diff --git a/tests/test_rename_only.py b/tests/test_rename_only.py
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+import unittest
+
+from src import whatthepatch as wtp
+
+
+class TestRenameOnlyPaths(unittest.TestCase):
+    def _check_rename_paths(self, old_path, new_path):
+        text = (
+            "diff --git a/{old} b/{new}\n"
+            "similarity index 100%\n"
+            "rename from {old}\n"
+            "rename to {new}\n"
+        ).format(old=old_path, new=new_path)
+        diffs = list(wtp.parse_patch(text))
+        self.assertEqual(len(diffs), 1)
+        diff = diffs[0]
+        self.assertIsNone(diff.changes)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            (diff.header.old_path, diff.header.new_path), (old_path, new_path)
+        )
+
+    @unittest.expectedFailure
+    def test_rename_only_removes_git_prefixes(self):
+        self._check_rename_paths("before.txt", "after.txt")
+
+    @unittest.expectedFailure
+    def test_rename_only_preserves_real_a_and_b_directories(self):
+        self._check_rename_paths("a/before.txt", "b/after.txt")
+
+    def test_unified_paths_without_git_header_keep_a_and_b_directories(self):
+        text = "--- a/a/before.txt\n+++ b/b/after.txt\n@@ -1 +1 @@\n-before\n+after\n"
+        diffs = list(wtp.parse_patch(text))
+        self.assertEqual(len(diffs), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            (diffs[0].header.old_path, diffs[0].header.new_path),
+            ("a/before.txt", "b/after.txt"),
+        )