diff --git a/tests/tokens/test_tokens_api.py b/tests/tokens/test_tokens_api.py
index 0d2e76797..b935bbce7 100644
--- a/tests/tokens/test_tokens_api.py
+++ b/tests/tokens/test_tokens_api.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ from spacy.tokens import Doc
 import pytest
 
 
-def mest_getitem(EN):
+@pytest.mark.models
+def test_getitem(EN):
     tokens = EN(u'Give it back! He pleaded.')
     assert tokens[0].orth_ == 'Give'
     assert tokens[-1].orth_ == '.'
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ def mest_getitem(EN):
         tokens[len(tokens)]
 
 
-def mest_serialize(EN):
+@pytest.mark.models
+def test_serialize(EN):
     tokens = EN(u'Give it back! He pleaded.')
     packed = tokens.to_bytes()
     new_tokens = Doc(EN.vocab).from_bytes(packed)
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ def mest_serialize(EN):
     assert [t.orth for t in tokens] == [t.orth for t in new_tokens]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.models
 def test_serialize_whitespace(EN):
     tokens = EN(u' Give it back! He pleaded. ')
     packed = tokens.to_bytes()