Dependency with failures (#1681)

* added Dependency class with allow_failures

* Requested changes

* Check type before setting `job.dependency_allow_fail` within `Job.create`

* Set `job.dependency_allow_fail` within `Job.create`

* Added test to ensure persistence of `dependency_allow_fail`

* Removed typing and allow mixed list of ints and Job objects

* Convert dependency_allow_fail boolean to integer during serialization to avoid redis DataError

* Updated `test_multiple_dependencies_are_accepted_and_persisted` test to include `Dependency` cases

* Adding placeholder test to test actual behavior of new `Dependency` usage in `depends_on`

* Updated `test_job_dependency` to include cases using `Dependency`

* Added dependency_allow_fail logic to `Job.restore`

* Renamed `dependency_allow_fail` to a simpler `allow_failure`

* Update docs to add section about the new `Dependency` class and use-case

* Updated `Job.dependencies_are_met` logic to take `FAILED` and `STOPPED` jobs into account when `allow_failure=True`

* Updated `test_job_dependency` test. Still failing with `Dependency` case.

* Fix `allow_failure` type coercion in `Job.restore`

* Re-arrange tests, so default `Dependency.allow_failure` is before explicit `allow_failure=True`

* Fixed Dependency, so it works correctly when allow_failure=True

* Attempt to execute pipeline prior to queueing a failed job's dependents. test_create_and_cancel_job_enqueue_dependents_in_registry test now passes.

* Added `Depedency` test utilizing multiple dependencies

* Removed irrelevant on_success and on_failure keyword arguments in example

* Replaced use of long_running_job

* Add test to verify `Dependency.jobs` contraints

* Suppress connection error in handle_job_failure

* test_dependencies have passed

* All tests pass if enqueue_dependents called without pipeline.watch()

* All tests now pass

* Removed print statements

* Cleanup Dependency implementation

* Renamed job.allow_failure to job.allow_dependency_failures

Co-authored-by: mattchan <mattchan@tencent.com>
Co-authored-by: Mike Hill <mhilluniversal@gmail.com>

