diff --git a/tests/fixtures.py b/tests/conftest.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/fixtures.py
rename to tests/conftest.py
diff --git a/tests/test_create.py b/tests/test_create.py
index 090aeb5..578ee56 100644
--- a/tests/test_create.py
+++ b/tests/test_create.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from .fixtures import fresh_db
 from sqlite_utils.db import Index
 import collections
 import pytest
diff --git a/tests/test_enable_fts.py b/tests/test_enable_fts.py
index 4ef9a46..9bfa39d 100644
--- a/tests/test_enable_fts.py
+++ b/tests/test_enable_fts.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-from .fixtures import fresh_db
-import pytest
-
 search_records = [
     {"text": "tanuki are tricksters", "country": "Japan", "not_searchable": "foo"},
     {"text": "racoons are trash pandas", "country": "USA", "not_searchable": "bar"},
diff --git a/tests/test_introspect.py b/tests/test_introspect.py
index b06ea91..ac84419 100644
--- a/tests/test_introspect.py
+++ b/tests/test_introspect.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from .fixtures import existing_db, fresh_db
 from sqlite_utils.db import Index