diff --git a/tests/software/bedtools/main.nf b/tests/software/bedtools/main.nf
index 8eb35be4..dd71b960 100644
--- a/tests/software/bedtools/main.nf
+++ b/tests/software/bedtools/main.nf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include { BEDTOOLS_INTERSECT } from '../../../software/bedtools/intersect/main.n
 include { BEDTOOLS_MERGE } from '../../../software/bedtools/merge/main.nf' addParams( options: [:] )
 include { BEDTOOLS_SLOP as BEDTOOLS_SLOP_S} from '../../../software/bedtools/slop/main.nf' addParams( options: [:] )
 include { BEDTOOLS_SLOP as BEDTOOLS_SLOP_AS} from '../../../software/bedtools/slop/main.nf' addParams( options: [:] )
-include { BEDTOOLS_SORT } from '../../../software/bedtools/sort/main.nf' addParams( options: [publish_dir: 'test_bedtools_sort'] ) // needed for merge
+include { BEDTOOLS_SORT } from '../../../software/bedtools/sort/main.nf' addParams( options: [:] )
 
 
 workflow test_bedtools_complement {
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ workflow test_bedtools_sort {
               file("${launchDir}/tests/data/bed/A.bed", checkIfExists: true) ]
 
     BEDTOOLS_SORT( input )
-
-    emit:
-    sort = BEDTOOLS_SORT.out.sort
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/software/bedtools/test.yml b/tests/software/bedtools/test.yml
index a3f651eb..f2365221 100644
--- a/tests/software/bedtools/test.yml
+++ b/tests/software/bedtools/test.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     - bedtools_genomecov
   files:
     - path: output/bedtools/test.bed
-      md5sum: 5be12e847b933b02bf42437e8562d06c
+      md5sum: 8c8238ca3cdac7a0e650ade95ee941f4
 
 - name: Run bedtools intersect test workflow
   command: nextflow run ./tests/software/bedtools/ -profile docker -entry test_bedtools_intersect -c tests/config/nextflow.config
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     - path: output/bedtools/test.sort.bed
       md5sum: 4279202e33fcce3d19f420f1b27fddee
 
-# linked to sort module
+# TODO link to sort module
 - name: Run bedtools merge test workflow
   command: nextflow run ./tests/software/bedtools/ -profile docker -entry test_bedtools_merge -c tests/config/nextflow.config
   tags: