I agree, I have actually removed much of the redundant tests I spoke of, and am considering moving to cpan:://Test::Class instead anyway. Although, I have found while developing another suite for another application, that using the prove utility that comes with Test::Harness comes in handy, I can easily run a specific set of tests or a single test and therefore reduce testing time during development. Then of course when I feel I need to I can run the whole suite. So far it has worked well for me.