diff --git a/utils/yangutils/plugin/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/plugin/manager/InterFileLinkingTest.java b/utils/yangutils/plugin/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/plugin/manager/InterFileLinkingTest.java
index 09641c1..675fea6 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/plugin/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/plugin/manager/InterFileLinkingTest.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/plugin/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/plugin/manager/InterFileLinkingTest.java
@@ -16,41 +16,37 @@
 
 package org.onosproject.yangutils.plugin.manager;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.ListIterator;
-
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangDataTypes;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDerivedInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangGrouping;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangLeaf;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangLeafRef;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangList;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangModule;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNode;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNodeType;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangTypeDef;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangUses;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.ResolvableStatus;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangDataTypes;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl.YangLinkerManager;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.YangUtilsParserManager;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.io.impl.YangFileScanner;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.io.impl.YangPluginConfig;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.nullValue;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangDataTypes.STRING;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangDataTypes.DERIVED;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangDataTypes.LEAFREF;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNodeType.MODULE_NODE;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.ResolvableStatus.RESOLVED;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangDataTypes.DERIVED;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangDataTypes.STRING;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.io.impl.YangIoUtils.deleteDirectory;
 
 /**
@@ -737,255 +733,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Checks inter file leafref linking.
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void processInterFileLeafrefLinking()
-            throws IOException, ParserException, MojoExecutionException {
-
-        String searchDir = "src/test/resources/interfileleafref";
-        utilManager.createYangFileInfoSet(YangFileScanner.getYangFiles(searchDir));
-        utilManager.parseYangFileInfoSet();
-        utilManager.createYangNodeSet();
-        YangNode refNode = null;
-        YangNode selfNode = null;
-
-        // Create YANG node set
-        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        // Add references to import list.
-        yangLinkerManager.addRefToYangFilesImportList(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        // Carry out inter-file linking.
-        yangLinkerManager.processInterFileLinking(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        Iterator<YangNode> yangNodeIterator = utilManager.getYangNodeSet().iterator();
-
-        YangNode rootNode = yangNodeIterator.next();
-
-        if (rootNode.getName().equals("module1")) {
-            selfNode = rootNode;
-            refNode = yangNodeIterator.next();
-        } else {
-            refNode = rootNode;
-            selfNode = yangNodeIterator.next();
-        }
-
-        // Check whether the data model tree returned is of type module.
-        assertThat(selfNode instanceof YangModule, is(true));
-
-        // Check whether the node type is set properly to module.
-        assertThat(selfNode.getNodeType(), is(MODULE_NODE));
-
-        // Check whether the module name is set correctly.
-        YangModule yangNode = (YangModule) selfNode;
-        assertThat(yangNode.getName(), is("module1"));
-
-        ListIterator<YangLeaf> leafIterator = yangNode.getListOfLeaf().listIterator();
-        YangLeaf leafInfo = leafIterator.next();
-
-        assertThat(leafInfo.getName(), is("invalid-interval"));
-        assertThat(leafInfo.getDataType().getDataTypeName(), is("leafref"));
-        assertThat(leafInfo.getDataType().getDataType(), is(LEAFREF));
-
-        // Check whether the data model tree returned is of type module.
-        assertThat(refNode instanceof YangModule, is(true));
-
-        // Check whether the node type is set properly to module.
-        assertThat(refNode.getNodeType(), is(MODULE_NODE));
-
-        // Check whether the module name is set correctly.
-        YangModule yangNode1 = (YangModule) refNode;
-        assertThat(yangNode1.getName(), is("module2"));
-        YangLeaf leafInfo1 = yangNode1.getListOfLeaf().listIterator().next();
-
-        YangLeafRef leafref = (YangLeafRef) leafInfo.getDataType().getDataTypeExtendedInfo();
-
-        assertThat(leafref.getReferredLeafOrLeafList(), is(leafInfo1));
-        assertThat(leafref.getResolvableStatus(), is(RESOLVED));
-
-        assertThat(leafref.getEffectiveDataType().getDataType(),
-                is(YangDataTypes.STRING));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Checks error scenerio where the node is invalid.
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void processSelfResolutionWhenLeafrefInModuleReferToInvalidNode()
-            throws IOException, ParserException {
-
-        thrown.expect(LinkerException.class);
-        thrown.expectMessage(
-                "YANG file error: Unable to find base leaf/leaf-list for given leafref");
-        String searchDir = "src/test/resources/interFileInvalidNode";
-        utilManager.createYangFileInfoSet(YangFileScanner.getYangFiles(searchDir));
-        utilManager.parseYangFileInfoSet();
-        utilManager.createYangNodeSet();
-
-        YangNode selfNode = null;
-
-        // Create YANG node set
-        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        // Add references to import list.
-        yangLinkerManager.addRefToYangFilesImportList(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        // Carry out inter-file linking.
-        yangLinkerManager.processInterFileLinking(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Checks the error scenerio when there is no referref leaf/leaf-list in any file.
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void processSelfResolutionWhenLeafrefDoesNotReferToLeafOrLeafList()
-            throws IOException, ParserException {
-
-        thrown.expect(LinkerException.class);
-        thrown.expectMessage(
-                "YANG file error: Unable to find base leaf/leaf-list for given leafref networks");
-        String searchDir = "src/test/resources/interfileleafrefwithinvaliddestinationnode";
-        utilManager.createYangFileInfoSet(YangFileScanner.getYangFiles(searchDir));
-        utilManager.parseYangFileInfoSet();
-        utilManager.createYangNodeSet();
-        YangNode selfNode = null;
-
-        // Create YANG node set
-        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        // Add references to import list.
