diff --git a/dash/test/iterator/GlobIterTest.cc b/dash/test/StlAlgoTest.cc
similarity index 82%
rename from dash/test/iterator/GlobIterTest.cc
rename to dash/test/StlAlgoTest.cc
index 21d221b33..571c641ac 100644
--- a/dash/test/iterator/GlobIterTest.cc
+++ b/dash/test/StlAlgoTest.cc
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 
-#include "GlobIterTest.h"
+#include "StlAlgoTest.h"
 
 #include <dash/Array.h>
 #include <algorithm>
 
-TEST_F(GlobIterTest, CompilerADLTest){
+TEST_F(StlAlgoTest, CompilerADLTest){
   dash::Array<int> arr(dash::size());
-  arr.local[0] = static_cast<int>(dash::myid());
+  arr.local[0] = dash::myid();
   arr.barrier();
 
   if(dash::myid() == 0){
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ TEST_F(GlobIterTest, CompilerADLTest){
   }
 }
 
-TEST_F(GlobIterTest, Swap) {
+TEST_F(StlAlgoTest, Swap) {
   using std::swap;
   dash::Array<int> arr(dash::size());
-  arr.local[0] = static_cast<int>(dash::myid());
+  arr.local[0] = dash::myid();
   arr.barrier();
 
   if(dash::myid() == 0){
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ TEST_F(GlobIterTest, Swap) {
   }
   arr.barrier();
   int newbegval = arr[0];
-  int newendval = arr[static_cast<int>(dash::size()-1)];
+  int newendval = arr[dash::size()-1];
   ASSERT_EQ_U(newbegval, dash::size()-1);
   ASSERT_EQ_U(newendval, 0);
 }
 
-TEST_F(GlobIterTest, IterSwap) {
+TEST_F(StlAlgoTest, IterSwap) {
   dash::Array<int> arr(dash::size());
-  arr.local[0] = static_cast<int>(dash::myid());
+  arr.local[0] = dash::myid();
   arr.barrier();
 
   if(dash::myid() == 0){
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ TEST_F(GlobIterTest, IterSwap) {
   }
   arr.barrier();
   int newbegval = arr[0];
-  int newendval = arr[static_cast<int>(dash::size()-1)];
+  int newendval = arr[dash::size()-1];
   ASSERT_EQ_U(newbegval, dash::size()-1);
   ASSERT_EQ_U(newendval, 0);
 }
 
-TEST_F(GlobIterTest, Sort) {
+TEST_F(StlAlgoTest, Sort) {
   // do not use that in production as this is inefficient as hell!
   dash::Array<int> arr(dash::size());
   // init array in reverse order [n-1,n-2,...,0]
diff --git a/dash/test/StlAlgoTest.h b/dash/test/StlAlgoTest.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..913f0d361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dash/test/StlAlgoTest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef DASH__TEST__STL_ALGO_TEST_H_
+#define DASH__TEST__STL_ALGO_TEST_H_
+
+#include "TestBase.h"
+
+/**
+ * Tests compability of dash iterators and STL algorithms 
+ */
+class StlAlgoTest : public dash::test::TestBase {
+protected:
+
+  StlAlgoTest() {
+    LOG_MESSAGE(">>> Test suite: StlAlgoTest");
+  }
+
+  virtual ~StlAlgoTest() {
+    LOG_MESSAGE("<<< Closing test suite: StlAlgoTest");
+  }
+};
+
+#endif // DASH__TEST__STL_ALGO_TEST_H_ 
diff --git a/dash/test/iterator/GlobIterTest.h b/dash/test/iterator/GlobIterTest.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 91d984f08..000000000
--- a/dash/test/iterator/GlobIterTest.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef DASH__TEST__GLOB_ITER_REF_TEST_H_
-#define DASH__TEST__GLOB_ITER_REF_TEST_H_
-
-#include "../TestBase.h"
-
-/**
- * Test fixture for non-blocking operations using \c dash::GlobAsyncRef.
- */
-class GlobIterTest : public dash::test::TestBase {
-protected:
-
-  GlobIterTest() {
-    LOG_MESSAGE(">>> Test suite: GlobIterTest");
-  }
-
-  virtual ~GlobIterTest() {
-    LOG_MESSAGE("<<< Closing test suite: GlobIterTest");
-  }
-};
-
-#endif // DASH__TEST__GLOB_ASYNC_REF_TEST_H_