diff --git a/tests/fixtures.py b/tests/fixtures.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..322d627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from sqlite_utils import Database
+import sqlite3
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def fresh_db():
+    return Database(sqlite3.connect(":memory:"))
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def existing_db():
+    database = Database(sqlite3.connect(":memory:"))
+    database.conn.executescript(
+        """
+        CREATE TABLE foo (text TEXT);
+        INSERT INTO foo (text) values ("one");
+        INSERT INTO foo (text) values ("two");
+        INSERT INTO foo (text) values ("three");
+    """
+    )
+    return database
diff --git a/tests/test_create.py b/tests/test_create.py
index 876d2a1..3fe6f5b 100644
--- a/tests/test_create.py
+++ b/tests/test_create.py
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-from sqlite_utils import Database
-import json
-import sqlite3
+from .fixtures import fresh_db
 import pytest
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def fresh_db():
-    return Database(sqlite3.connect(":memory:"))
+import json
 
 
 def test_create_table(fresh_db):
diff --git a/tests/test_introspect.py b/tests/test_introspect.py
index d791865..de2d7df 100644
--- a/tests/test_introspect.py
+++ b/tests/test_introspect.py
@@ -1,20 +1,4 @@
-from sqlite_utils import Database
-import sqlite3
-import pytest
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def existing_db():
-    database = Database(sqlite3.connect(":memory:"))
-    database.conn.executescript(
-        """
-        CREATE TABLE foo (text TEXT);
-        INSERT INTO foo (text) values ("one");
-        INSERT INTO foo (text) values ("two");
-        INSERT INTO foo (text) values ("three");
-    """
-    )
-    return database
+from .fixtures import existing_db
 
 
 def test_count(existing_db):
@@ -26,3 +10,7 @@ def test_columns(existing_db):
     assert [{"name": "text", "type": "TEXT"}] == [
         {"name": col.name, "type": col.type} for col in table.columns
     ]
+
+
+def test_schema(existing_db):
+    assert "CREATE TABLE foo (text TEXT)" == existing_db["foo"].schema