diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2019 The Software Heritage developers
-# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
-# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
-# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
-
-from hypothesis import settings
-
-
-# define tests profile. Full documentation is at:
-# https://hypothesis.readthedocs.io/en/latest/settings.html#settings-profiles
-settings.register_profile("fast", max_examples=5, deadline=5000)
-settings.register_profile("slow", max_examples=20, deadline=5000)
diff --git a/swh/storage/tests/conftest.py b/swh/storage/tests/conftest.py
--- a/swh/storage/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/swh/storage/tests/conftest.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from pytest_postgresql.janitor import DatabaseJanitor, psycopg2
 
 from os import path, environ
-from hypothesis import strategies
+from hypothesis import settings, strategies
 from typing import Dict
 
 import swh.storage
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 
 DUMP_FILES = path.join(SQL_DIR, '*.sql')
 
+# define tests profile. Full documentation is at:
+# https://hypothesis.readthedocs.io/en/latest/settings.html#settings-profiles
+settings.register_profile("fast", max_examples=5, deadline=5000)
+settings.register_profile("slow", max_examples=20, deadline=5000)
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def swh_storage(postgresql_proc, swh_storage_postgresql):