diff --git a/tests/transports/test_all_plugins.py b/tests/transports/test_all_plugins.py
index 6781c76a22..262172bb00 100644
--- a/tests/transports/test_all_plugins.py
+++ b/tests/transports/test_all_plugins.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # For further information on the license, see the LICENSE.txt file        #
 # For further information please visit http://www.aiida.net               #
 ###########################################################################
-# pylint: disable=too-many-lines,fixme
+# pylint: disable=too-many-lines,fixme,redefined-outer-name
 """
 This module contains a set of unittest test classes that can be loaded from
 the plugin.
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@
 import string
 import tempfile
 import time
-import unittest
 import uuid
 
 import psutil
+import pytest
 
-from aiida.plugins import SchedulerFactory
+from aiida.plugins import SchedulerFactory, TransportFactory, entry_point
+from aiida.transports import Transport
 
 # TODO : test for copy with pattern
 # TODO : test for copy with/without patterns, overwriting folder
@@ -36,111 +37,37 @@
 # TODO : silly cases of copy/put/get from self to self
 
 
-def get_all_custom_transports():
-    """
-    Autodiscover all custom transports defined in the variable
-    plugin_transpors inside each test_* file in this folder.
-
-    Therefore, do not move this function out of this file.
-
-    :return: a dictionary of objects as defined in the various plugin_transport
-      variables of the different files (the key is the module in which
-      it was found)
-    """
-    import importlib
-
-    modulename = __name__.rpartition('.')[0]
-    this_full_fname = __file__
-    thisdir, thisfname = os.path.split(this_full_fname)
-
-    test_modules = [
-        os.path.split(fname)[1][:-3]
-        for fname in os.listdir(thisdir)
-        if fname.endswith('.py') and fname.startswith('test_')
-    ]
-
-    # Remove this module: note that I should be careful because __file__, from
-    # the second time on, is the pyc file rather than the py file
-    thisbasename = os.path.splitext(thisfname)[0]
-    try:
-        test_modules.remove(thisbasename)
-    except IndexError:
-        print(f'Warning, this module ({thisbasename}) was not found!')
-
-    all_custom_transports = {}
-    for module in test_modules:
-        module = importlib.import_module('.'.join([modulename, module]))
-        custom_transport = module.__dict__.get('plugin_transport', None)
-        if custom_transport is None:
-            print(f'Define the plugin_transport variable inside the {module} module!')
-        else:
-            all_custom_transports[module] = custom_transport
-
-    return all_custom_transports
-
-
-def run_for_all_plugins(actual_test_method):
-    """
-    Decorator method that actually run the methods with an additional
-    parameter (custom_transport), once for every custom_transport defined
-    in the test_* files [except this one].
-    """
-
-    class CollectiveException(Exception):
-        pass
-
-    all_custom_transports = get_all_custom_transports()
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function', params=entry_point.get_entry_point_names('aiida.transports'))
+def custom_transport(request) -> Transport:
+    """Fixture that parametrizes over all the registered implementations of the ``CommonRelaxWorkChain``."""
+    if request.param == 'core.ssh':
+        kwargs = {'machine': 'localhost', 'timeout': 30, 'load_system_host_keys': True, 'key_policy': 'AutoAddPolicy'}
+    else:
+        kwargs = {}
 
-    def test_all_plugins(self):
-        """
-        The wrapper function that calls the subfunction for each transport.
-        """
-        exceptions = []
-        for tr_name, custom_transport in all_custom_transports.items():
-            try:
-                actual_test_method(self, custom_transport)
-            except Exception as exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-                import traceback
-                exceptions.append((exception, traceback.format_exc(), tr_name))
-
-        if exceptions:
-            if all(isinstance(exc[0], AssertionError) for exc in exceptions):
-                exception_to_raise = AssertionError
-            else:
-                exception_to_raise = CollectiveException
+    return TransportFactory(request.param)(**kwargs)
 
-            messages = ['*** At least one test for a subplugin failed. See below ***', '']
-            for exc in exceptions:
-                messages.append(f"*** [For plugin {exc[2]}]: Exception '{type(exc[0]).__name__}': {exc[0]}")
-                messages.append(exc[1])
 
-            raise exception_to_raise('\n'.join(messages))
-
-    return test_all_plugins
-
-
-class TestBasicFunctionality(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestBasicFunctionality:
     """
     Tests to check basic functionality of transports.
     """
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_is_open(self, custom_transport):
         """Test that the is_open property works."""
-        self.assertFalse(custom_transport.is_open)
+        assert not custom_transport.is_open
 
         with custom_transport:
-            self.assertTrue(custom_transport.is_open)
+            assert custom_transport.is_open
 
-        self.assertFalse(custom_transport.is_open)
+        assert not custom_transport.is_open
 
 
-class TestDirectoryManipulation(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestDirectoryManipulation:
     """
     Tests to check, create and delete folders.
     """
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_makedirs(self, custom_transport):
         """
         Verify the functioning of makedirs command
@@ -150,7 +77,7 @@ def test_makedirs(self, custom_transport):
             directory = 'temp_dir_test'
             transport.chdir(location)
 
-            self.assertEqual(location, transport.getcwd())
+            assert location == transport.getcwd()
             while transport.isdir(directory):
                 # I append a random letter/number until it is unique
                 directory += random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits)
@@ -162,11 +89,11 @@ def test_makedirs(self, custom_transport):
             # I create the tree
             transport.makedirs(dir_tree)
             # verify the existence
-            self.assertTrue(transport.isdir('1'))
-            self.assertTrue(dir_tree)
+            assert transport.isdir('1')
+            assert dir_tree
 
             # try to recreate the same folder
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.makedirs(dir_tree)
 
             # recreate but with ignore flag
@@ -178,7 +105,6 @@ def test_makedirs(self, custom_transport):
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_rmtree(self, custom_transport):
         """
         Verify the functioning of rmtree command
@@ -188,7 +114,7 @@ def test_rmtree(self, custom_transport):
             directory = 'temp_dir_test'
             transport.chdir(location)
 
