diff --git a/docs/developer.md b/docs/developer.md
index 61ba6c10e81..b59ec9f9a17 100644
--- a/docs/developer.md
+++ b/docs/developer.md
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ or the associated YouTube video introduction to [core development with Ethereumj
 
 #### Running different Test Types
 
-Running all the tests:
-
-`npm test`
-
 Running the State tests:
 
 `node ./tests/tester -s`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91022662c7b..cd8f48c4e5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "testBlockchain": "npm run build:dist && node --stack-size=1500 ./tests/tester -b --fork='Constantinople' --dist --excludeDir='GeneralStateTests'",
     "testBlockchainGeneralStateTests": "npm run build:dist && node --stack-size=1500 ./tests/tester -b --dist --dir='GeneralStateTests'",
     "testAPI": "tape ./tests/api/*.js",
-    "test": "node ./tests/tester -a",
+    "test": "echo \"[INFO] Generic test cmd not used. See package.json for more specific test run cmds.\"",
     "lint": "standard",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run lint && npm run build:dist && npm run testBuildIntegrity",
     "build:dist": "babel lib/ -d dist/",
diff --git a/tests/tester.js b/tests/tester.js
index 474be46cfdc..2368b153b57 100755
--- a/tests/tester.js
+++ b/tests/tester.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
 const argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2))
-const async = require('async')
 const tape = require('tape')
 const testing = require('ethereumjs-testing')
 const FORK_CONFIG = argv.fork || 'Byzantium'
@@ -115,8 +114,6 @@ if (argv.r) {
   runTests('VMTests', argv)
 } else if (argv.b) {
   runTests('BlockchainTests', argv)
-} else if (argv.a) {
-  runAll()
 }
 
 // randomized tests
@@ -244,14 +241,3 @@ function runTests (name, runnerArgs, cb) {
     })
   }
 }
-
-function runAll () {
-  require('./tester.js')
-  require('./genesishashes.js')
-  require('./constantinopleSstoreTest.js')
-  async.series([
-    // runTests.bind(this, 'VMTests', {}), // VM tests disabled since we don't support Frontier gas costs
-    runTests.bind(this, 'GeneralStateTests', {}),
-    runTests.bind(this, 'BlockchainTests', {})
-  ])
-}