diff --git a/IPython/testing/iptest.py b/IPython/testing/iptest.py
index 2f8453f..76ac761 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/iptest.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/iptest.py
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ have['wx.aui'] = test_for('wx.aui')
 have['zope.interface'] = test_for('zope.interface')
 have['twisted'] = test_for('twisted')
 have['foolscap'] = test_for('foolscap')
-have['objc'] = test_for('objc')
 have['pexpect'] = test_for('pexpect')
 have['gtk'] = test_for('gtk')
 have['gobject'] = test_for('gobject')
@@ -154,7 +153,6 @@ def make_exclude():
     ipjoin = lambda *paths: pjoin('IPython', *paths)
     
     exclusions = [ipjoin('external'),
-                  ipjoin('frontend', 'process', 'winprocess.py'),
                   # Deprecated old Shell and iplib modules, skip to avoid
                   # warnings
                   ipjoin('Shell'),
@@ -175,19 +173,11 @@ def make_exclude():
                   ]
 
     if not have['wx']:
-        exclusions.append(ipjoin('gui'))
-        exclusions.append(ipjoin('frontend', 'wx'))
         exclusions.append(ipjoin('lib', 'inputhookwx'))
 
     if not have['gtk'] or not have['gobject']:
         exclusions.append(ipjoin('lib', 'inputhookgtk'))
 
-    if not have['wx.aui']:
-        exclusions.append(ipjoin('gui', 'wx', 'wxIPython'))
-
-    if not have['objc']:
-        exclusions.append(ipjoin('frontend', 'cocoa'))
-
     # These have to be skipped on win32 because the use echo, rm, cd, etc.
     # See ticket https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/366982
     if sys.platform == 'win32':
@@ -203,15 +193,7 @@ def make_exclude():
     # how we are isolating dependencies in testing.
     if not (have['twisted'] and have['zope.interface'] and have['foolscap']):
         exclusions.extend(
-            [ipjoin('frontend', 'asyncfrontendbase'),
-             ipjoin('frontend', 'prefilterfrontend'),
-             ipjoin('frontend', 'frontendbase'),
-             ipjoin('frontend', 'linefrontendbase'),
-             ipjoin('frontend', 'tests', 'test_linefrontend'),
-             ipjoin('frontend', 'tests', 'test_frontendbase'),
-             ipjoin('frontend', 'tests', 'test_prefilterfrontend'),
-             ipjoin('frontend', 'tests', 'test_asyncfrontendbase'),
-             ipjoin('testing', 'parametric'),
+            [ipjoin('testing', 'parametric'),
              ipjoin('testing', 'util'),
              ipjoin('testing', 'tests', 'test_decorators_trial'),
              ] )
@@ -317,9 +299,6 @@ def make_runners():
     # The machinery in kernel needs twisted for real testing
     trial_pkg_names = []
 
-    if have['wx']:
-        nose_pkg_names.append('gui')
-
     # And add twisted ones if conditions are met
     if have['zope.interface'] and have['twisted'] and have['foolscap']:
         # We only list IPython.kernel for testing using twisted.trial as
diff --git a/setupbase.py b/setupbase.py
index 2572635..4e0b96e 100644
--- a/setupbase.py
+++ b/setupbase.py
@@ -108,17 +108,7 @@ def find_packages():
     add_package(packages, 'deathrow', tests=True)
     add_package(packages , 'extensions')
     add_package(packages, 'external')
-    add_package(packages, 'frontend', tests=True)
-    # Don't include the cocoa frontend for now as it is not stable
-    if sys.platform == 'darwin' and False:
-        add_package(packages, 'frontend.cocoa', tests=True, others=['plugin'])
-        add_package(packages, 'frontend.cocoa.examples')
-        add_package(packages, 'frontend.cocoa.examples.IPython1Sandbox')
-        add_package(packages, 'frontend.cocoa.examples.IPython1Sandbox.English.lproj')
-    add_package(packages, 'frontend.process')
-    add_package(packages, 'frontend.wx')
-    add_package(packages, 'gui')
-    add_package(packages, 'gui.wx')
+    add_package(packages, 'frontend')
     add_package(packages, 'kernel', config=False, tests=True, scripts=True)
     add_package(packages, 'kernel.core', config=False, tests=True)
     add_package(packages, 'lib', tests=True)