diff --git a/greenhouse/__init__.py b/greenhouse/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/greenhouse/__init__.py
+++ b/greenhouse/__init__.py
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ from greenhouse.scheduler import *
 from greenhouse.utils import *
 from greenhouse.pool import *
 from greenhouse.io import *
-from greenhouse.scheduler import EXCEPTION_FILE as exception_file
 import greenhouse.poller
diff --git a/tests/test_scheduler.py b/tests/test_scheduler.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/tests/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/test_scheduler.py
@@ -239,16 +239,6 @@ class PausingTestCase(StateClearingTestCase):
 class ExceptionsTestCase(StateClearingTestCase):
     class CustomError(Exception): pass
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        StateClearingTestCase.setUp(self)
-        self._oldprintexc = greenhouse.scheduler.PRINT_EXCEPTIONS
-
-        greenhouse.scheduler.PRINT_EXCEPTIONS = False
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        greenhouse.scheduler.PRINT_EXCEPTIONS = self._oldprintexc
-        StateClearingTestCase.tearDown(self)
-
     def test_exceptions_raised_in_grlets(self):
         l = [False]
clean out references to the old exception machinery in greenhouse/__init__.py and test_scheduler.py