diff --git a/gluon/tests/test_redis.py b/gluon/tests/test_redis.py
index ce7dc3b7..ff6dfd11 100644
--- a/gluon/tests/test_redis.py
+++ b/gluon/tests/test_redis.py
@@ -17,44 +17,34 @@ from gluon.contrib.redis_session import RedisSession
 from gluon.contrib.redis_cache import RedisCache
 
 
-def setup_clean_session():
-    request = Request(env={})
-    request.application = 'a'
-    request.controller = 'c'
-    request.function = 'f'
-    request.folder = 'applications/admin'
-    response = Response()
-    session = Session()
-    session.connect(request, response)
-    from gluon.globals import current
-    current.request = request
-    current.response = response
-    current.session = session
-    return current
-
-
-def setUpModule():
-    pass
-
-
-def tearDownModule():
-    if os.path.isfile('appconfig.json'):
-        os.unlink('appconfig.json')
-
-
 class TestRedis(unittest.TestCase):
     """ Tests the Redis contrib packages """
+    def setUp(self):
+        request = Request(env={})
+        request.application = 'a'
+        request.controller = 'c'
+        request.function = 'f'
+        request.folder = 'applications/admin'
+        response = Response()
+        session = Session()
+        session.connect(request, response)
+        from gluon.globals import current
+        current.request = request
+        current.response = response
+        current.session = session
+        self.current = current
+        rconn = RConn(host='redis')
+        self.db = RedisSession(redis_conn=rconn, session_expiry=False)
+        self.tname = 'testtablename'
+        return current
 
     def test_0_redis_session(self):
         """ Basic redis read-write """
-        current = setup_clean_session()
-        response = current.response
-        rconn = RConn(host='localhost')
-        db = RedisSession(redis_conn=rconn, session_expiry=False)
-        tname = 'testtablename'
+        db = self.db
+        response = self.current.response
         Field = db.Field
         db.define_table(
-            tname,
+            self.tname,
             Field('locked', 'boolean', default=False),
             Field('client_ip', length=64),
             Field('created_datetime', 'datetime',
@@ -63,7 +53,7 @@ class TestRedis(unittest.TestCase):
             Field('unique_key', length=64),
             Field('session_data', 'blob'),
         )
-        table = db[tname]
+        table = db[self.tname]
         unique_key = web2py_uuid()
         dd = dict(
             locked=0,
@@ -81,6 +71,10 @@ class TestRedis(unittest.TestCase):
         data_from_db = db(table.id == record_id).select()[0]
         self.assertDictEqual(Storage(dd), data_from_db, 'get the updated value')
 
+    def test_1_redis_delete(self):
+        """ Redis session get and delete sessions """
+        db = self.db
+        table = db[self.tname]
         all_sessions = db(table.id > 0).select()
         self.assertIsNotNone(all_sessions, 'we must have some keys in db')
 
@@ -90,3 +84,4 @@ class TestRedis(unittest.TestCase):
 
         empty_sessions = db(table.id > 0).select()
         self.assertEqual(empty_sessions, [], 'no sessions left')
+