diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/conftest.py b/freqtrade/tests/conftest.py
index 034cb5f8b..e956d89c4 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/conftest.py
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ def patch_coinmarketcap(mocker) -> None:
     )
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def init_persistence(default_conf):
+    persistence.init(default_conf['db_url'], default_conf['dry_run'])
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def default_conf():
     """ Returns validated configuration suitable for most tests """
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/data/test_btanalysis.py b/freqtrade/tests/data/test_btanalysis.py
index aa066557b..6fa529394 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/data/test_btanalysis.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/data/test_btanalysis.py
@@ -4,15 +4,12 @@ from arrow import Arrow
 import pytest
 from pandas import DataFrame, to_datetime
 
-from freqtrade.arguments import Arguments, TimeRange
+from freqtrade.arguments import TimeRange
 from freqtrade.data.btanalysis import (BT_DATA_COLUMNS,
                                        extract_trades_of_period,
                                        load_backtest_data, load_trades)
 from freqtrade.data.history import load_pair_history, make_testdata_path
-from freqtrade.persistence import Trade, init
-from freqtrade.strategy.interface import SellType
-from freqtrade.tests.test_persistence import (create_mock_trades,
-                                              init_persistence)
+from freqtrade.tests.test_persistence import create_mock_trades
 
 
 def test_load_backtest_data():
@@ -85,4 +82,3 @@ def test_extract_trades_of_period():
     assert trades1.iloc[0].close_time == Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 10, 41, 0).datetime
     assert trades1.iloc[-1].open_time == Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 14, 20, 0).datetime
     assert trades1.iloc[-1].close_time == Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 15, 25, 0).datetime
-
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_persistence.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_persistence.py
index 381f04bd1..32425ef7b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_persistence.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_persistence.py
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ from freqtrade.persistence import Trade, clean_dry_run_db, init
 from freqtrade.tests.conftest import log_has
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
-def init_persistence(default_conf):
-    init(default_conf['db_url'], default_conf['dry_run'])
-
-
 def create_mock_trades(fee):
     """
     Create some fake trades ...