diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index c4120e896..939214f1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 Changes between 1.0.0 and 1.0.1
 =====================================
 
-* various unicode fixes: capturing and prints of unicode strings now 
-  work within tests, they are encoded as "utf8" by default, terminalwriting 
+* unicode fixes: capturing and unicode writes to sys.stdout 
+  (through e.g a print statement) now work within tests, 
+  they are encoded as "utf8" by default, also terminalwriting 
   was adapted and somewhat unified between windows and linux 
 
 * fix issue #27: better reporting on non-collectable items given on commandline 
   (e.g. pyc files) 
 
-* "Test" prefixed classes with an __init__ method are *not* collected by default anymore
+* "Test" prefixed classes are *not* collected by default anymore if they 
+  have an __init__ method 
 
 * terser reporting of collection error tracebacks
 
-* renaming of arguments to some special rather internal hooks
+* streamlined internal plugin arch code, renamed of internal methods 
+  and argnames (related to py/_com.py multicall/plugin)
 
 Changes between 1.0.0b9 and 1.0.0
 =====================================
diff --git a/py/__init__.py b/py/__init__.py
index ecabde8b4..e94966656 100644
--- a/py/__init__.py
+++ b/py/__init__.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ initpkg(__name__,
     '_com.Registry'          : ('./_com.py', 'Registry'), 
     '_com.MultiCall'         : ('./_com.py', 'MultiCall'), 
     '_com.comregistry'       : ('./_com.py', 'comregistry'), 
-    '_com.Hooks'             : ('./_com.py', 'Hooks'), 
+    '_com.HookRelay'             : ('./_com.py', 'HookRelay'), 
 
     # py lib cmdline tools 
     'cmdline.pytest'         : ('./cmdline/pytest.py', 'main',),
diff --git a/py/_com.py b/py/_com.py
index 6ba7b47fb..9085916c8 100644
--- a/py/_com.py
+++ b/py/_com.py
@@ -5,77 +5,50 @@ py lib plugins and plugin call management
 import py
  
 class MultiCall:
-    """ Manage a specific call into many python functions/methods. 
+    """ execute a call into multiple python functions/methods.  """
 
-        Simple example: 
-        MultiCall([list1.append, list2.append], 42).execute()
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, methods, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, methods, kwargs, firstresult=False):
         self.methods = methods[:]
-        self.args = args 
         self.kwargs = kwargs 
         self.results = []
+        self.firstresult = firstresult
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        args = []
-        if self.args:
-            args.append("posargs=%r" %(self.args,))
-        kw = self.kwargs
-        args.append(", ".join(["%s=%r" % x for x in self.kwargs.items()]))
-        args = " ".join(args)
-        status = "results: %r, rmethods: %r" % (self.results, self.methods)
-        return "<MultiCall %s %s>" %(args, status)
+        status = "%d results, %d meths" % (len(self.results), len(self.methods))
+        return "<MultiCall %s, kwargs=%r>" %(status, self.kwargs)
 
-    def execute(self, firstresult=False):
+    def execute(self):
         while self.methods:
-            currentmethod = self.methods.pop()
-            res = self.execute_method(currentmethod)
-            if hasattr(self, '_ex1'):
-                self.results = [res]
-                break
+            method = self.methods.pop()
+            res = self._call1(method)
             if res is not None:
                 self.results.append(res) 
-                if firstresult:
-                    break 
-        if not firstresult:
+                if self.firstresult:
+                    break
+        if not self.firstresult:
             return self.results 
         if self.results:
-            return self.results[-1] 
+            return self.results[-1]
 
