diff --git a/backend/project/endpoints/courses/courses.py b/backend/project/endpoints/courses/courses.py
index d4f12c45..a56541e7 100644
--- a/backend/project/endpoints/courses/courses.py
+++ b/backend/project/endpoints/courses/courses.py
@@ -44,12 +44,8 @@ def post(self, teacher_id=None):
         This function will create a new course
         if the body of the post contains a name and uid is an admin or teacher
         """
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-        
-=======
         req = request.json
         req["teacher"] = teacher_id
->>>>>>> development
         return insert_into_model(
             Course,
             req,
diff --git a/backend/tests/endpoints/conftest.py b/backend/tests/endpoints/conftest.py
index cd1ffb27..dda6a312 100644
--- a/backend/tests/endpoints/conftest.py
+++ b/backend/tests/endpoints/conftest.py
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ def course_no_name(valid_teacher_entry):
     return {"name": "", "teacher": valid_teacher_entry.uid}
 
 @pytest.fixture
-<<<<<<< HEAD
 def course_empty_name():
     """A course with an empty name"""
     return {"name": "", "teacher": "Bart"}
@@ -202,14 +201,12 @@ def course_empty_name():
 def invalid_course():
     """An invalid course for testing."""
     return {"invalid": "error"}
-=======
 def valid_course_entry(session, valid_course):
     """A valid course for testing that's already in the db"""
     course = Course(**valid_course)
     session.add(course)
     session.commit()
     return course
->>>>>>> development
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def valid_students_entries(session):
diff --git a/backend/tests/endpoints/course/courses_test.py b/backend/tests/endpoints/course/courses_test.py
index 15a49791..3b5853e5 100644
--- a/backend/tests/endpoints/course/courses_test.py
+++ b/backend/tests/endpoints/course/courses_test.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class TestCourseEndpoint:
     """Class for testing the courses endpoint"""
 
-    def test_post_courses(self, client, valid_course):
+    def test_post_courses(self, client, valid_course,invalid_course):
         """
         Test posting a course to the /courses endpoint
         """
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ def test_post_courses(self, client, valid_course):
         get_response = client.get(f"/courses/{data['data']['course_id']}", headers={"Authorization":"teacher2"})
         assert get_response.status_code == 200
 
-<<<<<<< HEAD
         response = client.post(
             "/courses?uid=Bart", json=invalid_course
         )  # invalid course
@@ -31,8 +30,6 @@ def test_post_no_name(self, client, course_empty_name):
 
         response = client.post("/courses?uid=Bart", json=course_empty_name)
         assert response.status_code == 400  
-=======
->>>>>>> development
 
     def test_post_courses_course_id_students_and_admins(
             self, client, valid_course_entry, valid_students_entries):