diff --git a/test/unit/config/account-test.js b/test/unit/config/account-test.js
index 9e2405d..c2479e4 100644
--- a/test/unit/config/account-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/config/account-test.js
@@ -1,22 +1,15 @@
-var simple = require('simple-mock')
 var test = require('tap').test
 
 var accountConfig = require('../../../lib/config/account')
 
 test('account config', function (t) {
-  var dbStub = {
-    installUsersBehavior: simple.stub().resolveWith()
-  }
-  var PouchDBMock = simple.stub().returnWith(dbStub)
-  simple.mock(PouchDBMock, 'plugin').returnWith()
-
   accountConfig({
     db: {
       admins: 'db admins',
       secret: 'db secret'
     },
     config: {
-      PouchDB: PouchDBMock,
+      PouchDB: 'PouchDB',
       account: {}
     }
   }, function (error, config) {
@@ -24,30 +17,8 @@ test('account config', function (t) {
 
     t.is(config.account.admins, 'db admins', 'sets config.account.admins')
     t.is(config.account.secret, 'db secret', 'sets config.account.secret')
-    t.same(config.account.usersDb, dbStub, 'sets config.account.usersDb')
-
-    t.end()
-  })
-})
-
-test('account config installUsersBehavior error handling', function (t) {
-  var dbStub = {
-    installUsersBehavior: simple.stub().rejectWith(new Error('ooops'))
-  }
-  var PouchDBMock = simple.stub().returnWith(dbStub)
-  simple.mock(PouchDBMock, 'plugin').returnWith()
-  accountConfig({
-    db: {
-      admins: 'db admins',
-      secret: 'db secret'
-    },
-    config: {
-      PouchDB: PouchDBMock,
-      account: {}
-    }
-  }, function (error, config) {
-    t.ok(error)
-    t.is(error.message, 'ooops')
+    t.is(config.account.usersDb, '_users', 'sets config.account.usersDb')
+    t.is(config.account.PouchDB, 'PouchDB', 'sets config.account.PouchDB')
 
     t.end()
   })