diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_inputsplitter.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_inputsplitter.py
index 4335445..6f211f6 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_inputsplitter.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_inputsplitter.py
@@ -390,14 +390,6 @@ def test_LineInfo():
     linfo = isp.LineInfo('  %cd /home')
     nt.assert_equals(str(linfo), 'LineInfo [  |%|cd|/home]')
 
-
-def test_split_user_input():
-    """Unicode test - split_user_input already has good doctests"""
-    line = u"Pérez Fernando"
-    parts_expected = (u'', u'', u'', line)
-    tt.check_pairs(isp.split_user_input, [(line, parts_expected),])
-
-
 # Transformer tests
 def transform_checker(tests, func):
     """Utility to loop over test inputs"""
diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_splitinput.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_splitinput.py
index a5eb828..cfc7209 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_splitinput.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_splitinput.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+# coding: utf-8
 from IPython.core.splitinput import split_user_input
 from IPython.testing import tools as tt
+from IPython.utils import py3compat
 
 tests = [
     ('x=1', ('', '', 'x', '=1')),
@@ -21,6 +23,10 @@ tests = [
     ('?%hist', ('', '?', '%hist', '')),
     ('?x*', ('', '?', 'x*', '')),
     ]
+if py3compat.PY3:
+    tests.append((u"Pérez Fernando", (u'', u'', u'Pérez', u'Fernando')))
+else:
+    tests.append((u"Pérez Fernando", (u'', u'', u'P', u'érez Fernando')))
 
 def test_split_user_input():
     return tt.check_pairs(split_user_input, tests)