diff --git a/test/io/config.py b/test/io/config.py
index 3d85beb25..5c531b709 100644
--- a/test/io/config.py
+++ b/test/io/config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import pathlib
 import shutil
-import pytest
 import uuid
 import yaml
 
@@ -13,71 +12,6 @@ POSTGREST_BIN = shutil.which("postgrest")
 SECRET = "reallyreallyreallyreallyverysafe"
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def dburi():
-    "Postgres database connection URI."
-    dbname = os.environ["PGDATABASE"]
-    host = os.environ["PGHOST"]
-    user = os.environ["PGUSER"]
-    return f"postgresql://?dbname={dbname}&host={host}&user={user}".encode()
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def baseenv():
-    "Base environment to connect to PostgreSQL"
-    return {
-        "PGDATABASE": os.environ["PGDATABASE"],
-        "PGHOST": os.environ["PGHOST"],
-        "PGUSER": os.environ["PGUSER"],
-    }
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def defaultenv(baseenv):
-    "Default environment for PostgREST."
-    return {
-        **baseenv,
-        "PGRST_DB_CONFIG": "true",
-        "PGRST_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
-        "PGRST_DB_POOL": "1",
-        "PGRST_NOT_EXISTING": "should not break any tests",
-    }
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def replicaenv(defaultenv):
-    "Default environment for a PostgREST replica."
-    conf = {
-        "PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE": "postgrest_test_anonymous",
-        "PGRST_DB_SCHEMAS": "replica",
-    }
-    return {
-        "primary": {
-            **defaultenv,
-            **conf,
-        },
-        "replica": {
-            **defaultenv,
-            **conf,
-            "PGHOST": os.environ["PGREPLICAHOST"] + "," + os.environ["PGHOST"],
-            "PGREPLICASLOT": os.environ["PGREPLICASLOT"],
-        },
-    }
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def slow_schema_cache_env(defaultenv):
-    "Slow schema cache load environment PostgREST."
-    return {
-        **defaultenv,
-        "PGRST_INTERNAL_SCHEMA_CACHE_SLEEP": "1000",  # this does a pg_sleep internally, it will cause the schema cache query to be slow
-        # the slow schema cache query will keep using one pool connection until it finishes
-        # to prevent requests waiting for PGRST_DB_POOL_ACQUISITION_TIMEOUT we'll increase the pool size (must be >= 2)
-        "PGRST_DB_POOL": "2",
-        "PGRST_DB_CHANNEL_ENABLED": "true",
-    }
-
-
 def hpctixfile():
     """
     Returns a unique filename for each postgrest process that is
diff --git a/test/io/conftest.py b/test/io/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84707aaa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/io/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import os
+import pytest
+from syrupy.extensions.json import SingleFileSnapshotExtension
+from postgrest import run
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def dburi():
+    "Postgres database connection URI."
+    dbname = os.environ["PGDATABASE"]
+    host = os.environ["PGHOST"]
+    user = os.environ["PGUSER"]
+    return f"postgresql://?dbname={dbname}&host={host}&user={user}".encode()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def baseenv():
+    "Base environment to connect to PostgreSQL"
+    return {
+        "PGDATABASE": os.environ["PGDATABASE"],
+        "PGHOST": os.environ["PGHOST"],
+        "PGUSER": os.environ["PGUSER"],
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def defaultenv(baseenv):
+    "Default environment for PostgREST."
+    return {
+        **baseenv,
+        "PGRST_DB_CONFIG": "true",
+        "PGRST_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
+        "PGRST_DB_POOL": "1",
+        "PGRST_NOT_EXISTING": "should not break any tests",
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def replicaenv(defaultenv):
+    "Default environment for a PostgREST replica."
+    conf = {
+        "PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE": "postgrest_test_anonymous",
+        "PGRST_DB_SCHEMAS": "replica",
+    }
+    return {
+        "primary": {
+            **defaultenv,
+            **conf,
+        },
+        "replica": {
+            **defaultenv,
+            **conf,
+            "PGHOST": os.environ["PGREPLICAHOST"] + "," + os.environ["PGHOST"],
+            "PGREPLICASLOT": os.environ["PGREPLICASLOT"],
+        },
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def slow_schema_cache_env(defaultenv):
+    "Slow schema cache load environment PostgREST."
+    return {
+        **defaultenv,
+        "PGRST_INTERNAL_SCHEMA_CACHE_SLEEP": "1000",  # this does a pg_sleep internally, it will cause the schema cache query to be slow
+        # the slow schema cache query will keep using one pool connection until it finishes
+        # to prevent requests waiting for PGRST_DB_POOL_ACQUISITION_TIMEOUT we'll increase the pool size (must be >= 2)
+        "PGRST_DB_POOL": "2",
+        "PGRST_DB_CHANNEL_ENABLED": "true",
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def metapostgrest():
+    "A shared postgrest instance to use for interacting with the database independently of the instance under test"
+    role = "meta_authenticator"
+    env = {
+        "PGDATABASE": os.environ["PGDATABASE"],
+        "PGHOST": os.environ["PGHOST"],
+        "PGUSER": role,
+        "PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE": role,
+        "PGRST_DB_CONFIG": "true",
+        "PGRST_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
+        "PGRST_DB_POOL": "1",
+    }
+    with run(env=env) as postgrest:
+        yield postgrest
+
+
+class YamlSnapshotExtension(SingleFileSnapshotExtension):
+    _file_extension = "yaml"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def snapshot_yaml(snapshot):
+    return snapshot.use_extension(YamlSnapshotExtension)
diff --git a/test/io/postgrest.py b/test/io/postgrest.py
index 58a99a823..4a797ce08 100644
--- a/test/io/postgrest.py
+++ b/test/io/postgrest.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import tempfile
 import time
 import urllib.parse
 
