diff --git a/skimage/morphology/tests/test_misc.py b/skimage/morphology/tests/test_misc.py
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+import numpy as np
+from numpy.testing import assert_array_equal, assert_equal
+from skimage.morphology import remove_small_connected_components
+
+test_image = np.array([[0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
+                       [1, 1, 1, 0, 0],
+                       [1, 1, 1, 0, 1]], bool)
+def test_one_connectivity():
+    expected = np.array([[0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
+                         [1, 1, 1, 0, 0],
+                         [1, 1, 1, 0, 0]], bool)
+    observed = remove_small_connected_components(test_image, min_size=6)
+    assert_array_equal(observed, expected)
+
+def test_two_connectivity():
+    expected = np.array([[0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
+                         [1, 1, 1, 0, 0],
+                         [1, 1, 1, 0, 0]], bool)
+    observed = remove_small_connected_components(test_image, min_size=7,
+                                                            connectivity=2)
+    assert_array_equal(observed, expected)
+
+def test_in_place():
+    observed = remove_small_connected_components(test_image, min_size=6,
+                                                            in_place=True)
+    assert_equal(observed is test_image, True, 
+        "remove_small_connected_components in_place argument failed.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    np.testing.run_module_suite()