVKGAEPGDLLVVDLLDIGARDDSLWGFNGFFSKQNGGGFLDEHFPLAQKSIWDFHGMFTKSRHIPGVNFAGLIHPGLIGCLPDPKMLASWNERETGLIATDPDRIPGLANPPNATTAHMGQMQGEARDKAAAEGARTVPPREHGGNCDIKDLSRGSRVFFPVYVDGAGLSVGDLHFSQGDGEITFCGAIEMAGWVIK
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/io/src/mol/pdb_writer.cc b/modules/io/src/mol/pdb_writer.cc
index 94a6e856493bdff7cd1999faab939d85d8e2a9a4..8b16c2cce992fd7bf61675d315a00ca30178d581 100644
--- a/modules/io/src/mol/pdb_writer.cc
+++ b/modules/io/src/mol/pdb_writer.cc
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ void write_atom(std::ostream& ostr, FormattedLine& line,
   } else {
     for (std::vector<String>::const_iterator
          i=names.begin(), e=names.end(); i!=e; ++i) {
-      geom::Mat4 tf=atom.GetEntity().GetTransformationMatrix();
-      p=geom::Vec3(tf*geom::Vec4(atom.GetAltPos(*i)));
+      p=atom.GetAltPos(*i);
       line(30, 50).Clear();
 
       if (i->size()>1) {
diff --git a/modules/io/tests/test_io_pdb.cc b/modules/io/tests/test_io_pdb.cc
index 5d78e69846fa17b84633279b314b847453675b14..df8ff5295dc686bbcf12c281b649a66a7218ff0c 100644
--- a/modules/io/tests/test_io_pdb.cc
+++ b/modules/io/tests/test_io_pdb.cc
@@ -364,31 +364,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(write_conect)
                             "testfiles/pdb/conect-out.pdb"));
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(alt_loc_tf)
-{
-  String fname("testfiles/pdb/alt-loc.pdb");  
-  // this scope is required to force the writer stream to be closed before 
-  // opening the file again in compare_files. Avoids a race condition.
-  mol::EntityHandle ent=mol::CreateEntity();  
-  PDBReader reader(fname);
-  reader.Import(ent);
-  String out_name("testfiles/pdb/alt-loc-tf-out.pdb");
-  {
-    PDBWriter writer(out_name);
-    geom::Mat4 shift;
-    shift.PasteTranslation(geom::Vec3(10,20,30));
-    ent.RequestXCSEditor().ApplyTransform(shift);
-    writer.Write(ent);
-  }
-  PDBReader r2(out_name);
-  mol::EntityHandle ent2=mol::CreateEntity();
-  r2.Import(ent2);
-  mol::ResidueHandle res1=ent2.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(1));
-  mol::AtomHandle a1=res1.FindAtom("N");
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(res1.GetAltAtomPos(a1, "A"), geom::Vec3(26,84,30));
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(res1.GetAltAtomPos(a1, "B"), geom::Vec3(18,-108,30));  
-}
-
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(res_name_too_long)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
diff --git a/modules/seq/alg/pymod/renumber.py b/modules/seq/alg/pymod/renumber.py
index 9701d7ad7c2348bb9c47efe2437d00b1b58f4e05..39ea9fb489949845fb65681ac1cbb6f000f4e56e 100644
--- a/modules/seq/alg/pymod/renumber.py
+++ b/modules/seq/alg/pymod/renumber.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from ost import io, seq, mol, conop
-from ost import *
+import ost
 
-def Renumber(seq_handle, sequence_number_with_attached_view=1):
+def Renumber(seq_handle):
   """
   Function to renumber an entity according to an alignment between the model sequence 
-  and the full-length target sequence. The aligned model sequence or the alignment itself
-  with an attached view needs to be provided. Upon succcess, the renumbered entity is returned.
+  and the full-length target sequence. The aligned model sequence with an attached 
+  view needs to be provided. Upon succcess, the renumbered entity is returned.
