diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/tests/test_latex.py b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/tests/test_latex.py
index 3ddc1b0..a6effc9 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/tests/test_latex.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/tests/test_latex.py
@@ -1,26 +1,17 @@
-"""
-Module with tests for latex.py
-"""
+"""Tests for Latex exporter"""
 
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright (c) 2013, the IPython Development Team.
-#
+# Copyright (c) IPython Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
-#
-# The full license is in the file COPYING.txt, distributed with this software.
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Imports
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import os.path
+import textwrap
 
 from .base import ExportersTestsBase
 from ..latex import LatexExporter
+from IPython.nbformat import current
 from IPython.testing.decorators import onlyif_cmds_exist
+from IPython.utils.tempdir import TemporaryDirectory
 
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Class
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class TestLatexExporter(ExportersTestsBase):
     """Contains test functions for latex.py"""
@@ -68,4 +59,43 @@ class TestLatexExporter(ExportersTestsBase):
         Can a LatexExporter export using 'article' template?
         """
         (output, resources) = LatexExporter(template_file='article').from_filename(self._get_notebook())
-        assert len(output) > 0
\ No newline at end of file
+        assert len(output) > 0
+
+    @onlyif_cmds_exist('pandoc')
+    def test_very_long_cells(self):
+        """
+        Torture test that long cells do not cause issues
+        """
+        lorem_ipsum_text = textwrap.dedent("""\
+          Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec
+          dignissim, ipsum non facilisis tempus, dui felis tincidunt metus,
+          nec pulvinar neque odio eget risus. Nulla nisi lectus, cursus
+          suscipit interdum at, ultrices sit amet orci. Mauris facilisis
+          imperdiet elit, vitae scelerisque ipsum dignissim non. Integer
+          consequat malesuada neque sit amet pulvinar. Curabitur pretium
+          ut turpis eget aliquet. Maecenas sagittis lacus sed lectus
+          volutpat, eu adipiscing purus pulvinar. Maecenas consequat
+          luctus urna, eget cursus quam mollis a. Aliquam vitae ornare
+          erat, non hendrerit urna. Sed eu diam nec massa egestas pharetra
+          at nec tellus. Fusce feugiat lacus quis urna sollicitudin volutpat.
+          Quisque at sapien non nibh feugiat tempus ac ultricies purus.
+           """)
+        lorem_ipsum_text = lorem_ipsum_text.replace("\n"," ") + "\n\n"
+        large_lorem_ipsum_text = "".join([lorem_ipsum_text]*3000)
+
+        notebook_name = "lorem_ipsum_long.ipynb"
+        nb = current.new_notebook(
+            worksheets=[
+                current.new_worksheet(cells=[
+                    current.new_text_cell('markdown',source=large_lorem_ipsum_text)
+                ])
+            ]
+        )
+
+        with TemporaryDirectory() as td:
+            nbfile = os.path.join(td, notebook_name)
+            with open(nbfile, 'w') as f:
+                current.write(nb, f, 'ipynb')
+
+            (output, resources) = LatexExporter(template_file='article').from_filename(nbfile)            
+            assert len(output) > 0
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/tests/test_latex.py b/IPython/nbconvert/tests/test_latex.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 41d5083..0000000
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/tests/test_latex.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- 
-"""Test Latex in NbConvertApp"""
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#  Copyright (C) 2013 The IPython Development Team
-#
-#  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
-#  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Imports
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-import os
-import textwrap
-from IPython.nbformat import current
-
-from .base import TestsBase
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Classes and functions
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-class TestNbConvertLatex(TestsBase):
-    """Collection of NbConvert Latex tests"""
-
-    def test_very_long_cells(self):
-        """
-        Torture test that long cells do not cause issues
-        """
-        lorem_ipsum_text = textwrap.dedent("""\
-          Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec
-          dignissim, ipsum non facilisis tempus, dui felis tincidunt metus,
-          nec pulvinar neque odio eget risus. Nulla nisi lectus, cursus
-          suscipit interdum at, ultrices sit amet orci. Mauris facilisis
-          imperdiet elit, vitae scelerisque ipsum dignissim non. Integer
-          consequat malesuada neque sit amet pulvinar. Curabitur pretium
-          ut turpis eget aliquet. Maecenas sagittis lacus sed lectus
-          volutpat, eu adipiscing purus pulvinar. Maecenas consequat
-          luctus urna, eget cursus quam mollis a. Aliquam vitae ornare
-          erat, non hendrerit urna. Sed eu diam nec massa egestas pharetra
-          at nec tellus. Fusce feugiat lacus quis urna sollicitudin volutpat.
-          Quisque at sapien non nibh feugiat tempus ac ultricies purus.
-           """)
-        lorem_ipsum_text = lorem_ipsum_text.replace("\n"," ") + "\n\n"
-        large_lorem_ipsum_text = "".join([lorem_ipsum_text]*3000)
-
-        notebook_name = "lorem_ipsum_long.ipynb"
-        tex_name = "lorem_ipsum_long.tex"
-        with self.create_temp_cwd([]):
-            nb = current.new_notebook(
-                worksheets=[
-                    current.new_worksheet(cells=[
-                        current.new_text_cell('markdown',source=large_lorem_ipsum_text)
-                    ])
-                ]
-            )
-            with open(notebook_name, 'w') as f: current.write(nb, f, 'ipynb')
-            self.call('nbconvert --to latex --log-level 0 ' + 
-                      os.path.join(notebook_name))
-            assert os.path.isfile(tex_name)
-
-