diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8442507a9d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import pytest
+
+pytest_plugins = ("sphinx.testing.fixtures",)
diff --git a/readthedocs/conftest.py b/readthedocs/conftest.py
index 8a23a39bcd3..ed3630babc5 100644
--- a/readthedocs/conftest.py
+++ b/readthedocs/conftest.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+
 import pytest
 from django.core.cache import cache
 from rest_framework.test import APIClient
 
-pytest_plugins = ("sphinx.testing.fixtures",)
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def api_client():