docs/docs/index.md

@@ -155,9 +155,33 @@ baz_job = queue.enqueue(baz, depends_on=[foo_job, bar_job])
 ```
 
 The ability to handle job dependencies allows you to split a big job into
-several smaller ones. A job that is dependent on another is enqueued only when
+several smaller ones. By default, a job that is dependent on another is enqueued only when
 its dependency finishes *successfully*.
 
+_New in 1.11.0._
+
+If you want a job's dependencies to execute regardless if the job completes or fails, RQ provides
+the `Dependency` class that will allow you to dictate how to handle job failures.
+
+The `Dependency(jobs=...)` parameter accepts:
+- a string representing a single job id
+- a Job object
+- an iteratable of job id strings and/or Job objects
+
+Example:
+
+```python
+from redis import Redis
+from rq.job import Dependency
+from rq import Queue
+
+queue = Queue(connection=Redis())
+job_1 = queue.enqueue(div_by_zero)
+dependency = Dependency(jobs=[job_1], allow_failure=True)  # allow_failure defaults to False
+job_2 = queue.enqueue(say_hello, depends_on=dependency)
+# job_2 will execute even though its dependency (job_1) fails
+```
+
 
 ## Job Callbacks
 _New in version 1.9.0._

rq/job.py

@@ -38,6 +38,22 @@ class JobStatus(str, Enum):
     CANCELED = 'canceled'
 
 
+class Dependency:
+    def __init__(self, jobs, allow_failure: bool = False):
+        jobs = ensure_list(jobs)
+        if not all(
+            isinstance(job, Job) or isinstance(job, str)
+            for job in jobs
+            if job
+        ):
+            raise ValueError("jobs: must contain objects of type Job and/or strings representing Job ids")
+        elif len(jobs) < 1:
+            raise ValueError("jobs: cannot be empty.")
+
+        self.dependencies = jobs
+        self.allow_failure = allow_failure
+
+
 # Sentinel value to mark that some of our lazily evaluated properties have not
 # yet been evaluated.
 UNEVALUATED = object()
@@ -134,8 +150,16 @@ class Job:
 
         # dependency could be job instance or id, or iterable thereof
         if depends_on is not None:
-            job._dependency_ids = [dep.id if isinstance(dep, Job) else dep
-                                   for dep in ensure_list(depends_on)]
+            if isinstance(depends_on, Dependency):
+                job.allow_dependency_failures = depends_on.allow_failure
+                depends_on_list = depends_on.dependencies
+            else:
+                depends_on_list = ensure_list(depends_on)
+            job._dependency_ids = [
+                dep.id if isinstance(dep, Job) else dep
+                for dep in depends_on_list
+            ]
+
         return job
 
     def get_position(self):
@@ -404,6 +428,7 @@ class Job:
         self.retry_intervals = None
         self.redis_server_version = None
         self.last_heartbeat = None
+        self.allow_dependency_failures = None
 
     def __repr__(self):  # noqa  # pragma: no cover
         return '{0}({1!r}, enqueued_at={2!r})'.format(self.__class__.__name__,
@@ -560,7 +585,7 @@ class Job:
         dep_id = obj.get('dependency_id')  # for backwards compatibility
         self._dependency_ids = (json.loads(dep_ids.decode()) if dep_ids
                                 else [dep_id.decode()] if dep_id else [])
-
+        self.allow_dependency_failures = bool(int(obj.get('allow_dependency_failures'))) if obj.get('allow_dependency_failures') else None
         self.ttl = int(obj.get('ttl')) if obj.get('ttl') else None
         self.meta = self.serializer.loads(obj.get('meta')) if obj.get('meta') else {}
 
@@ -640,6 +665,10 @@ class Job:
         if self.ttl:
             obj['ttl'] = self.ttl
 
+        if self.allow_dependency_failures is not None:
+            # convert boolean to integer to avoid redis.exception.DataError
+            obj["allow_dependency_failures"] = int(self.allow_dependency_failures)
+
         return obj
 
     def save(self, pipeline=None, include_meta=True):
@@ -685,12 +714,12 @@ class Job:
         You can enqueue the jobs dependents optionally, 
         Same pipelining behavior as Queue.enqueue_dependents on whether or not a pipeline is passed in.
         """
-
         if self.is_canceled:
             raise InvalidJobOperation("Cannot cancel already canceled job: {}".format(self.get_id()))
         from .registry import CanceledJobRegistry
         from .queue import Queue
         pipe = pipeline or self.connection.pipeline()
+
         while True:
             try:
                 q = Queue(
@@ -699,6 +728,8 @@ class Job:
                     job_class=self.__class__,
                     serializer=self.serializer
                 )
+
+                self.set_status(JobStatus.CANCELED, pipeline=pipe)
                 if enqueue_dependents:
                     # Only WATCH if no pipeline passed, otherwise caller is responsible
                     if pipeline is None:
@@ -709,13 +740,11 @@ class Job:
                     remove_from_queue=True
                 )
 
-                self.set_status(JobStatus.CANCELED, pipeline=pipe)
-
                 registry = CanceledJobRegistry(
                     self.origin,
                     self.connection,
                     job_class=self.__class__,
-                    serializer=self.serializer                    
+                    serializer=self.serializer
                 )
                 registry.add(self, pipeline=pipe)
                 if pipeline is None:
@@ -726,7 +755,7 @@ class Job:
                     continue
                 else:
                     # if the pipeline comes from the caller, we re-raise the
-                    # exception as it it the responsibility of the caller to
+                    # exception as it is the responsibility of the caller to
                     # handle it
                     raise
 
@@ -953,17 +982,16 @@ class Job:
         return [Job.key_for(_id.decode())
                 for _id in dependencies]
 
-    def dependencies_are_met(self, exclude_job_id=None, pipeline=None):
-        """Returns a boolean indicating if all of this jobs dependencies are _FINISHED_
+    def dependencies_are_met(self, parent_job=None, pipeline=None):
+        """Returns a boolean indicating if all of this job's dependencies are _FINISHED_
 
         If a pipeline is passed, all dependencies are WATCHed.
 
-        `exclude` allows us to exclude some job id from the status check. This is useful
-        when enqueueing the dependents of a _successful_ job -- that status of
+        `parent_job` allows us to directly pass parent_job for the status check.
+        This is useful when enqueueing the dependents of a _successful_ job -- that status of
         `FINISHED` may not be yet set in redis, but said job is indeed _done_ and this
-        method is _called_ in the _stack_ of it's dependents are being enqueued.
+        method is _called_ in the _stack_ of its dependents are being enqueued.
         """
-
         connection = pipeline if pipeline is not None else self.connection
 
         if pipeline is not None:
@@ -973,8 +1001,19 @@ class Job:
         dependencies_ids = {_id.decode()
                             for _id in connection.smembers(self.dependencies_key)}
 
-        if exclude_job_id:
-            dependencies_ids.discard(exclude_job_id)
+        if parent_job:
+            # If parent job is canceled, no need to check for status
+            # If parent job is not finished, we should only continue
+            # if this job allows parent job to fail
+            dependencies_ids.discard(parent_job.id)
+            if parent_job._status == JobStatus.CANCELED:
+                pass
+            elif parent_job._status == JobStatus.FAILED and not self.allow_dependency_failures:
+                return False
+
+            # If the only dependency is parent job, dependency has been met
+            if not dependencies_ids:
+                return True
 
         with connection.pipeline() as pipeline:
             for key in dependencies_ids:
@@ -982,8 +1021,13 @@ class Job:
 
             dependencies_statuses = pipeline.execute()
 
+        if self.allow_dependency_failures:
+            allowed_statuses = [JobStatus.FINISHED, JobStatus.FAILED]
+        else:
+            allowed_statuses = [JobStatus.FINISHED]
+
         return all(
-            status.decode() == JobStatus.FINISHED
+            status.decode() in allowed_statuses
             for status
             in dependencies_statuses
             if status

rq/queue.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from .compat import as_text, string_types, total_ordering
 from .connections import resolve_connection
 from .defaults import DEFAULT_RESULT_TTL
 from .exceptions import DequeueTimeout, NoSuchJobError
-from .job import Job, JobStatus
+from .job import Job, JobStatus, Dependency
 from .serializers import resolve_serializer
 from .utils import backend_class, get_version, import_attribute, parse_timeout, utcnow
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Queue:
             return cls.from_queue_key(as_text(queue_key),
                                       connection=connection,
                                       job_class=job_class, serializer=serializer)
+
         return [to_queue(rq_key)
                 for rq_key in connection.smembers(cls.redis_queues_keys)
                 if rq_key]
@@ -324,6 +325,9 @@ class Queue:
             job.retries_left = retry.max
             job.retry_intervals = retry.intervals
 
+        if isinstance(depends_on, Dependency):
+            job.allow_dependency_failures = depends_on.allow_failure
+
         return job
 
     def setup_dependencies(
@@ -386,9 +390,8 @@ class Queue:
                      result_ttl=None, ttl=None, failure_ttl=None, description=None,
                      depends_on=None, job_id=None, at_front=False, meta=None,
                      retry=None, on_success=None, on_failure=None, pipeline=None):
-        """Creates a job to represent the delayed function call and enqueues
-        it.
-nd
+        """Creates a job to represent the delayed function call and enqueues it.
+
         It is much like `.enqueue()`, except that it takes the function's args
         and kwargs as explicit arguments.  Any kwargs passed to this function
         contain options for RQ itself.
@@ -611,14 +614,19 @@ nd
         dependents_key = job.dependents_key
 
         while True:
+
             try:
                 # if a pipeline is passed, the caller is responsible for calling WATCH
                 # to ensure all jobs are enqueued
                 if pipeline is None:
                     pipe.watch(dependents_key)
 
-                dependent_job_ids = [as_text(_id)
-                                     for _id in pipe.smembers(dependents_key)]
+                dependent_job_ids = {as_text(_id)
+                                     for _id in pipe.smembers(dependents_key)}
+
+                # There's no dependents
+                if not dependent_job_ids:
+                    break
 
                 jobs_to_enqueue = [
                     dependent_job for dependent_job
@@ -627,13 +635,16 @@ nd
                         connection=self.connection,
                         serializer=self.serializer
                     ) if dependent_job and dependent_job.dependencies_are_met(
-                        exclude_job_id=job.id,
-                        pipeline=pipe
+                        parent_job=job,
+                        pipeline=pipe,
                     )
                 ]
 
                 pipe.multi()
 
+                if not jobs_to_enqueue:
+                    break
+
                 for dependent in jobs_to_enqueue:
                     registry = DeferredJobRegistry(dependent.origin,
                                                    self.connection,
@@ -646,11 +657,15 @@ nd
                         queue = self.__class__(name=dependent.origin, connection=self.connection)
                         queue.enqueue_job(dependent, pipeline=pipe)
 
-                pipe.delete(dependents_key)
+                # Only delete dependents_key if all dependents have been enqueued
+                if len(jobs_to_enqueue) == len(dependent_job_ids):
+                    pipe.delete(dependents_key)
+                else:
+                    enqueued_job_ids = [job.id for job in jobs_to_enqueue]
+                    pipe.srem(dependents_key, *enqueued_job_ids)
 
                 if pipeline is None:
                     pipe.execute()
-
                 break
             except WatchError:
                 if pipeline is None:

rq/worker.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ try:
     from signal import SIGKILL
 except ImportError:
     from signal import SIGTERM as SIGKILL
-
+from contextlib import suppress
 import redis.exceptions
 
 from . import worker_registration
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ green = make_colorizer('darkgreen')
 yellow = make_colorizer('darkyellow')
 blue = make_colorizer('darkblue')
 
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -226,7 +225,11 @@ class Worker:
                 )
                 self.ip_address = 'unknown'
             else:
-                self.ip_address = [client['addr'] for client in connection.client_list() if client['name'] == self.name][0]
+                self.ip_address = [
+                    client['addr']
+                    for client in connection.client_list()
+                    if client['name'] == self.name
+                ][0]
         else:
             self.hostname = None
             self.pid = None
@@ -971,6 +974,8 @@ class Worker:
                                                         job_class=self.job_class, serializer=job.serializer)
                 failed_job_registry.add(job, ttl=job.failure_ttl,
                                         exc_string=exc_string, pipeline=pipeline)
+                with suppress(redis.exceptions.ConnectionError):
+                    pipeline.execute()
 
             self.set_current_job_id(None, pipeline=pipeline)
             self.increment_failed_job_count(pipeline)
@@ -981,9 +986,14 @@ class Worker:
 
             if retry:
                 job.retry(queue, pipeline)
+                enqueue_dependents = False
+            else:
+                enqueue_dependents = True
 
             try:
                 pipeline.execute()
+                if enqueue_dependents:
+                    queue.enqueue_dependents(job)
             except Exception:
                 # Ensure that custom exception handlers are called
                 # even if Redis is down
@@ -991,6 +1001,7 @@ class Worker:
 
     def handle_job_success(self, job, queue, started_job_registry):
         self.log.debug('Handling successful execution of job %s', job.id)
+
         with self.connection.pipeline() as pipeline:
             while True:
                 try:
@@ -1252,6 +1263,7 @@ class RoundRobinWorker(Worker):
     """
     Modified version of Worker that dequeues jobs from the queues using a round-robin strategy.
     """
+
     def reorder_queues(self, reference_queue):
         pos = self._ordered_queues.index(reference_queue)
         self._ordered_queues = self._ordered_queues[pos + 1:] + self._ordered_queues[:pos + 1]

tests/test_dependencies.py

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+from tests import RQTestCase
+from tests.fixtures import div_by_zero, say_hello
+
+from rq import Queue, SimpleWorker
+from rq.job import Job, JobStatus, Dependency
+
+