-            self.assertEqual(location, transport.getcwd())
+            assert location == transport.getcwd()
             while transport.isdir(directory):
                 # I append a random letter/number until it is unique
                 directory += random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits)
@@ -202,7 +128,7 @@ def test_rmtree(self, custom_transport):
             # remove it
             transport.rmtree('1')
             # verify the removal
-            self.assertFalse(transport.isdir('1'))
+            assert not transport.isdir('1')
 
             # also tests that it works with a single file
             # create file
@@ -213,12 +139,11 @@ def test_rmtree(self, custom_transport):
             # remove it
             transport.rmtree(local_file_name)
             # verify the removal
-            self.assertFalse(transport.isfile(local_file_name))
+            assert not transport.isfile(local_file_name)
 
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_listdir(self, custom_transport):
         """
         create directories, verify listdir, delete a folder with subfolders
@@ -229,7 +154,7 @@ def test_listdir(self, custom_transport):
             directory = 'temp_dir_test'
             trans.chdir(location)
 
-            self.assertEqual(location, trans.getcwd())
+            assert location == trans.getcwd()
             while trans.isdir(directory):
                 # I append a random letter/number until it is unique
                 directory += random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits)
@@ -246,11 +171,11 @@ def test_listdir(self, custom_transport):
 
             list_found = trans.listdir('.')
 
-            self.assertTrue(sorted(list_found) == sorted(list_of_dir + list_of_files))
+            assert sorted(list_found) == sorted(list_of_dir + list_of_files)
 
-            self.assertTrue(sorted(trans.listdir('.', 'a*')), sorted(['as', 'a2', 'a4f']))
-            self.assertTrue(sorted(trans.listdir('.', 'a?')), sorted(['as', 'a2']))
-            self.assertTrue(sorted(trans.listdir('.', 'a[2-4]*')), sorted(['a2', 'a4f']))
+            assert sorted(trans.listdir('.', 'a*')), sorted(['as', 'a2', 'a4f'])
+            assert sorted(trans.listdir('.', 'a?')), sorted(['as', 'a2'])
+            assert sorted(trans.listdir('.', 'a[2-4]*')), sorted(['a2', 'a4f'])
 
             for this_dir in list_of_dir:
                 trans.rmdir(this_dir)
@@ -261,7 +186,6 @@ def test_listdir(self, custom_transport):
             trans.chdir('..')
             trans.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_listdir_withattributes(self, custom_transport):
         """
         create directories, verify listdir_withattributes, delete a folder with subfolders
@@ -283,7 +207,7 @@ def simplify_attributes(data):
             directory = 'temp_dir_test'
             trans.chdir(location)
 
-            self.assertEqual(location, trans.getcwd())
+            assert location == trans.getcwd()
             while trans.isdir(directory):
                 # I append a random letter/number until it is unique
                 directory += random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits)
@@ -301,23 +225,16 @@ def simplify_attributes(data):
             comparison_list = {k: True for k in list_of_dir}
             for k in list_of_files:
                 comparison_list[k] = False
-            self.assertTrue(simplify_attributes(trans.listdir_withattributes('.')), comparison_list)
-
-            self.assertTrue(
-                simplify_attributes(trans.listdir_withattributes('.', 'a*')), {
-                    'as': True,
-                    'a2': True,
-                    'a4f': True,
-                    'a': False
-                }
-            )
-            self.assertTrue(simplify_attributes(trans.listdir_withattributes('.', 'a?')), {'as': True, 'a2': True})
-            self.assertTrue(
-                simplify_attributes(trans.listdir_withattributes('.', 'a[2-4]*')), {
-                    'a2': True,
-                    'a4f': True
-                }
-            )
+
+            assert simplify_attributes(trans.listdir_withattributes('.')), comparison_list
+            assert simplify_attributes(trans.listdir_withattributes('.', 'a*')), {
+                'as': True,
+                'a2': True,
+                'a4f': True,
+                'a': False
+            }
+            assert simplify_attributes(trans.listdir_withattributes('.', 'a?')), {'as': True, 'a2': True}
+            assert simplify_attributes(trans.listdir_withattributes('.', 'a[2-4]*')), {'a2': True, 'a4f': True}
 
             for this_dir in list_of_dir:
                 trans.rmdir(this_dir)
@@ -328,7 +245,6 @@ def simplify_attributes(data):
             trans.chdir('..')
             trans.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_dir_creation_deletion(self, custom_transport):
         """Test creating and deleting directories."""
         with custom_transport as transport:
@@ -336,21 +252,20 @@ def test_dir_creation_deletion(self, custom_transport):
             directory = 'temp_dir_test'
             transport.chdir(location)
 
-            self.assertEqual(location, transport.getcwd())
+            assert location == transport.getcwd()
             while transport.isdir(directory):
                 # I append a random letter/number until it is unique
                 directory += random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits)
             transport.mkdir(directory)
 
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 # I create twice the same directory
                 transport.mkdir(directory)
 
             transport.isdir(directory)
-            self.assertFalse(transport.isfile(directory))
+            assert not transport.isfile(directory)
             transport.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_dir_copy(self, custom_transport):
         """
         Verify if in the copy of a directory also the protection bits
@@ -369,16 +284,15 @@ def test_dir_copy(self, custom_transport):
             dest_directory = f'{directory}_copy'
             transport.copy(directory, dest_directory)
 
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.copy(directory, '')
 
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.copy('', directory)
 
             transport.rmdir(directory)
             transport.rmdir(dest_directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_dir_permissions_creation_modification(self, custom_transport):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         """
         verify if chmod raises IOError when trying to change bits on a
@@ -400,13 +314,13 @@ def test_dir_permissions_creation_modification(self, custom_transport):  # pylin
             transport.chmod(directory, 0o777)
 
             # test if the security bits have changed
-            self.assertEqual(transport.get_mode(directory), 0o777)
+            assert transport.get_mode(directory) == 0o777
 
             # change permissions
             transport.chmod(directory, 0o511)
 
             # test if the security bits have changed
-            self.assertEqual(transport.get_mode(directory), 0o511)
+            assert transport.get_mode(directory) == 0o511
 
             # TODO : bug in paramiko. When changing the directory to very low \
             # I cannot set it back to higher permissions
@@ -419,18 +333,17 @@ def test_dir_permissions_creation_modification(self, custom_transport):  # pylin
 