-    def execute_method(self, currentmethod):
-        self.currentmethod = currentmethod
-        # provide call introspection if "__call__" is the first positional argument 
-        if hasattr(currentmethod, 'im_self'):
-            varnames = currentmethod.im_func.func_code.co_varnames
-            needscall = varnames[1:2] == ('__call__',)
-        else:
-            try:
-                varnames = currentmethod.func_code.co_varnames
-            except AttributeError:
-                # builtin function
-                varnames = ()
-            needscall = varnames[:1] == ('__call__',)
-        if needscall:
-            return currentmethod(self, *self.args, **self.kwargs)
-        else:
-            #try:
-                return currentmethod(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
-            #except TypeError:
-            #    print currentmethod.__module__, currentmethod.__name__, self.args, self.kwargs
-            #    raise
-
-    def exclude_other_results(self):
-        self._ex1 = True
+    def _call1(self, method):
+        kwargs = self.kwargs
+        if '__call__' in varnames(method):
+            kwargs = kwargs.copy()
+            kwargs['__call__'] = self
+        return method(**kwargs)
 
+def varnames(rawcode):
+    rawcode = getattr(rawcode, 'im_func', rawcode)
+    rawcode = getattr(rawcode, 'func_code', rawcode)
+    try:
+        return rawcode.co_varnames 
+    except AttributeError:
+        return ()
 
 class Registry:
     """
-        Manage Plugins: Load plugins and manage calls to plugins. 
+        Manage Plugins: register/unregister call calls to plugins. 
     """
-    logfile = None
-    MultiCall = MultiCall
-
     def __init__(self, plugins=None):
         if plugins is None:
             plugins = []
@@ -83,6 +56,7 @@ class Registry:
 
     def register(self, plugin):
         assert not isinstance(plugin, str)
+        assert not plugin in self._plugins
         self._plugins.append(plugin)
 
     def unregister(self, plugin):
@@ -107,45 +81,44 @@ class Registry:
             l.reverse()
         return l
 
-class Hooks: 
-    def __init__(self, hookspecs, registry=None):
+class HookRelay: 
+    def __init__(self, hookspecs, registry):
         self._hookspecs = hookspecs
-        if registry is None:
-            registry = py._com.comregistry
-        self.registry = registry
+        self._registry = registry
         for name, method in vars(hookspecs).items():
             if name[:1] != "_":
-                firstresult = getattr(method, 'firstresult', False)
-                mm = HookCall(registry, name, firstresult=firstresult)
-                setattr(self, name, mm)
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<Hooks %r %r>" %(self._hookspecs, self.registry)
+                setattr(self, name, self._makecall(name))
 
-class HookCall:
-    def __init__(self, registry, name, firstresult, extralookup=None):
-        self.registry = registry
+    def _makecall(self, name, extralookup=None):
+        hookspecmethod = getattr(self._hookspecs, name)
+        firstresult = getattr(hookspecmethod, 'firstresult', False)
+        return HookCaller(self, name, firstresult=firstresult,
+            extralookup=extralookup)
+
+    def _getmethods(self, name, extralookup=()):
+        return self._registry.listattr(name, extra=extralookup)
+
+    def _performcall(self, name, multicall):
+        return multicall.execute()
+        
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<HookRelay %r %r>" %(self._hookspecs, self._registry)
+
+class HookCaller:
+    def __init__(self, hookrelay, name, firstresult, extralookup=()):
+        self.hookrelay = hookrelay 
         self.name = name 
         self.firstresult = firstresult 
         self.extralookup = extralookup and [extralookup] or ()
 
-    def clone(self, extralookup):
-        return HookCall(self.registry, self.name, self.firstresult, extralookup)
-
     def __repr__(self):
-        mode = self.firstresult and "firstresult" or "each"
-        return "<HookCall %r mode=%s %s>" %(self.name, mode, self.registry)
+        return "<HookCaller %r firstresult=%s %s>" %(
+            self.name, self.firstresult, self.hookrelay)
 
