diff --git a/src/tests/libs/alm/ComplexButtons.cpp b/src/tests/libs/alm/ComplexButtons.cpp
index 4fe739348e..e49cd3c0c0 100644
--- a/src/tests/libs/alm/ComplexButtons.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/libs/alm/ComplexButtons.cpp
@@ -66,20 +66,6 @@ public:
 				fLayout->AddXTab())
 			.AddToRight(button5, fLayout->Right());
 				
-		/*
-		// create a new BALMLayout and use  it for this window
-		fLayout = new BALMLayout();
-		SetLayout(fLayout);
-
-		fLayout->AddView(button1, fLayout->Left(), fLayout->Top(), NULL,
-			NULL);
-		fLayout->AddViewToRight(button2);
-		fLayout->AddViewToRight(button3, fLayout->Right());
-		fLayout->AddView(button4, fLayout->Left(), fLayout->BottomOf(button1),
-			NULL, fLayout->Bottom());
-		fLayout->AddViewToRight(button5, fLayout->Right());
-		*/
-
 		// test size limits
 		BSize min = fLayout->MinSize();
 		BSize max = fLayout->MaxSize();
diff --git a/src/tests/libs/alm/Pinwheel.cpp b/src/tests/libs/alm/Pinwheel.cpp
index cdea90ade3..fcdb6e6837 100644
--- a/src/tests/libs/alm/Pinwheel.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/libs/alm/Pinwheel.cpp
@@ -72,23 +72,6 @@ public:
 		layout->AddView(textView1, x1, y1, x2, y2);
 		*/
 
-		// alternative setup
-		/* 
-		layout->AddView(button1);
-		Area* a1 = layout->AreaOf(button1);
-		Area* a2 = layout->AddViewToRight(button2, a1, layout->Right(), NULL,
-			layout->AddYTab());
-		Area* a3 = layout->AddViewToBottom(button3, a2, layout->Bottom(),
-			layout->AddXTab(), NULL);
-		Area* a4 = layout->AddViewToLeft(button4, a3, layout->Left(),
-			a1->Bottom());
-
-		layout->AddView(textView1, a4->Right(), a1->Bottom(), a2->Left(),
-			a3->Top());
-		a1->SetWidthAs(a3);
-		a1->SetHeightAs(a3);
-		*/
-
 		// test size limits
 		BSize min = layout->MinSize();
 		BSize max = layout->MaxSize();
diff --git a/src/tests/libs/alm/ThreeButtons.cpp b/src/tests/libs/alm/ThreeButtons.cpp
index f119ae1659..582a82a6c4 100644
--- a/src/tests/libs/alm/ThreeButtons.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/libs/alm/ThreeButtons.cpp
@@ -45,17 +45,6 @@ public:
 				.AddBelow(button2)
 				.AddBelow(button3, fLayout->Bottom());
 
-		/*
-		// create a new BALMLayout and use  it for this window
-		fLayout = new BALMLayout();
-		SetLayout(fLayout);
-		
-		fLayout->AddView(button1, fLayout->Left(), fLayout->Top(),
-			fLayout->Right(), NULL);
-		fLayout->AddViewToBottom(button2);
-		fLayout->AddViewToBottom(button3, fLayout->Bottom());
-		*/
-
 		// test size limits
 		BSize min = fLayout->MinSize();
 		BSize max = fLayout->MaxSize();
diff --git a/src/tests/libs/alm/Views.cpp b/src/tests/libs/alm/Views.cpp
index 97ffe49d9c..fc7d88afc0 100644
--- a/src/tests/libs/alm/Views.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/libs/alm/Views.cpp
@@ -78,35 +78,6 @@ public:
 				.AddToRight(stringView2)
 				.AddToRight(BSpaceLayoutItem::CreateGlue(), layout->Right());
 
-		/*
-		// create a new BALMLayout and use  it for this window
-		BALMLayout* layout = new BALMLayout(10);
-		SetLayout(layout);
-		layout->SetInsets(10.);
-
-		layout->AddView(button1, layout->Left(), layout->Top());
-		layout->AddViewToRight(radioButton);
-		layout->AddItemToRight(BSpaceLayoutItem::CreateGlue());
-		Area* a3 = layout->AddViewToRight(button3);
-		layout->SetCurrentArea(radioButton);
-		layout->AddViewToBottom(textView1, NULL, NULL, a3->Right());
-		layout->AddViewToBottom(button4);
-		layout->AddViewToRight(button5, layout->Right());
-		layout->AddViewToBottom(button6);
-
-		layout->AddView(menu1, layout->Left(), layout->BottomOf(button6));
-		layout->AddViewToRight(stringView1);
-		layout->AddItemToRight(BSpaceLayoutItem::CreateGlue(), layout->Right());
-
-		layout->AddViewToBottom(statusBar, NULL, layout->Left(),
-			layout->Right());
-
-		layout->AddView(menu2, layout->Left(), layout->BottomOf(statusBar),
-			layout->RightOf(menu1), layout->Bottom());
-		layout->AddViewToRight(stringView2);
-		layout->AddItemToRight(BSpaceLayoutItem::CreateGlue(), layout->Right());
-		*/
-
 		layout->Solver()->AddConstraint(2, layout->TopOf(menu1), -1,
 			layout->Bottom(), OperatorType(kEQ), 0);