diff --git a/packages/core/test/expanding.js b/packages/core/test/expanding.js
index 427ede7..0ed3737 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/expanding.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/expanding.js
@@ -2,7 +2,40 @@ import {expect} from 'chai';
 
 import {Flecks} from '@flecks/core/build/flecks';
 
-it('detects suspicious hook ordering', async () => {
+it('includes all by default', async () => {
+  const flecks = await Flecks.from({
+    config: {
+      one: {test: ['one', 'two']},
+    },
+    flecks: {
+      one: {hooks: {'one.test': () => {}}},
+      two: {hooks: {'one.test': () => {}}},
+    },
+  });
+  expect(flecks.expandedFlecks('one.test'))
+    .to.deep.equal(['one', 'two']);
+});
+
+it('respects elision', async () => {
+  const flecks = await Flecks.from({
+    config: {
+      one: {test: ['two', '...', 'three']},
+    },
+    flecks: {
+      one: {hooks: {'one.test': () => {}}},
+      two: {hooks: {'one.test': () => {}}},
+      three: {hooks: {'one.test': () => {}}},
+      four: {hooks: {'one.test': () => {}}},
+    },
+  });
+  const expanded = flecks.expandedFlecks('one.test');
+  expect(expanded.shift())
+    .to.equal('two');
+  expect(expanded.pop())
+    .to.equal('three');
+});
+
+it('detects yet allows suspicious hook ordering', async () => {
   const flecks = await Flecks.from({
     config: {
       one: {test: ['one', 'two']},
@@ -16,7 +49,19 @@ it('detects suspicious hook ordering', async () => {
   Flecks.debug = (message) => {
     suspected = message.includes('Suspicious ordering specification');
   };
-  flecks.expandedFlecks('one.test');
+  expect(flecks.expandedFlecks('one.test'))
+    .to.deep.equal(['one', 'two']);
   expect(suspected)
     .to.be.true;
 });
+
+it('throws on cyclic dependency', async () => {
+  const flecks = await Flecks.from({
+    flecks: {
+      one: {hooks: {'one.test': Flecks.priority(() => {}, {before: 'two'})}},
+      two: {hooks: {'one.test': Flecks.priority(() => {}, {before: 'one'})}},
+    },
+  });
+  expect(() => flecks.expandedFlecks('one.test'))
+    .to.throw(/Illegal ordering specification/);
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/middleware.js b/packages/core/test/middleware.js
index e536e77..1e01246 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/middleware.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/middleware.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {Flecks} from '@flecks/core';
 
 const testOne = require('./packages/one');
 const testTwo = require('./packages/two');
-const testThree = require('./packages/three');
 
 it('can make middleware', async () => {
   const flecks = await Flecks.from({
@@ -30,71 +29,3 @@ it('can make middleware', async () => {
     });
   });
 });
-
-it('respects explicit middleware configuration', async () => {
-  const flecks = await Flecks.from({
-    config: {
-      '@flecks/core/test': {
-        middleware: [
-          '@flecks/core/two',
-          '@flecks/core/one',
-        ],
-      },
-    },
-    flecks: {
-      '@flecks/core/one': testOne,
-      '@flecks/core/two': testTwo,
-    },
-  });
-  const foo = {bar: 1};
-  const mw = flecks.makeMiddleware('@flecks/core/test.middleware');
-  await new Promise((resolve) => {
-    mw(foo, () => {
-      expect(foo.bar).to.equal(3);
-      resolve();
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-it('respects middleware elision', async () => {
-  const flecks = await Flecks.from({
-    config: {
-      '@flecks/core/test': {
-        middleware: [
-          '...',
-        ],
-      },
-    },
-    flecks: {
-      '@flecks/core/one': testOne,
-      '@flecks/core/two': testTwo,
-    },
-  });
-  const foo = {bar: 1};
-  const mw = flecks.makeMiddleware('@flecks/core/test.middleware');
-  await new Promise((resolve) => {
-    mw(foo, () => {
-      expect(foo.bar).to.equal(3);
-      resolve();
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-it('throws on elision graph cycle', async () => {
-  const flecks = await Flecks.from({
-    config: {
-      '@flecks/core/test': {
-        middleware: [
-          '...',
-        ],
-      },
-    },
-    flecks: {
-      '@flecks/core/one': testOne,
-      '@flecks/core/two': testTwo,
-      '@flecks/core/three': testThree,
-    },
-  });
-  const tryMaking = () => flecks.makeMiddleware('@flecks/core/test.middleware');
-  expect(tryMaking).to.throw();
-});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/packages/three/index.js b/packages/core/test/packages/three/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 060a8e1..0000000
--- a/packages/core/test/packages/three/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import {Flecks} from '@flecks/core';
-
-export const hooks = {
-  '@flecks/core/test.middleware': Flecks.priority(
-    () => () => {},
-    {after: '@flecks/core/one', before: '@flecks/core/two'},
-  ),
-};