-    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        if args:
-            raise TypeError("only keyword arguments allowed "
-                            "for api call to %r" % self.name)
-        attr = self.registry.listattr(self.name, extra=self.extralookup)
-        mc = MultiCall(attr, **kwargs)
-        # XXX this should be doable from a hook impl:
-        if self.registry.logfile:
-            self.registry.logfile.write("%s(**%s) # firstresult=%s\n" %
-                (self.name, kwargs, self.firstresult))
-            self.registry.logfile.flush()
-        return mc.execute(firstresult=self.firstresult)
-
-comregistry = Registry()
+    def __call__(self, **kwargs):
+        methods = self.hookrelay._getmethods(self.name, 
+            extralookup=self.extralookup)
+        mc = MultiCall(methods, kwargs, firstresult=self.firstresult)
+        return self.hookrelay._performcall(self.name, mc)
+   
+comregistry = Registry([])
diff --git a/py/execnet/gateway.py b/py/execnet/gateway.py
index 2ea35ae91..751380029 100644
--- a/py/execnet/gateway.py
+++ b/py/execnet/gateway.py
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ class Gateway(object):
         self._channelfactory = ChannelFactory(self, _startcount)
         self._cleanup.register(self) 
         if _startcount == 1: # only import 'py' on the "client" side 
-            from py._com import Hooks 
-            self.hook = Hooks(ExecnetAPI)
+            import py
+            self.hook = py._com.HookRelay(ExecnetAPI, py._com.comregistry)
         else:
             self.hook = ExecnetAPI()
 
diff --git a/py/execnet/gwmanage.py b/py/execnet/gwmanage.py
index 9cd749268..6003ea491 100644
--- a/py/execnet/gwmanage.py
+++ b/py/execnet/gwmanage.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class GatewayManager:
             if not spec.chdir and not spec.popen:
                 spec.chdir = defaultchdir
             self.specs.append(spec)
-        self.hook = py._com.Hooks(py.execnet._HookSpecs)
+        self.hook = py._com.HookRelay(
+            py.execnet._HookSpecs, py._com.comregistry)
 
     def makegateways(self):
         assert not self.gateways
diff --git a/py/misc/testing/test_com.py b/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
index 5734420fe..9bccdc9c0 100644
--- a/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
+++ b/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 
 import py
 import os
-from py._com import Registry, MultiCall
-from py._com import Hooks
-
-pytest_plugins = "xfail"
+from py._com import Registry, MultiCall, HookRelay
 
 class TestMultiCall:
     def test_uses_copy_of_methods(self):
         l = [lambda: 42]
-        mc = MultiCall(l)
+        mc = MultiCall(l, {})
         repr(mc)
         l[:] = []
         res = mc.execute()
@@ -18,22 +15,19 @@ class TestMultiCall:
     def test_call_passing(self):
         class P1:
             def m(self, __call__, x):
-                assert __call__.currentmethod == self.m 
                 assert len(__call__.results) == 1
                 assert not __call__.methods
                 return 17
 
         class P2:
             def m(self, __call__, x):
-                assert __call__.currentmethod == self.m 
-                assert __call__.args
                 assert __call__.results == []
                 assert __call__.methods
                 return 23 
                
         p1 = P1() 
         p2 = P2() 
-        multicall = MultiCall([p1.m, p2.m], 23)
+        multicall = MultiCall([p1.m, p2.m], {'x': 23})
         assert "23" in repr(multicall)
         reslist = multicall.execute()
         assert len(reslist) == 2
@@ -43,62 +37,44 @@ class TestMultiCall:
     def test_keyword_args(self):
         def f(x): 
             return x + 1
-        multicall = MultiCall([f], x=23)
-        assert "x=23" in repr(multicall)
+        multicall = MultiCall([f], dict(x=23))
+        assert "'x': 23" in repr(multicall)
         reslist = multicall.execute()
         assert reslist == [24]
-        assert "24" in repr(multicall)
+        assert "1 results" in repr(multicall)
 
     def test_optionalcallarg(self):
         class P1:
             def m(self, x):
                 return x
-        call = MultiCall([P1().m], 23)
+        call = MultiCall([P1().m], dict(x=23))
         assert "23" in repr(call)
         assert call.execute() == [23]
-        assert call.execute(firstresult=True) == 23
+        call = MultiCall([P1().m], dict(x=23), firstresult=True)
  
     def test_call_subexecute(self):
         def m(__call__):
-            subresult = __call__.execute(firstresult=True)
+            subresult = __call__.execute()
             return subresult + 1
 
