diff --git a/IPython/terminal/tests/test_help.py b/IPython/terminal/tests/test_help.py
index f217e20..d21c4fb 100644
--- a/IPython/terminal/tests/test_help.py
+++ b/IPython/terminal/tests/test_help.py
@@ -11,57 +11,45 @@
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-from IPython.testing.tools import help, help_all
+import IPython.testing.tools as tt
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Tests
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-@help()
 def test_ipython_help():
-    pass
+    tt.help_output_test()
 
-@help_all()
 def test_ipython_help_all():
-    pass
+    tt.help_all_output_test()
 
-@help("profile")
 def test_profile_help():
-    pass
+    tt.help_output_test("profile")
 
-@help_all("profile")
 def test_profile_help_all():
-    pass
+    tt.help_all_output_test("profile")
 
-@help("profile list")
 def test_profile_list_help():
-    pass
+    tt.help_output_test("profile list")
 
-@help_all("profile list")
 def test_profile_list_help_all():
-    pass
+    tt.help_all_output_test("profile list")
 
-@help("profile create")
 def test_profile_create_help():
-    pass
+    tt.help_output_test("profile create")
 
-@help_all("profile create")
 def test_profile_create_help_all():
-    pass
+    tt.help_all_output_test("profile create")
 
-@help("locate")
 def test_locate_help():
-    pass
+    tt.help_output_test("locate")
 
-@help_all("locate")
 def test_locate_help_all():
-    pass
+    tt.help_all_output_test("locate")
 
-@help("locate profile")
 def test_locate_profile_help():
-    pass
+    tt.help_output_test("locate profile")
 
-@help_all("locate profile")
 def test_locate_profile_all():
-    pass
+    tt.help_all_output_test("locate profile")
diff --git a/IPython/testing/tools.py b/IPython/testing/tools.py
index 45c2034..f397c11 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/tools.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/tools.py
@@ -433,33 +433,3 @@ def help_all_output_test(subcommand=''):
     nt.assert_in("Class parameters", out)
     return out, err
 
-
-def help(cmd=''):
-    """decorator for making a test for `ipython cmd -h`"""
-    def wrap_help_test(f):
-        def test_help_output():
-            out, err = help_output_test(cmd)
-            if inspect.getargspec(f).args:
-                return f(out, err)
-            else:
-                return f()
-        cmds = cmd + ' ' if cmd else ''
-        test_help_output.__doc__ = "ipython {cmds}--help-all works".format(cmds=cmds)
-
-        return test_help_output
-    return wrap_help_test
-
-
-def help_all(cmd=''):
-    """decorator for making a test for `ipython [cmd] --help-all`"""
-    def wrap_help_test(f):
-        def test_help_output():
-            out, err = help_all_output_test(cmd)
-            if inspect.getargspec(f).args:
-                return f(out, err)
-            else:
-                return f()
-        cmds = cmd + ' ' if cmd else ''
-        test_help_output.__doc__ = "ipython {cmds}--help-all works".format(cmds=cmds)
-        return test_help_output
-    return wrap_help_test