[1.5.x] Dropped fix_IE_for_vary/attach.

This is a security fix. Disclosure following shortly.

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 44 deletions

diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/utils/http.py b/tests/regressiontests/utils/http.py
index 6d3bc025af..03706ca68d 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/utils/http.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/utils/http.py
@@ -67,50 +67,6 @@ class TestUtilsHttp(unittest.TestCase):
         ]
         self.assertTrue(result in acceptable_results)
 
-    def test_fix_IE_for_vary(self):
-        """
-        Regression for #16632.
-
-        `fix_IE_for_vary` shouldn't crash when there's no Content-Type header.
-        """
-
-        # functions to generate responses
-        def response_with_unsafe_content_type():
-            r = HttpResponse(content_type="text/unsafe")
-            r['Vary'] = 'Cookie'
-            return r
-
-        def no_content_response_with_unsafe_content_type():
-            # 'Content-Type' always defaulted, so delete it
-            r = response_with_unsafe_content_type()
-            del r['Content-Type']
-            return r
-
-        # request with & without IE user agent
-        rf = RequestFactory()
-        request = rf.get('/')
-        ie_request = rf.get('/', HTTP_USER_AGENT='MSIE')
-
-        # not IE, unsafe_content_type
-        response = response_with_unsafe_content_type()
-        utils.fix_IE_for_vary(request, response)
-        self.assertTrue('Vary' in response)
-
-        # IE, unsafe_content_type
-        response = response_with_unsafe_content_type()
-        utils.fix_IE_for_vary(ie_request, response)
-        self.assertFalse('Vary' in response)
-
-        # not IE, no_content
-        response = no_content_response_with_unsafe_content_type()
-        utils.fix_IE_for_vary(request, response)
-        self.assertTrue('Vary' in response)
-
-        # IE, no_content
-        response = no_content_response_with_unsafe_content_type()
-        utils.fix_IE_for_vary(ie_request, response)
-        self.assertFalse('Vary' in response)
-
     def test_base36(self):
         # reciprocity works
         for n in [0, 1, 1000, 1000000]: