diff --git a/IPython/extensions/sympy_printing.py b/IPython/extensions/sympy_printing.py
index 5fb5514..3633469 100644
--- a/IPython/extensions/sympy_printing.py
+++ b/IPython/extensions/sympy_printing.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Authors:
 
 from IPython.lib.latextools import latex_to_png
 from IPython.testing import decorators as dec
+# use @dec.skipif_not_sympy to skip tests requiring sympy
 
 try:
     from sympy import pretty, latex
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ except ImportError:
 # Definitions of magic functions for use with IPython
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-@dec.skipif_not_sympy
 def print_basic_unicode(o, p, cycle):
     """A function to pretty print sympy Basic objects."""
     if cycle:
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ def print_basic_unicode(o, p, cycle):
     p.text(out)
 
 
-@dec.skipif_not_sympy
 def print_png(o):
     """A funciton to display sympy expression using LaTex -> PNG."""
     s = latex(o, mode='inline')
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ def print_png(o):
 
 _loaded = False
 
-@dec.skipif_not_sympy
 def load_ipython_extension(ip):
     """Load the extension in IPython."""
     global _loaded