diff --git a/spec/lib/roo/excelx_spec.rb b/spec/lib/roo/excelx_spec.rb
index 2ec93415..800d181f 100644
--- a/spec/lib/roo/excelx_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/roo/excelx_spec.rb
@@ -360,51 +360,4 @@
       end
     end
   end
-
-  describe '.new with streaming' do
-    subject {
-      Roo::Excelx.new('test/files/numbers1withnull.xlsx', :minimal_load => true)
-    }
-
-    it 'has pad_cell set to true by default' do
-        # last row should have two nil values
-        # on in the first col and one in the fourth col
-
-        rows = []
-
-        subject.each_row_streaming do |row|
-            rows << row.map do |c| 
-                # can't call .value on a padded value (it's nil)
-                c.value rescue nil
-            end
-        end
-
-        # were padding empty cells (should be 2 total)
-        expect(rows.first[1]).to be_nil
-        expect(rows.first[3]).to be_nil
-        expect(rows.first[2]).not_to be_nil
-        
-    end
-
-    it 'has pad_cell set to true by default' do
-        # last row should have two nil values
-        # on in the first col and one in the fourth col
-
-        rows = []
-
-        subject.each_row_streaming(:pad_cells=>false) do |row|
-            rows << row.map do |c| 
-                # can't call .value on a padded value (it's nil)
-                c.value rescue nil
-            end
-        end
-
-        # we are not padding empty cells
-        expect(rows.first[1]).not_to be_nil
-        
-    end
-
-
-  end
-
 end