diff --git a/dali/datest/datest.cmake b/dali/datest/datest.cmake
index 05d41992772..60ae18153b6 100644
--- a/dali/datest/datest.cmake
+++ b/dali/datest/datest.cmake
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ include_directories (
          ${HPCC_SOURCE_DIR}/fs/dafsstream
          ${HPCC_SOURCE_DIR}/rtl/include
          ${HPCC_SOURCE_DIR}/rtl/eclrtl
-         ${HPCC_SOURCE_DIR}/dali/dfuXRefLib
     )
 
 HPCC_ADD_EXECUTABLE ( datest ${SRCS} )
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@ target_link_libraries ( datest
          dafsstream
          eclrtl
          wsdfuaccess 
-         dalibase
-         dfuXRefLib
+         dalibase 
          ${CppUnit_LIBRARIES}
     )
 
diff --git a/dali/datest/datest.cpp b/dali/datest/datest.cpp
index 0547a739a4d..62a0468da85 100644
--- a/dali/datest/datest.cpp
+++ b/dali/datest/datest.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 
 #include "rtlformat.hpp"
 
-#include "dfuxreflib.hpp"
-
 #include "jptree.hpp"
 #include "wsdfuaccess.hpp"
 
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@ static void addTestFile(const char *name,unsigned n)
     StringBuffer partmask;
     getPartMask(partmask,name,n);
     StringBuffer path;
-    IStoragePlane *plane = getDataStoragePlane("mystorageplane", true);
     for (unsigned m=0; m<n; m++) {
         RemoteFilename rfn;
         constructPartFilename(group,m+1,1,n,0,0,false,"",dir.str(),partmask.str(),0,rfn);
@@ -3320,82 +3317,11 @@ void testlockprop(const char *lfn)
     printf("done\n");
 }
 
-void TestParseFileName()
-{
-    StringBuffer mname;
-    unsigned num;
-    unsigned max;
-    bool replicate;
-
-    // Standard file name with multiple parts
-    assertex(testParseFileName("/var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data/test/myname._1_of_3", mname.clear(), num, max, replicate));
-    assertex(strcmp(mname.str(), "/var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data/test/myname._$P$_of_3")==0);
-    assertex(num==1);
-    assertex(max==3);
-    assertex(replicate==true);
-
-    // Standard file name with multiple parts is striped across directories, storage plane has numDevices set for it
-    assertex(testParseFileName("/var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data-two/d1/test/myname._10_of_30", mname.clear(), num, max, replicate));
-    assertex(strcmp(mname.str(), "/var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data-two/d$P$/test/myname._$P$_of_30")==0);
-    assertex(num==10);
-    assertex(max==30);
-    assertex(replicate==true);
-
-    // Standard file name with multiple parts is striped across directories and each part has its own directory, storage plane has numDevices set for it
-    assertex(testParseFileName("/var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data-two/d1/test/42/myname._42_of_100", mname.clear(), num, max, replicate));
-    assertex(strcmp(mname.str(), "/var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data-two/d$P$/test/$P$/myname._$P$_of_100")==0);
-    assertex(num==42);
-    assertex(max==100);
-    assertex(replicate==true);
-
-    // Test a longer part number
-    assertex(testParseFileName("/var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data-two/d110/test/12345/myname._12345_of_100000", mname.clear(), num, max, replicate));
-    assertex(strcmp(mname.str(), "/var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data-two/d$P$/test/$P$/myname._$P$_of_100000")==0);
-    assertex(num==12345);
-    assertex(max==100000);
-    assertex(replicate==true);
-
-    // A file without a storage plane throws an exception
-    try {
-        testParseFileName("/test/myname._1_of_3", mname.clear(), num, max, replicate);
-        assertex(false);
-    } catch (IException *e) {
-        StringBuffer msg;
-        e->errorMessage(msg);
-        e->Release();
-        assertex(strcmp(msg.str(), "Could not find matching prefix in plane definition for file /test/myname._1_of_3")==0);
-    }
-
-    // A file with a storage plane that has numDevices>1 but no stripe number in the path throws an exception
-    try {
-        testParseFileName("/var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data-two/test/myname.42_of_100", mname.clear(), num, max, replicate);
-        assertex(false);
-    } catch (IException *e) {
-        StringBuffer msg;
-        e->errorMessage(msg);
-        e->Release();
-        assertex(strcmp(msg.str(), "In storage plane definition numDevices>1, but no stripe sub-directory found in file /var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data-two/test/myname.42_of_100")==0);
-    }
-
-    // A file where the dir-per-part number does not match the part number
-    try {
-        testParseFileName("/var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data-two/d1/test/42/myname._43_of_100", mname.clear(), num, max, replicate);
-        assertex(false);
-    } catch (IException *e) {
-        StringBuffer msg;
-        e->errorMessage(msg);
-        e->Release();
-        assertex(strcmp(msg.str(), "Dir-per-part # does not match part # of file /var/lib/HPCCSystems/hpcc-data-two/d1/test/42/myname._43_of_100")==0);
-    }
-
-    printf("All parseFileName tests passed\n");
-}
-
 void usage(const char *error=NULL)
 {
     if (error) printf("%s\n", error);
     printf("usage: DATEST <server_ip:port>* [/test <name> [<test params...>] [/NITER <iterations>]\n");
-    printf("where name = RANDTEST | DFS | QTEST | QTEST2 | SESSION | LOCKS | SDS1 | SDS2 | XPATHS| STRESS | STRESS2 | SHUTDOWN | EXTERNAL | SUBLOCKS | SUBSCRIPTION | CONNECTIONSUBS | MULTIFILE | NODESUBS | DFUSTREAMREAD | DFUSTREAMWRITE | DFUSTREAMCOPY | PARSEFILENAME\n");
+    printf("where name = RANDTEST | DFS | QTEST | QTEST2 | SESSION | LOCKS | SDS1 | SDS2 | XPATHS| STRESS | STRESS2 | SHUTDOWN | EXTERNAL | SUBLOCKS | SUBSCRIPTION | CONNECTIONSUBS | MULTIFILE | NODESUBS | DFUSTREAMREAD | DFUSTREAMWRITE | DFUSTREAMCOPY\n");
     printf("eg:  datest . /test QTEST put          -- one coven server running locally, running qtest with param \"put\"\n");
     printf("     datest eq0001016 eq0001017        -- two coven servers, use default test %s\n", DEFAULT_TEST);
 }
@@ -3410,10 +3336,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     EnableSEHtoExceptionMapping();
 
