diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 0.2.2 - 05.03.2017
+
+- Removed the integration tests from the cabal package config
+
 # 0.2.1 - 04.03.2017
 
 - Fixed the templates for the initializer
diff --git a/marvin.cabal b/marvin.cabal
--- a/marvin.cabal
+++ b/marvin.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                marvin
-version:             0.2.1
+version:             0.2.2
 synopsis:            A framework for modular, portable chat bots.
 description:         A framework for writing portable chat bots. Inspired by hubot. 
                      . 
@@ -141,31 +141,6 @@
   build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
                      , marvin
                      , hspec >= 2.2
-  ghc-options:         -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
-  default-language:    Haskell2010
-  default-extensions:  OverloadedStrings
-                     , TypeFamilies
-                     , MultiParamTypeClasses
-                     , TupleSections
-                     , GADTs
-
-test-suite marvin-integration-tests
-  type:                exitcode-stdio-1.0
-  hs-source-dirs:      test
-  main-is:             IntegrationSpec.hs
-  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
-                     , marvin
-                     , hspec >= 2.2
-                     , temporary >= 1.2
-                     , process >= 1.2
-                     , filepath >= 1.4
-                     , directory >= 1.2
-                     , monad-loops >= 0.4
-                     , extra >= 1.4
-                     , yaml
-                     , lens-aeson
-                     , lens
-                     , text
   ghc-options:         -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   default-extensions:  OverloadedStrings
diff --git a/test/IntegrationSpec.hs b/test/IntegrationSpec.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/test/IntegrationSpec.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-import           Control.Lens
-import           Control.Monad.Extra
-import           Data.Aeson.Lens
-import           Data.Maybe
-import           Data.Text           (Text)
-import           Data.Yaml
-import           System.Directory
-import           System.Environment
-import           System.FilePath
-import           System.Info.Extra
-import           System.IO.Temp
-import           System.Process
-import           Test.Hspec
-
-stackBuildArgs :: [String]
-stackBuildArgs
-    | isMac = ["--extra-lib-dirs=/usr/local/opt/icu4c/lib", "--extra-include-dirs=/usr/local/opt/icu4c/include"]
-    | otherwise = []
-
-copyDirectory :: FilePath -> FilePath -> IO ()
-copyDirectory source target = do
-    createDirectoryIfMissing True target
-    (dirs, files) <- getDirectoryContents source >>=
-        partitionM (doesDirectoryExist . (source </>))
-        . filter (\a -> not $ a == "." || a == "..")
-    mapM_ (copyFile <$> (source </>) <*> (target </>)) files
-    mapM_ (copyDirectory <$> (source </>) <*> (target </>)) dirs
-
-
--- | In the .travis.yml file I pass the stack yaml as STACK_YAML env variable.
--- This is necessary as the extra-deps are different for some lts versions
--- However the yaml file in STACK_YAML cannot be used by the integration tests,
--- as they require both marvins source directory as well as their own to be
--- recorded in the `packages` key.
--- This function reads the stack.yaml, modifies the `packages` section and
--- writes a new stack.yaml to the target path which the tests pass to stack via
--- then `--stack-yaml` command line parameter
-getAndModifyStackYaml :: FilePath -> IO ()
-getAndModifyStackYaml targetPath = do
-    path <- fromMaybe "test/resources/stack.yaml" <$> lookupEnv "STACK_YAML"
-    Just yamlFile <- decodeFile path
-    encodeFile targetPath $ (yamlFile :: Value) & key "packages" .~ packageObject
-  where
-    packageObject = toJSON [".", ".." :: Text]
-
-
-getResolver :: IO String
-getResolver = fromMaybe "lts" <$> lookupEnv "STACK_RESOLVER"
-
-
--- | This test is used to make sure the initializer produces a compileable project
-runInitAndCompileResult :: IO ()
-runInitAndCompileResult =
-    withTempDirectory "." ".test" $ \dir -> do
-        getAndModifyStackYaml (dir </> "stack.yaml")
-        withCurrentDirectory dir $ do
-            resolver <- getResolver
-            callProcess "stack"
-                [ "exec"
-                , "--resolver", resolver
-                , "--stack-yaml", "stack.yaml"
-                , "--", "marvin-init"
-                    , "-a", "shell"
-                    , "testbot"]
-            callProcess "stack" $
-                [ "build"
-                , "--stack-yaml", "stack.yaml"
-                , "--resolver", resolver
-                ] ++ stackBuildArgs
-
-
-compileIntegration :: IO ()
-compileIntegration =
-    withTempDirectory "." ".test" $ \dir -> do
-        resolver <- getResolver
-        copyDirectory "test/integration" dir
-        getAndModifyStackYaml (dir </> "stack.yaml")
-        withCurrentDirectory dir $ callProcess "stack" $
-            [ "build"
-            , "--stack-yaml", "stack.yaml"
-            , "--resolver", resolver
-            ] ++ stackBuildArgs
-
-
-main :: IO ()
-main = hspec $ do
-    describe "the integration test" $
-        it "compiles the integration test suite" $
-            compileIntegration `shouldReturn` ()
-    describe "initializer" $
-        it "produces a compileable project" $
-            runInitAndCompileResult `shouldReturn` ()