diff --git a/doomcc/doom_base.py b/doomcc/doom_base.py
index c12a867..16ae0f3 100644
--- a/doomcc/doom_base.py
+++ b/doomcc/doom_base.py
@@ -132,10 +132,8 @@ class WadMap(Wad):
         ]
         if len(candidates) == 0:
             raise Exception(
-                "no suitable demo candidates for WAD {} MAP {}{}.".format(
-                    self.wad,
-                    self.map,
-                    f" name {self._name}" if self._name else "",
+                "no suitable demo candidates for WAD {} MAP {} name {}.".format(
+                    self.wad, self.map, self.name_string
                 )
             )
         if len(candidates) == 1:
diff --git a/tests/doom_base_test.py b/tests/doom_base_test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5510fee..0000000
--- a/tests/doom_base_test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import doomcc.doom_base
-import os
-import pathlib
-import pytest
-import tempfile
-
-class Workbench:
-    pass
-
-def test_demo_in_path():
-    w = Workbench()
-    w.demo_in_path = lambda: doomcc.doom_base.WadMap.demo_in_path(w)
-    w._file_base = lambda path: doomcc.doom_base.WadMap._file_base(w, path)
-    w.wad = pathlib.Path("scythe")
-    w.map = "01"
-    w.name_string = "_index"
-    w._name = "index"
-    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as td:
-        w.demos = pathlib.Path(td)
-        with pytest.raises(Exception):
-            w.demo_in_path()
-        
-        dp = pathlib.Path(td).joinpath("scythe")
-        os.mkdir(dp)
-        dp.joinpath("scythe_map01_index.lmp").touch()
-        assert w.demo_in_path() == dp.joinpath("scythe_map01_index.lmp")
-        dp.joinpath("scythe_map01_index-00028.lmp").touch()
-        assert w.demo_in_path() == dp.joinpath("scythe_map01_index-00028.lmp")