     try {
-        //NB: required initialization for anything that may call getGlobalConfig*() or getComponentConfig*()
-        Owned<IPropertyTree> globals = loadConfiguration(defaultYaml, (const char **)argv, "datest", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, false);
-        initializeStorageGroups(true);
-
         StringBuffer cmd;
         splitFilename(argv[0], NULL, NULL, &cmd, NULL);
         StringBuffer lf;
@@ -3553,7 +3475,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
                 case 10: TestSubLocks(); break;
                 case 11: TestSDS3(group); break;
                 case 12: TestNodeSubs(); break;
-                case 13: TestParseFileName(); break;
                 }
             }
             else if (TEST("DFS"))
@@ -3608,8 +3529,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
                 testDfuStreamWrite(testParams.ordinality() ? testParams.item(0) : nullptr);
             else if (TEST("DFUSTREAMCOPY"))
                 testDfuStreamCopy(testParams.ordinality() ? testParams.item(0) : nullptr);
-            else if (TEST("PARSEFILENAME"))
-                TestParseFileName();
 //          else if (TEST("DALILOG"))
 //              testDaliLog(testParams.ordinality()&&0!=atoi(testParams.item(0)));
             else
diff --git a/dali/dfuXRefLib/dfuxreflib.hpp b/dali/dfuXRefLib/dfuxreflib.hpp
index 8bb88634a2f..691aecca6c4 100644
--- a/dali/dfuXRefLib/dfuxreflib.hpp
+++ b/dali/dfuXRefLib/dfuxreflib.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,5 @@ extern  DFUXREFLIB_API IPropertyTree * runXRefCluster(const char *cluster,IXRefN
 // this will use sasha if enabled
 
 extern  DFUXREFLIB_API void testGetDir();
-extern  DFUXREFLIB_API bool testParseFileName(const char *name,StringBuffer &mname,unsigned &num,unsigned &max,bool &replicate);
 
 #endif