         def n():
             return 1
 
-        call = MultiCall([n, m])
-        res = call.execute(firstresult=True)
-        assert res == 2
-
-    def test_call_exclude_other_results(self):
-        def m(__call__):
-            __call__.exclude_other_results()
-            return 10
-
-        def n():
-            return 1
-
-        call = MultiCall([n, n, m, n])
+        call = MultiCall([n, m], {}, firstresult=True)
         res = call.execute()
-        assert res == [10]
-        # doesn't really make sense for firstresult-mode - because
-        # we might not have had a chance to run at all. 
-        #res = call.execute(firstresult=True)
-        #assert res == 10
+        assert res == 2
 
     def test_call_none_is_no_result(self):
         def m1():
             return 1
         def m2():
             return None
-        mc = MultiCall([m1, m2])
-        res = mc.execute(firstresult=True)
+        res = MultiCall([m1, m2], {}, firstresult=True).execute()
         assert res == 1
+        res = MultiCall([m1, m2], {}).execute()
+        assert res == [1]
 
 class TestRegistry:
-    def test_MultiCall(self):
-        plugins = Registry()
-        assert hasattr(plugins, "MultiCall")
 
     def test_register(self):
         registry = Registry()
@@ -142,14 +118,14 @@ class TestRegistry:
 def test_api_and_defaults():
     assert isinstance(py._com.comregistry, Registry)
 
-class TestHooks:
+class TestHookRelay:
     def test_happypath(self):
         registry = Registry()
         class Api:
             def hello(self, arg):
                 pass
 
-        mcm = Hooks(hookspecs=Api, registry=registry)
+        mcm = HookRelay(hookspecs=Api, registry=registry)
         assert hasattr(mcm, 'hello')
         assert repr(mcm.hello).find("hello") != -1
         class Plugin:
@@ -160,23 +136,21 @@ class TestHooks:
         assert l == [4]
         assert not hasattr(mcm, 'world')
 
-    def test_needskeywordargs(self):
+    def test_only_kwargs(self):
         registry = Registry()
         class Api:
             def hello(self, arg):
                 pass
-        mcm = Hooks(hookspecs=Api, registry=registry)
-        excinfo = py.test.raises(TypeError, "mcm.hello(3)")
-        assert str(excinfo.value).find("only keyword arguments") != -1
-        assert str(excinfo.value).find("hello(self, arg)")
+        mcm = HookRelay(hookspecs=Api, registry=registry)
+        py.test.raises(TypeError, "mcm.hello(3)")
 
-    def test_firstresult(self):
+    def test_firstresult_definition(self):
         registry = Registry()
         class Api:
             def hello(self, arg): pass
             hello.firstresult = True
 
-        mcm = Hooks(hookspecs=Api, registry=registry)
+        mcm = HookRelay(hookspecs=Api, registry=registry)
         class Plugin:
             def hello(self, arg):
                 return arg + 1
@@ -186,15 +160,16 @@ class TestHooks:
 
     def test_default_plugins(self):
         class Api: pass 
-        mcm = Hooks(hookspecs=Api)
-        assert mcm.registry == py._com.comregistry
+        mcm = HookRelay(hookspecs=Api, registry=py._com.comregistry)
+        assert mcm._registry == py._com.comregistry
 
     def test_hooks_extra_plugins(self):
         registry = Registry()
         class Api:
             def hello(self, arg):
                 pass
-        hook_hello = Hooks(hookspecs=Api, registry=registry).hello 
+        hookrelay = HookRelay(hookspecs=Api, registry=registry)
+        hook_hello = hookrelay.hello
         class Plugin:
             def hello(self, arg):
                 return arg + 1
@@ -202,7 +177,7 @@ class TestHooks:
         class Plugin2:
             def hello(self, arg):
                 return arg + 2
-        newhook = hook_hello.clone(extralookup=Plugin2())
+        newhook = hookrelay._makecall("hello", extralookup=Plugin2())
         l = newhook(arg=3)
         assert l == [5, 4]
         l2 = hook_hello(arg=3)
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest__pytest.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest__pytest.py
index 3cca095f3..756d3cae4 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest__pytest.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest__pytest.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class HookRecorder:
         recorder = RecordCalls()
         self._recorders[hookspecs] = recorder
         self._comregistry.register(recorder)
-        self.hook = py._com.Hooks(hookspecs, registry=self._comregistry)
+        self.hook = py._com.HookRelay(hookspecs, registry=self._comregistry)
 