-        yangLinkerManager.addRefToYangFilesImportList(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        // Carry out inter-file linking.
-        yangLinkerManager.processInterFileLinking(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Checks inter file resolution when leafref from grouping refers to other file.
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void processInterFileLeafrefFromGroupingRefersToOtherFile()
-            throws IOException, ParserException {
-
-        String searchDir = "src/test/resources/interfileleafreffromgroupingreferstootherfile";
-        utilManager.createYangFileInfoSet(YangFileScanner.getYangFiles(searchDir));
-        utilManager.parseYangFileInfoSet();
-        utilManager.createYangNodeSet();
-        YangNode selfNode = null;
-        YangNode refNode = null;
-
-        // Create YANG node set
-        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        // Add references to import list.
-        yangLinkerManager.addRefToYangFilesImportList(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        // Carry out inter-file linking.
-        yangLinkerManager.processInterFileLinking(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        Iterator<YangNode> yangNodeIterator = utilManager.getYangNodeSet().iterator();
-
-        YangNode rootNode = yangNodeIterator.next();
-
-        if (rootNode.getName().equals("module1")) {
-            selfNode = rootNode;
-            refNode = yangNodeIterator.next();
-        } else {
-            refNode = rootNode;
-            selfNode = yangNodeIterator.next();
-        }
-
-        // Check whether the data model tree returned is of type module.
-        assertThat(selfNode instanceof YangModule, is(true));
-
-        // Check whether the node type is set properly to module.
-        assertThat(selfNode.getNodeType(), is(MODULE_NODE));
-
-        // Check whether the module name is set correctly.
-        YangModule yangNode = (YangModule) selfNode;
-        assertThat(yangNode.getName(), is("module1"));
-
-        YangList list = (YangList) yangNode.getChild().getChild();
-        ListIterator<YangLeaf> leafIterator = list.getListOfLeaf().listIterator();
-        YangLeaf leafInfo = leafIterator.next();
-
-        assertThat(leafInfo.getName(), is("link-tp"));
-        assertThat(leafInfo.getDataType().getDataTypeName(), is("leafref"));
-        assertThat(leafInfo.getDataType().getDataType(), is(LEAFREF));
-
-        YangLeafRef leafref = (YangLeafRef) leafInfo.getDataType().getDataTypeExtendedInfo();
-
-        YangLeaf leafInfo2 = (YangLeaf) leafref.getReferredLeafOrLeafList();
-        assertThat(leafref.getReferredLeafOrLeafList(), is(leafInfo2));
-        assertThat(leafref.getResolvableStatus(), is(RESOLVED));
-
-        assertThat(leafref.getEffectiveDataType().getDataType(),
-                is(YangDataTypes.STRING));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Checks inter file resolution when leafref refers to multiple leafrefs through many files.
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void processInterFileLeafrefRefersToMultipleLeafrefInMultipleFiles()
-            throws IOException, ParserException {
-
-        String searchDir = "src/test/resources/interfileleafrefreferstomultipleleafrefinmultiplefiles";
-        utilManager.createYangFileInfoSet(YangFileScanner.getYangFiles(searchDir));
-        utilManager.parseYangFileInfoSet();
-        utilManager.createYangNodeSet();
-        YangNode refNode1 = null;
-        YangNode refNode2 = null;
-        YangNode selfNode = null;
-
-        // Create YANG node set
-        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        // Add references to import list.
-        yangLinkerManager.addRefToYangFilesImportList(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        // Carry out inter-file linking.
-        yangLinkerManager.processInterFileLinking(utilManager.getYangNodeSet());
-
-        for (YangNode rootNode : utilManager.getYangNodeSet()) {
-            if (rootNode.getName().equals("ietf-network-topology")) {
-                selfNode = rootNode;
-            } else if (rootNode.getName().equals("ietf-network")) {
-                refNode1 = rootNode;
-            } else {
-                refNode2 = rootNode;
-            }
-        }
-        // Check whether the data model tree returned is of type module.
-        assertThat(selfNode instanceof YangModule, is(true));
-
-        // Check whether the node type is set properly to module.
-        assertThat(selfNode.getNodeType(), is(MODULE_NODE));
-
-        // Check whether the module name is set correctly.
-        YangModule yangNode = (YangModule) selfNode;
-        assertThat(yangNode.getName(), is("ietf-network-topology"));
-
-        YangList list = (YangList) yangNode.getChild().getChild();
-        ListIterator<YangLeaf> leafIterator = list.getListOfLeaf().listIterator();
-        YangLeaf leafInfo = leafIterator.next();
-
-        assertThat(leafInfo.getName(), is("link-tp"));
-        assertThat(leafInfo.getDataType().getDataTypeName(), is("leafref"));
-        assertThat(leafInfo.getDataType().getDataType(), is(LEAFREF));
-
-        YangLeafRef leafref = (YangLeafRef) leafInfo.getDataType().getDataTypeExtendedInfo();
-
-        YangLeaf leafInfo2 = (YangLeaf) leafref.getReferredLeafOrLeafList();
-        assertThat(leafref.getReferredLeafOrLeafList(), is(leafInfo2));
-        assertThat(leafref.getResolvableStatus(), is(RESOLVED));
-
-        assertThat(leafref.getEffectiveDataType().getDataType(),
-                is(YangDataTypes.STRING));
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Checks priority of the file.
      */
     @Test