diff --git a/tests/modeltests/model_inheritance/models.py b/tests/modeltests/model_inheritance/models.py
index 95bf5abf99..6cee512fb3 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/model_inheritance/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/model_inheritance/models.py
@@ -143,237 +143,3 @@ class Copy(NamedURL):
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.content
-
-__test__ = {'API_TESTS':"""
-# The Student and Worker models both have 'name' and 'age' fields on them and
-# inherit the __unicode__() method, just as with normal Python subclassing.
-# This is useful if you want to factor out common information for programming
-# purposes, but still completely independent separate models at the database
-# level.
-
->>> w = Worker(name='Fred', age=35, job='Quarry worker')
->>> w.save()
->>> w2 = Worker(name='Barney', age=34, job='Quarry worker')
->>> w2.save()
->>> s = Student(name='Pebbles', age=5, school_class='1B')
->>> s.save()
->>> unicode(w)
-u'Worker Fred'
->>> unicode(s)
-u'Student Pebbles'
-
-# The children inherit the Meta class of their parents (if they don't specify
-# their own).
->>> Worker.objects.values('name')
-[{'name': u'Barney'}, {'name': u'Fred'}]
-
-# Since Student does not subclass CommonInfo's Meta, it has the effect of
-# completely overriding it. So ordering by name doesn't take place for Students.
->>> Student._meta.ordering
-[]
-
-# However, the CommonInfo class cannot be used as a normal model (it doesn't
-# exist as a model).
->>> CommonInfo.objects.all()
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-    ...
-AttributeError: type object 'CommonInfo' has no attribute 'objects'
-
-# A StudentWorker which does not exist is both a Student and Worker which does not exist.
->>> try:
-...     StudentWorker.objects.get(id=1)
-... except Student.DoesNotExist:
-...     pass
->>> try:
-...     StudentWorker.objects.get(id=1)
-... except Worker.DoesNotExist:
-...     pass
-
-# MultipleObjectsReturned is also inherited.
->>> sw1 = StudentWorker()
->>> sw1.name = 'Wilma'
->>> sw1.age = 35
->>> sw1.save()
->>> sw2 = StudentWorker()
->>> sw2.name = 'Betty'
->>> sw2.age = 34
->>> sw2.save()
->>> try:
-...     StudentWorker.objects.get(id__lt=10)
-... except Student.MultipleObjectsReturned:
-...     pass
-... except Worker.MultipleObjectsReturned:
-...     pass
-
-# Create a Post
->>> post = Post(title='Lorem Ipsum')
->>> post.save()
-
-# The Post model has distinct accessors for the Comment and Link models.
->>> post.attached_comment_set.create(content='Save $ on V1agr@', is_spam=True)
-<Comment: Save $ on V1agr@>
->>> post.attached_link_set.create(content='The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.', url='http://www.djangoproject.com/')
-<Link: The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.>
-
-# The Post model doesn't have an attribute called 'attached_%(class)s_set'.
->>> getattr(post, 'attached_%(class)s_set')
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-    ...
-AttributeError: 'Post' object has no attribute 'attached_%(class)s_set'
-
-# The Place/Restaurant/ItalianRestaurant models all exist as independent
-# models. However, the subclasses also have transparent access to the fields of
-# their ancestors.
-
-# Create a couple of Places.
->>> p1 = Place(name='Master Shakes', address='666 W. Jersey')
->>> p1.save()
->>> p2 = Place(name='Ace Hardware', address='1013 N. Ashland')
->>> p2.save()
-
-Test constructor for Restaurant.
->>> r = Restaurant(name='Demon Dogs', address='944 W. Fullerton',serves_hot_dogs=True, serves_pizza=False, rating=2)
->>> r.save()
-
-# Test the constructor for ItalianRestaurant.
->>> c = Chef(name="Albert")
->>> c.save()
->>> ir = ItalianRestaurant(name='Ristorante Miron', address='1234 W. Ash', serves_hot_dogs=False, serves_pizza=False, serves_gnocchi=True, rating=4, chef=c)
->>> ir.save()
->>> ItalianRestaurant.objects.filter(address='1234 W. Ash')
-[<ItalianRestaurant: Ristorante Miron the italian restaurant>]
-
->>> ir.address = '1234 W. Elm'
->>> ir.save()
->>> ItalianRestaurant.objects.filter(address='1234 W. Elm')
-[<ItalianRestaurant: Ristorante Miron the italian restaurant>]
-
-# Make sure Restaurant and ItalianRestaurant have the right fields in the right
-# order.