 
   .. code-block:: python
 
@@ -16,69 +16,35 @@ def Renumber(seq_handle, sequence_number_with_attached_view=1):
     pdb_seq=seq.SequenceFromChain("model", ent.chains[0])
     aln=ClustalW(s,pdb_seq)
     aln.AttachView(1,ent.chains[0].Select(""))
-    e=Renumber(aln.GetSequence(sequence_number_with_attached_view))
+    e=Renumber(aln.GetSequence(1))
     io.SavePDB(e, "renum.pdb")
    
   """
-  if isinstance(seq_handle, seq.SequenceHandle):
-    if seq_handle.HasAttachedView()==False:
-      raise RuntimeError, "Sequence Handle has no attached view"
-    changed_residue_count=0
-    renumberingFlag = False
-    ent_n=mol.CreateEntity()
-    ed=ent_n.RequestXCSEditor()
-    c=ed.InsertChain(" ")
-    for pos in range(len(seq_handle)):
-      if seq_handle[pos]!='-':
-        r=seq_handle.GetResidue(pos)
-        if r.IsValid():
-            #print seq_handle[pos],r.number.num,pos+1
-            if r.number.num!=pos+1:
-              changed_residue_count+=1
-              renumberingFlag = True
-            r_n=ed.AppendResidue(c,r.name, mol.ResNum(pos+1))
-            for atom in r.atoms:
-              ed.InsertAtom(r_n,atom.name,atom.pos,atom.prop)
-        else:
-          err='Error: renumbering failed at position %s' %pos
-          raise RuntimeError, err
-    if renumberingFlag == True:
-      err = 'Warning: %s residues have been renumbered!' %changed_residue_count
-      LogInfo(err)
-    conop.ConnectAll(ent_n)
-    return ent_n
+  if seq_handle.HasAttachedView()==False:
+    raise RuntimeError, "Sequence Handle has no attached view"
+  changed_residue_count=0
+  renumberingFlag = False
+  ent_n=mol.CreateEntity()
+  ed=ent_n.RequestXCSEditor()
+  c=ed.InsertChain(" ")
+  for pos in range(len(seq_handle)):
+    if seq_handle[pos]!='-':
+      r=seq_handle.GetResidue(pos)
+      if r.IsValid():
+          #print seq_handle[pos],r.number.num,pos+1
+          if r.number.num!=pos+1:
+            changed_residue_count+=1
+            renumberingFlag = True
+          r_n=ed.AppendResidue(c,r.name, mol.ResNum(pos+1))
+          for atom in r.atoms:
+            ed.InsertAtom(r_n,atom.name,atom.pos,atom.prop)
+      else:
+        err='Error: renumbering failed at position %s' %pos
+        raise RuntimeError, err
+  if renumberingFlag == True:
+    err = 'Warning: %s residues have been renumbered!' %changed_residue_count
+    ost.LogMessage(err)
+  conop.ConnectAll(ent_n)
+  return ent_n
 
-  elif isinstance(seq_handle, seq.AlignmentHandle):
-    if seq_handle.GetSequence(sequence_number_with_attached_view).HasAttachedView()==False:
-      raise RuntimeError, "Sequence Handle has no attached view"
-    dir(seq_handle)
-    counter=0
-    changed_residue_count=0
-    renumberingFlag = False
-    ent_n=mol.CreateEntity()
-    ed=ent_n.RequestXCSEditor()
-    c=ed.InsertChain(seq_handle.GetSequence(sequence_number_with_attached_view).GetAttachedView().chains[0].name)
-    for col in seq_handle:
-      if col[0]!='-' and col[1]!='-':
-        if col[0]==col[1]:
-          rnum=seq_handle.GetSequence(sequence_number_with_attached_view).GetResidueIndex(counter)
-          r=seq_handle.GetSequence(sequence_number_with_attached_view).GetResidue(counter)
-          if r.IsValid():
-            if r.number.num!=counter+1:
-              changed_residue_count+=1
-              renumberingFlag = True
-            r_n=ed.AppendResidue(c,r.name, mol.ResNum(counter+1))
-            for atom in r.atoms:
-              ed.InsertAtom(r_n,atom.name,atom.pos,atom.prop)
-
-          else:
-            raise RuntimeError("invalide residue at postion %s (renumbering failed)" %(counter))
-        else:
-          raise RuntimeError("residue mismatch at position %d (%s vs %s) (renumbering failed)"%(counter, col[0],col[1]))
-      counter+=1
-    if renumberingFlag == True:
-      err = 'Warning: %s residues have been renumbered!' %changed_residue_count
-      LogInfo(err)
-    conop.ConnectAll(ent_n)
-    return ent_n
 
diff --git a/modules/seq/alg/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/seq/alg/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index aafdabc4b723b7ee0ac6b978eb28cf34f95b5c23..37969a869b14c0f740f2b8e221509120f1cd1a6e 100644
--- a/modules/seq/alg/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/seq/alg/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ set(OST_SEQ_ALG_UNIT_TESTS
   test_merge_pairwise_alignments.cc
   test_sequence_identity.cc
   tests.cc
-  test_renumber.py
 )
 
 ost_unittest(seq_alg "${OST_SEQ_ALG_UNIT_TESTS}")
diff --git a/modules/seq/alg/tests/test_renumber.py b/modules/seq/alg/tests/test_renumber.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 498c42c863f5fc564af954adb3ea4cd8c5319459..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/seq/alg/tests/test_renumber.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-from ost import *
-from ost import settings
-from ost import seq
-from ost.bindings.clustalw import *
-from ost.seq.alg import renumber
-
-class TestRenumber(unittest.TestCase):
-  
-  def setUp(self):
-    self.target_seq = io.LoadSequence("testfiles/peptide.fasta")
-    self.peptide_original = io.LoadEntity("testfiles/peptide_original.pdb")
-    self.peptide_plus_5 = io.LoadEntity("testfiles/peptide_plus_5.pdb")
-    self.peptide_random = io.LoadEntity("testfiles/peptide_random.pdb")
-    self.peptide_del_1_2 = io.LoadEntity("testfiles/peptide_del_1_2.pdb")
-    self.peptide_del_4 = io.LoadEntity("testfiles/peptide_del_4.pdb")
-    self.peptide_mutation_3 = io.LoadEntity("testfiles/peptide_mutation_3.pdb")
-    
-
-  def testPeptidePlusFive(self):
-    """
-    All residue numbers shifted by 5.
-    Check whether internal atom order changes while renumbering
-    (a new entity is generated in the edit_mode)
-    TODO: add more basic tests: are all properties preserved?
-    """
-    model_seq=seq.SequenceFromChain(" ", self.peptide_plus_5.chains[0]) 
-    model_seq.name="model"
-    aln=ClustalW(self.target_seq,model_seq)
-    aln.AttachView(1,self.peptide_plus_5.Select(""))
-    ent_n=renumber.Renumber(aln)
-
-    for r_counter in range(len(self.peptide_original.residues)):
-      assert self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].qualified_name == ent_n.residues[r_counter].qualified_name, \
-              "Renumbering failed on residue level: restoring from ResNum+5"
-      for atom_nr in range(len(self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].atoms)):
-        assert self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].atoms[atom_nr].name==ent_n.residues[r_counter].atoms[atom_nr].name, \
-                "Renumbering failed on atom level: restoring from ResNum+5"
-  
-
-  def testPeptideRandom(self):
-    """
-    Change residue names in random order
-    """
-    model_seq=seq.SequenceFromChain(" ", self.peptide_random.chains[0]) 
-    model_seq.name="model"
-    aln=ClustalW(self.target_seq,model_seq)
-    aln.AttachView(1,self.peptide_random.Select(""))
-    ent_n=renumber.Renumber(aln)
-
-    for r_counter in range(len(self.peptide_original.residues)):
-      assert self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].qualified_name == ent_n.residues[r_counter].qualified_name, \
-             "Renumbering failed on residue level: restoring from random residue numbers"
-      for atom_nr in range(len(self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].atoms)):
-        assert self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].atoms[atom_nr].name==ent_n.residues[r_counter].atoms[atom_nr].name, \
-               "Renumbering failed on atom level: restoring from random residue numbers"
-
-
-  def testPeptideDel_1_2(self):
-    """
-    First two residues were removed
-    """
-    model_seq=seq.SequenceFromChain(" ", self.peptide_del_1_2.chains[0]) 
-    model_seq.name="model"
-    aln=ClustalW(self.target_seq,model_seq)
-    aln.AttachView(1,self.peptide_del_1_2.Select(""))
-    ent_n=renumber.Renumber(aln)
-
-    for r_counter in range(len(self.peptide_original.residues)):
-      if r_counter==0 or r_counter==1:
-        continue
-      assert self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].qualified_name == ent_n.residues[r_counter-2].qualified_name, \
-             "Renumbering failed on residue level: restoring from random residue numbers"
-      for atom_nr in range(len(self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].atoms)):
-        assert self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].atoms[atom_nr].name==ent_n.residues[r_counter-2].atoms[atom_nr].name, \
-               "Renumbering failed on atom level: restoring from random residue numbers"
-
-
-  def testPeptideDel_4(self):
-    """
-    Residues in the middle (position 4) was removed
-    """
-    model_seq=seq.SequenceFromChain(" ", self.peptide_del_4.chains[0]) 
-    model_seq.name="model"
-    aln=ClustalW(self.target_seq,model_seq)
-    aln.AttachView(1,self.peptide_del_4.Select(""))
-    ent_n=renumber.Renumber(aln)
-
-    flag=0
-    for r_counter in range(len(self.peptide_original.residues)):
-      if r_counter==3:
-        flag=1
-        continue
-      assert self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].qualified_name == ent_n.residues[r_counter-flag].qualified_name, \
-             "Renumbering failed on residue level: restoring from random residue numbers"
-      for atom_nr in range(len(self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].atoms)):
-        assert self.peptide_original.residues[r_counter].atoms[atom_nr].name==ent_n.residues[r_counter-flag].atoms[atom_nr].name, \
-               "Renumbering failed on atom level: restoring from random residue numbers"
-
-
-  def testPeptideMutation_3(self):
-    """
-    Mutation to GLY at postion 3
-    """
-    model_seq=seq.SequenceFromChain(" ", self.peptide_mutation_3.chains[0]) 
-    model_seq.name="model"
-    aln=ClustalW(self.target_seq,model_seq)
-    aln.AttachView(1,self.peptide_mutation_3.Select(""))
-    self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, renumber.Renumber, aln)
-
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-  # test renumbering
-  try:
-    unittest.main()
-  except Exception, e:
-    print e
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide.fasta b/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide.fasta
deleted file mode 100644
index 8366b04ca04fb059f3d15348e964b9bdf8f4490e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide.fasta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
->peptide
-MPTNA
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_del_1_2.pdb b/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_del_1_2.pdb
deleted file mode 100644
index 06fc7e30a5bd50f197a3db75a8cda18ba1b5361f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_del_1_2.pdb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-ATOM     16  N   THR     1     -26.565  -9.309  10.007  1.00  0.00           N
-ATOM     17  CA  THR     1     -26.102  -8.194   9.247  1.00  0.00           C
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diff --git a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_del_4.pdb b/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_del_4.pdb
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index 183ce9c57a125cc1bd0a16c7125b1fb13154de5d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_del_4.pdb
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_mutation_3.pdb b/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_mutation_3.pdb
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index be9fa82c7d15a43b2a9d906466c33c74d0293fca..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_mutation_3.pdb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
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-ATOM     18  C   GLY     3     -25.296  -7.372  10.186  1.00  0.00           C
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-ATOM     25  C   ASN     4     -23.742  -7.171  12.684  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     26  O   ASN     4     -22.806  -6.454  13.030  1.00  0.00           O
-ATOM     27  CB  ASN     4     -25.901  -6.728  13.795  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     28  CG  ASN     4     -27.189  -5.929  13.764  1.00  0.00           C
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-ATOM     34  O   ALA     5     -14.369  -2.378  11.344  1.00  0.00           O
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diff --git a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_original.pdb b/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_original.pdb
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index 8068ae46b1353f2c52556919ef5cf89c2d5e5a1f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_original.pdb
+++ /dev/null
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-ATOM      1  N   MET     1     -29.037  -8.783  14.347  1.00  0.00           N
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-ATOM     18  C   THR     3     -25.296  -7.372  10.186  1.00  0.00           C
