diff --git a/test/parallel/p/check_collected_responses.json b/test/parallel/p/check_collected_responses.json
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index 4c33b94..0000000
--- a/test/parallel/p/check_collected_responses.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-        "name": "bounce-json: bounce collected responses from parallel runs: {{ datastore "responses" }}",
-        "request": {
-            "server_url": "http://localhost{{ datastore "local_port" }}",
-            "endpoint": "bounce-json",
-            "method": "POST",
-            "body": {
-                "responses": {{ datastore "responses" | marshal }}
-            }
-        },
-        "response": {
-            "statuscode": 200,
-            "body": {
-                "body": {
-                    "responses": [
-                        {{ range $idx, $n := N (datastore "n_parallel") }}
-                            {{ if gt $idx 0 }}, {{ end }}
-                            {{ $idx }}
-                        {{ end }}
-                    ]
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-]
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diff --git a/test/parallel/p/manifest.json b/test/parallel/p/manifest.json
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index 9698f9f..0000000
--- a/test/parallel/p/manifest.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{{ $local_port := ":9999" }}
-{{ $n_parallel := 5 }}
-{
-    "http_server": {
-        "addr": "{{ $local_port }}",
-        "dir": "../_res",
-        "testmode": false
-    },
-    "name": "parallel run of files",
-    "tests": [
-        {
-            "name": "port {{ $local_port }}",
-            "store": {
-                "n_parallel": {{ $n_parallel }},
-                "local_port": {{ $local_port | marshal }}
-            }
-        },
-        "p@parallel.json",
-        "@check_collected_responses.json"
-    ]
-}
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diff --git a/test/parallel/p/parallel.json b/test/parallel/p/parallel.json
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index 28ecce5..0000000
--- a/test/parallel/p/parallel.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {{ range $idx, $n := N (datastore "n_parallel") }}
-        {{ if gt $idx 0 }}, {{ end }}
-        {
-            "name": "bounce-json: bounce n={{ $idx }}",
-            "request": {
-                "server_url": "http://localhost{{ datastore "local_port" }}",
-                "endpoint": "bounce-json",
-                "method": "POST",
-                "body": {
-                    "n": {{ $idx }}
-                }
-            },
-            "response": {
-                "statuscode": 200,
-                "body": {
-                    "body": {
-                        "n": {{ $idx }}
-                    }
-                }
-            },
-            "store_response_qjson": {
-                "responses[]": "body.body.n"
-            }
-        }
-    {{ end }}
-]
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diff --git a/test/parallel/pN/check_collected_responses.json b/test/parallel/pN/check_collected_responses.json
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index 564d76a..0000000
--- a/test/parallel/pN/check_collected_responses.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-        "name": "bounce-json: bounce collected responses from N={{datastore "n_parallel"}} parallel runs: {{ datastore "responses" }}",
-        "request": {
-            "server_url": "http://localhost{{ datastore "local_port" }}",
-            "endpoint": "bounce-json",
-            "method": "POST",
-            "body": {
-                "responses": {{ datastore "responses" | marshal }}
-            }
-        },
-        "response": {
-            "statuscode": 200,
-            "body": {
-                "body": {
-                    "responses": [
-                        {{ range $idx, $n := N (datastore "n_parallel") }}
-                            {{ if gt $idx 0 }}, {{ end }}
-                            1
-                        {{ end }}
-                    ]
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-]
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diff --git a/test/parallel/pN/manifest.json b/test/parallel/pN/manifest.json
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index fc292b1..0000000
--- a/test/parallel/pN/manifest.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{{ $local_port := ":9999" }}
-{{ $n_parallel := 5 }}
-{
-    "http_server": {
-        "addr": "{{ $local_port }}",
-        "dir": "../_res",
-        "testmode": false
-    },
-    "name": "parallel run of N={{ $n_parallel }} repetitions",
-    "tests": [
-        {
-            "name": "port {{ $local_port }}",
-            "store": {
-                "n_parallel": {{ $n_parallel }},
-                "local_port": {{ $local_port | marshal }}
-            }
-        }
-        , "p{{ $n_parallel }}@parallel.json"
-        , "@check_collected_responses.json"
-    ]
-}
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diff --git a/test/parallel/pN/parallel.json b/test/parallel/pN/parallel.json
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index 75b9d71..0000000
--- a/test/parallel/pN/parallel.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-        "name": "bounce-json: bounce n=1",
-        "request": {
-            "server_url": "http://localhost{{ datastore "local_port" }}",
-            "endpoint": "bounce-json",
-            "method": "POST",
-            "body": {
-                "n": 1
-            }
-        },
-        "response": {
-            "statuscode": 200,
-            "body": {
-                "body": {
-                    "n": 1
-                }
-            }
-        },
-        "store_response_qjson": {
-            "responses[]": "body.body.n"
-        }
-    }
-]
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