diff --git a/search/writer_test.go b/search/writer_test.go
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--- a/search/writer_test.go
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@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-package search_test
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"math/rand"
-	"sort"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"gitlab.com/uafrica/go-utils/logger"
-	"gitlab.com/uafrica/go-utils/search"
-)
-
-func TestLocalWriter(t *testing.T) {
-	test(t, search.Config{
-		Addresses: []string{"https://localhost:9200"},
-	})
-}
-
-func TestDevWriter(t *testing.T) {
-	test(t, search.Config{
-		Addresses: []string{"https://search-uafrica-v3-api-logs-fefgiypvmb3sg5wqohgsbqnzvq.af-south-1.es.amazonaws.com/"}, //from AWS Console OpenSearch Service > Domains > uafrica-v3-api-logs > General Information: Domain Endpoints
-		Username:  "uafrica",
-		Password:  "Aiz}a4ee",
-	})
-}
-
-func test(t *testing.T, c search.Config) {
-	logger.SetGlobalFormat(logger.NewConsole())
-	logger.SetGlobalLevel(logger.LevelDebug)
-	a, err := search.New(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create writer: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	indexName := "go-utils-audit-test"
-	ts, err := a.TimeSeries(indexName, testStruct{})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create time series: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	//write N records
-	methods := []string{"GET", "POST", "GET", "PATCH", "GET", "GET", "DELETE", "GET", "GET"} //more gets than others
-	paths := []string{"/users", "/orders", "/accounts", "/shipment", "/rates", "/accounts", "/shipment", "/rates", "/accounts", "/shipment", "/rates", "/accounts", "/shipment", "/rates"}
-	N := 100
-	testTime := time.Now().Add(-time.Hour * time.Duration(N))
-	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
-		testTime = testTime.Add(time.Duration(float64(rand.Intn(100)) / 60.0 * float64(time.Hour)))
-		method := methods[i%len(methods)]
-		path := paths[i%len(paths)]
-		if err := ts.Write(
-			testTime,
-			testTime.Add(-time.Duration(float64(time.Second)*(float64(rand.Intn(100))/100.0+0.1))),
-			testStruct{
-				TimeSeriesHeader: search.TimeSeriesHeader{},
-				Test1:            fmt.Sprintf("%d", i+1),          //1,2,3,...
-				Test2:            fmt.Sprintf("ACC_%05d", 93+i%7), //ACC_00093..ACC00100
-				Test3:            i%3 + 8,                         //8,9, or 10
-				HTTP: httpData{
-					Method: method,
-					Path:   path,
-				},
-				HTTPMethod: method,
-				HTTPPath:   path,
-			}); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to add doc: %+v", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	docs, totalCount, err := ts.Search(10)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("failed to search: %+v", err)
-	} else {
-		t.Logf("search: %d: %+v", totalCount, docs)
-	}
-
-	oldList, err := a.DelOldTimeSeries(indexName, 2)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to del old: %+v", err)
-	}
-	sort.Slice(oldList, func(i, j int) bool { return oldList[i] < oldList[j] })
-
-	t.Logf("Deleted %d old series", len(oldList))
-	//indexes deleted depends on current time, so not verifying
-	// if len(oldList) != 2 || oldList[0] != "go-utils-audit-test-20211029" || oldList[1] != "go-utils-audit-test-20211030" {
-	// 	t.Fatalf("Did not delete expected indices")
-	// }
-	t.Logf("Done")
-}
-
-type testStruct struct {
-	search.TimeSeriesHeader
-	Test1      string   `json:"test1"`
-	Test2      string   `json:"test2"`
-	Test3      int      `json:"test3"`
-	HTTP       httpData `json:"http"`
-	HTTPMethod string   `json:"http_method" search:"keyword"`
-	HTTPPath   string   `json:"http_path" search:"keyword"`
-}
-
-type httpData struct {
-	Method string `json:"method" search:"keyword"`
-	Path   string `json:"path" search:"keyword"`
-}
-
-func TestOlderThan(t *testing.T) {
-	local := time.Now().Location()
-
-	//time now for test (using a fixed value in SAST)
-	t0, _ := time.ParseInLocation("2006-01-02 15:04:05", "2021-10-20 14:15:16", local)
-	t.Logf("t0=%s", t0)
-
-	//threshold is 2 days older, applying at midnight in location SAST
-	olderThanDays := 2
-	t.Logf("n=%d", olderThanDays)
-
-	t1 := time.Date(t0.Year(), t0.Month(), t0.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, local)
-	t.Logf("t1=%s", t1)
-	t1 = t1.Add(-time.Hour * 24 * time.Duration(olderThanDays))
-	t.Logf("Threshold = %s", t1)
-}