diff --git a/spec/helpers.js b/spec/helpers.js
index 174a7ae..a04ebc9 100644
--- a/spec/helpers.js
+++ b/spec/helpers.js
@@ -17,23 +17,10 @@
     under the License.
 */
 
-var path = require('path'),
-    fs = require('fs'),
-    shell = require('shelljs'),
-    os = require('os'),
-    ConfigParser = require('cordova-common').ConfigParser;
-
-// Just use Android everywhere; we're mocking out any calls to the `android` binary.
-module.exports.testPlatform = 'android';
-
-function getConfigPath (dir) {
-    // if path ends with 'config.xml', return it
-    if (dir.indexOf('config.xml') == dir.length - 10) {
-        return dir;
-    }
-    // otherwise, add 'config.xml' to the end of it
-    return path.join(dir, 'config.xml');
-}
+var path = require('path');
+var fs = require('fs');
+var shell = require('shelljs');
+var os = require('os');
 
 module.exports.tmpDir = function (subdir) {
     var dir = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'e2e-test');
@@ -47,105 +34,6 @@
     return dir;
 };
 
-// Returns the platform that should be used for testing on this host platform.
-/*
-var host = os.platform();
-if (host.match(/win/)) {
-    module.exports.testPlatform = 'wp8';
-} else if (host.match(/darwin/)) {
-    module.exports.testPlatform = 'ios';
-} else {
-    module.exports.testPlatform = 'android';
-}
-*/
-
-module.exports.setEngineSpec = function (appPath, engine, spec) {
-    appPath = getConfigPath(appPath);
-    var parser = new ConfigParser(appPath);
-
-    parser.removeEngine(engine);
-    parser.addEngine(engine, spec);
-    parser.write();
-};
-
-module.exports.getEngineSpec = function (appPath, engine) {
-    appPath = getConfigPath(appPath);
-    var parser = new ConfigParser(appPath),
-        engines = parser.getEngines();
-
-    for (var i = 0; i < engines.length; i++) {
-        if (engines[i].name === module.exports.testPlatform) {
-            return engines[i].spec;
-        }
-    }
-    return null;
-};
-
-module.exports.removeEngine = function (appPath, engine) {
-    appPath = getConfigPath(appPath);
-    var parser = new ConfigParser(appPath);
-
-    parser.removeEngine(module.exports.testPlatform);
-    parser.write();
-};
-
-module.exports.setPluginSpec = function (appPath, plugin, spec) {
-    appPath = getConfigPath(appPath);
-    var parser = new ConfigParser(appPath),
-        p = parser.getPlugin(plugin),
-        variables = [];
-
-    if (p) {
-        parser.removePlugin(p.name);
-        if (p.variables.length && p.variables.length > 0) {
-            variables = p.variables;
-        }
-    }
-
-    parser.addPlugin({ 'name': plugin, 'spec': spec }, variables);
-    parser.write();
-};
-
-module.exports.getPluginSpec = function (appPath, plugin) {
-    appPath = getConfigPath(appPath);
-    var parser = new ConfigParser(appPath),
-        p = parser.getPlugin(plugin);
-
-    if (p) {
-        return p.spec;
-    }
-    return null;
-};
-
-module.exports.getPluginVariable = function (appPath, plugin, variable) {
-    appPath = getConfigPath(appPath);
-    var parser = new ConfigParser(appPath),
-        p = parser.getPlugin(plugin);
-
-    if (p && p.variables) {
-        return p.variables[variable];
-    }
-    return null;
-};
-
-module.exports.removePlugin = function (appPath, plugin) {
-    appPath = getConfigPath(appPath);
-    var parser = new ConfigParser(appPath);
-
-    parser.removePlugin(plugin);
-    parser.write();
-};
-
-module.exports.getConfigContent = function (appPath) {
-    var configFile = path.join(appPath, 'config.xml');
-    return fs.readFileSync(configFile, 'utf-8');
-};
-
-module.exports.writeConfigContent = function (appPath, configContent) {
-    var configFile = path.join(appPath, 'config.xml');
-    fs.writeFileSync(configFile, configContent, 'utf-8');
-};
-
 // Add the toExist matcher.
 beforeEach(function () {
     jasmine.addMatchers({