diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/backups/fixtures.go b/rackspace/db/v1/backups/fixtures.go
index 3402e3a..c6244e2 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/backups/fixtures.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/backups/fixtures.go
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 package backups
 
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper/fixture"
-)
-
-var singleBackup = `
+var getResp = `
 {
   "backup": {
     "created": "2014-02-13T21:47:16",
@@ -28,8 +22,7 @@
 }
 `
 
-func HandleCreateSuccessfully(t *testing.T) {
-	requestJSON := `
+var createReq = `
 {
   "backup": {
     "description": "My Backup",
@@ -39,11 +32,9 @@
 }
 `
 
-	fixture.SetupHandler(t, "/backups", "POST", requestJSON, singleBackup, 202)
-}
+var createResp = getResp
 
-func HandleListSuccessfully(t *testing.T) {
-	responseJSON := `
+var listResp = `
 {
   "backups": [
     {
@@ -66,14 +57,3 @@
   ]
 }
 `
-
-	fixture.SetupHandler(t, "/backups", "GET", "", responseJSON, 200)
-}
-
-func HandleGetSuccessfully(t *testing.T, backupID string) {
-	fixture.SetupHandler(t, "/backups/"+backupID, "GET", "", singleBackup, 200)
-}
-
-func HandleDeleteSuccessfully(t *testing.T, backupID string) {
-	fixture.SetupHandler(t, "/backups/"+backupID, "DELETE", "", "", 202)
-}
diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/backups/requests_test.go b/rackspace/db/v1/backups/requests_test.go
index e5d8f7c..a56bc35 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/backups/requests_test.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/backups/requests_test.go
@@ -7,15 +7,19 @@
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/rackspace/db/v1/datastores"
 	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
 	fake "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper/client"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper/fixture"
 )
 
-const backupID = "61f12fef-edb1-4561-8122-e7c00ef26a82"
+var (
+	backupID = "{backupID}"
+	_rootURL = "/backups"
+	resURL   = _rootURL + "/" + backupID
+)
 
 func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	th.SetupHTTP()
 	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
-
-	HandleCreateSuccessfully(t)
+	fixture.SetupHandler(t, _rootURL, "POST", createReq, createResp, 202)
 
 	opts := CreateOpts{
 		Name:        "snapshot",
@@ -50,13 +54,12 @@
 func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 	th.SetupHTTP()
 	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
+	fixture.SetupHandler(t, _rootURL, "GET", "", listResp, 200)
 
-	HandleListSuccessfully(t)
+	pages := 0
 
-	count := 0
-
-	List(fake.ServiceClient(), nil).EachPage(func(page pagination.Page) (bool, error) {
-		count++
+	err := List(fake.ServiceClient(), nil).EachPage(func(page pagination.Page) (bool, error) {
+		pages++
 		actual, err := ExtractBackups(page)
 		th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
 
@@ -85,16 +88,14 @@
 		return true, nil
 	})
 
-	if count != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected 1 page, got %d", count)
-	}
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, 1, pages)
 }
 
 func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
 	th.SetupHTTP()
 	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
-
-	HandleGetSuccessfully(t, backupID)
+	fixture.SetupHandler(t, resURL, "GET", "", getResp, 200)
 
 	instance, err := Get(fake.ServiceClient(), backupID).Extract()
 	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
@@ -123,8 +124,7 @@
 func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	th.SetupHTTP()
 	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
-
-	HandleDeleteSuccessfully(t, backupID)
+	fixture.SetupHandler(t, resURL, "DELETE", "", "", 202)
 
 	err := Delete(fake.ServiceClient(), backupID).ExtractErr()
 	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)