Inappropriately Shared Fixture ^^^^^ **Definition:** * Several test cases in the test fixture do not even use or need the setup / teardown. Partly due to developer inertia to create a new test fixture... easier to just add one more test case to the pile **Also Known As:** * Excessive Setup **References:** .. admonition:: Quality attributes * :octicon:`file-code;1em` - Code Example * :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` - Cause and Effect * :octicon:`graph;1em` - Frequency * :octicon:`sync;1em` - Refactoring * `Categorising Test Smells `_ :octicon:`graph;1em` * `Unit testing Anti-patterns catalogue `_