diff --git a/tools/api-tester/tests/batch.js b/tools/api-tester/tests/batch.js
index 32e97487..05b56bf9 100644
--- a/tools/api-tester/tests/batch.js
+++ b/tools/api-tester/tests/batch.js
@@ -5,84 +5,7 @@ module.exports = {
     name: 'batch',
     do: async t => {
         let results;
-        /*
-        await t.case('batch write', async () => {
-            results = null;
-            results = await t.batch('/batch/write', [
-                {
-                    path: t.resolve('test_1.txt'),
-                    overwrite: true,
-                },
-                {
-                    path: t.resolve('test_3.txt'),
-                }
-            ], [
-                'first file',
-                'second file',
-            ])
-            console.log('results?', results)
-            expect(results.length).equal(2);
-            for ( const result of results ) {
-                await verify_fsentry(t, result)
-            }
-        });
-        t.case('batch mkdir', async () => {
-            results = null;
-            results = await t.batch_json('batch/mkdir', [
-                {
-                    path: t.resolve('test_1_dir'),
-                    overwrite: true,
-                },
-                {
-                    path: t.resolve('test_3_dir'),
-                }
-            ])
-            expect(results.length).equal(2);
-            for ( const result of results ) {
-                await verify_fsentry(t, result)
-            }
-        });
-        */
-        await t.case('3-3 nested directores', async () => {
-            results = null;
-            results = await t.batch('batch', [
-                {
-                    op: 'mktree',
-                    parent: t.cwd,
-                    tree: [
-                        'a/b/c',
-                        [
-                            'a/b/c',
-                            ['a/b/c'],
-                            ['d/e/f'],
-                            ['g/h/i'],
-                            ['j/k/l'],
-                        ],
-                        [
-                            'd/e/f',
-                            ['a/b/c'],
-                            ['d/e/f'],
-                            ['g/h/i'],
-                            ['j/k/l'],
-                        ],
-                        [
-                            'g/h/i',
-                            ['a/b/c'],
-                            ['d/e/f'],
-                            ['g/h/i'],
-                            ['j/k/l'],
-                        ],
-                        [
-                            'j/k/l',
-                            ['a/b/c'],
-                            ['d/e/f'],
-                            ['g/h/i'],
-                            ['j/k/l'],
-                        ],
-                    ]
-                }
-            ], []);
-        });
+
         await t.case('path reference resolution', async () => {
             results = null;
             results = await t.batch('batch', [
@@ -92,31 +15,18 @@ module.exports = {
                     path: t.resolve('q/w'),
                     create_missing_parents: true,
                 },
-                {
-                    op: 'mkdir',
-                    as: 'dest_2',
-                    path: t.resolve('q/w'), // "q/w (1)"
-                    dedupe_name: true,
-                    create_missing_parents: true,
-                },
                 {
                     op: 'write',
                     path: t.resolve('$dest_1/file_1.txt'),
                 },
-                {
-                    op: 'write',
-                    path: t.resolve('$dest_2/file_2.txt'),
-                },
             ], [
                 'file 1 contents',
                 'file 2 contents',
             ]);
             console.log('res?', results)
-            expect(results.length).equal(4);
+            expect(results.length).equal(2);
             expect(results[0].name).equal('w');
-            expect(results[1].name).equal('w (1)');
-            expect(results[2].path).equal(t.resolve('q/w/file_1.txt'));
-            expect(results[3].path).equal(t.resolve('q/w (1)/file_2.txt'));
+            expect(results[1].path).equal(t.resolve('q/w/file_1.txt'));
         });
 
         await t.case('batch mkdir and write', async () => {
@@ -182,31 +92,18 @@ module.exports = {
                     path: t.resolve('q/w'),
                     create_missing_parents: true,
                 },
-                {
-                    op: 'mkdir',
-                    as: 'dest_2',
-                    path: t.resolve('q/w'), // "q/w (1)"
-                    dedupe_name: true,
-                    create_missing_parents: true,
-                },
                 {
                     op: 'write',
                     path: t.resolve('$dest_1/file_1.txt'),
                 },
-                {
-                    op: 'write',
-                    path: t.resolve('$dest_2/file_2.txt'),
-                },
             ], [
                 'file 1 contents',
                 'file 2 contents',
             ]);
             console.log('res?', results)
-            expect(results.length).equal(4);
+            expect(results.length).equal(2);
             expect(results[0].name).equal('w');
-            expect(results[1].name).equal('w (1)');
-            expect(results[2].path).equal(t.resolve('q/w/file_1.txt'));
-            expect(results[3].path).equal(t.resolve('q/w (1)/file_2.txt'));
+            expect(results[1].path).equal(t.resolve('q/w/file_1.txt'));
         });
 
         // Test for a single write