diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b6e8651..4775771 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ lint: ## check style with flake8
 test: ## run tests quickly with the default Python
 	py.test
 
-test-all: ## run tests on every Python version with tox
-	tox
-
 coverage: ## check code coverage quickly with the default Python
 	coverage run --source ordr -m pytest
 	coverage report -m
diff --git a/ordr/tests.py b/ordr/tests.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a568769..0000000
--- a/ordr/tests.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-import transaction
-
-from pyramid import testing
-
-
-def dummy_request(dbsession):
-    return testing.DummyRequest(dbsession=dbsession)
-
-
-class BaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.config = testing.setUp(settings={
-            'sqlalchemy.url': 'sqlite:///:memory:'
-        })
-        self.config.include('.models')
-        settings = self.config.get_settings()
-
-        from .models import (
-            get_engine,
-            get_session_factory,
-            get_tm_session,
-            )
-
-        self.engine = get_engine(settings)
-        session_factory = get_session_factory(self.engine)
-
-        self.session = get_tm_session(session_factory, transaction.manager)
-
-    def init_database(self):
-        from .models.meta import Base
-        Base.metadata.create_all(self.engine)
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        from .models.meta import Base
-
-        testing.tearDown()
-        transaction.abort()
-        Base.metadata.drop_all(self.engine)
-
-
-class TestMyViewSuccessCondition(BaseTest):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestMyViewSuccessCondition, self).setUp()
-        self.init_database()
-
-        from .models import MyModel
-
-        model = MyModel(name='one', value=55)
-        self.session.add(model)
-
-    def test_passing_view(self):
-        from .views.default import my_view
-        info = my_view(None, dummy_request(self.session))
-        self.assertEqual(info['one'].name, 'one')
-        self.assertEqual(info['project'], 'Ordr')
-
-
-class TestMyViewFailureCondition(BaseTest):
-
-    def test_failing_view(self):
-        from .views.default import my_view
-        info = my_view(None, dummy_request(self.session))
-        self.assertEqual(info.status_int, 500)
diff --git a/ordr/tests/__init__.py b/ordr/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41a4dd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ordr/tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import pytest
+import transaction
+
+from pyramid import testing
+
+
+APP_SETTINGS = {
+    'sqlalchemy.url': 'sqlite:///:memory:',
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+def app_config():
+    ''' fixture for tests requiring a pyramid.testing setup '''
+    with testing.testConfig(settings=APP_SETTINGS) as config:
+        config.include('pyramid_jinja2')
+        config.include('pyramid_listing')
+        yield config
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+def dbsession(app_config):
+    ''' fixture for testing with database connection '''
+    from ordr.models.meta import Base
+    from ordr.models import (
+        get_engine,
+        get_session_factory,
+        get_tm_session
+        )
+
+    settings = app_config.get_settings()
+    engine = get_engine(settings)
+    session_factory = get_session_factory(engine)
+    session = get_tm_session(session_factory, transaction.manager)
+    Base.metadata.create_all(engine)
+
+    yield session
+
+    transaction.abort()
+    Base.metadata.drop_all(engine)
+
+
+def test_passing_view(dbsession):
+    from ordr.views.default import my_view
+    from ordr.models import MyModel
+    model = MyModel(name='one', value=55)
+    dbsession.add(model)
+    info = my_view(None, testing.DummyRequest(dbsession=dbsession))
+    assert info['one'].name == 'one'
+    assert info['project'] == 'Ordr'
+
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 7286498..0000000
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[pytest]
-testpaths = ordr
-python_files = *.py
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8d7bf4d..9ba64ba 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ hang_closing = True
 test = pytest
 
 [tool:pytest]
+testpaths = ordr
+python_files = *.py
 collect_ignore = ['setup.py']