diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c4f7105ab..a358b6b94 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -325,12 +325,6 @@ jobs:
           name: run memory usage tests
           command: |
             test/create_test_db "postgres://circleci@localhost" postgrest_test
-            psql "postgres:///postgrest_test" -f test/fixtures/database.sql
-            psql "postgres:///postgrest_test" -f test/fixtures/roles.sql
-            psql "postgres:///postgrest_test" -f test/fixtures/schema.sql
-            psql "postgres:///postgrest_test" -f test/fixtures/jwt.sql
-            psql "postgres:///postgrest_test" -f test/fixtures/jsonschema.sql
-            psql "postgres:///postgrest_test" -f test/fixtures/privileges.sql
             test/memory-tests.sh
 
   centos7:
diff --git a/test/Main.hs b/test/Main.hs
index d713942b4..2b4c6b95b 100644
--- a/test/Main.hs
+++ b/test/Main.hs
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ main = do
   getTime <- mkAutoUpdate defaultUpdateSettings { updateAction = getCurrentTime }
 
   testDbConn <- getEnvVarWithDefault "POSTGREST_TEST_CONNECTION" "postgres://postgrest_test@localhost/postgrest_test"
-  setupDb testDbConn
 
   pool <- P.acquire (3, 10, toS testDbConn)
 
diff --git a/test/QueryCost.hs b/test/QueryCost.hs
index 2ef2a756c..81a3619f6 100644
--- a/test/QueryCost.hs
+++ b/test/QueryCost.hs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import Test.Hspec
 main :: IO ()
 main = do
   testDbConn <- getEnvVarWithDefault "POSTGREST_TEST_CONNECTION" "postgres://postgrest_test@localhost/postgrest_test"
-  -- To speed things up, assume setupDb has ben ran in the previous spec.
   pool <- P.acquire (3, 10, toS testDbConn)
 
   hspec $ describe "QueryCost" $
diff --git a/test/SpecHelper.hs b/test/SpecHelper.hs
index 41ad4659e..1a12df623 100644
--- a/test/SpecHelper.hs
+++ b/test/SpecHelper.hs
@@ -145,16 +145,6 @@ testCfgResponseHeaders testDbConn = (testCfg testDbConn) { configReqCheck = Just
 testMultipleSchemaCfg :: Text -> AppConfig
 testMultipleSchemaCfg testDbConn = (testCfg testDbConn) { configSchemas = fromList ["v1", "v2"] }
 
-setupDb :: Text -> IO ()
-setupDb dbConn = do
-  loadFixture dbConn "database"
-  loadFixture dbConn "roles"
-  loadFixture dbConn "schema"
-  loadFixture dbConn "jwt"
-  loadFixture dbConn "jsonschema"
-  loadFixture dbConn "privileges"
-  resetDb dbConn
-
 resetDb :: Text -> IO ()
 resetDb dbConn = loadFixture dbConn "data"
 
diff --git a/test/create_test_db b/test/create_test_db
index 2f447e4e9..b54708935 100755
--- a/test/create_test_db
+++ b/test/create_test_db
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ ALTER DATABASE $DB SET LC_MESSAGES = 'POSIX';
 ALTER DATABASE $DB SET LC_MONETARY = 'POSIX';
 ALTER DATABASE $DB SET LC_NUMERIC = 'POSIX';
 ALTER DATABASE $DB SET LC_TIME = 'POSIX';
+
+\i $BASEPATH/fixtures/load.sql
 EOF
 
 #Remove database path from the connection uri--prevents setting up the new database name with PGDATABASE
diff --git a/test/fixtures/jsonschema.sql b/test/fixtures/jsonschema.sql
index 9b3df794e..629d7e1e2 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/jsonschema.sql
+++ b/test/fixtures/jsonschema.sql
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR
 MODIFICATIONS.
 */
 
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION _validate_json_schema_type(type text, data jsonb) RETURNS boolean AS $f$
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public._validate_json_schema_type(type text, data jsonb) RETURNS boolean AS $f$
 BEGIN
   IF type = 'integer' THEN
     IF jsonb_typeof(data) != 'number' THEN
diff --git a/test/fixtures/jwt.sql b/test/fixtures/jwt.sql
index 554034e1e..d75930a87 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/jwt.sql
+++ b/test/fixtures/jwt.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 -- From michelp/pgjwt commit c02bbd3
 BEGIN;
+
+set search_path to public;
+
 set client_min_messages to warning;
 DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS jwt CASCADE;
 CREATE SCHEMA jwt;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/load.sql b/test/fixtures/load.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c73f86b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/load.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- Loads all fixtures for the PostgREST tests
+
+\set ON_ERROR_STOP on
+
+\ir database.sql
+\ir roles.sql
+\ir schema.sql
+\ir jwt.sql
+\ir jsonschema.sql
+\ir privileges.sql
+\ir data.sql
diff --git a/test/with_tmp_db b/test/with_tmp_db
index 37bb285bb..f325ff8c2 100755
--- a/test/with_tmp_db
+++ b/test/with_tmp_db
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ if [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 rootdir="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
-fixturesdir="$rootdir/test/fixtures"
 
 # All data will be stored in a temporary directory.
 tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
@@ -97,13 +96,7 @@ psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 >> "$setuplog" << EOF
   create extension pgcrypto;
   alter database $PGDATABASE set request.jwt.claim.id = '-1';
   alter role $PGUSER set default_text_search_config to english;
-
-  \i $fixturesdir/database.sql
-  \i $fixturesdir/roles.sql
-  \i $fixturesdir/schema.sql
-  \i $fixturesdir/jwt.sql
-  \i $fixturesdir/jsonschema.sql
-  \i $fixturesdir/privileges.sql
+  \i $rootdir/test/fixtures/load.sql
 EOF
 
 log "Done. Running command..."