diff --git a/tests/test_euler_tour.py b/tests/test_euler_tour.py
index fe347a3..ae485c7 100644
--- a/tests/test_euler_tour.py
+++ b/tests/test_euler_tour.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import itertools
 import unittest
 
+
 class TestEuler(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_reroot(self):
@@ -67,57 +68,6 @@ def test_link(self):
         edge = tuple([4,'c','d',5])
         self.assertTrue(edge in x1._spares)
 
-    def test_cut(self):
-        # building tour 1,2,1,3,1
-        x1 = EulerTour('x1',blist([1]))
-        x2 = EulerTour('x2',blist([2]))
-        edge = tuple([1,'a','b',2])
-        x1.link(x2,edge)
-        edge = tuple([1,'c','d',2])
-        x1.add_spare(edge)
-        x3 = EulerTour('x3',blist([3]))
-        edge = tuple([1,'a','b',3])
-        x1.link(x3,edge)
-
-        # cutting a tour edge when spare exists
-        edge = tuple([1,'a','b',2])
-        cuts = x1.cut(edge)
-        self.assertTrue(len(cuts)==1)
-        x1 = cuts.pop()
-        self.assertEqual(x1._tour,[1,3,1,2,1])
-
-        # cutting a tour edge when no spare exists
-        edge = tuple([1,'a','b',3])
-        cuts = x1.cut(edge)
-        self.assertTrue(len(cuts)==2)
-        x1,x2 = sorted(cuts,key=len,reverse=True)
-        self.assertEqual(x1._tour,[1,2,1])
-        self.assertEqual(x2._tour,[3])
-
-    def test_eulertourindex(self):
-        ind = EulerTourIndex()
-
-        x = EulerTour('x',blist([1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1]))
-        ind.add_tour(x,remap=True)
-        self.assertEqual(sorted(ind._tourmap.keys()),[1,2,3,4,5])
-        for key in [1,2,3,4,5]:
-            self.assertEqual(ind.get_mapped_tour(key),x)
-
-        x._tour = blist([1,2,3,2,1,6,7,6,1])
-        ind.remap_nodes([6,7],x)
-        ind.remap_nodes([4,5])
-
-        self.assertEqual(sorted(ind._tourmap.keys()),[1,2,3,6,7])
-        for key in [1,2,3,6,7]:
-            self.assertEqual(ind.get_mapped_tour(key),x)
-
-        for i,j in itertools.combinations([1,2,3,6,7],2):
-            self.assertTrue(ind.is_connected([i,j]))
-
-        ind.remove_tour(x,remap=True)
-        for key in range(10):
-            self.assertEqual(ind.get_mapped_tour(key),None)
-
     def test_insert_delete(self):
         # sequentially build a tree 1,2,3,2,1
         # with two spare edges 1,2 and 2,3
@@ -170,18 +120,3 @@ def test_insert_delete(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(values),1)
         x = list(values)[0]
         self.assertTrue(edge in x._spares)
-
-        # deletion sequence
-        # delete 1,2 main edge
-        # should rework the tree using spare edge
-        # delete 2,3 spare edge
-        # should not change the tree
-        # delete 1,2 formerly spare edge
-        # 1 is now a singleton
-        # delete 1
-        # delete 2,3 main edge
-        # should rework the tree using spare edge
-        # delete 2,3 formerly spare edge
-        # 2,3 are now singletons
-        # delete 2
-        # delete 3
diff --git a/wc_rules/euler_tour.py b/wc_rules/euler_tour.py
index 92b8a3e..f875738 100644
--- a/wc_rules/euler_tour.py
+++ b/wc_rules/euler_tour.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ def add_edge(self,edge):
         return self
 
     def remove_spare(self,spare):
-        print(self._spares,spare)
         self._spares.remove(spare)
         return self
 
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ def link(self,other,edge):
         node1,_,_,node2 = edge
         if node1 not in self:
             node1,node2 = node2,node1
+        print(node1,self._tour,node2,other._tour)
         self.reroot(node1)
         other.reroot(node2)
         self.extend_right(other._tour + [node1])
@@ -113,55 +113,6 @@ def link(self,other,edge):
         self._edges |= other._edges
         return self
 
-    def cut(self,edge):
-        node1,_,_,node2 = edge
-        self.reroot(node1)
-        x1 = self.first_occurrence(node2)
-        x2 = self.last_occurrence(node2)+1
-        inner_tour = self._tour[x1:x2]
-        outer_tour = self._tour[:x1] + self._tour[x2+1:]
-        print(self._tour,inner_tour,outer_tour)
-        big_tour,small_tour = sorted([inner_tour,outer_tour],key=len,reverse=True)
-        print(self._tour,big_tour,small_tour)
-        big_nodes = set(big_tour)
-        small_nodes = set(small_tour)
-        print(self._tour,big_nodes,small_nodes)
-
-        # is there a spare edge that can fuse them again?
-        mergeable = False
-        merge_edge = None
-        for e in self._spares:
-            n = set([e[0],e[3]])
-            print(n<=big_nodes and n<=small_nodes)
-            if not (n<=big_nodes and n<=small_nodes):
-                mergeable=True
-                merge_edge = e
-                break
-
-        print(mergeable)
-        print(merge_edge)
-
-        if not mergeable:
-            # make two tour objects and return them
-            self.remove_edge(edge)
-            small_edges = set([x for x in self._edges if x[0] in small_nodes])
-            big_edges = self._edges - small_edges
-            small_spares = set([x for x in self._spares if x[0] in small_nodes])
-            big_spares = self._spares - small_spares
-            t1 = EulerTour(id=self.id,iterable=big_tour,edges=big_edges,spares=big_spares)
-            t2 = EulerTour(id=None,iterable=small_tour,edges=small_edges,spares=small_spares)
-            return [t1,t2]
-
-        # make two tour objects, merge them and return them
-        self.remove_edge(edge)
-        self.remove_spare(merge_edge)
-        t1 = EulerTour(id=None,iterable=big_tour)
-        t2 = EulerTour(id=None,iterable=small_tour)
-        t1.link(t2,merge_edge)
-        self._tour = t1._tour
-        return [self]
-
-
 class EulerTourIndex(SetLike):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
@@ -234,3 +185,5 @@ def insert_edge(self,edge):
             self.remove_tour(t2)
             self.remap_nodes(t2.get_nodes(),t1)
         return self
+
+