             # change permissions of an empty string, non existing folder.
             fake_dir = ''
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.chmod(fake_dir, 0o777)
 
             fake_dir = 'pippo'
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 # chmod to a non existing folder
                 transport.chmod(fake_dir, 0o777)
 
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_dir_reading_permissions(self, custom_transport):
         """
         Try to enter a directory with no read permissions.
@@ -452,23 +365,22 @@ def test_dir_reading_permissions(self, custom_transport):
             transport.chmod(directory, 0)
 
             # test if the security bits have changed
-            self.assertEqual(transport.get_mode(directory), 0)
+            assert transport.get_mode(directory) == 0
 
             old_cwd = transport.getcwd()
 
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.chdir(directory)
 
             new_cwd = transport.getcwd()
 
-            self.assertEqual(old_cwd, new_cwd)
+            assert old_cwd == new_cwd
 
             # TODO : the test leaves a directory even if it is successful
             #        The bug is in paramiko. After lowering the permissions,
             #        I cannot restore them to higher values
             # transport.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_isfile_isdir_to_empty_string(self, custom_transport):
         """
         I check that isdir or isfile return False when executed on an
@@ -477,10 +389,9 @@ def test_isfile_isdir_to_empty_string(self, custom_transport):
         with custom_transport as transport:
             location = transport.normalize(os.path.join('/', 'tmp'))
             transport.chdir(location)
-            self.assertFalse(transport.isdir(''))
-            self.assertFalse(transport.isfile(''))
+            assert not transport.isdir('')
+            assert not transport.isfile('')
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_isfile_isdir_to_non_existing_string(self, custom_transport):
         """
         I check that isdir or isfile return False when executed on an
@@ -490,12 +401,11 @@ def test_isfile_isdir_to_non_existing_string(self, custom_transport):
             location = transport.normalize(os.path.join('/', 'tmp'))
             transport.chdir(location)
             fake_folder = 'pippo'
-            self.assertFalse(transport.isfile(fake_folder))
-            self.assertFalse(transport.isdir(fake_folder))
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            assert not transport.isfile(fake_folder)
+            assert not transport.isdir(fake_folder)
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.chdir(fake_folder)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_chdir_to_empty_string(self, custom_transport):
         """
         I check that if I pass an empty string to chdir, the cwd does
@@ -506,10 +416,10 @@ def test_chdir_to_empty_string(self, custom_transport):
             new_dir = transport.normalize(os.path.join('/', 'tmp'))
             transport.chdir(new_dir)
             transport.chdir('')
-            self.assertEqual(new_dir, transport.getcwd())
+            assert new_dir == transport.getcwd()
 
 
-class TestPutGetFile(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestPutGetFile:
     """
     Test to verify whether the put and get functions behave correctly on files.
     1) they work
@@ -517,7 +427,6 @@ class TestPutGetFile(unittest.TestCase):
     3) they reject empty strings
     """
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_put_and_get(self, custom_transport):
         """Test putting and getting files."""
         local_dir = os.path.join('/', 'tmp')
@@ -550,9 +459,9 @@ def test_put_and_get(self, custom_transport):
             list_of_files = transport.listdir('.')
             # it is False because local_file_name has the full path,
             # while list_of_files has not
-            self.assertFalse(local_file_name in list_of_files)
-            self.assertTrue(remote_file_name in list_of_files)
-            self.assertFalse(retrieved_file_name in list_of_files)
+            assert not local_file_name in list_of_files
+            assert remote_file_name in list_of_files
+            assert not retrieved_file_name in list_of_files
 
             os.remove(local_file_name)
             transport.remove(remote_file_name)
@@ -561,7 +470,6 @@ def test_put_and_get(self, custom_transport):
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_put_get_abs_path(self, custom_transport):
         """
         test of exception for non existing files and abs path
@@ -587,30 +495,30 @@ def test_put_get_abs_path(self, custom_transport):
             pathlib.Path(local_file_name).touch()
 
             # partial_file_name is not an abs path
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.put(partial_file_name, remote_file_name)
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.putfile(partial_file_name, remote_file_name)
 
             # retrieved_file_name does not exist
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.put(retrieved_file_name, remote_file_name)
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.putfile(retrieved_file_name, remote_file_name)
 
             # remote_file_name does not exist
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.get(remote_file_name, retrieved_file_name)
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.getfile(remote_file_name, retrieved_file_name)
 
             transport.put(local_file_name, remote_file_name)
             transport.putfile(local_file_name, remote_file_name)
 
             # local filename is not an abs path
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.get(remote_file_name, 'delete_me.txt')
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.getfile(remote_file_name, 'delete_me.txt')
 
             transport.remove(remote_file_name)
@@ -619,7 +527,6 @@ def test_put_get_abs_path(self, custom_transport):
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_put_get_empty_string(self, custom_transport):
         """
         test of exception put/get of empty strings
@@ -648,15 +555,15 @@ def test_put_get_empty_string(self, custom_transport):
 
             # localpath is an empty string
             # ValueError because it is not an abs path
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.put('', remote_file_name)
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.putfile('', remote_file_name)
 
             # remote path is an empty string
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.put(local_file_name, '')
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.putfile(local_file_name, '')
 
             transport.put(local_file_name, remote_file_name)
@@ -664,16 +571,16 @@ def test_put_get_empty_string(self, custom_transport):
             transport.putfile(local_file_name, remote_file_name)
 
             # remote path is an empty string
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.get('', retrieved_file_name)
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.getfile('', retrieved_file_name)
 
             # local path is an empty string
             # ValueError because it is not an abs path
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.get(remote_file_name, '')
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.getfile(remote_file_name, '')
 
             # TODO : get doesn't retrieve empty files.
@@ -686,14 +593,14 @@ def test_put_get_empty_string(self, custom_transport):
             transport.remove(remote_file_name)
             # If it couldn't end the copy, it leaves what he did on
             # local file
-            self.assertTrue('file_retrieved.txt' in transport.listdir('.'))
+            assert 'file_retrieved.txt' in transport.listdir('.')
             os.remove(retrieved_file_name)
 
