3 files changed, 5 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/whisper/common_test.go b/whisper/common_test.go
index 76e6463e6..a5df762e1 100644
--- a/whisper/common_test.go
+++ b/whisper/common_test.go
@@ -4,40 +4,11 @@ package whisper
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"math/rand"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
 )
 
-// randomNodeID generates and returns a random P2P discovery node id for the
-// whisper tests.
-func randomNodeID() (id discover.NodeID) {
-	for i := range id {
-		id[i] = byte(rand.Intn(255))
-	}
-	return id
-}
-
-// randomNodeName generates and returns a random P2P node name for the whisper
-// tests.
-func randomNodeName() string {
-	return common.MakeName(fmt.Sprintf("whisper-go-test-%3d", rand.Intn(999)), "1.0")
-}
-
-// whisperCaps returns the node capabilities for running the whisper sub-protocol.
-func whisperCaps() []p2p.Cap {
-	return []p2p.Cap{
-		p2p.Cap{
-			Name:    protocolName,
-			Version: uint(protocolVersion),
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 // bufMsgPipe creates a buffered message pipe between two endpoints.
 func bufMsgPipe() (*p2p.MsgPipeRW, *p2p.MsgPipeRW) {
 	A, midA := p2p.MsgPipe()
diff --git a/whisper/peer_test.go b/whisper/peer_test.go
index 5f24504da..53aff7c55 100644
--- a/whisper/peer_test.go
+++ b/whisper/peer_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
 )
 
 type testPeer struct {
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ type testPeer struct {
 
 func startTestPeer() *testPeer {
 	// Create a simulated P2P remote peer and data streams to it
-	remote := p2p.NewPeer(randomNodeID(), randomNodeName(), whisperCaps())
+	remote := p2p.NewPeer(discover.NodeID{}, "", nil)
 	tester, tested := p2p.MsgPipe()
 
 	// Create a whisper client and connect with it to the tester peer
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func startTestPeer() *testPeer {
 
 		client.handlePeer(remote, tested)
 	}()
-	// Assemble and return the test peer
+
 	return &testPeer{
 		client: client,
 		stream: tester,
diff --git a/whisper/whisper_test.go b/whisper/whisper_test.go
index c072ba26b..35e2f0524 100644
--- a/whisper/whisper_test.go
+++ b/whisper/whisper_test.go
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
 )
 
 func startTestCluster(n int) []*Whisper {
 	// Create the batch of simulated peers
 	nodes := make([]*p2p.Peer, n)
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-		nodes[i] = p2p.NewPeer(randomNodeID(), randomNodeName(), whisperCaps())
+		nodes[i] = p2p.NewPeer(discover.NodeID{}, "", nil)
 	}
 	whispers := make([]*Whisper, n)
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {