diff --git a/test/bug.986.t b/test/bug.986.t
deleted file mode 100755
index 7d7e22538..000000000
--- a/test/bug.986.t
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-###############################################################################
-#
-# Copyright 2006 - 2015, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
-#
-# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-#
-# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-# in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-#
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-# OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
-# THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-# SOFTWARE.
-#
-# http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
-#
-###############################################################################
-
-import sys
-import os
-import unittest
-# Ensure python finds the local simpletap module
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-
-from basetest import Task, TestCase
-from basetest import Taskd, ServerTestCase
-
-
-class TestBug986(TestCase):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        """Executed before each test in the class"""
-        self.t = Task()
-
-    def test_dateformat_precedence(self):
-        """Verify rc.dateformat.info takes precedence over rc.dateformat"""
-        self.t('add test')
-        self.t('1 start')
-
-        code, out, err = self.t('1 info rc.dateformat:XX rc.dateformat.info:__')
-        self.assertIn('__', out)
-        self.assertNotIn('XX', out)
-
-        code, out, err = self.t('1 info rc.dateformat:__ rc.dateformat.info:')
-        self.assertIn('__', out)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    from simpletap import TAPTestRunner
-    unittest.main(testRunner=TAPTestRunner())
-
-# vim: ai sts=4 et sw=4 ft=python
diff --git a/test/dateformat.t b/test/dateformat.t
index d59ab0708..3f8b5464c 100755
--- a/test/dateformat.t
+++ b/test/dateformat.t
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class TestDateformat(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(out.count("20150704T000000"), 3)
 
 class TestBug886(TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         """Executed before each test in the class"""
         self.t = Task()
@@ -74,6 +73,24 @@ class TestBug886(TestCase):
         self.assertIn("'donkey' is not a valid date", err)
 
 
+class TestBug986(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Executed before each test in the class"""
+        self.t = Task()
+
+    def test_dateformat_precedence(self):
+        """986: Verify rc.dateformat.info takes precedence over rc.dateformat"""
+        self.t('add test')
+        self.t('1 start')
+
+        code, out, err = self.t('1 info rc.dateformat:XX rc.dateformat.info:__')
+        self.assertIn('__', out)
+        self.assertNotIn('XX', out)
+
+        code, out, err = self.t('1 info rc.dateformat:__ rc.dateformat.info:')
+        self.assertIn('__', out)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     from simpletap import TAPTestRunner
     unittest.main(testRunner=TAPTestRunner())