diff --git a/Tests/test_image_mode.py b/Tests/test_image_mode.py
index 670b2f4eb..6de2566b2 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image_mode.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image_mode.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import pytest
+
 from PIL import Image, ImageMode
 
 from .helper import hopper
@@ -49,23 +51,25 @@ def test_sanity():
     assert m.typestr == "|u1"
 
 
-def test_properties():
-    def check(mode, *result):
-        signature = (
-            Image.getmodebase(mode),
-            Image.getmodetype(mode),
-            Image.getmodebands(mode),
-            Image.getmodebandnames(mode),
-        )
-        assert signature == result
-
-    check("1", "L", "L", 1, ("1",))
-    check("L", "L", "L", 1, ("L",))
-    check("P", "P", "L", 1, ("P",))
-    check("I", "L", "I", 1, ("I",))
-    check("F", "L", "F", 1, ("F",))
-    check("RGB", "RGB", "L", 3, ("R", "G", "B"))
-    check("RGBA", "RGB", "L", 4, ("R", "G", "B", "A"))
-    check("RGBX", "RGB", "L", 4, ("R", "G", "B", "X"))
-    check("CMYK", "RGB", "L", 4, ("C", "M", "Y", "K"))
-    check("YCbCr", "RGB", "L", 3, ("Y", "Cb", "Cr"))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "mode, expected_base, expected_type, expected_bands, expected_band_names",
+    (
+        ("1", "L", "L", 1, ("1",)),
+        ("L", "L", "L", 1, ("L",)),
+        ("P", "P", "L", 1, ("P",)),
+        ("I", "L", "I", 1, ("I",)),
+        ("F", "L", "F", 1, ("F",)),
+        ("RGB", "RGB", "L", 3, ("R", "G", "B")),
+        ("RGBA", "RGB", "L", 4, ("R", "G", "B", "A")),
+        ("RGBX", "RGB", "L", 4, ("R", "G", "B", "X")),
+        ("CMYK", "RGB", "L", 4, ("C", "M", "Y", "K")),
+        ("YCbCr", "RGB", "L", 3, ("Y", "Cb", "Cr")),
+    ),
+)
+def test_properties(
+    mode, expected_base, expected_type, expected_bands, expected_band_names
+):
+    assert Image.getmodebase(mode) == expected_base
+    assert Image.getmodetype(mode) == expected_type
+    assert Image.getmodebands(mode) == expected_bands
+    assert Image.getmodebandnames(mode) == expected_band_names