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmdir(directory)
 
 
-class TestPutGetTree(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestPutGetTree:
     """
     Test to verify whether the put and get functions behave correctly on folders.
     1) they work
@@ -701,7 +608,6 @@ class TestPutGetTree(unittest.TestCase):
     3) they reject empty strings
     """
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_put_and_get(self, custom_transport):
         """Test putting and getting files."""
         local_dir = os.path.join('/', 'tmp')
@@ -744,16 +650,16 @@ def test_put_and_get(self, custom_transport):
                 list_of_dirs = transport.listdir('.')
                 # # it is False because local_file_name has the full path,
                 # # while list_of_files has not
-                self.assertFalse(local_subfolder in list_of_dirs)
-                self.assertTrue(remote_subfolder in list_of_dirs)
-                self.assertFalse(retrieved_subfolder in list_of_dirs)
-                self.assertTrue('tmp1' in list_of_dirs)
-                self.assertTrue('tmp3' in list_of_dirs)
+                assert not local_subfolder in list_of_dirs
+                assert remote_subfolder in list_of_dirs
+                assert not retrieved_subfolder in list_of_dirs
+                assert 'tmp1' in list_of_dirs
+                assert 'tmp3' in list_of_dirs
 
                 list_pushed_file = transport.listdir('tmp2')
                 list_retrieved_file = transport.listdir('tmp3')
-                self.assertTrue('file.txt' in list_pushed_file)
-                self.assertTrue('file.txt' in list_retrieved_file)
+                assert 'file.txt' in list_pushed_file
+                assert 'file.txt' in list_retrieved_file
 
             shutil.rmtree(local_subfolder)
             shutil.rmtree(retrieved_subfolder)
@@ -762,7 +668,6 @@ def test_put_and_get(self, custom_transport):
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_put_and_get_overwrite(self, custom_transport):
         """Test putting and getting files with overwrites."""
         local_dir = os.path.join('/', 'tmp')
@@ -798,13 +703,13 @@ def test_put_and_get_overwrite(self, custom_transport):
             transport.put(local_subfolder, remote_subfolder)
             transport.get(remote_subfolder, retrieved_subfolder)
 
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.put(local_subfolder, remote_subfolder, overwrite=False)
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.get(remote_subfolder, retrieved_subfolder, overwrite=False)
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.puttree(local_subfolder, remote_subfolder, overwrite=False)
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.gettree(remote_subfolder, retrieved_subfolder, overwrite=False)
 
             shutil.rmtree(local_subfolder)
@@ -815,7 +720,6 @@ def test_put_and_get_overwrite(self, custom_transport):
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmtree(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_copy(self, custom_transport):
         """Test copying."""
         local_dir = os.path.join('/', 'tmp')
@@ -846,44 +750,43 @@ def test_copy(self, custom_transport):
 
             # first test the copy. Copy of two files matching patterns, into a folder
             transport.copy(os.path.join('local', '*.txt'), '.')
-            self.assertEqual(set(['a.txt', 'c.txt', 'local']), set(transport.listdir('.')))
+            assert set(['a.txt', 'c.txt', 'local']) == set(transport.listdir('.'))
             transport.remove('a.txt')
             transport.remove('c.txt')
             # second test copy. Copy of two folders
             transport.copy('local', 'prova')
-            self.assertEqual(set(['prova', 'local']), set(transport.listdir('.')))
-            self.assertEqual(set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp', 'c.txt']), set(transport.listdir('prova')))
+            assert set(['prova', 'local']) == set(transport.listdir('.'))
+            assert set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp', 'c.txt']) == set(transport.listdir('prova'))
             transport.rmtree('prova')
             # third test copy. Can copy one file into a new file
             transport.copy(os.path.join('local', '*.tmp'), 'prova')
-            self.assertEqual(set(['prova', 'local']), set(transport.listdir('.')))
+            assert set(['prova', 'local']) == set(transport.listdir('.'))
             transport.remove('prova')
             # fourth test copy: can't copy more than one file on the same file,
             # i.e., the destination should be a folder
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.copy(os.path.join('local', '*.txt'), 'prova')
             # fifth test, copying one file into a folder
             transport.mkdir('prova')
             transport.copy(os.path.join('local', 'a.txt'), 'prova')
-            self.assertEqual(set(transport.listdir('prova')), set(['a.txt']))
+            assert set(transport.listdir('prova')) == set(['a.txt'])
             transport.rmtree('prova')
             # sixth test, copying one file into a file
             transport.copy(os.path.join('local', 'a.txt'), 'prova')
-            self.assertTrue(transport.isfile('prova'))
+            assert transport.isfile('prova')
             transport.remove('prova')
             # copy of folder into an existing folder
             # NOTE: the command cp has a different behavior on Mac vs Ubuntu
             # tests performed locally on a Mac may result in a failure.
             transport.mkdir('prova')
             transport.copy('local', 'prova')
-            self.assertEqual(set(['local']), set(transport.listdir('prova')))
-            self.assertEqual(set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp', 'c.txt']), set(transport.listdir(os.path.join('prova', 'local'))))
+            assert set(['local']) == set(transport.listdir('prova'))
+            assert set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp', 'c.txt']) == set(transport.listdir(os.path.join('prova', 'local')))
             transport.rmtree('prova')
             # exit
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmtree(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_put(self, custom_transport):
         """Test putting files."""
         # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
@@ -917,50 +820,49 @@ def test_put(self, custom_transport):
 
