diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Console/Command/Task/TemplateTaskTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Console/Command/Task/TemplateTaskTest.php
index c5dead24075..3bf04ede987 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Console/Command/Task/TemplateTaskTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Console/Command/Task/TemplateTaskTest.php
@@ -58,29 +58,6 @@ public function tearDown() {
 		unset($this->Task);
 	}
 
-/**
- * test that set sets variables
- *
- * @return void
- */
-	public function testSet() {
-		$this->Task->set('one', 'two');
-		$this->assertTrue(isset($this->Task->viewVars['one']));
-		$this->assertEquals('two', $this->Task->viewVars['one']);
-
-		$this->Task->set(array('one' => 'three', 'four' => 'five'));
-		$this->assertTrue(isset($this->Task->viewVars['one']));
-		$this->assertEquals('three', $this->Task->viewVars['one']);
-		$this->assertTrue(isset($this->Task->viewVars['four']));
-		$this->assertEquals('five', $this->Task->viewVars['four']);
-
-		$this->Task->viewVars = array();
-		$this->Task->set(array(3 => 'three', 4 => 'four'));
-		$this->Task->set(array(1 => 'one', 2 => 'two'));
-		$expected = array(3 => 'three', 4 => 'four', 1 => 'one', 2 => 'two');
-		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->Task->viewVars);
-	}
-
 /**
  * test finding themes installed in
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Controller/ControllerTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Controller/ControllerTest.php
index 90b4eaa189a..81b0b045ffe 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Controller/ControllerTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/Controller/ControllerTest.php
@@ -319,48 +319,6 @@ public function testFlash() {
 		App::build();
 	}
 
-/**
- * testControllerSet method
- *
- * @return void
- */
-	public function testControllerSet() {
-		$request = new Request('controller_posts/index');
-		$Controller = new Controller($request);
-
-		$Controller->set('variable_with_underscores', null);
-		$this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('variable_with_underscores', $Controller->viewVars));
-
-		$Controller->viewVars = array();
-		$viewVars = array('ModelName' => array('id' => 1, 'name' => 'value'));
-		$Controller->set($viewVars);
-		$this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('ModelName', $Controller->viewVars));
-
-		$Controller->viewVars = array();
-		$Controller->set('variable_with_underscores', 'value');
-		$this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('variable_with_underscores', $Controller->viewVars));
-
-		$Controller->viewVars = array();
-		$viewVars = array('ModelName' => 'name');
-		$Controller->set($viewVars);
-		$this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('ModelName', $Controller->viewVars));
-
-		$Controller->set('title', 'someTitle');
-		$this->assertSame($Controller->viewVars['title'], 'someTitle');
-		$this->assertTrue(empty($Controller->pageTitle));
-
-		$Controller->viewVars = array();
-		$expected = array('ModelName' => 'name', 'ModelName2' => 'name2');
-		$Controller->set(array('ModelName', 'ModelName2'), array('name', 'name2'));
-		$this->assertSame($expected, $Controller->viewVars);
-
-		$Controller->viewVars = array();
-		$Controller->set(array(3 => 'three', 4 => 'four'));
-		$Controller->set(array(1 => 'one', 2 => 'two'));
-		$expected = array(3 => 'three', 4 => 'four', 1 => 'one', 2 => 'two');
-		$this->assertEquals($expected, $Controller->viewVars);
-	}
-
 /**
  * testRender method
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/View/ViewTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/View/ViewTest.php
index 494af2b8ae9..312feac9331 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/View/ViewTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/TestCase/View/ViewTest.php
@@ -1186,37 +1186,6 @@ public function testRenderStrippingNoCacheTagsOnlyCacheCheck() {
 		$this->assertNotRegExp('/cake:nocache/', $result);
 	}
 
-/**
- * testSet method
- *
- * @return void
- */
-	public function testSet() {
-		$View = new TestView($this->PostsController);
-		$View->viewVars = array();
-		$View->set('somekey', 'someValue');
-		$this->assertSame($View->viewVars, array('somekey' => 'someValue'));
-		$this->assertSame($View->getVars(), array('somekey'));
-
-		$View->viewVars = array();
-		$keys = array('key1', 'key2');
-		$values = array('value1', 'value2');
-		$View->set($keys, $values);
-		$this->assertSame($View->viewVars, array('key1' => 'value1', 'key2' => 'value2'));
-		$this->assertSame($View->getVars(), array('key1', 'key2'));
-		$this->assertSame($View->getVar('key1'), 'value1');
-		$this->assertNull($View->getVar('key3'));
-
-		$View->set(array('key3' => 'value3'));
-		$this->assertSame($View->getVar('key3'), 'value3');
-
-		$View->viewVars = array();
-		$View->set(array(3 => 'three', 4 => 'four'));
-		$View->set(array(1 => 'one', 2 => 'two'));
-		$expected = array(3 => 'three', 4 => 'four', 1 => 'one', 2 => 'two');
-		$this->assertEquals($expected, $View->viewVars);
-	}
-
 /**
  * testBadExt method
  *