diff --git a/tests/unit/listview/index.html b/tests/unit/listview/index.html
index 8d210fb6d7e..3757f2c640f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/listview/index.html
+++ b/tests/unit/listview/index.html
@@ -281,21 +281,6 @@ <h1>Split List View</h1>
 	</div>
 </div>
 
-<!-- Search bar filter -->
-<div data-nstest-role="page" id='search-customfilter-test'>
-	<div data-nstest-role="header" data-nstest-position="inline">
-		<h1>Filtered List View</h1>
-	</div>
-	<div data-nstest-role="content">
-		<ul data-nstest-role="listview" data-nstest-filter="true">
-			<li>a is for aquaman</li>
-			<li>b is for batman</li>
-			<li>c is for catwoman</li>
-			<li>d is for darkwing</li>
-		</ul>
-	</div>
-</div>
-
 <!-- Search bar filter with list-dividers -->
 <div data-nstest-role="page" id='search-filter-with-dividers-test'>
 	<div data-nstest-role="header" data-nstest-position="inline">
diff --git a/tests/unit/listview/listview_core.js b/tests/unit/listview/listview_core.js
index 2c905fa1730..b437b80e998 100755
--- a/tests/unit/listview/listview_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/listview/listview_core.js
@@ -418,10 +418,11 @@
 		]);
 	});
 
-	module( "Search Filter" );
+	module( "Search Filter");
 
 	var searchFilterId = "#search-filter-test";
 
+
 	asyncTest( "Filter downs results when the user enters information", function() {
 		var $searchPage = $(searchFilterId);
 		$.testHelper.pageSequence([
@@ -595,96 +596,6 @@
 		]);
 	});
 
-	module( "Custom search filter", {
-		setup: function() {
-			var self = this;
-			this._refreshCornersCount = 0;
-			this._refreshCornersFn = $.mobile.listview.prototype._refreshCorners;
-
-			this.startTest = function() {
-				return this._refreshCornersCount === 1;
-			};
-
-			// _refreshCorners is the last method called in the filter loop
-			// so we count the number of times _refreshCorners gets invoked to stop the test
-			$.mobile.listview.prototype._refreshCorners = function() {
-				self._refreshCornersCount += 1;
-				self._refreshCornersFn.apply( this, arguments );
-				if ( self.startTest() ) {
-					start();
-				}
-			}
-		},
-		teardown: function() {
-			$.mobile.listview.prototype._refreshCorners = this._refreshCornersFn;
-		}
-	});
-
-	asyncTest( "Custom filterCallback should cause iteration on all list elements", function(){
-		var listPage = $( "#search-customfilter-test" ),
-			filterCallbackCount = 0,
-			expectedCount = 2 * listPage.find("li").length;
-		expect( 1 );
-
-		this.startTest = function() {
-			if ( this._refreshCornersCount === 3 ) {
-				equal( filterCallbackCount, expectedCount, "filterCallback should be call exactly "+ expectedCount +" times" );
-			}
-			return this._refreshCornersCount === 3;
-		}
-
-		$.testHelper.pageSequence( [
-			function(){
-				//reset for relative url refs
-				$.mobile.changePage( home );
-			},
-
-			function() {
-				$.mobile.changePage( "#search-customfilter-test" );
-			},
-
-			function() {
-				// set the listview instance callback
-				listPage.find( "ul" ).listview( "option", "filterCallback", function( text, searchValue, item ) {
-					filterCallbackCount += 1;
-
-					return text.toString().toLowerCase().indexOf( searchValue ) === -1;
-				});
-
-				// trigger a change in the search filter
-				listPage.find( "input" ).val( "at" ).trigger( "change" );
-				listPage.find( "input" ).val( "atw" ).trigger( "change" );
-
-			}
-		]);
-	});
-
-	asyncTest( "filterCallback can be altered after widget creation", function(){
-		var listPage = $( "#search-customfilter-test" );
-		expect( listPage.find("li").length );
-
-		$.testHelper.pageSequence( [
-			function(){
-				//reset for relative url refs
-				$.mobile.changePage( home );
-			},
-
-			function() {
-				$.mobile.changePage( "#search-customfilter-test" );
-			},
-
-			function() {
-				// set the listview instance callback
-				listPage.find( "ul" ).listview( "option", "filterCallback", function() {
-					ok( true, "custom callback invoked" );
-				});
-
-				// trigger a change in the search filter
-				listPage.find( "input" ).val( "foo" ).trigger( "change" );
-			}
-		]);
-	});
-
 	module( "Programmatically generated list items", {
 		setup: function(){
 			var item,
@@ -882,6 +793,35 @@
 		]);
 	});
 
+	asyncTest( "filterCallback can be altered after widget creation", function(){
+		var listPage = $( "#search-filter-test" );
+		expect( listPage.find("li").length );
+
+		$.testHelper.pageSequence( [
+			function(){
+				//reset for relative url refs
+				$.mobile.changePage( home );
+			},
+
+			function() {
+				$.mobile.changePage( "#search-filter-test" );
+			},
+
+			function() {
+				// set the listview instance callback
+				listPage.find( "ul" ).listview( "option", "filterCallback", function() {
+					ok(true, "custom callback invoked");
+				});
+
+				// trigger a change in the search filter
+				listPage.find( "input" ).val( "foo" ).trigger( "change" );
+
+				//NOTE beware a poossible issue with timing here
+				start();
+			}
+		]);
+	});
+
 	asyncTest( "nested pages hash key is always in the hash (replaceState)", function(){
 		$.testHelper.pageSequence([
 			function(){