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+require('./harness');
+
+var queueName = 'node-unsubscribe-test';
+var counter = 0;
+
+connection.on('ready', function() {
+  var ex = connection.exchange('');
+  var q = connection.queue(queueName, {autoDelete: false}, function() {
+    ex.publish(queueName, {"msg": 'Message1'});
+    var defr = q.subscribe(function() { counter += 1; });
+    defr.addCallback(function(ok) {
+      // NB there is a race here, since the publish above and this
+      // unsubscribe are sent over different channels.
+      var defr2 = q.unsubscribe(ok.consumerTag);
+      defr2.addCallback(function() {
+        connection.publish(queueName, {"msg": 'Message2'});
+        // alas I cannot think of a way to synchronise on the queue
+        setTimeout(function() { q.destroy().addCallback(function() {
+          connection.end(); })}, 500);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+process.addListener('exit', function() {
+  assert.equal(1, counter);
+});