diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json b/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json
index 388d040d5caa67c97da8352c2d1a4539b689c00a..84870aaa5cb7777ea29c6d6e09394641cb56c8fc 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json
@@ -12,31 +12,22 @@
   "_core_over_links_base_interface_test.SyncEasyTest", 
   "_core_over_links_base_interface_test.SyncPeasyTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.DynamicInvokerBlockingInvocationInlineServiceTest", 
-  "_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.DynamicInvokerEventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.DynamicInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.GenericInvokerBlockingInvocationInlineServiceTest", 
-  "_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.GenericInvokerEventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.GenericInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerBlockingInvocationInlineServiceTest", 
-  "_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerEventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.DynamicInvokerBlockingInvocationInlineServiceTest", 
-  "_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.DynamicInvokerEventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.DynamicInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.GenericInvokerBlockingInvocationInlineServiceTest", 
-  "_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.GenericInvokerEventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.GenericInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerBlockingInvocationInlineServiceTest", 
-  "_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerEventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_face_interface_test.DynamicInvokerBlockingInvocationInlineServiceTest", 
-  "_face_interface_test.DynamicInvokerEventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_face_interface_test.DynamicInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_face_interface_test.GenericInvokerBlockingInvocationInlineServiceTest", 
-  "_face_interface_test.GenericInvokerEventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_face_interface_test.GenericInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerBlockingInvocationInlineServiceTest", 
-  "_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerEventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_face_interface_test.MultiCallableInvokerFutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTest", 
   "_implementations_test.ChannelCredentialsTest", 
   "_insecure_interop_test.InsecureInteropTest", 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_event_invocation_synchronous_event_service.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_event_invocation_synchronous_event_service.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 34db6c3e55f47bb4a2b59ede6d04b40b70a383eb..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_event_invocation_synchronous_event_service.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,381 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-# met:
-#
-#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
-# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-# distribution.
-#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
-# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-# this software without specific prior written permission.
-#
-# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-"""Test code for the Face layer of RPC Framework."""
-
-import abc
-import unittest
-
-# test_interfaces is referenced from specification in this module.
-from grpc.framework.interfaces.face import face
-from tests.unit.framework.common import test_constants
-from tests.unit.framework.common import test_control
-from tests.unit.framework.common import test_coverage
-from tests.unit.framework.interfaces.face import _3069_test_constant
-from tests.unit.framework.interfaces.face import _digest
-from tests.unit.framework.interfaces.face import _receiver
-from tests.unit.framework.interfaces.face import _stock_service
-from tests.unit.framework.interfaces.face import test_interfaces  # pylint: disable=unused-import
-
-
-class TestCase(test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.TestCase):
-  """A test of the Face layer of RPC Framework.
-
-  Concrete subclasses must have an "implementation" attribute of type
-  test_interfaces.Implementation and an "invoker_constructor" attribute of type
-  _invocation.InvokerConstructor.
-  """
-  __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
-
-  NAME = 'EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTest'
-
-  def setUp(self):
-    """See unittest.TestCase.setUp for full specification.
-
-    Overriding implementations must call this implementation.
-    """
-    self._control = test_control.PauseFailControl()
-    self._digest = _digest.digest(
-        _stock_service.STOCK_TEST_SERVICE, self._control, None)
-
-    generic_stub, dynamic_stubs, self._memo = self.implementation.instantiate(
-        self._digest.methods, self._digest.event_method_implementations, None)
-    self._invoker = self.invoker_constructor.construct_invoker(
-        generic_stub, dynamic_stubs, self._digest.methods)
-
-  def tearDown(self):
-    """See unittest.TestCase.tearDown for full specification.
-
-    Overriding implementations must call this implementation.
-    """
-    self._invoker = None
-    self.implementation.destantiate(self._memo)
-
-  def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        request = test_messages.request()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            request, receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-        receiver.block_until_terminated()
-        response = receiver.unary_response()
-
-        test_messages.verify(request, response, self)
-
-  def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        request = test_messages.request()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            request, receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-        receiver.block_until_terminated()
-        responses = receiver.stream_responses()
-
-        test_messages.verify(request, responses, self)
-
-  def testSuccessfulStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        requests = test_messages.requests()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        call_consumer = self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-        for request in requests:
-          call_consumer.consume(request)
-        call_consumer.terminate()
-        receiver.block_until_terminated()
-        response = receiver.unary_response()
-
-        test_messages.verify(requests, response, self)
-
-  def testSuccessfulStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        requests = test_messages.requests()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        call_consumer = self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-        for request in requests:
-          call_consumer.consume(request)
-        call_consumer.terminate()
-        receiver.block_until_terminated()
-        responses = receiver.stream_responses()
-
-        test_messages.verify(requests, responses, self)
-
-  def testSequentialInvocations(self):
-    # pylint: disable=cell-var-from-loop
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        first_request = test_messages.request()
-        second_request = test_messages.request()
-        second_receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        def make_second_invocation():
-          self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-              second_request, second_receiver, second_receiver.abort,
-              test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-
-        class FirstReceiver(_receiver.Receiver):
-
-          def complete(self, terminal_metadata, code, details):
-            super(FirstReceiver, self).complete(
-                terminal_metadata, code, details)
-            make_second_invocation()
-
-        first_receiver = FirstReceiver()
-
-        self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            first_request, first_receiver, first_receiver.abort,
-            test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-        second_receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        first_response = first_receiver.unary_response()
-        second_response = second_receiver.unary_response()
-        test_messages.verify(first_request, first_response, self)
-        test_messages.verify(second_request, second_response, self)
-
-  def testParallelInvocations(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        first_request = test_messages.request()
-        first_receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-        second_request = test_messages.request()
-        second_receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            first_request, first_receiver, first_receiver.abort,
-            test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-        self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            second_request, second_receiver, second_receiver.abort,
-            test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-        first_receiver.block_until_terminated()
-        second_receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        first_response = first_receiver.unary_response()
-        second_response = second_receiver.unary_response()
-        test_messages.verify(first_request, first_response, self)
-        test_messages.verify(second_request, second_response, self)
-
-  @unittest.skip('TODO(nathaniel): implement.')
