diff --git a/setuptools/tests/__init__.py b/setuptools/tests/__init__.py
index 54dd7d2b20..5f4a1c2958 100644
--- a/setuptools/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/setuptools/tests/__init__.py
@@ -2,5 +2,17 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from setuptools.extern.six import PY2, PY3
+
+
+__all__ = [
+  'fail_on_ascii', 'py2_only', 'py3_only'
+]
+
+
 is_ascii = locale.getpreferredencoding() == 'ANSI_X3.4-1968'
 fail_on_ascii = pytest.mark.xfail(is_ascii, reason="Test fails in this locale")
+
+
+py2_only = pytest.mark.skipif(not PY2, reason="Test runs on Python 2 only")
+py3_only = pytest.mark.skipif(not PY3, reason="Test runs on Python 3 only")
diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_config.py b/setuptools/tests/test_config.py
index 23e14796df..9a4c83906b 100644
--- a/setuptools/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/setuptools/tests/test_config.py
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 from mock import patch
 from setuptools.dist import Distribution, _Distribution
 from setuptools.config import ConfigHandler, read_configuration
-from setuptools.extern.six import PY2, PY3
-
-py2_only = pytest.mark.skipif(not PY2, reason="Test runs on Python 2 only")
-py3_only = pytest.mark.skipif(not PY3, reason="Test runs on Python 3 only")
+from setuptools.tests import py2_only, py3_only
 
 class ErrConfigHandler(ConfigHandler):
     """Erroneous handler. Fails to implement required methods."""
@@ -610,8 +607,8 @@ def test_find_namespace_directive_fails_on_py2(self, tmpdir):
         )
 
         with pytest.raises(DistutilsOptionError):
-          with get_dist(tmpdir) as dist:
-            dist.parse_config_files()
+            with get_dist(tmpdir) as dist:
+                dist.parse_config_files()
 
     @py3_only
     def test_find_namespace_directive(self, tmpdir):
diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_find_packages.py b/setuptools/tests/test_find_packages.py
index 02ae5a946d..f6e75053a7 100644
--- a/setuptools/tests/test_find_packages.py
+++ b/setuptools/tests/test_find_packages.py
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from setuptools.tests import py3_only
+
 from setuptools.extern.six import PY3
 from setuptools import find_packages
-
-py3_only = pytest.mark.xfail(not PY3, reason="Test runs on Python 3 only")
 if PY3:
   from setuptools import find_packages_ns