diff --git a/pandas/tests/arithmetic/test_numeric.py b/pandas/tests/arithmetic/test_numeric.py
index 172c29b951001..256ee930b4cda 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/arithmetic/test_numeric.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/arithmetic/test_numeric.py
@@ -712,10 +712,9 @@ def test_datetime64_with_index(self):
         tm.assert_series_equal(df['result'], df['expected'], check_names=False)
 
     # TODO: taken from tests.frame.test_operators, needs cleanup
-    def test_frame_operators(self):
-        seriesd = tm.getSeriesData()
-        frame = pd.DataFrame(seriesd)
-        frame2 = pd.DataFrame(seriesd, columns=['D', 'C', 'B', 'A'])
+    def test_frame_operators(self, float_frame):
+        frame = float_frame
+        frame2 = pd.DataFrame(float_frame, columns=['D', 'C', 'B', 'A'])
 
         garbage = np.random.random(4)
         colSeries = pd.Series(garbage, index=np.array(frame.columns))
diff --git a/pandas/tests/frame/test_operators.py b/pandas/tests/frame/test_operators.py
index 95592f1ab3f0f..f1c8445bf98e0 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/frame/test_operators.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/frame/test_operators.py
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ def test_neg_raises(self, df):
         with pytest.raises(TypeError):
             (- df['a'])
 
-    def test_invert(self):
-        _seriesd = tm.getSeriesData()
-        df = pd.DataFrame(_seriesd)
+    def test_invert(self, float_frame):
+        df = float_frame
 
         assert_frame_equal(-(df < 0), ~(df < 0))
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/groupby/conftest.py b/pandas/tests/groupby/conftest.py
index cb4fe511651ee..3b636c87dc584 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/groupby/conftest.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/groupby/conftest.py
@@ -30,21 +30,11 @@ def ts():
     return tm.makeTimeSeries()
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def seriesd():
-    return tm.getSeriesData()
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def tsd():
     return tm.getTimeSeriesData()
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def frame(seriesd):
-    return DataFrame(seriesd)
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def tsframe(tsd):
     return DataFrame(tsd)
diff --git a/pandas/tests/groupby/test_groupby.py b/pandas/tests/groupby/test_groupby.py
index b7abef9357072..87b57b0609b36 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/groupby/test_groupby.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/groupby/test_groupby.py
@@ -1306,12 +1306,12 @@ def test_skip_group_keys():
     assert_series_equal(result, expected)
 
 
-def test_no_nonsense_name(frame):
+def test_no_nonsense_name(float_frame):
     # GH #995
-    s = frame['C'].copy()
+    s = float_frame['C'].copy()
     s.name = None
 
-    result = s.groupby(frame['A']).agg(np.sum)
+    result = s.groupby(float_frame['A']).agg(np.sum)
     assert result.name is None
 
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/indexing/test_ix.py b/pandas/tests/indexing/test_ix.py
index d56894a8c1f7b..270fa8c5502a6 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/indexing/test_ix.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/indexing/test_ix.py
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ def test_ix_weird_slicing(self):
                                       4: 5}})
         tm.assert_frame_equal(df, expected)
 
-    def test_ix_assign_column_mixed(self):
+    def test_ix_assign_column_mixed(self, float_frame):
         # GH #1142
-        df = DataFrame(tm.getSeriesData())
+        df = float_frame
         df['foo'] = 'bar'
 
         orig = df.loc[:, 'B'].copy()
diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/formats/test_to_html.py b/pandas/tests/io/formats/test_to_html.py
index 9666bc4977587..97d51f079fb2d 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/formats/test_to_html.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/formats/test_to_html.py
@@ -287,9 +287,8 @@ def test_to_html_with_no_bold():
     assert '<strong' not in result
 
 
-def test_to_html_columns_arg():
-    df = DataFrame(tm.getSeriesData())
-    result = df.to_html(columns=['A'])
+def test_to_html_columns_arg(float_frame):
+    result = float_frame.to_html(columns=['A'])
     assert '<th>B</th>' not in result