diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13bd3c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from fixtures.load import canned_data_input, canned_data_output
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/load.py b/tests/fixtures/load.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08ce710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/load.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import os
+import json
+import pytest
+import _pytest
+
+
+TEST_PROPERTY_DATA_ROOT = "test_data/property_files"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def canned_data_input(pytestconfig: _pytest.config.Config):
+    # def canned_data_input():
+    def get_canned_data(filename):
+
+        full_path = os.path.join(
+            pytestconfig.rootdir, TEST_PROPERTY_DATA_ROOT, filename
+        )
+
+        with open(full_path + ".txt", "r") as test_file:
+            return test_file.read()
+
+    return get_canned_data
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def canned_data_output(pytestconfig: _pytest.config.Config):
+    # def canned_data_output():
+    def get_canned_data(filename):
+        full_path = os.path.join(
+            pytestconfig.rootdir, TEST_PROPERTY_DATA_ROOT, filename
+        )
+
+        with open(full_path + ".json", "r") as test_file:
+            return json.load(test_file)
+
+    return get_canned_data
diff --git a/tests/test_parser_on_data.py b/tests/test_parser_on_data.py
index a1eef2b..ba31221 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser_on_data.py
+++ b/tests/test_parser_on_data.py
@@ -1,45 +1,13 @@
-import os
-import json
 import pytest
-import _pytest
+
 
 from tibi_hardlinks.backup_parser import parse_property_text
 
 # random_data fixture
 # sample data fixture
 
-TEST_PROPERTY_DATA_ROOT = "test_data/property_files"
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def canned_data_input(pytestconfig: _pytest.config.Config):
-    # def canned_data_input():
-    def get_canned_data(filename):
-
-        full_path = os.path.join(
-            pytestconfig.rootdir, TEST_PROPERTY_DATA_ROOT, filename
-        )
-
-        with open(full_path + ".txt", "r") as test_file:
-            return test_file.read()
-
-    return get_canned_data
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def canned_data_output(pytestconfig: _pytest.config.Config):
-    # def canned_data_output():
-    def get_canned_data(filename):
-        full_path = os.path.join(
-            pytestconfig.rootdir, TEST_PROPERTY_DATA_ROOT, filename
-        )
-
-        with open(full_path + ".json", "r") as test_file:
-            return json.load(test_file)
-
-    return get_canned_data
-
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("canned_data_input", "canned_data_output")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("filename", [("example-new"), ("example-old")])
 def test_canned_data(filename, canned_data_input, canned_data_output):
     data = canned_data_input(filename)