diff --git a/src/plugins/remove/pluginSpec.js b/src/plugins/remove/pluginSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb8e4a17bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/remove/pluginSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2018, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+import RemoveAction from './plugin.js';
+import {
+    createOpenMct,
+    resetApplicationState
+} from 'utils/testing';
+
+fdescribe("The Remove Action plugin", () => {
+
+    let openmct,
+        removeActionPlugin;
+
+    // this setups up the app
+    beforeEach((done) => {
+        const appHolder = document.createElement('div');
+        appHolder.style.width = '640px';
+        appHolder.style.height = '480px';
+
+        openmct = createOpenMct();
+
+        spyOn(openmct.objects, 'mutate')
+
+        // already installed by default, but never hurts
+        removeActionPlugin = new RemoveAction(openmct);
+        openmct.install(removeActionPlugin());
+
+        openmct.on('start', done);
+        openmct.startHeadless(appHolder);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        resetApplicationState(openmct);
+    });
+
+    it("should be definied", () => {
+        expect(removeActionPlugin).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it("should remove a child from parent composition", () => {
+        
+        expect(true).toBe(true);
+    });
+});