diff --git a/modules/img/alg/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/img/alg/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 38decfcb483175e17ae40fbfb4146288d00e141a..4ebb0fe482c4d051cfd0ce635d14f322da3dfd0a 100644
--- a/modules/img/alg/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/img/alg/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 set(IPLT_ALG_UNIT_TESTS
-test_circular_mask.cc
 test_clear.cc
 test_conj.cc
 test_convolute.cc
diff --git a/modules/img/alg/tests/test_circular_mask.cc b/modules/img/alg/tests/test_circular_mask.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 85bae5f44c1f23a8661ac30e56a4b03b1fb951a0..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/modules/img/alg/tests/test_circular_mask.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// This file is part of the OpenStructure project <www.openstructure.org>
-//
-// Copyright (C) 2008-2010 by the OpenStructure authors
-// Copyright (C) 2003-2010 by the IPLT authors
-//
-// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
-// the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
-// Software Foundation; either version 3.0 of the License, or (at your option)
-// any later version.
-// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-// ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
-// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
-// details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-// 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/*
-  Author: Valerio Mariani
-*/
-
-#include <iostream>
-
-#include "tests.hh"
-
-#include <ost/img/image.hh>
-#include <ost/img/alg/circular_mask.hh>
-#include <ost/img/alg/randomize.hh>
-
-namespace {
-
-using namespace ost::img;
-using namespace ost::img::alg;
-
-void test() 
-{
-
-  ImageHandle im =  CreateImage(Size(400,400),REAL,SPATIAL);
-  im.ApplyIP(Randomize()); 
-  CircularMask cm;
-  cm.SetMaskCenterOffset(::geom::Vec2(100,100));
-  cm.SetFillValue(0.0);
-  im.ApplyIP(cm);
-
-  ImageHandle im2 =  CreateImage(Size(400,400),REAL,SPATIAL);
-  im2.ApplyIP(Randomize()); 
-  im2.SetSpatialOrigin(Point(100,100));
-  cm.SetRadius(10);
-  im2.ApplyIP(cm);
-
-
-  ImageHandle im3 =  CreateImage(Size(400,400),REAL,SPATIAL);
-  im3.ApplyIP(Randomize()); 
-  cm.SetMaskCenterOffsetToDefault();
-  cm.SetRadiusToDefault();
-  cm.SetFillValueToDefault();
-  cm.SetSigma(6.0);
-  im3.ApplyIP(cm);
-}
-
-} // ns
-
-test_suite* CreateCircularMaskTest()
-{
-  test_suite* ts=BOOST_TEST_SUITE("Circular Mask Test");
-
-  ts->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&test));
-
-  return ts;
-}
diff --git a/modules/img/alg/tests/tests.cc b/modules/img/alg/tests/tests.cc
index 7e7c89479fb302ea134bc7f8307889aca616daa6..096f981cda82d17b63af3dcef6fe4ebcc080a0b8 100644
--- a/modules/img/alg/tests/tests.cc
+++ b/modules/img/alg/tests/tests.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ extern test_suite* CreateMirrorTest();
 extern test_suite* CreateTransformTest();
 extern test_suite* CreateDiscreteShrinkTest();
 extern test_suite* CreateFillTest();
-extern test_suite* CreatePeakSearchTest();
 extern test_suite* CreateStatTest();
 extern test_suite* CreateClearTest();
 extern test_suite* CreateFFTTest();
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@ bool init_ost_img_alg_unit_tests() {
     framework::master_test_suite().add(CreateMirrorTest()); 
     framework::master_test_suite().add(CreateTransformTest()); 
     framework::master_test_suite().add(CreateDiscreteShrinkTest()); 
-    framework::master_test_suite().add(CreateFillTest()); 
-    framework::master_test_suite().add(CreatePeakSearchTest());    
+    framework::master_test_suite().add(CreateFillTest());
     framework::master_test_suite().add(CreateStatTest()); 
     framework::master_test_suite().add(CreateConjugateTest()); 
     framework::master_test_suite().add(CreateClearTest());      
@@ -67,4 +65,4 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
   return boost::unit_test::unit_test_main(init_ost_img_alg_unit_tests, 
                                           argc, argv);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}