diff --git a/tests/backends/basetests.py b/tests/backends/base.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/backends/basetests.py
rename to tests/backends/base.py
diff --git a/tests/backends/base_test.py b/tests/backends/base_test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d91467dd..00000000
--- a/tests/backends/base_test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-class BaseCurrentPlaylistControllerTest(object):
-    uris = []
-    backend_class = None
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.backend = self.backend_class()
-
-    def test_add(self):
-        playlist = self.backend.current_playlist
-
-        for uri in self.uris:
-            playlist.add(uri)
-            self.assertEqual(uri, playlist.tracks[-1].uri)
-
-    def test_add_at_position(self):
-        playlist = self.backend.current_playlist
-
-        for uri in self.uris:
-            playlist.add(uri, 0)
-            self.assertEqual(uri, playlist.tracks[0].uri)
-
-        # FIXME test other placements
-
-class BasePlaybackControllerTest(object):
-    backend_class = None
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.backend = self.backend_class()
-
-    def test_play(self):
-        playback = self.backend.playback
-
-        self.assertEqual(playback.state, playback.STOPPED)
-
-        playback.play()
-
-        self.assertEqual(playback.state, playback.PLAYING)
-
-    def test_next(self):
-        playback = self.backend.playback
-
-        current_song = playback.playlist_position
-
-        playback.next()
-
-        self.assertEqual(playback.playlist_position, current_song+1)
diff --git a/tests/backends/gstreamer_test.py b/tests/backends/gstreamer_test.py
index dd301e7c..0883a34b 100644
--- a/tests/backends/gstreamer_test.py
+++ b/tests/backends/gstreamer_test.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import os
 from mopidy.models import Playlist, Track
 from mopidy.backends.gstreamer import GStreamerBackend
 
-from tests.backends.basetests import (BasePlaybackControllerTest,
-                                      BaseCurrentPlaylistControllerTest)
+from tests.backends.base import (BasePlaybackControllerTest,
+                                 BaseCurrentPlaylistControllerTest)
 
 folder = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 folder = os.path.join(folder, '..', 'data')