diff --git a/auth/test/test_permissions.py b/auth/test/test_permissions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2849934d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auth/test/test_permissions.py
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+import pytest
+
+from auth import scopes
+from auth.permissions import SuperUserPermission, QuayDeferredPermissionUser
+from data import model
+
+from test.fixtures import *
+
+SUPER_USERNAME = 'devtable'
+UNSUPER_USERNAME = 'freshuser'
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def superuser(initialized_db):
+  return model.user.get_user(SUPER_USERNAME)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def normie(initialized_db):
+  return model.user.get_user(UNSUPER_USERNAME)
+
+
+def test_superuser_matrix(superuser, normie):
+  test_cases = [
+    (superuser, {scopes.SUPERUSER}, True),
+    (superuser, {scopes.DIRECT_LOGIN}, True),
+    (superuser, {scopes.READ_USER, scopes.SUPERUSER}, True),
+    (superuser, {scopes.READ_USER}, False),
+    (normie, {scopes.SUPERUSER}, False),
+    (normie, {scopes.DIRECT_LOGIN}, False),
+    (normie, {scopes.READ_USER, scopes.SUPERUSER}, False),
+    (normie, {scopes.READ_USER}, False),
+  ]
+
+  for user_obj, scope_set, expected in test_cases:
+    perm_user = QuayDeferredPermissionUser.for_user(user_obj, scope_set)
+    has_su = perm_user.can(SuperUserPermission())
+    assert has_su == expected
diff --git a/test/test_permissions.py b/test/test_permissions.py
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--- a/test/test_permissions.py
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@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-
-from app import app
-
-from data import model
-from auth import scopes
-from auth.permissions import SuperUserPermission, QuayDeferredPermissionUser
-from initdb import setup_database_for_testing, finished_database_for_testing
-
-
-SUPER_USERNAME = 'devtable'
-UNSUPER_USERNAME = 'freshuser'
-
-
-class TestSuperUserOps(unittest.TestCase):
-  def setUp(self):
-    setup_database_for_testing(self)
-    self._su = model.user.get_user(SUPER_USERNAME)
-    self._normie = model.user.get_user(UNSUPER_USERNAME)
-
-  def tearDown(self):
-    finished_database_for_testing(self)
-
-  def test_superuser_matrix(self):
-    test_cases = [
-      (self._su, {scopes.SUPERUSER}, True),
-      (self._su, {scopes.DIRECT_LOGIN}, True),
-      (self._su, {scopes.READ_USER, scopes.SUPERUSER}, True),
-      (self._su, {scopes.READ_USER}, False),
-      (self._normie, {scopes.SUPERUSER}, False),
-      (self._normie, {scopes.DIRECT_LOGIN}, False),
-      (self._normie, {scopes.READ_USER, scopes.SUPERUSER}, False),
-      (self._normie, {scopes.READ_USER}, False),
-    ]
-
-    for user_obj, scope_set, expected in test_cases:
-      perm_user = QuayDeferredPermissionUser.for_user(user_obj, scope_set)
-      has_su = perm_user.can(SuperUserPermission())
-      self.assertEquals(has_su, expected)