             # first test putransport. Copy of two files matching patterns, into a folder
             transport.put(os.path.join(local_base_dir, '*.txt'), '.')
-            self.assertEqual(set(['a.txt', 'c.txt', 'local']), set(transport.listdir('.')))
+            assert set(['a.txt', 'c.txt', 'local']) == set(transport.listdir('.'))
             transport.remove('a.txt')
             transport.remove('c.txt')
             # second. Copy of folder into a non existing folder
             transport.put(local_base_dir, 'prova')
-            self.assertEqual(set(['prova', 'local']), set(transport.listdir('.')))
-            self.assertEqual(set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp', 'c.txt']), set(transport.listdir('prova')))
+            assert set(['prova', 'local']) == set(transport.listdir('.'))
+            assert set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp', 'c.txt']) == set(transport.listdir('prova'))
             transport.rmtree('prova')
             # third. copy of folder into an existing folder
             transport.mkdir('prova')
             transport.put(local_base_dir, 'prova')
-            self.assertEqual(set(['prova', 'local']), set(transport.listdir('.')))
-            self.assertEqual(set(['local']), set(transport.listdir('prova')))
-            self.assertEqual(set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp', 'c.txt']), set(transport.listdir(os.path.join('prova', 'local'))))
+            assert set(['prova', 'local']) == set(transport.listdir('.'))
+            assert set(['local']) == set(transport.listdir('prova'))
+            assert set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp', 'c.txt']) == set(transport.listdir(os.path.join('prova', 'local')))
             transport.rmtree('prova')
             # third test copy. Can copy one file into a new file
             transport.put(os.path.join(local_base_dir, '*.tmp'), 'prova')
-            self.assertEqual(set(['prova', 'local']), set(transport.listdir('.')))
+            assert set(['prova', 'local']) == set(transport.listdir('.'))
             transport.remove('prova')
             # fourth test copy: can't copy more than one file on the same file,
             # i.e., the destination should be a folder
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.put(os.path.join(local_base_dir, '*.txt'), 'prova')
             # copy of folder into file
             with open(os.path.join(local_dir, directory, 'existing.txt'), 'w', encoding='utf8') as fhandle:
                 fhandle.write(text)
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.put(os.path.join(local_base_dir), 'existing.txt')
             transport.remove('existing.txt')
             # fifth test, copying one file into a folder
             transport.mkdir('prova')
             transport.put(os.path.join(local_base_dir, 'a.txt'), 'prova')
-            self.assertEqual(set(transport.listdir('prova')), set(['a.txt']))
+            assert set(transport.listdir('prova')) == set(['a.txt'])
             transport.rmtree('prova')
             # sixth test, copying one file into a file
             transport.put(os.path.join(local_base_dir, 'a.txt'), 'prova')
-            self.assertTrue(transport.isfile('prova'))
+            assert transport.isfile('prova')
             transport.remove('prova')
 
             # exit
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmtree(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_get(self, custom_transport):
         """Test getting files."""
         # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
@@ -995,54 +897,50 @@ def test_get(self, custom_transport):
 
             # first test put. Copy of two files matching patterns, into a folder
             transport.get(os.path.join('local', '*.txt'), local_destination)
-            self.assertEqual(set(['a.txt', 'c.txt', 'local']), set(os.listdir(local_destination)))
+            assert set(['a.txt', 'c.txt', 'local']) == set(os.listdir(local_destination))
             os.remove(os.path.join(local_destination, 'a.txt'))
             os.remove(os.path.join(local_destination, 'c.txt'))
             # second. Copy of folder into a non existing folder
             transport.get('local', os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
-            self.assertEqual(set(['prova', 'local']), set(os.listdir(local_destination)))
-            self.assertEqual(
-                set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp', 'c.txt']), set(os.listdir(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova')))
-            )
+            assert set(['prova', 'local']) == set(os.listdir(local_destination))
+            assert set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp', 'c.txt']) == set(os.listdir(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova')))
             shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
             # third. copy of folder into an existing folder
             os.mkdir(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
             transport.get('local', os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
-            self.assertEqual(set(['prova', 'local']), set(os.listdir(local_destination)))
-            self.assertEqual(set(['local']), set(os.listdir(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))))
-            self.assertEqual(
-                set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp', 'c.txt']), set(os.listdir(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova', 'local')))
-            )
+            assert set(['prova', 'local']) == set(os.listdir(local_destination))
+            assert set(['local']) == set(os.listdir(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova')))
+            assert set(['a.txt', 'b.tmp',
+                        'c.txt']) == set(os.listdir(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova', 'local')))
             shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
             # third test copy. Can copy one file into a new file
             transport.get(os.path.join('local', '*.tmp'), os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
-            self.assertEqual(set(['prova', 'local']), set(os.listdir(local_destination)))
+            assert set(['prova', 'local']) == set(os.listdir(local_destination))
             os.remove(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
             # fourth test copy: can't copy more than one file on the same file,
             # i.e., the destination should be a folder
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.get(os.path.join('local', '*.txt'), os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
             # copy of folder into file
             with open(os.path.join(local_destination, 'existing.txt'), 'w', encoding='utf8') as fhandle:
                 fhandle.write(text)
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.get('local', os.path.join(local_destination, 'existing.txt'))
             os.remove(os.path.join(local_destination, 'existing.txt'))
             # fifth test, copying one file into a folder
             os.mkdir(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
             transport.get(os.path.join('local', 'a.txt'), os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
-            self.assertEqual(set(os.listdir(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))), set(['a.txt']))
+            assert set(os.listdir(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))) == set(['a.txt'])
             shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
             # sixth test, copying one file into a file
             transport.get(os.path.join('local', 'a.txt'), os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
-            self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova')))
+            assert os.path.isfile(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
             os.remove(os.path.join(local_destination, 'prova'))
 
             # exit
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmtree(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_put_get_abs_path(self, custom_transport):
         """
         test of exception for non existing files and abs path
@@ -1070,37 +968,37 @@ def test_put_get_abs_path(self, custom_transport):
             pathlib.Path(local_file_name).touch()
 
             # 'tmp1' is not an abs path
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.put('tmp1', remote_subfolder)
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.putfile('tmp1', remote_subfolder)
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.puttree('tmp1', remote_subfolder)
 
             # 'tmp3' does not exist
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.put(retrieved_subfolder, remote_subfolder)
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.putfile(retrieved_subfolder, remote_subfolder)
-            with self.assertRaises(OSError):
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
                 transport.puttree(retrieved_subfolder, remote_subfolder)
 
             # remote_file_name does not exist
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.get('non_existing', retrieved_subfolder)
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.getfile('non_existing', retrieved_subfolder)
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.gettree('non_existing', retrieved_subfolder)
 
             transport.put(local_subfolder, remote_subfolder)
 
