diff --git a/tests/test_zip.py b/tests/test_zip.py
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-import zipfile
-import shutil
-import os
-import glob
-
-def create_zip_of_scan(folder_path):
-    """Generate a zip file that can be downloaded, with all the scan files in it."""
-    
-    print("Creating zip archive of images (may take some time)...")
-    zip_fname = f'{folder_path}.zip'
-    
-    if not os.path.isfile(zip_fname):
-        shutil.make_archive(
-            folder_path,
-            "zip",
-            folder_path,
-            "images/"
-        )
-    
-    current_zip = get_files_in_zip(zip_fname)
-
-    files = glob.glob(folder_path + '/**/*', recursive=True)
-    files = [i.split(f'{folder_path}\\')[1] for i in files]
-
-    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_fname, mode="a") as zip:
-        for file in files:
-            if file not in current_zip and ".zip" not in file:
-                print(f'appending {file} to zip')
-                zip.write(os.path.join(folder_path, file), arcname=file)
-            else:
-                print(f'{file} is already in zip')
-
-    images_folder = os.path.join(folder_path, 'images')
-    # Promote key files to the top level of the zip
-    
-    for fname in ["stitched_from_stage.jpg", "stitched.jpg"]:
-        fpath = os.path.join(images_folder, fname)
-        if os.path.exists(fpath):
-            print(f'copying {fpath} to upper level')
-            zip.write(fpath, arcname=fname)
-
-def get_files_in_zip(zip_path):
-
-    zip = zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path)
-    zip = [os.path.normpath(i) for i in zip.namelist()]
-    # list available files in the container, relative to the base
-    return zip
-
-create_zip_of_scan(r"G:\stitching_tests\zip_test")
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