diff --git a/tests/test-compression.sh b/tests/test-compression.sh
index 4bcc68ec..71eba94f 100755
--- a/tests/test-compression.sh
+++ b/tests/test-compression.sh
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ echo "... compress with level=0"
 $EXECUTABLE compress-$SCHEME --compression-level=0 card-defs.mnrd card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l0
 echo "... compress with level=1"
 $EXECUTABLE compress-$SCHEME --compression-level=1 card-defs.mnrd card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l1
-echo "... compress optimally"
-$EXECUTABLE compress-$SCHEME --optimal card-defs.mnrd card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.opt
 
 echo "... decompress from level=-1 (no compression)"
 $EXECUTABLE decompress-$SCHEME card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.lN card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.lN.dec
@@ -28,8 +26,6 @@ echo "... decompress from level=0"
 $EXECUTABLE decompress-$SCHEME card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l0 card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l0.dec
 echo "... decompress from level=1"
 $EXECUTABLE decompress-$SCHEME card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l1 card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l1.dec
-echo "... decompress from optimal"
-$EXECUTABLE decompress-$SCHEME card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.opt card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.opt.dec
 
 echo "... check result from level=-1 (no compression)"
 diff card-defs.mnrd card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.lN.dec
@@ -37,16 +33,12 @@ echo "... check result from level=0"
 diff card-defs.mnrd card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l0.dec
 echo "... check result from level=1"
 diff card-defs.mnrd card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l1.dec
-echo "... check result from optimal"
-diff card-defs.mnrd card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.opt.dec
 
 echo "... clean up"
 rm card-defs.mnrd \
     card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.lN \
     card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l0 \
     card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l1 \
-    card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.opt \
     card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.lN.dec \
     card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l0.dec \
-    card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l1.dec \
-    card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.opt.dec
+    card-defs.mnrd.$SCHEME.l1.dec