diff --git a/pathwaysutils/test/google_internal/persistence_test.py b/pathwaysutils/test/google_internal/persistence_test.py
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--- a/pathwaysutils/test/google_internal/persistence_test.py
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@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-"""Persistence tests that can only run in google3."""
-
-from absl import flags
-import jax
-
-from google3.learning.pathways.ifrt.proxy.jax.tests import register_jax_grpc_backend_for_testing  # pylint: disable=unused-import
-from absl.testing import absltest
-
-
-_JAX_BACKEND_TARGET = flags.DEFINE_string(
-    "jax_backend_target",
-    "ifrt_pathways",
-    "Jax backend target to use.",
-)
-
-_JAX_PLATFORMS = flags.DEFINE_string(
-    "jax_platforms",
-    "proxy",
-    "Jax platforms to use.",
-)
-
-# set JAX_ALLOW_UNUSED_TPUS to avoid the error below
-#
-# AssertionError: The host has 4 TPU chips
-# but TPU support is not linked into JAX. You should add a BUILD dependency
-# on //learning/brain/research/jax:tpu_support."
-#
-# This error happens because we are
-# //learning/pathways/data_parallel:tpu_support instead of the more common
-# //learning/brain/research/jax:tpu_support
-flags.FLAGS.jax_allow_unused_tpus = True
-
-
-class PersistenceTest(absltest.TestCase):
-
-  def test_devices_can_be_fetched_from_proxy_backend(self):
-    devices = jax.devices("proxy")
-    self.assertNotEmpty(devices)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-  absltest.main()