diff --git a/test/external/external_hlb_cifar.py b/test/external/external_hlb_cifar.py
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--- a/test/external/external_hlb_cifar.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-from examples.hlb_cifar10 import SpeedyResNet, fetch_batch
-from examples.hlb_cifar10_torch import SpeedyResNet as SpeedyResNetTorch
-from extra.datasets import fetch_cifar
-from test.models.test_end2end import compare_tiny_torch
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-  X_test, Y_test = fetch_cifar(train=False)
-  X, Y = fetch_batch(X_test, Y_test, 32)
-  print(X.shape, Y.shape)
-  model = SpeedyResNet()
-  model_torch = SpeedyResNetTorch()
-  compare_tiny_torch(model, model_torch, X, Y)
diff --git a/test/external/external_metal_uaf.py b/test/external/external_metal_uaf.py
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--- a/test/external/external_metal_uaf.py
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-import weakref
-import numpy as np
-from tinygrad.tensor import Tensor, Device
-Device.DEFAULT = "METAL"
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-  t = Tensor.zeros(3).realize()
-  wt = weakref.ref(t.lazydata.realized)
-  n = t.numpy()
-  t += 1
-  n2 = t.numpy()
-  print(wt)
-  del t
-  print(wt)
-  print(n, n.base, n.base.base)
-  print(n2, n2.base, n2.base.base)
-  assert wt() is not None
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