     def finish_recording(self):
         for recorder in self._recorders.values():
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py
index 3acb8a5a3..228b4617b 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class CaptureManager:
         method = self._getmethod(collector.config, collector.fspath)
         self.resumecapture(method)
         try:
-            rep = __call__.execute(firstresult=True)
+            rep = __call__.execute()
         finally:
             outerr = self.suspendcapture()
         addouterr(rep, outerr)
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class CaptureManager:
         method = self._getmethod(session.config, None)
         self.resumecapture(method)
         try:
-            rep = __call__.execute(firstresult=True)
+            rep = __call__.execute()
         finally:
             outerr = self.suspendcapture()
         if rep:
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class CaptureManager:
 
     def pytest_runtest_makereport(self, __call__, item, call):
         self.deactivate_funcargs()
-        rep = __call__.execute(firstresult=True)
+        rep = __call__.execute()
         outerr = self.suspendcapture()
         outerr = (item.outerr[0] + outerr[0], item.outerr[1] + outerr[1])
         if not rep.passed:
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py
index b27ef4d68..cc6ff7e0a 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import py
 
 def pytest_pyfunc_call(__call__, pyfuncitem):
-    if not __call__.execute(firstresult=True):
+    if not __call__.execute():
         testfunction = pyfuncitem.obj 
         if pyfuncitem._isyieldedfunction():
             testfunction(*pyfuncitem._args)
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_execnetcleanup.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_execnetcleanup.py
index 7a5f65aeb..52c3fdd89 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_execnetcleanup.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_execnetcleanup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Execnetcleanup:
     def pytest_pyfunc_call(self, __call__, pyfuncitem):
         if self._gateways is not None:
             gateways = self._gateways[:]
-            res = __call__.execute(firstresult=True)
+            res = __call__.execute()
             while len(self._gateways) > len(gateways):
                 self._gateways[-1].exit()
             return res
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_hooklog.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_hooklog.py
index c00b39151..96ed854ab 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_hooklog.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_hooklog.py
@@ -8,14 +8,27 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
 def pytest_configure(config):
     hooklog = config.getvalue("hooklog")
     if hooklog:
-        assert not config.pluginmanager.comregistry.logfile
-        config.pluginmanager.comregistry.logfile = open(hooklog, 'w')
+        config._hooklogfile = open(hooklog, 'w', 0)
+        config._hooklog_oldperformcall = config.hook._performcall
+        config.hook._performcall = (lambda name, multicall: 
+            logged_call(name=name, multicall=multicall, config=config))
+
+def logged_call(name, multicall, config):
+    f = config._hooklogfile
+    f.write("%s(**%s)\n" % (name, multicall.kwargs))
+    try:
+        res = config._hooklog_oldperformcall(name=name, multicall=multicall)
+    except:
+        f.write("-> exception")
+        raise
+    f.write("-> %r" % (res,))
+    return res
 
 def pytest_unconfigure(config):
-    f = config.pluginmanager.comregistry.logfile
-    if f:
-        f.close()
-        config.pluginmanager.comregistry.logfile = None
+    try:
+        del config.hook.__dict__['_performcall'] 
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
 