+class TestDependencies(RQTestCase):
+
+    def test_allow_failure_is_persisted(self):
+        """Ensure that job.allow_dependency_failures is properly set
+        when providing Dependency object to depends_on."""
+        dep_job = Job.create(func=say_hello)
+
+        # default to False, maintaining current behavior
+        job = Job.create(func=say_hello, depends_on=Dependency([dep_job]))
+        job.save()
+        Job.fetch(job.id, connection=self.testconn)
+        self.assertFalse(job.allow_dependency_failures)
+
+        job = Job.create(func=say_hello, depends_on=Dependency([dep_job], allow_failure=True))
+        job.save()
+        job = Job.fetch(job.id, connection=self.testconn)
+        self.assertTrue(job.allow_dependency_failures)
+
+        jobs = Job.fetch_many([job.id], connection=self.testconn)
+        self.assertTrue(jobs[0].allow_dependency_failures)
+
+    def test_job_dependency(self):
+        """Enqueue dependent jobs only when appropriate"""
+        q = Queue(connection=self.testconn)
+        w = SimpleWorker([q], connection=q.connection)
+
+        # enqueue dependent job when parent successfully finishes
+        parent_job = q.enqueue(say_hello)
+        job = q.enqueue_call(say_hello, depends_on=parent_job)
+        w.work(burst=True)
+        job = Job.fetch(job.id, connection=self.testconn)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.FINISHED)
+        q.empty()
+
+        # don't enqueue dependent job when parent fails
+        parent_job = q.enqueue(div_by_zero)
+        job = q.enqueue_call(say_hello, depends_on=parent_job)
+        w.work(burst=True)
+        job = Job.fetch(job.id, connection=self.testconn)
+        self.assertNotEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.FINISHED)
+        q.empty()
+
+        # don't enqueue dependent job when Dependency.allow_failure=False (the default)
+        parent_job = q.enqueue(div_by_zero)
+        dependency = Dependency(jobs=parent_job)
+        job = q.enqueue_call(say_hello, depends_on=dependency)
+        w.work(burst=True)
+        job = Job.fetch(job.id, connection=self.testconn)
+        self.assertNotEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.FINISHED)
+
+        # enqueue dependent job when Dependency.allow_failure=True
+        parent_job = q.enqueue(div_by_zero)
+        dependency = Dependency(jobs=parent_job, allow_failure=True)
+        job = q.enqueue_call(say_hello, depends_on=dependency)
+
+        job = Job.fetch(job.id, connection=self.testconn)
+        self.assertTrue(job.allow_dependency_failures)
+
+        w.work(burst=True)
+        job = Job.fetch(job.id, connection=self.testconn)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.FINISHED)
+
+        # When a failing job has multiple dependents, only enqueue those
+        # with allow_failure=True
+        parent_job = q.enqueue(div_by_zero)
+        job_allow_failure = q.enqueue(say_hello,
+                                      depends_on=Dependency(jobs=parent_job, allow_failure=True))
+        job = q.enqueue(say_hello,
+                        depends_on=Dependency(jobs=parent_job, allow_failure=False))
+        w.work(burst=True, max_jobs=1)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_job.get_status(), JobStatus.FAILED)
+        self.assertEqual(job_allow_failure.get_status(), JobStatus.QUEUED)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.DEFERRED)
+        q.empty()
+
+        # only enqueue dependent job when all dependencies have finished/failed
+        first_parent_job = q.enqueue(div_by_zero)
+        second_parent_job = q.enqueue(say_hello)
+        dependencies = Dependency(jobs=[first_parent_job, second_parent_job], allow_failure=True)
+        job = q.enqueue_call(say_hello, depends_on=dependencies)
+        w.work(burst=True, max_jobs=1)
+        self.assertEqual(first_parent_job.get_status(), JobStatus.FAILED)
+        self.assertEqual(second_parent_job.get_status(), JobStatus.QUEUED)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.DEFERRED)
+
+        # When second job finishes, dependent job should be queued
+        w.work(burst=True, max_jobs=1)
+        self.assertEqual(second_parent_job.get_status(), JobStatus.FINISHED)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.QUEUED)
+        w.work(burst=True)
+        job = Job.fetch(job.id, connection=self.testconn)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.FINISHED)

tests/test_job.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from redis import WatchError
 
 from rq.compat import as_text
 from rq.exceptions import DeserializationError, InvalidJobOperation, NoSuchJobError
-from rq.job import Job, JobStatus, cancel_job, get_current_job
+from rq.job import Job, JobStatus, Dependency, cancel_job, get_current_job
 from rq.queue import Queue
 from rq.registry import (CanceledJobRegistry, DeferredJobRegistry, FailedJobRegistry,
                          FinishedJobRegistry, StartedJobRegistry,
@@ -434,6 +434,14 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
         Job.fetch(job.id, connection=self.testconn)
         self.assertEqual(job.description, "tests.fixtures.say_hello('Lionel')")
 