             # local filename is not an abs path
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.get(remote_subfolder, 'delete_me_tree')
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.getfile(remote_subfolder, 'delete_me_tree')
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.gettree(remote_subfolder, 'delete_me_tree')
 
             os.remove(os.path.join(local_subfolder, 'file.txt'))
@@ -1110,7 +1008,6 @@ def test_put_get_abs_path(self, custom_transport):
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_put_get_empty_string(self, custom_transport):
         """
         test of exception put/get of empty strings
@@ -1143,22 +1040,22 @@ def test_put_get_empty_string(self, custom_transport):
 
             # localpath is an empty string
             # ValueError because it is not an abs path
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.puttree('', remote_subfolder)
 
             # remote path is an empty string
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.puttree(local_subfolder, '')
 
             transport.puttree(local_subfolder, remote_subfolder)
 
             # remote path is an empty string
-            with self.assertRaises(IOError):
+            with pytest.raises(IOError):
                 transport.gettree('', retrieved_subfolder)
 
             # local path is an empty string
             # ValueError because it is not an abs path
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.gettree(remote_subfolder, '')
 
             # TODO : get doesn't retrieve empty files.
@@ -1171,14 +1068,13 @@ def test_put_get_empty_string(self, custom_transport):
             transport.rmdir(remote_subfolder)
             # If it couldn't end the copy, it leaves what he did on local file
             # here I am mixing local with remote
-            self.assertTrue('file.txt' in transport.listdir('tmp3'))
+            assert 'file.txt' in transport.listdir('tmp3')
             os.remove(os.path.join(retrieved_subfolder, 'file.txt'))
             os.rmdir(retrieved_subfolder)
 
             transport.chdir('..')
             transport.rmdir(directory)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_gettree_nested_directory(self, custom_transport):
         """Test `gettree` for a nested directory."""
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as dir_remote, tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as dir_local:
@@ -1193,14 +1089,13 @@ def test_gettree_nested_directory(self, custom_transport):
                 transport.gettree(os.path.join(dir_remote, 'sub/path'), os.path.join(dir_local, 'sub/path'))
 
 
-class TestExecuteCommandWait(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestExecuteCommandWait:
     """
     Test some simple command executions and stdin/stdout management.
 
     It also checks for escaping of the folder names.
     """
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_exec_pwd(self, custom_transport):
         """
         I create a strange subfolder with a complicated name and
@@ -1226,31 +1121,29 @@ def test_exec_pwd(self, custom_transport):
                 delete_at_end = True
                 transport.mkdir(subfolder)
 
-            self.assertTrue(transport.isdir(subfolder))
+            assert transport.isdir(subfolder)
             transport.chdir(subfolder)
 
-            self.assertEqual(subfolder_fullpath, transport.getcwd())
+            assert subfolder_fullpath == transport.getcwd()
             retcode, stdout, stderr = transport.exec_command_wait('pwd')
-            self.assertEqual(retcode, 0)
+            assert retcode == 0
             # I have to strip it because 'pwd' returns a trailing \n
-            self.assertEqual(stdout.strip(), subfolder_fullpath)
-            self.assertEqual(stderr, '')
+            assert stdout.strip() == subfolder_fullpath
+            assert stderr == ''
 
             if delete_at_end:
                 transport.chdir(location)
                 transport.rmdir(subfolder)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_exec_with_stdin_string(self, custom_transport):
         """Test command execution with a stdin string."""
         test_string = 'some_test String'
         with custom_transport as transport:
             retcode, stdout, stderr = transport.exec_command_wait('cat', stdin=test_string)
-            self.assertEqual(retcode, 0)
-            self.assertEqual(stdout, test_string)
-            self.assertEqual(stderr, '')
+            assert retcode == 0
+            assert stdout == test_string
+            assert stderr == ''
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_exec_with_stdin_bytes(self, custom_transport):
         """Test command execution with a stdin bytes.
 
@@ -1260,22 +1153,20 @@ def test_exec_with_stdin_bytes(self, custom_transport):
         test_string = b'some_test bytes with non-unicode -> \xFA'
         with custom_transport as transport:
             retcode, stdout, stderr = transport.exec_command_wait_bytes('cat', stdin=test_string)
-            self.assertEqual(retcode, 0)
-            self.assertEqual(stdout, test_string)
-            self.assertEqual(stderr, b'')
+            assert retcode == 0
+            assert stdout == test_string
+            assert stderr == b''
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_exec_with_stdin_filelike(self, custom_transport):
         """Test command execution with a stdin from filelike."""
         test_string = 'some_test String'
         stdin = io.StringIO(test_string)
         with custom_transport as transport:
             retcode, stdout, stderr = transport.exec_command_wait('cat', stdin=stdin)
-            self.assertEqual(retcode, 0)
-            self.assertEqual(stdout, test_string)
-            self.assertEqual(stderr, '')
+            assert retcode == 0
+            assert stdout == test_string
+            assert stderr == ''
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_exec_with_stdin_filelike_bytes(self, custom_transport):
         """Test command execution with a stdin from filelike of type bytes.
 
@@ -1290,11 +1181,10 @@ def test_exec_with_stdin_filelike_bytes(self, custom_transport):
         stdin = io.BytesIO(test_string)
         with custom_transport as transport:
             retcode, stdout, stderr = transport.exec_command_wait_bytes('cat', stdin=stdin)
-            self.assertEqual(retcode, 0)
-            self.assertEqual(stdout, test_string)
-            self.assertEqual(stderr, b'')
+            assert retcode == 0
+            assert stdout == test_string
+            assert stderr == b''
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_exec_with_stdin_filelike_bytes_decoding(self, custom_transport):
         """Test command execution with a stdin from filelike of type bytes, trying to decode.
 