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-ATOM     25  C   ASN     4     -23.742  -7.171  12.684  1.00  0.00           C
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-ATOM     27  CB  ASN     4     -25.901  -6.728  13.795  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     28  CG  ASN     4     -27.189  -5.929  13.764  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     29  OD1 ASN     4     -27.340  -5.007  12.963  1.00  0.00           O
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-ATOM     32  CA  ALA     5     -15.984  -3.708  10.241  1.00  0.00           C
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-ATOM     34  O   ALA     5     -14.369  -2.378  11.344  1.00  0.00           O
-ATOM     35  CB  ALA     5     -16.917  -2.901   9.352  1.00  0.00           C
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diff --git a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_plus_5.pdb b/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_plus_5.pdb
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index c64a572640047c0f784ecf3ccd733b4756f39f92..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_plus_5.pdb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
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-ATOM     17  CA  THR     8     -26.102  -8.194   9.247  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     18  C   THR     8     -25.296  -7.372  10.186  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     19  O   THR     8     -24.295  -6.768   9.810  1.00  0.00           O
-ATOM     20  CB  THR     8     -27.274  -7.369   8.683  1.00  0.00           C
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-ATOM     24  CA  ASN     9     -25.104  -6.609  12.495  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     25  C   ASN     9     -23.742  -7.171  12.684  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     26  O   ASN     9     -22.806  -6.454  13.030  1.00  0.00           O
-ATOM     27  CB  ASN     9     -25.901  -6.728  13.795  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     28  CG  ASN     9     -27.189  -5.929  13.764  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     29  OD1 ASN     9     -27.340  -5.007  12.963  1.00  0.00           O
-ATOM     30  ND2 ASN     9     -28.124  -6.282  14.639  1.00  0.00           N
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-ATOM     32  CA  ALA    10     -15.984  -3.708  10.241  1.00  0.00           C
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-ATOM     34  O   ALA    10     -14.369  -2.378  11.344  1.00  0.00           O
-ATOM     35  CB  ALA    10     -16.917  -2.901   9.352  1.00  0.00           C
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diff --git a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_random.pdb b/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_random.pdb
deleted file mode 100644
index 74597e72bf51d7f8f0f6fcacb198dd14d16f7e3f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/seq/alg/tests/testfiles/peptide_random.pdb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
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-ATOM     18  C   THR     7     -25.296  -7.372  10.186  1.00  0.00           C
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-ATOM     20  CB  THR     7     -27.274  -7.369   8.683  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     21  OG1 THR     7     -28.080  -6.880   9.762  1.00  0.00           O
-ATOM     22  CG2 THR     7     -28.139  -8.227   7.772  1.00  0.00           C
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-ATOM     24  CA  ASN     4     -25.104  -6.609  12.495  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     25  C   ASN     4     -23.742  -7.171  12.684  1.00  0.00           C
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-ATOM     27  CB  ASN     4     -25.901  -6.728  13.795  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     28  CG  ASN     4     -27.189  -5.929  13.764  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     29  OD1 ASN     4     -27.340  -5.007  12.963  1.00  0.00           O
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-ATOM     33  C   ALA     2     -15.498  -2.863  11.363  1.00  0.00           C
-ATOM     34  O   ALA     2     -14.369  -2.378  11.344  1.00  0.00           O
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