diff --git a/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/tests.py b/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/tests.py
index cd96ac43b1..d603b6fbff 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/tests.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/tests.py
@@ -113,41 +113,11 @@ class TestRPSystem(BaseEvenniaTest):
             rpsystem.ContribRPCharacter, key="Receiver2", location=self.room
         )
 
-    def test_ordered_permutation_regex(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            rpsystem.ordered_permutation_regex(sdesc0),
-            "/[0-9]*-*A\\ nice\\ sender\\ of\\ emotes(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*nice\\ sender\\ of\\ emotes(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*A\\ nice\\ sender\\ of(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*sender\\ of\\ emotes(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*nice\\ sender\\ of(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*A\\ nice\\ sender(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*nice\\ sender(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*of\\ emotes(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*sender\\ of(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*A\\ nice(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*emotes(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*sender(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*nice(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*of(?=\\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*A(?=\\W|$)+",
-        )
-
     def test_sdesc_handler(self):
         self.speaker.sdesc.add(sdesc0)
         self.assertEqual(self.speaker.sdesc.get(), sdesc0)
         self.speaker.sdesc.add("This is {#324} ignored")
         self.assertEqual(self.speaker.sdesc.get(), "This is 324 ignored")
-        self.speaker.sdesc.add("Testing three words")
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.speaker.sdesc.get_regex_tuple()[0].pattern,
-            "/[0-9]*-*Testing\ three\ words(?=\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*Testing\ three(?=\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*three\ words(?=\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*Testing(?=\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*three(?=\W|$)+|"
-            "/[0-9]*-*words(?=\W|$)+",
-        )
 
     def test_recog_handler(self):
         self.speaker.sdesc.add(sdesc0)
@@ -156,12 +126,8 @@ class TestRPSystem(BaseEvenniaTest):
         self.speaker.recog.add(self.receiver2, recog02)
         self.assertEqual(self.speaker.recog.get(self.receiver1), recog01)
         self.assertEqual(self.speaker.recog.get(self.receiver2), recog02)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.speaker.recog.get_regex_tuple(self.receiver1)[0].pattern,
-            "/[0-9]*-*Mr\\ Receiver(?=\\W|$)+|/[0-9]*-*Receiver(?=\\W|$)+|/[0-9]*-*Mr(?=\\W|$)+",
-        )
         self.speaker.recog.remove(self.receiver1)
-        self.assertEqual(self.speaker.recog.get(self.receiver1), sdesc1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.speaker.recog.get(self.receiver1), None)
 
         self.assertEqual(self.speaker.recog.all(), {"Mr Receiver2": self.receiver2})
 
@@ -265,18 +231,6 @@ class TestRPSystem(BaseEvenniaTest):
         self.assertEqual(self.speaker.search("receiver of emotes"), self.receiver1)
         self.assertEqual(self.speaker.search("colliding"), self.receiver2)
 
-    def test_regex_tuple_from_key_alias(self):
-        self.speaker.aliases.add("foo bar")
-        self.speaker.aliases.add("this thing is a long thing")
-        t0 = time.time()
-        result = rpsystem.regex_tuple_from_key_alias(self.speaker)
-        t1 = time.time()
-        result = rpsystem.regex_tuple_from_key_alias(self.speaker)
-        t2 = time.time()
-        # print(f"t1: {t1 - t0}, t2: {t2 - t1}")
-        self.assertLess(t2 - t1, 10**-4)
-        self.assertEqual(result, (Anything, self.speaker, self.speaker.key))
-
 
 class TestRPSystemCommands(BaseEvenniaCommandTest):
     def setUp(self):