diff --git a/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py b/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
index 0b6e4f91..4a879a59 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/tests/test_api.py
@@ -131,26 +131,6 @@ def test_auth_api(app):
     assert r.status_code == 403
 
 
-@mark.parametrize("headers, data, status", [
-    ({}, None, 200),
-    ({'Authorization': ''}, None, 403),
-    ({}, {'username': 'fake', 'password': 'fake'}, 200),
-])
-def test_request_token(app, headers, data, status):
-    if data:
-        data = json.dumps(data)
-    # request a new token
-    r = api_request(app, 'authorizations', 'token', method='post', data=data, headers=headers)
-    assert r.status_code == status
-    if status != 200:
-        return
-    reply = r.json()
-    assert 'token' in reply
-    r = api_request(app, 'authorizations', 'token', reply['token'])
-    r.raise_for_status()
-    assert 'name' in r.json()
-
-
 def test_referer_check(app, io_loop):
     url = ujoin(public_host(app), app.hub.server.base_url)
     host = urlparse(url).netloc
@@ -588,28 +568,24 @@ def test_token(app):
     assert r.status_code == 404
 
 
-def test_get_token(app):
-    name = 'user'
-    user = add_user(app.db, app=app, name=name)
-    r = api_request(app, 'authorizations/token', method='post', data=json.dumps({
-        'username': name,
-        'password': name,
-    }))
-    assert r.status_code == 200
-    data = r.content.decode("utf-8")
-    token = json.loads(data)
-    assert not token['Authentication'] is None
-
-
-def test_bad_get_token(app):
-    name = 'user'
-    password = 'fake'
-    user = add_user(app.db, app=app, name=name)
-    r = api_request(app, 'authorizations/token', method='post', data=json.dumps({
-        'username': name,
-        'password': password,
-    }))
-    assert r.status_code == 403
+@mark.parametrize("headers, data, status", [
+    ({}, None, 200),
+    ({'Authorization': ''}, None, 403),
+    ({}, {'username': 'fake', 'password': 'fake'}, 200),
+])
+def test_get_new_token(app, headers, data, status):
+    if data:
+        data = json.dumps(data)
+    # request a new token
+    r = api_request(app, 'authorizations', 'token', method='post', data=data, headers=headers)
+    assert r.status_code == status
+    if status != 200:
+        return
+    reply = r.json()
+    assert 'token' in reply
+    r = api_request(app, 'authorizations', 'token', reply['token'])
+    r.raise_for_status()
+    assert 'name' in r.json()
 
 
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