diff --git a/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/create.rb b/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/create.rb
index 94ff0c0f9..d5688b6e7 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/create.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/create.rb
@@ -1,35 +1,26 @@
-test_name "should create an email alias and update db"
+test_name "should create an email alias"
 
 name = "pl#{rand(999999).to_i}"
 
 agents.each do |agent|
   teardown do
-    #(teardown) delete the aliases database
-    on(agent, "rm /etc/aliases.db")
-
     #(teardown) restore the alias file
     on(agent, "mv /tmp/aliases /etc/aliases", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])
-    on(agent, "newaliases")
   end
 
   #------- SETUP -------#
   step "(setup) backup alias file"
   on(agent, "cp /etc/aliases /tmp/aliases", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])
 
   #------- TESTS -------#
   step "create a mailalias with puppet"
   args = ['ensure=present',
           'recipient="foo,bar,baz"']
   on(agent, puppet_resource('mailalias', name, args))
 
   step "verify the alias exists"
   on(agent, "cat /etc/aliases")  do |res|
     assert_match(/#{name}:.*foo,bar,baz/, res.stdout, "mailalias not in aliases file")
   end
 
-  step "verify name is in aliases.db"
-  on(agent, "grep #{name} /etc/aliases.db", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])  do |res|
-    assert_match(/matches/, res.output, "mailalias not in aliases.db")
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/destroy.rb b/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/destroy.rb
index 3d9d83c57..0e247a01e 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/destroy.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/destroy.rb
@@ -1,47 +1,35 @@
-test_name "should delete an email alias and update db"
+test_name "should delete an email alias"
 
 name = "pl#{rand(999999).to_i}"
 
 agents.each do |agent|
   teardown do
     #(teardown) restore the alias file
     on(agent, "mv /tmp/aliases /etc/aliases", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])
-    on(agent, "newaliases")
   end
 
   #------- SETUP -------#
   step "(setup) backup alias file"
   on(agent, "cp /etc/aliases /tmp/aliases", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])
 
   step "(setup) create a mailalias"
   on(agent, "echo '#{name}: foo,bar,baz' >> /etc/aliases")
-  on(agent, "newaliases")
 
   step "(setup) verify the alias exists"
   on(agent, "cat /etc/aliases")  do |res|
     assert_match(/#{name}:.*foo,bar,baz/, res.stdout, "mailalias not in aliases file")
   end
 
-  step "(setup) verify name is in  aliases.db"
-  on(agent, "grep #{name} /etc/aliases.db", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])  do |res|
-    assert_match(/matches/, res.output, "mailalias not in aliases.db")
-  end
-
   #------- TESTS -------#
   step "delete the aliases database with puppet"
   args = ['ensure=absent',
           'recipient="foo,bar,baz"']
   on(agent, puppet_resource('mailalias', name, args))
 
 
   step "verify the alias is absent"
   on(agent, "cat /etc/aliases")  do |res|
     assert_no_match(/#{name}:.*foo,bar,baz/, res.stdout, "mailalias was not removed from aliases file")
   end
 
-  step "verify name is not in aliases.db"
-  on(agent, "grep #{name} /etc/aliases.db", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])  do |res|
-    assert_no_match(/matches/, res.output, "mailalias was not removed from aliases.db")
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/modify.rb b/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/modify.rb
index be3a1450b..b2178e0c3 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/modify.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/modify.rb
@@ -1,47 +1,35 @@
-test_name "should modify an email alias and update db"
+test_name "should modify an email alias"
 
 name = "pl#{rand(999999).to_i}"
 
 agents.each do |agent|
   teardown do
     #(teardown) restore the alias file
     on(agent, "mv /tmp/aliases /etc/aliases", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])
-    on(agent, "newaliases")
   end
 
   #------- SETUP -------#
   step "(setup) backup alias file"
   on(agent, "cp /etc/aliases /tmp/aliases", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])
 
   step "(setup) create a mailalias"
   on(agent, "echo '#{name}: foo,bar,baz' >> /etc/aliases")
-  on(agent, "newaliases")
 
   step "(setup) verify the alias exists"
   on(agent, "cat /etc/aliases")  do |res|
     assert_match(/#{name}:.*foo,bar,baz/, res.stdout, "mailalias not in aliases file")
   end
 
-  step "(setup) verify name is in aliases.db"
-  on(agent, "grep #{name} /etc/aliases.db", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])  do |res|
-    assert_match(/matches/, res.output, "mailalias not in aliases.db")
-  end
-
   #------- TESTS -------#
   step "modify the aliases database with puppet"
   args = ['ensure=present',
           'recipient="foo,bar,baz,blarvitz"']
   on(agent, puppet_resource('mailalias', name, args))
 
 
   step "verify the updated alias is present"
   on(agent, "cat /etc/aliases")  do |res|
     assert_match(/#{name}:.*foo,bar,baz,blarvitz/, res.stdout, "updated mailalias not in aliases file")
   end
 
-  step "verify name is not in aliases.db"
-  on(agent, "grep blarvitz /etc/aliases.db", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])  do |res|
-    assert_match(/matches/, res.output, "updated mailalias not in aliases.db")
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/query.rb b/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/query.rb
index 65c8ea375..0b286a82b 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/query.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/resource/mailalias/query.rb
@@ -1,36 +1,29 @@
 test_name "should be able to find an exisitng email alias"
 
 name = "pl#{rand(999999).to_i}"
 
 agents.each do |agent|
   teardown do
     #(teardown) restore the alias file
     on(agent, "mv /tmp/aliases /etc/aliases", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])
-    on(agent, "newaliases")
   end
 
   #------- SETUP -------#
   step "(setup) backup alias file"
   on(agent, "cp /etc/aliases /tmp/aliases", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])
 
   step "(setup) create a mailalias"
   on(agent, "echo '#{name}: foo,bar,baz' >> /etc/aliases")
-  on(agent, "newaliases")
 
   step "(setup) verify the alias exists"
   on(agent, "cat /etc/aliases")  do |res|
     assert_match(/#{name}:.*foo,bar,baz/, res.stdout, "mailalias not in aliases file")
   end
 
-  step "(setup) verify name is in  aliases.db"
-  on(agent, "grep #{name} /etc/aliases.db", :acceptable_exit_codes => [0,1])  do |res|
-    assert_match(/matches/, res.output, "mailalias not in aliases.db")
-  end
-
   #------- TESTS -------#
   step "query for the mail alias with puppet"
   on(agent, puppet_resource('mailalias', name)) do
     fail_test "didn't find the scheduled_task #{name}" unless stdout.include? 'present'
   end
 
 end