 # ===============================================================================
 # plugin tests 
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_xfail.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_xfail.py
index 8e6a3b73c..56aac847c 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_xfail.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_xfail.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def pytest_runtest_makereport(__call__, item, call):
         return
     if hasattr(item, 'obj') and hasattr(item.obj, 'func_dict'):
         if 'xfail' in item.obj.func_dict:
-            res = __call__.execute(firstresult=True)
+            res = __call__.execute()
             if call.excinfo:
                 res.skipped = True
                 res.failed = res.passed = False
diff --git a/py/test/pluginmanager.py b/py/test/pluginmanager.py
index c9e946b6e..621fd5a99 100644
--- a/py/test/pluginmanager.py
+++ b/py/test/pluginmanager.py
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ class PluginManager(object):
         if comregistry is None: 
             comregistry = py._com.Registry()
         self.comregistry = comregistry 
-        self.MultiCall = self.comregistry.MultiCall
         self.impname2plugin = {}
 
-        self.hook = py._com.Hooks(
+        self.hook = py._com.HookRelay(
             hookspecs=hookspec, 
             registry=self.comregistry) 
 
@@ -166,20 +165,24 @@ class PluginManager(object):
         return self.hook.pytest_internalerror(excrepr=excrepr)
 
     def do_addoption(self, parser):
-        methods = self.comregistry.listattr("pytest_addoption", reverse=True)
-        mc = py._com.MultiCall(methods, parser=parser)
+        mname = "pytest_addoption"
+        methods = self.comregistry.listattr(mname, reverse=True)
+        mc = py._com.MultiCall(methods, {'parser': parser})
         mc.execute()
 
     def pytest_plugin_registered(self, plugin):
         if hasattr(self, '_config'):
-            self.call_plugin(plugin, "pytest_addoption", parser=self._config._parser)
-            self.call_plugin(plugin, "pytest_configure", config=self._config)
+            self.call_plugin(plugin, "pytest_addoption", 
+                {'parser': self._config._parser})
+            self.call_plugin(plugin, "pytest_configure", 
+                {'config': self._config})
             #dic = self.call_plugin(plugin, "pytest_namespace")
             #self._updateext(dic)
 
-    def call_plugin(self, plugin, methname, **kwargs):
-        return self.MultiCall(self.listattr(methname, plugins=[plugin]), 
-                **kwargs).execute(firstresult=True)
+    def call_plugin(self, plugin, methname, kwargs):
+        return py._com.MultiCall(
+                methods=self.listattr(methname, plugins=[plugin]), 
+                kwargs=kwargs, firstresult=True).execute()
 
     def _updateext(self, dic):
         if dic:
diff --git a/py/test/pycollect.py b/py/test/pycollect.py
index 9e7bd49df..4df59b1ee 100644
--- a/py/test/pycollect.py
+++ b/py/test/pycollect.py
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ class PyCollectorMixin(PyobjMixin, py.test.collect.Collector):
         cls = clscol and clscol.obj or None
         metafunc = funcargs.Metafunc(funcobj, config=self.config, 
             cls=cls, module=module)
-        gentesthook = self.config.hook.pytest_generate_tests.clone(
-                extralookup=module)
+        gentesthook = self.config.hook._makecall(
+            "pytest_generate_tests", extralookup=module)
         gentesthook(metafunc=metafunc)
         if not metafunc._calls:
             return self.Function(name, parent=self)
diff --git a/py/test/testing/test_collect.py b/py/test/testing/test_collect.py
index a43a4ccd3..c37c638b7 100644
--- a/py/test/testing/test_collect.py
+++ b/py/test/testing/test_collect.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class TestCollectFS:
         names = [x.name for x in col.collect()]
         assert names == ["dir1", "dir2", "test_one.py", "test_two.py", "x"]
 
-class TestCollectPluginHooks:
+class TestCollectPluginHookRelay:
     def test_pytest_collect_file(self, testdir):
         tmpdir = testdir.tmpdir
         wascalled = []
diff --git a/py/test/testing/test_pluginmanager.py b/py/test/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
index 8365652f9..3e96e8683 100644
--- a/py/test/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
+++ b/py/test/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
@@ -222,10 +222,6 @@ class TestPytestPluginInteractions:
         config.pluginmanager.register(A())
         assert len(l) == 2
 
-    def test_MultiCall(self):
-        pp = PluginManager()
-        assert hasattr(pp, 'MultiCall')
-
     # lower level API
 
     def test_listattr(self):