-import pytest
 import requests
 import requests_unixsocket
 
@@ -158,23 +157,6 @@ def run(
                 process.wait()
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def metapostgrest():
-    "A shared postgrest instance to use for interacting with the database independently of the instance under test"
-    role = "meta_authenticator"
-    env = {
-        "PGDATABASE": os.environ["PGDATABASE"],
-        "PGHOST": os.environ["PGHOST"],
-        "PGUSER": role,
-        "PGRST_DB_ANON_ROLE": role,
-        "PGRST_DB_CONFIG": "true",
-        "PGRST_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
-        "PGRST_DB_POOL": "1",
-    }
-    with run(env=env) as postgrest:
-        yield postgrest
-
-
 def freeport(used_port=None):
     "Find a free port on localhost."
     while True:
diff --git a/test/io/test_big_schema.py b/test/io/test_big_schema.py
index a1022df42..6ec843336 100644
--- a/test/io/test_big_schema.py
+++ b/test/io/test_big_schema.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from config import *
 from util import *
 from postgrest import *
 
diff --git a/test/io/test_cli.py b/test/io/test_cli.py
index be3c16686..bb3f55895 100644
--- a/test/io/test_cli.py
+++ b/test/io/test_cli.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from operator import attrgetter
 import signal
 import subprocess
 import pytest
-from syrupy.extensions.json import SingleFileSnapshotExtension
 import yaml
 
 from config import *
@@ -20,15 +19,6 @@ class ExtraNewLinesDumper(yaml.SafeDumper):
             super().write_line_break()
 
 
-class YamlSnapshotExtension(SingleFileSnapshotExtension):
-    _file_extension = "yaml"
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def snapshot_yaml(snapshot):
-    return snapshot.use_extension(YamlSnapshotExtension)
-
-
 def itemgetter(*items):
     "operator.itemgetter with None as fallback when key does not exist"
     if len(items) == 1:
diff --git a/test/io/test_replica.py b/test/io/test_replica.py
index d10eb94c7..3561a3fd4 100644
--- a/test/io/test_replica.py
+++ b/test/io/test_replica.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 "IO tests for PostgREST started on replicas"
 
-from config import *
 from util import *
 from postgrest import *
 
diff --git a/test/io/test_sanity.py b/test/io/test_sanity.py
index f7c37d8f6..7d0e2dbef 100644
--- a/test/io/test_sanity.py
+++ b/test/io/test_sanity.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from config import *
 from util import *
 from postgrest import *