@@ -1308,18 +1198,16 @@ def test_exec_with_stdin_filelike_bytes_decoding(self, custom_transport):
         test_string = b'some_test bytes with non-unicode -> \xFA'
         stdin = io.BytesIO(test_string)
         with custom_transport as transport:
-            with self.assertRaises(UnicodeDecodeError):
+            with pytest.raises(UnicodeDecodeError):
                 transport.exec_command_wait('cat', stdin=stdin, encoding='utf-8')
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_exec_with_wrong_stdin(self, custom_transport):
         """Test command execution with incorrect stdin string."""
         # I pass a number
         with custom_transport as transport:
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
                 transport.exec_command_wait('cat', stdin=1)
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_transfer_big_stdout(self, custom_transport):  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
         """Test the transfer of a large amount of data on stdout."""
         # Create a "big" file of > 2MB (10MB here; in general, larger than the buffer size)
@@ -1339,7 +1227,7 @@ def test_transfer_big_stdout(self, custom_transport):  # pylint: disable=too-man
             # We cannot use tempfile.mkdtemp because we're on a remote folder
             location = trans.normalize(os.path.join('/', 'tmp'))
             trans.chdir(location)
-            self.assertEqual(location, trans.getcwd())
+            assert location == trans.getcwd()
 
             directory = 'temp_dir_test_transfer_big_stdout'
             while trans.isdir(directory):
@@ -1381,15 +1269,15 @@ def test_transfer_big_stdout(self, custom_transport):  # pylint: disable=too-man
 
             # I get its content via the stdout; emulate also network slowness (note I cat twice)
             retcode, stdout, stderr = trans.exec_command_wait(f'cat {fname} ; sleep 1 ; cat {fname}')
-            self.assertEqual(stderr, '')
-            self.assertEqual(stdout, fcontent + fcontent)
-            self.assertEqual(retcode, 0)
+            assert stderr == ''
+            assert stdout == fcontent + fcontent
+            assert retcode == 0
 
             # I get its content via the stderr; emulate also network slowness (note I cat twice)
             retcode, stdout, stderr = trans.exec_command_wait(f'cat {fname} >&2 ; sleep 1 ; cat {fname} >&2')
-            self.assertEqual(stderr, fcontent + fcontent)
-            self.assertEqual(stdout, '')
-            self.assertEqual(retcode, 0)
+            assert stderr == fcontent + fcontent
+            assert stdout == ''
+            assert retcode == 0
 
             # This time, I cat one one on each of the two streams intermittently, to check
             # that this does not hang.
@@ -1401,9 +1289,9 @@ def test_transfer_big_stdout(self, custom_transport):  # pylint: disable=too-man
 
             retcode, stdout, stderr = trans.exec_command_wait(f'python3 {script_fname}')
 
-            self.assertEqual(stderr, fcontent)
-            self.assertEqual(stdout, fcontent)
-            self.assertEqual(retcode, 0)
+            assert stderr == fcontent
+            assert stdout == fcontent
+            assert retcode == 0
 
             # Clean-up
             trans.remove(fname)
@@ -1412,7 +1300,7 @@ def test_transfer_big_stdout(self, custom_transport):  # pylint: disable=too-man
             trans.rmdir(directory)
 
 
-class TestDirectScheduler(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestDirectScheduler:
     """
     Test how the direct scheduler works.
 
@@ -1422,7 +1310,6 @@ class TestDirectScheduler(unittest.TestCase):
     the infrastructure to test on multiple transport plugins.
     """
 
-    @run_for_all_plugins
     def test_asynchronous_execution(self, custom_transport):
         """Test that the execution of a long(ish) command via the direct scheduler does not block.
 
@@ -1454,10 +1341,8 @@ def test_asynchronous_execution(self, custom_transport):
                 # SSH connection etc.) and I don't want to have false failures.
                 # Actually, if the time is short, it could mean also that the execution failed!
                 # So I double check later that the execution was successful.
-                self.assertTrue(
-                    elapsed_time < 5, 'Getting back control after remote execution took more than 5 seconds! '
-                    'Probably submission is blocking'
-                )
+                assert elapsed_time < 5, \
+                    'Getting back control after remote execution took more than 5 seconds! Probably submission blocks'
 
                 # Check that the job is still running
                 # Wait 0.2 more seconds, so that I don't do a super-quick check that might return True
@@ -1470,9 +1355,9 @@ def test_asynchronous_execution(self, custom_transport):
                 #    - a new scheduler is used and does not use the process PID, or the job_id of the 'direct' scheduler
                 #      is not anymore simply the job PID
                 job_id = int(job_id_string)
-                self.assertTrue(
-                    psutil.pid_exists(job_id), 'The job is not there after a bit more than 1 second! Probably it failed'
-                )
+                assert psutil.pid_exists(
+                    job_id
+                ), 'The job is not there after a bit more than 1 second! Probably it failed'
             finally:
                 # Clean up by killing the remote job.
                 # This assumes it's on the same machine; if we add tests on a different machine,
diff --git a/tests/transports/test_local.py b/tests/transports/test_local.py
index fa88e00468..d4dd39e396 100644
--- a/tests/transports/test_local.py
+++ b/tests/transports/test_local.py
@@ -7,54 +7,38 @@
 # For further information on the license, see the LICENSE.txt file        #
 # For further information please visit http://www.aiida.net               #
 ###########################################################################
-"""Tests for the `LocalTransport`."""
-import unittest
+"""Test :mod:`aiida.transports.plugins.local`."""
+import getpass
+
+import pytest
 
 from aiida.transports.plugins.local import LocalTransport
 from aiida.transports.transport import TransportInternalError
 
-# This will be used by test_all_plugins
-
-plugin_transport = LocalTransport()
-
-
-class TestGeneric(unittest.TestCase):
-    """
-    Test whoami on localhost.
-    """
 
-    def test_whoami(self):
-        """Test the `whoami` command."""
-        import getpass
+def test_basic():
+    """Test constructor."""
+    with LocalTransport():
+        pass
 
-        with LocalTransport() as transport:
-            self.assertEqual(transport.whoami(), getpass.getuser())
 
+def test_whoami():
+    """Test the `whoami` command."""
+    with LocalTransport() as transport:
+        assert transport.whoami() == getpass.getuser()
 
