diff --git a/tests/data/test_history.py b/tests/data/test_history.py
index 41b20e35b..c89156f4c 100644
--- a/tests/data/test_history.py
+++ b/tests/data/test_history.py
@@ -765,6 +765,18 @@ def test_hdf5datahandler_trades_store(testdatadir):
     _clean_test_file(file)
 
 
+def test_hdf5datahandler_trades_purge(mocker, testdatadir):
+    mocker.patch.object(Path, "exists", MagicMock(return_value=False))
+    unlinkmock = mocker.patch.object(Path, "unlink", MagicMock())
+    dh = HDF5DataHandler(testdatadir)
+    assert not dh.trades_purge('UNITTEST/NONEXIST')
+    assert unlinkmock.call_count == 0
+
+    mocker.patch.object(Path, "exists", MagicMock(return_value=True))
+    assert dh.trades_purge('UNITTEST/NONEXIST')
+    assert unlinkmock.call_count == 1
+
+
 def test_hdf5datahandler_ohlcv_load_and_resave(testdatadir):
     dh = HDF5DataHandler(testdatadir)
     ohlcv = dh.ohlcv_load('UNITTEST/BTC', '5m')
@@ -797,6 +809,18 @@ def test_hdf5datahandler_ohlcv_load_and_resave(testdatadir):
     assert ohlcv.empty
 
 
+def test_hdf5datahandler_ohlcv_purge(mocker, testdatadir):
+    mocker.patch.object(Path, "exists", MagicMock(return_value=False))
+    unlinkmock = mocker.patch.object(Path, "unlink", MagicMock())
+    dh = HDF5DataHandler(testdatadir)
+    assert not dh.ohlcv_purge('UNITTEST/NONEXIST', '5m')
+    assert unlinkmock.call_count == 0
+
+    mocker.patch.object(Path, "exists", MagicMock(return_value=True))
+    assert dh.ohlcv_purge('UNITTEST/NONEXIST', '5m')
+    assert unlinkmock.call_count == 1
+
+
 def test_gethandlerclass():
     cl = get_datahandlerclass('json')
     assert cl == JsonDataHandler