diff --git a/spacy/tests/tagger/test_spaces.py b/spacy/tests/tagger/test_spaces.py
index 8837f466b..5b12eba7f 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/tagger/test_spaces.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/tagger/test_spaces.py
@@ -1,37 +1,32 @@
+# coding: utf-8
 """Ensure spaces are assigned the POS tag SPACE"""
 
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-from spacy.parts_of_speech import SPACE
+from ...parts_of_speech import SPACE
 
 import pytest
 
 
+@pytest.mark.models
+def test_tagger_spaces(EN):
+    text = "Some\nspaces are\tnecessary."
+    doc = EN(text, tag=True, parse=False)
+    assert doc[0].pos != SPACE
+    assert doc[0].pos_ != 'SPACE'
+    assert doc[1].pos == SPACE
+    assert doc[1].pos_ == 'SPACE'
+    assert doc[1].tag_ == 'SP'
+    assert doc[2].pos != SPACE
+    assert doc[3].pos != SPACE
+    assert doc[4].pos == SPACE
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def tagged(EN):
-    string = u'Some\nspaces are\tnecessary.'
-    tokens = EN(string, tag=True, parse=False)
-    return tokens
 
 @pytest.mark.models
-def test_spaces(tagged):
-    assert tagged[0].pos != SPACE
-    assert tagged[0].pos_ != 'SPACE'
-    assert tagged[1].pos == SPACE
-    assert tagged[1].pos_ == 'SPACE'
-    assert tagged[1].tag_ == 'SP'
-    assert tagged[2].pos != SPACE
-    assert tagged[3].pos != SPACE
-    assert tagged[4].pos == SPACE
-
-
-@pytest.mark.xfail
-@pytest.mark.models
-def test_return_char(EN):
-    string = ('hi Aaron,\r\n\r\nHow is your schedule today, I was wondering if '
+def test_tagger_return_char(EN):
+    text = ('hi Aaron,\r\n\r\nHow is your schedule today, I was wondering if '
               'you had time for a phone\r\ncall this afternoon?\r\n\r\n\r\n')
-    tokens = EN(string)
+    tokens = EN(text)
     for token in tokens:
         if token.is_space:
             assert token.pos == SPACE
diff --git a/spacy/tests/tagger/test_tag_names.py b/spacy/tests/tagger/test_tag_names.py
index 37e6d9318..9c5b0adcc 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/tagger/test_tag_names.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/tagger/test_tag_names.py
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-from spacy.en import English
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 import six
 import pytest
 
 
 @pytest.mark.models
 def test_tag_names(EN):
-    tokens = EN(u'I ate pizzas with anchovies.', parse=False, tag=True)
-    pizza = tokens[2]
-    assert type(pizza.pos) == int
-    assert isinstance(pizza.pos_, six.text_type)
-    assert type(pizza.dep) == int
-    assert isinstance(pizza.dep_, six.text_type)
-    assert pizza.tag_ == u'NNS'
+    text = "I ate pizzas with anchovies."
+    doc = EN(text, parse=False, tag=True)
+    assert type(doc[2].pos) == int
+    assert isinstance(doc[2].pos_, six.text_type)
+    assert type(doc[2].dep) == int
+    assert isinstance(doc[2].dep_, six.text_type)
+    assert doc[2].tag_ == u'NNS'