diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_ansi.py b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_ansi.py
index d8c0d48..29446d7 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_ansi.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_ansi.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Module with tests for ansi filters
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+from IPython.testing import decorators as dec
 from IPython.utils.coloransi import TermColors
 
 from ...tests.base import TestsBase
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ from ..ansi import strip_ansi, ansi2html, ansi2latex
 class TestAnsi(TestsBase):
     """Contains test functions for ansi.py"""
 
-
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_strip_ansi(self):
         """strip_ansi test"""
         correct_outputs = {
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ class TestAnsi(TestsBase):
         self.assert_equal(outval, strip_ansi(inval))
 
 
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_ansi2html(self):
         """ansi2html test"""
         correct_outputs = {
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ class TestAnsi(TestsBase):
         self.fuzzy_compare(outval, ansi2html(inval))
 
 
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_ansi2latex(self):
         """ansi2latex test"""
         correct_outputs = {
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_highlight.py b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_highlight.py
index fb91ed2..6f9b601 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_highlight.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_highlight.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Module with tests for Highlight
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+from IPython.testing import decorators as dec
 
 from ...tests.base import TestsBase
 from ..highlight import highlight2html, highlight2latex
@@ -47,12 +48,14 @@ class TestHighlight(TestsBase):
         ['pylab', 'plot']]
 
 
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_highlight2html(self):
         """highlight2html test"""
         for index, test in enumerate(self.tests):
             yield self._try_highlight, highlight2html, test, self.tokens[index]
 
 
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_highlight2latex(self):
         """highlight2latex test"""
         for index, test in enumerate(self.tests):
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_latex.py b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_latex.py
index 69d37a0..4cc5921 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_latex.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_latex.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Module with tests for Latex
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+from IPython.testing import decorators as dec
 
 from ...tests.base import TestsBase
 from ..latex import escape_latex, strip_math_space
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ from ..latex import escape_latex, strip_math_space
 class TestLatex(TestsBase):
 
 
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_escape_latex(self):
         """escape_latex test"""
         tests = [
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ class TestLatex(TestsBase):
         self.assert_equal(escape_latex(test), result)
 
 
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_strip_math_space(self):
         """strip_math_space test"""
         tests = [
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_markdown.py b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_markdown.py
index d7630e2..235c2f0 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_markdown.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_markdown.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ Module with tests for Markdown
 
 from copy import copy
 
-from IPython.testing.decorators import onlyif_cmds_exist
 from IPython.utils.py3compat import string_types
+from IPython.testing import decorators as dec
 
 from ...tests.base import TestsBase
 from ..markdown import markdown2latex, markdown2html, markdown2rst
@@ -57,21 +57,24 @@ class TestMarkdown(TestsBase):
         ('test', 'https://google.com/')]
 
 
-    @onlyif_cmds_exist('pandoc')
+    @dec.onlyif_cmds_exist('pandoc')
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_markdown2latex(self):
         """markdown2latex test"""
         for index, test in enumerate(self.tests):
             yield self._try_markdown, markdown2latex, test, self.tokens[index]
 
 
-    @onlyif_cmds_exist('pandoc')
+    @dec.onlyif_cmds_exist('pandoc')
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_markdown2html(self):
         """markdown2html test"""
         for index, test in enumerate(self.tests):
             yield self._try_markdown, markdown2html, test, self.tokens[index]
 
 
-    @onlyif_cmds_exist('pandoc')
+    @dec.onlyif_cmds_exist('pandoc')
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_markdown2rst(self):
         """markdown2rst test"""
 
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_strings.py b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_strings.py
index f97fefa..1dda79e 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_strings.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_strings.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Module with tests for Strings
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+from IPython.testing import decorators as dec
 from ...tests.base import TestsBase
 from ..strings import (wrap_text, html2text, add_anchor, strip_dollars, 
     strip_files_prefix, get_lines, comment_lines, ipython2python)
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ from ..strings import (wrap_text, html2text, add_anchor, strip_dollars,
 
 class TestStrings(TestsBase):
 
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_wrap_text(self):
         """wrap_text test"""
         test_text = """
@@ -35,10 +37,12 @@ class TestStrings(TestsBase):
         for length in [30,5,1]:
             yield self._confirm_wrap_text, test_text, length
     
+
     def _confirm_wrap_text(self, text, length):
         for line in wrap_text(text, length).split('\n'):
             assert len(line) <= length
 
+
     def test_html2text(self):
         """html2text test"""
         #TODO: More tests
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ class TestStrings(TestsBase):
         assert '</b>' in results
 
         
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_strip_dollars(self):
         """strip_dollars test"""
         tests = [
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ class TestStrings(TestsBase):
         self.assert_equal(strip_dollars(test), result)
 
 
+    @dec.parametric
     def test_strip_files_prefix(self):
         """strip_files_prefix test"""
         tests = [