-  def testWaitingForSomeButNotAllParallelInvocations(self):
-    raise NotImplementedError()
-
-  def testCancelledUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        request = test_messages.request()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        with self._control.pause():
-          call = self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-              request, receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-          call.cancel()
-          receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(face.Abortion.Kind.CANCELLED, receiver.abortion().kind)
-
-  def testCancelledUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        request = test_messages.request()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        call = self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            request, receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-        call.cancel()
-        receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(face.Abortion.Kind.CANCELLED, receiver.abortion().kind)
-
-  def testCancelledStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        requests = test_messages.requests()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        call_consumer = self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-        for request in requests:
-          call_consumer.consume(request)
-        call_consumer.cancel()
-        receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(face.Abortion.Kind.CANCELLED, receiver.abortion().kind)
-
-  def testCancelledStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for unused_test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        call_consumer = self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-        call_consumer.cancel()
-        receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(face.Abortion.Kind.CANCELLED, receiver.abortion().kind)
-
-  def testExpiredUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        request = test_messages.request()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        with self._control.pause():
-          self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-              request, receiver, receiver.abort,
-              _3069_test_constant.REALLY_SHORT_TIMEOUT)
-          receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(face.Abortion.Kind.EXPIRED, receiver.abortion().kind)
-
-  def testExpiredUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        request = test_messages.request()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        with self._control.pause():
-          self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-              request, receiver, receiver.abort,
-              _3069_test_constant.REALLY_SHORT_TIMEOUT)
-          receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(face.Abortion.Kind.EXPIRED, receiver.abortion().kind)
-
-  def testExpiredStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for unused_test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            receiver, receiver.abort, _3069_test_constant.REALLY_SHORT_TIMEOUT)
-        receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(face.Abortion.Kind.EXPIRED, receiver.abortion().kind)
-
-  def testExpiredStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        requests = test_messages.requests()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        call_consumer = self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-            receiver, receiver.abort, _3069_test_constant.REALLY_SHORT_TIMEOUT)
-        for request in requests:
-          call_consumer.consume(request)
-        receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(face.Abortion.Kind.EXPIRED, receiver.abortion().kind)
-
-  def testFailedUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        request = test_messages.request()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        with self._control.fail():
-          self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-              request, receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-          receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(
-            face.Abortion.Kind.REMOTE_FAILURE, receiver.abortion().kind)
-
-  def testFailedUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        request = test_messages.request()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        with self._control.fail():
-          self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-              request, receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-          receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(
-            face.Abortion.Kind.REMOTE_FAILURE, receiver.abortion().kind)
-
-  def testFailedStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        requests = test_messages.requests()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        with self._control.fail():
-          call_consumer = self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-              receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-          for request in requests:
-            call_consumer.consume(request)
-          call_consumer.terminate()
-          receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(
-            face.Abortion.Kind.REMOTE_FAILURE, receiver.abortion().kind)
-
-  def testFailedStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
-    for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
-      for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
-        requests = test_messages.requests()
-        receiver = _receiver.Receiver()
-
-        with self._control.fail():
-          call_consumer = self._invoker.event(group, method)(
-              receiver, receiver.abort, test_constants.LONG_TIMEOUT)
-          for request in requests:
-            call_consumer.consume(request)
-          call_consumer.terminate()
-          receiver.block_until_terminated()
-
-        self.assertIs(
-            face.Abortion.Kind.REMOTE_FAILURE, receiver.abortion().kind)
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/test_cases.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/test_cases.py
index 462829b66066880ff790986513264b56f14d96f8..06b9d77e52164457a3fd1c212a07b86d18116eb1 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/test_cases.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/test_cases.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -34,14 +34,12 @@ import unittest  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 # test_interfaces is referenced from specification in this module.
 from tests.unit.framework.interfaces.face import _blocking_invocation_inline_service
-from tests.unit.framework.interfaces.face import _event_invocation_synchronous_event_service
 from tests.unit.framework.interfaces.face import _future_invocation_asynchronous_event_service
 from tests.unit.framework.interfaces.face import _invocation
 from tests.unit.framework.interfaces.face import test_interfaces  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 _TEST_CASE_SUPERCLASSES = (
     _blocking_invocation_inline_service.TestCase,
-    _event_invocation_synchronous_event_service.TestCase,
     _future_invocation_asynchronous_event_service.TestCase,
 )