diff --git a/IPython/testing/iptest.py b/IPython/testing/iptest.py
index 078ab76..9910f42 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/iptest.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/iptest.py
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ EXCLUDE = [pjoin('IPython', 'external'),
            pjoin('IPython', 'Extensions', 'scitedirector'),
            pjoin('IPython', 'Extensions', 'numeric_formats'),
            pjoin('IPython', 'testing', 'attic'),
-           pjoin('IPython', 'testing', 'tutils')
+           pjoin('IPython', 'testing', 'tutils'),
+           pjoin('IPython', 'testing', 'tools')
            ]
 
 if not have_wx:
diff --git a/IPython/testing/tools.py b/IPython/testing/tools.py
index 50fbeb7..c43754c 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/tools.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/tools.py
@@ -26,15 +26,13 @@ Authors
 # Required modules and packages
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Standard Python lib
 import os
 import sys
 
-# Third-party
 import nose.tools as nt
 
-# From this project
 from IPython.tools import utils
+from IPython.testing import decorators as dec
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Globals
@@ -55,6 +53,7 @@ for _x in [a for a in dir(nt) if a.startswith('assert')]:
 # Functions and classes
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
 def full_path(startPath,files):
     """Make full paths for all the listed files, based on startPath.