diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py
index dbc1bb274..63f42b1b3 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ class ACFactory:
         return to_client.run_until(lambda e: e.kind == EventType.INCOMING_MSG)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture()
+@pytest.fixture
 def rpc(tmp_path) -> AsyncGenerator:
     rpc_server = Rpc(accounts_dir=str(tmp_path / "accounts"))
     with rpc_server:
         yield rpc_server
 
 
-@pytest.fixture()
+@pytest.fixture
 def acfactory(rpc) -> AsyncGenerator:
     return ACFactory(DeltaChat(rpc))
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_iroh_webxdc.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_iroh_webxdc.py
index 3d77ab98e..ab99ebb60 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_iroh_webxdc.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_iroh_webxdc.py
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ import threading
 import time
 
 import pytest
+
 from deltachat_rpc_client import EventType
 
 
-@pytest.fixture()
+@pytest.fixture
 def path_to_webxdc(request):
     p = request.path.parent.parent.parent.joinpath("test-data/webxdc/chess.xdc")
     assert p.exists()
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py
index f9b230ef0..da7b6090e 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 
 import pytest
+
 from deltachat_rpc_client import Chat, EventType, SpecialContactId
 
 
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
index 655291a5e..0449c5beb 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import time
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
+
 from deltachat_rpc_client import Contact, EventType, Message, events
 from deltachat_rpc_client.const import DownloadState, MessageState
 from deltachat_rpc_client.direct_imap import DirectImap