diff --git a/rhodecode/events/__init__.py b/rhodecode/events/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/events/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/events/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ def trigger(event):
 
 
 from rhodecode.events.user import (
-    UserPreCreate, UserPreUpdate, UserRegistered
+    UserPreCreate,
+    UserPreUpdate,
+    UserRegistered
 )
 
 from rhodecode.events.repo import (
@@ -46,4 +48,4 @@ from rhodecode.events.repo import (
     RepoPreDeleteEvent, RepoDeletedEvent,
     RepoPrePushEvent,   RepoPushEvent,
     RepoPrePullEvent,   RepoPullEvent,
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
diff --git a/rhodecode/events/repo.py b/rhodecode/events/repo.py
--- a/rhodecode/events/repo.py
+++ b/rhodecode/events/repo.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ class RepoPreCreateEvent(RepoEvent):
     """
     An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` before a repo is
     created.
-
-    :param repo_name: repository name
     """
     name = 'repo-pre-create'
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/events/conftest.py b/rhodecode/tests/events/conftest.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/events/conftest.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/events/conftest.py
@@ -20,19 +20,22 @@ import mock
 import decorator
 
 
-def assert_fires_events(*expected_events):
-    """ Testing decorator to check if the function fires events in order """
-    def deco(func):
-        def wrapper(func, *args, **kwargs):
-            with mock.patch('rhodecode.events.trigger') as mock_trigger:
-                result = func(*args, **kwargs)
+class EventCatcher(object):
+    """ Testing context manager to check if events are fired """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.events = [] # the actual events captured
+        self.event_types = [] # the types of events captured
 
-            captured_events = []
-            for call in mock_trigger.call_args_list:
-                event = call[0][0]
-                captured_events.append(type(event))
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.event_trigger_patch = mock.patch('rhodecode.events.trigger')
+        self.mocked_event_trigger = self.event_trigger_patch.start()
+        return self
 
-            assert set(captured_events) == set(expected_events)
-            return result
-        return decorator.decorator(wrapper, func)
-    return deco
\ No newline at end of file
+    def __exit__(self, type_, value, traceback):
+        self.event_trigger_patch.stop()
+
+        for call in self.mocked_event_trigger.call_args_list:
+            event = call[0][0]
+            self.events.append(event)
+            self.event_types.append(type(event))
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/events/test_repo.py b/rhodecode/tests/events/test_repo.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/events/test_repo.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/events/test_repo.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from rhodecode.tests.events.conftest import assert_fires_events
+from rhodecode.tests.events.conftest import EventCatcher
 
 from rhodecode.lib import hooks_base, utils2
 from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
@@ -49,20 +49,31 @@ def scm_extras(user_regular, repo_stub):
     return extras
 
 
-@assert_fires_events(
-    RepoPreCreateEvent, RepoCreatedEvent, RepoPreDeleteEvent, RepoDeletedEvent)
 def test_create_delete_repo_fires_events(backend):
-    repo = backend.create_repo()
-    RepoModel().delete(repo)
+    with EventCatcher() as event_catcher:
+        repo = backend.create_repo()
+    assert event_catcher.event_types == [RepoPreCreateEvent, RepoCreatedEvent]
+
+    with EventCatcher() as event_catcher:
+        RepoModel().delete(repo)
+    assert event_catcher.event_types == [RepoPreDeleteEvent, RepoDeletedEvent]
 
 
-@assert_fires_events(RepoPrePushEvent, RepoPushEvent)
 def test_pull_fires_events(scm_extras):
-    hooks_base.pre_push(scm_extras)
-    hooks_base.post_push(scm_extras)
+    with EventCatcher() as event_catcher:
+        hooks_base.pre_push(scm_extras)
+    assert event_catcher.event_types == [RepoPrePushEvent]
+
+    with EventCatcher() as event_catcher:
+        hooks_base.post_push(scm_extras)
+    assert event_catcher.event_types == [RepoPushEvent]
 
 
-@assert_fires_events(RepoPrePullEvent, RepoPullEvent)
 def test_push_fires_events(scm_extras):
-    hooks_base.pre_pull(scm_extras)
-    hooks_base.post_pull(scm_extras)
+    with EventCatcher() as event_catcher:
+        hooks_base.pre_pull(scm_extras)
+    assert event_catcher.event_types == [RepoPrePullEvent]
+
+    with EventCatcher() as event_catcher:
+        hooks_base.post_pull(scm_extras)
+    assert event_catcher.event_types == [RepoPullEvent]