+    def test_dependency_parameter_constraints(self):
+        """Ensures the proper constraints are in place for values passed in as job references."""
+        dep_job = Job.create(func=fixtures.say_hello)
+        # raise error on empty jobs
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, Dependency, jobs=[])
+        # raise error on non-str/Job value in jobs iterable
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, Dependency, jobs=[dep_job, 1])
+
     def test_multiple_dependencies_are_accepted_and_persisted(self):
         """Ensure job._dependency_ids accepts different input formats, and
         is set and restored properly"""
@@ -456,6 +464,14 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
             [("A", "B"), ["A", "B"]],
             [(job_A, job_B), ["A", "B"]],
             [(job_A, "B"), ["A", "B"]],
+            [Dependency("A"), ["A"]],
+            [Dependency(job_A), ["A"]],
+            [Dependency(["A", "B"]), ["A", "B"]],
+            [Dependency([job_A, job_B]), ["A", "B"]],
+            [Dependency(["A", job_B]), ["A", "B"]],
+            [Dependency(("A", "B")), ["A", "B"]],
+            [Dependency((job_A, job_B)), ["A", "B"]],
+            [Dependency((job_A, "B")), ["A", "B"]],
         ]
         for given, expected in cases:
             job = Job.create(func=fixtures.say_hello, depends_on=given)
@@ -865,19 +881,27 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
         queue = Queue(connection=self.testconn)
         dependency = queue.enqueue(fixtures.raise_exc)
         dependent = queue.enqueue(fixtures.say_hello, depends_on=dependency)
+        print('# Post enqueue', self.testconn.smembers(dependency.dependents_key))
+        self.assertTrue(dependency.dependent_ids)
 
         self.assertEqual(1, len(queue.get_jobs()))
         self.assertEqual(1, len(queue.deferred_job_registry))
         w = Worker([queue])
         w.work(burst=True, max_jobs=1)
+        self.assertTrue(dependency.dependent_ids)
+        print('# Post work', self.testconn.smembers(dependency.dependents_key))
         dependency.refresh()
         dependent.refresh()
         self.assertEqual(0, len(queue.get_jobs()))
         self.assertEqual(1, len(queue.deferred_job_registry))
         self.assertEqual(1, len(queue.failed_job_registry))
+
+        print('# Pre cancel', self.testconn.smembers(dependency.dependents_key))
         cancel_job(dependency.id, enqueue_dependents=True)
         dependency.refresh()
         dependent.refresh()
+        print('#Post cancel', self.testconn.smembers(dependency.dependents_key))
+
         self.assertEqual(1, len(queue.get_jobs()))
         self.assertEqual(0, len(queue.deferred_job_registry))
         self.assertEqual(0, len(queue.failed_job_registry))
@@ -1119,14 +1143,14 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
 
     def test_dependencies_are_met_at_execution_time(self):
         queue = Queue(connection=self.testconn)
-
+        queue.empty()
         queue.enqueue(fixtures.say_hello, job_id="A")
         queue.enqueue(fixtures.say_hello, job_id="B")
         job_C = queue.enqueue(fixtures.check_dependencies_are_met, job_id="C", depends_on=["A", "B"])
 
+        job_C.dependencies_are_met()
         w = Worker([queue])
         w.work(burst=True)
-
         assert job_C.result
 
     def test_execution_order_with_sole_dependency(self):

tests/test_worker.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from tests.fixtures import (
 
 from rq import Queue, SimpleWorker, Worker, get_current_connection
 from rq.compat import as_text, PY2
-from rq.job import Job, JobStatus, Retry
+from rq.job import Job, JobStatus, Dependency, Retry
 from rq.registry import StartedJobRegistry, FailedJobRegistry, FinishedJobRegistry
 from rq.suspension import resume, suspend
 from rq.utils import utcnow
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class TestWorker(RQTestCase):
 
         worker = Worker([queue])
 
-        # If job if configured to retry, it will be put back in the queue
+        # If job is configured to retry, it will be put back in the queue
         # and not put in the FailedJobRegistry.
         # This is the original execution
         queue.empty()
@@ -695,22 +695,6 @@ class TestWorker(RQTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(job.is_finished, False)
         self.assertEqual(job.is_failed, True)
 
-    def test_job_dependency(self):
-        """Enqueue dependent jobs only if their parents don't fail"""
-        q = Queue()
-        w = Worker([q])
-        parent_job = q.enqueue(say_hello, result_ttl=0)
-        job = q.enqueue_call(say_hello, depends_on=parent_job)
-        w.work(burst=True)
-        job = Job.fetch(job.id)
-        self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.FINISHED)
-
-        parent_job = q.enqueue(div_by_zero)
-        job = q.enqueue_call(say_hello, depends_on=parent_job)
-        w.work(burst=True)
-        job = Job.fetch(job.id)
-        self.assertNotEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.FINISHED)
-
     def test_get_current_job(self):
         """Ensure worker.get_current_job() works properly"""
         q = Queue()