-class TestBasicConnection(unittest.TestCase):
-    """
-    Test basic connections.
-    """
-
-    def test_closed_connection(self):
-        """Test running a command on a closed connection."""
-
-        with self.assertRaises(TransportInternalError):
-            transport = LocalTransport()
-            transport.listdir()
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def test_basic():
-        """Test constructor."""
-        with LocalTransport():
-            pass
+def test_closed_connection():
+    """Test running a command on a closed connection."""
+    with pytest.raises(TransportInternalError):
+        transport = LocalTransport()
+        transport.listdir()
 
 
 def test_gotocomputer():
     """Test gotocomputer"""
     with LocalTransport() as transport:
         cmd_str = transport.gotocomputer_command('/remote_dir/')
-
         expected_str = (
             """bash -c  "if [ -d '/remote_dir/' ] ;"""
             """ then cd '/remote_dir/' ; bash -l  ; else echo '  ** The directory' ; """
diff --git a/tests/transports/test_ssh.py b/tests/transports/test_ssh.py
index 8b2043f878..85b351a934 100644
--- a/tests/transports/test_ssh.py
+++ b/tests/transports/test_ssh.py
@@ -7,103 +7,93 @@
 # For further information on the license, see the LICENSE.txt file        #
 # For further information please visit http://www.aiida.net               #
 ###########################################################################
-"""Test the `SshTransport` plugin on localhost."""
+"""Test :mod:`aiida.transports.plugins.ssh`."""
 import logging
-import unittest
 
 import paramiko
+import pytest
 
 from aiida.transports.plugins.ssh import SshTransport
 from aiida.transports.transport import TransportInternalError
 
-# This will be used by test_all_plugins
 
-plugin_transport = SshTransport(machine='localhost', timeout=30, load_system_host_keys=True, key_policy='AutoAddPolicy')
+def test_closed_connection_ssh():
+    """Test calling command on a closed connection."""
+    with pytest.raises(TransportInternalError):
+        transport = SshTransport(machine='localhost')
+        transport._exec_command_internal('ls')  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
 
-class TestBasicConnection(unittest.TestCase):
-    """
-    Test basic connections.
-    """
+def test_closed_connection_sftp():
+    """Test calling sftp command on a closed connection."""
+    with pytest.raises(TransportInternalError):
+        transport = SshTransport(machine='localhost')
+        transport.listdir()
 
-    def test_closed_connection_ssh(self):
-        """Test calling command on a closed connection."""
-        with self.assertRaises(TransportInternalError):
-            transport = SshTransport(machine='localhost')
-            transport._exec_command_internal('ls')  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
-    def test_closed_connection_sftp(self):
-        """Test calling sftp command on a closed connection."""
-        with self.assertRaises(TransportInternalError):
-            transport = SshTransport(machine='localhost')
-            transport.listdir()
+def test_auto_add_policy():
+    """Test the auto add policy."""
+    with SshTransport(machine='localhost', timeout=30, load_system_host_keys=True, key_policy='AutoAddPolicy'):
+        pass
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def test_auto_add_policy():
-        """Test the auto add policy."""
-        with SshTransport(machine='localhost', timeout=30, load_system_host_keys=True, key_policy='AutoAddPolicy'):
-            pass
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def test_proxy_jump():
-        """Test the connection with a proxy jump or several"""
-        with SshTransport(
-            machine='localhost',
-            proxy_jump='localhost',
-            timeout=30,
-            load_system_host_keys=True,
-            key_policy='AutoAddPolicy'
-        ):
-            pass
+def test_proxy_jump():
+    """Test the connection with a proxy jump or several"""
+    with SshTransport(
+        machine='localhost', proxy_jump='localhost', timeout=30, load_system_host_keys=True, key_policy='AutoAddPolicy'
+    ):
+        pass
 
-        # kind of pointless, but should work and to check that proxy chaining works
-        with SshTransport(
-            machine='localhost',
-            proxy_jump='localhost,localhost,localhost',
-            timeout=30,
-            load_system_host_keys=True,
-            key_policy='AutoAddPolicy'
-        ):
-            pass
+    # kind of pointless, but should work and to check that proxy chaining works
+    with SshTransport(
+        machine='localhost',
+        proxy_jump='localhost,localhost,localhost',
+        timeout=30,
+        load_system_host_keys=True,
+        key_policy='AutoAddPolicy'
+    ):
+        pass
 
-    def test_proxy_jump_invalid(self):
-        """Test proper error reporting when invalid host as a proxy"""
-
-        # import is also that when Python is running with debug warnings `-Wd`
-        # no unclosed files are reported.
-        with self.assertRaises(paramiko.SSHException):
-            with SshTransport(
-                machine='localhost',
-                proxy_jump='localhost,nohost',
-                timeout=30,
-                load_system_host_keys=True,
-                key_policy='AutoAddPolicy'
-            ):
-                pass
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def test_proxy_command():
-        """Test the connection with a proxy command"""
+
+def test_proxy_jump_invalid():
+    """Test proper error reporting when invalid host as a proxy"""
+
+    # import is also that when Python is running with debug warnings `-Wd`
+    # no unclosed files are reported.
+    with pytest.raises(paramiko.SSHException):
         with SshTransport(
             machine='localhost',
-            proxy_command='ssh -W localhost:22 localhost',
+            proxy_jump='localhost,nohost',
             timeout=30,
             load_system_host_keys=True,
             key_policy='AutoAddPolicy'
         ):
             pass
 
-    def test_no_host_key(self):
-        """Test if there is no host key."""
-        # Disable logging to avoid output during test
-        logging.disable(logging.ERROR)
 
-        with self.assertRaises(paramiko.SSHException):
-            with SshTransport(machine='localhost', timeout=30, load_system_host_keys=False):
-                pass
+def test_proxy_command():
+    """Test the connection with a proxy command"""
+    with SshTransport(
+        machine='localhost',
+        proxy_command='ssh -W localhost:22 localhost',
+        timeout=30,
+        load_system_host_keys=True,
+        key_policy='AutoAddPolicy'
+    ):
+        pass
+
+
+def test_no_host_key():
+    """Test if there is no host key."""
+    # Disable logging to avoid output during test
+    logging.disable(logging.ERROR)
+
+    with pytest.raises(paramiko.SSHException):
+        with SshTransport(machine='localhost', timeout=30, load_system_host_keys=False):
+            pass
 
-        # Reset logging level
-        logging.disable(logging.NOTSET)
+    # Reset logging level
+    logging.disable(logging.NOTSET)
 
 
 def test_gotocomputer():