diff --git a/laravel/cli/tasks/test/runner.php b/laravel/cli/tasks/test/runner.php
index b34e5225..0d9fb4e6 100644
--- a/laravel/cli/tasks/test/runner.php
+++ b/laravel/cli/tasks/test/runner.php
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ class Runner extends Task {
 		
 		// fix the spaced directories problem when using the command line
 		// strings with spaces inside should be wrapped in quotes.
-		$path = escapeshellarg($path);
+		$esc_path = escapeshellarg($path);
 
-		passthru('phpunit --configuration '.$path, $status);
+		passthru('phpunit --configuration '.$esc_path, $status);
 
 		@unlink($path);
 
diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d7a799bf..00000000
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<phpunit colors="true"
-         bootstrap="/Users/taylor/Code/Laravel/framework/laravel/tests/phpunit.php"
-         backupGlobals="false">
-	<testsuites>
-		<testsuite name="Test Suite">
-			<directory suffix=".test.php">/Users/taylor/Code/Laravel/framework/laravel/tests/cases</directory>
-		</testsuite>
-	</testsuites>
-</phpunit>
\ No newline at end of file