->>> [f.name for f in Restaurant._meta.fields]
-['id', 'name', 'address', 'place_ptr', 'rating', 'serves_hot_dogs', 'serves_pizza', 'chef']
->>> [f.name for f in ItalianRestaurant._meta.fields]
-['id', 'name', 'address', 'place_ptr', 'rating', 'serves_hot_dogs', 'serves_pizza', 'chef', 'restaurant_ptr', 'serves_gnocchi']
->>> Restaurant._meta.ordering
-['-rating']
-
-# Even though p.supplier for a Place 'p' (a parent of a Supplier), a Restaurant
-# object cannot access that reverse relation, since it's not part of the
-# Place-Supplier Hierarchy.
->>> Place.objects.filter(supplier__name='foo')
-[]
->>> Restaurant.objects.filter(supplier__name='foo')
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-    ...
-FieldError: Cannot resolve keyword 'supplier' into field. Choices are: address, chef, id, italianrestaurant, lot, name, place_ptr, provider, rating, serves_hot_dogs, serves_pizza
-
-# Parent fields can be used directly in filters on the child model.
->>> Restaurant.objects.filter(name='Demon Dogs')
-[<Restaurant: Demon Dogs the restaurant>]
->>> ItalianRestaurant.objects.filter(address='1234 W. Elm')
-[<ItalianRestaurant: Ristorante Miron the italian restaurant>]
-
-# Filters against the parent model return objects of the parent's type.
->>> Place.objects.filter(name='Demon Dogs')
-[<Place: Demon Dogs the place>]
-
-# Since the parent and child are linked by an automatically created
-# OneToOneField, you can get from the parent to the child by using the child's
-# name.
->>> place = Place.objects.get(name='Demon Dogs')
->>> place.restaurant
-<Restaurant: Demon Dogs the restaurant>
-
->>> Place.objects.get(name='Ristorante Miron').restaurant.italianrestaurant
-<ItalianRestaurant: Ristorante Miron the italian restaurant>
->>> Restaurant.objects.get(name='Ristorante Miron').italianrestaurant
-<ItalianRestaurant: Ristorante Miron the italian restaurant>
-
-# This won't work because the Demon Dogs restaurant is not an Italian
-# restaurant.
->>> place.restaurant.italianrestaurant
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-    ...
-DoesNotExist: ItalianRestaurant matching query does not exist.
-
-# An ItalianRestaurant which does not exist is also a Place which does not exist.
->>> try:
-...     ItalianRestaurant.objects.get(name='The Noodle Void')
-... except Place.DoesNotExist:
-...     pass
-
-# MultipleObjectsReturned is also inherited.
->>> try:
-...     Restaurant.objects.get(id__lt=10)
-... except Place.MultipleObjectsReturned:
-...     pass
-
-# Related objects work just as they normally do.
-
->>> s1 = Supplier(name="Joe's Chickens", address='123 Sesame St')
->>> s1.save()
->>> s1.customers = [r, ir]
->>> s2 = Supplier(name="Luigi's Pasta", address='456 Sesame St')
->>> s2.save()
->>> s2.customers = [ir]
-
-# This won't work because the Place we select is not a Restaurant (it's a
-# Supplier).
->>> p = Place.objects.get(name="Joe's Chickens")
->>> p.restaurant
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-    ...
-DoesNotExist: Restaurant matching query does not exist.
-
-# But we can descend from p to the Supplier child, as expected.
->>> p.supplier
-<Supplier: Joe's Chickens the supplier>
-
->>> ir.provider.order_by('-name')
-[<Supplier: Luigi's Pasta the supplier>, <Supplier: Joe's Chickens the supplier>]
-
->>> Restaurant.objects.filter(provider__name__contains="Chickens")
-[<Restaurant: Ristorante Miron the restaurant>, <Restaurant: Demon Dogs the restaurant>]
->>> ItalianRestaurant.objects.filter(provider__name__contains="Chickens")
-[<ItalianRestaurant: Ristorante Miron the italian restaurant>]
-
->>> park1 = ParkingLot(name='Main St', address='111 Main St', main_site=s1)
->>> park1.save()
->>> park2 = ParkingLot(name='Well Lit', address='124 Sesame St', main_site=ir)
->>> park2.save()
-
->>> Restaurant.objects.get(lot__name='Well Lit')
-<Restaurant: Ristorante Miron the restaurant>
-
-# The update() command can update fields in parent and child classes at once
-# (although it executed multiple SQL queries to do so).
->>> Restaurant.objects.filter(serves_hot_dogs=True, name__contains='D').update(name='Demon Puppies', serves_hot_dogs=False)
-1
->>> r1 = Restaurant.objects.get(pk=r.pk)
->>> r1.serves_hot_dogs == False
-True
->>> r1.name
-u'Demon Puppies'
-
-# The values() command also works on fields from parent models.
->>> d = {'rating': 4, 'name': u'Ristorante Miron'}
->>> list(ItalianRestaurant.objects.values('name', 'rating')) == [d]
-True
-
-# select_related works with fields from the parent object as if they were a
-# normal part of the model.
->>> from django import db
->>> from django.conf import settings
->>> settings.DEBUG = True
->>> db.reset_queries()
->>> ItalianRestaurant.objects.all()[0].chef
-<Chef: Albert the chef>
->>> len(db.connection.queries)
-2
->>> ItalianRestaurant.objects.select_related('chef')[0].chef
-<Chef: Albert the chef>
->>> len(db.connection.queries)
-3
->>> settings.DEBUG = False
-
-"""}
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/model_inheritance/tests.py b/tests/modeltests/model_inheritance/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34c136d58b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modeltests/model_inheritance/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+from operator import attrgetter
+
+from django.core.exceptions import FieldError
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from models import (Chef, CommonInfo, ItalianRestaurant, ParkingLot, Place,
+    Post, Restaurant, Student, StudentWorker, Supplier, Worker)
+
+
+class ModelInheritanceTests(TestCase):
+    def test_abstract(self):
+        # The Student and Worker models both have 'name' and 'age' fields on
+        # them and inherit the __unicode__() method, just as with normal Python
+        # subclassing. This is useful if you want to factor out common
+        # information for programming purposes, but still completely
+        # independent separate models at the database level.
+        w1 = Worker.objects.create(name="Fred", age=35, job="Quarry worker")
+        w2 = Worker.objects.create(name="Barney", age=34, job="Quarry worker")
+
+        s = Student.objects.create(name="Pebbles", age=5, school_class="1B")
+
+        self.assertEqual(unicode(w1), "Worker Fred")
+        self.assertEqual(unicode(s), "Student Pebbles")
+
+        # The children inherit the Meta class of their parents (if they don't
+        # specify their own).
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            Worker.objects.values("name"), [
+                {"name": "Barney"},
+                {"name": "Fred"},
+            ],
+            lambda o: o
+        )
+
+        # Since Student does not subclass CommonInfo's Meta, it has the effect
+        # of completely overriding it. So ordering by name doesn't take place
+        # for Students.
+        self.assertEqual(Student._meta.ordering, [])
+
+        # However, the CommonInfo class cannot be used as a normal model (it
+        # doesn't exist as a model).
+        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, lambda: CommonInfo.objects.all())
+
+        # A StudentWorker which does not exist is both a Student and Worker
+        # which does not exist.
+        self.assertRaises(Student.DoesNotExist,
+            StudentWorker.objects.get, pk=12321321
+        )
+        self.assertRaises(Worker.DoesNotExist,
+            StudentWorker.objects.get, pk=12321321
+        )
+
+        # MultipleObjectsReturned is also inherited.
+        # This is written out "long form", rather than using __init__/create()
+        # because of a bug with diamond inheritance (#10808)
+        sw1 = StudentWorker()
+        sw1.name = "Wilma"
+        sw1.age = 35
+        sw1.save()
+        sw2 = StudentWorker()
+        sw2.name = "Betty"
+        sw2.age = 24
+        sw2.save()
+
+        self.assertRaises(Student.MultipleObjectsReturned,
+            StudentWorker.objects.get, pk__lt=sw2.pk + 100
+        )
+        self.assertRaises(Worker.MultipleObjectsReturned,
+            StudentWorker.objects.get, pk__lt=sw2.pk + 100
+        )
+
+    def test_multiple_table(self):
+        post = Post.objects.create(title="Lorem Ipsum")
+        # The Post model has distinct accessors for the Comment and Link models.
+        post.attached_comment_set.create(content="Save $ on V1agr@", is_spam=True)
+        post.attached_link_set.create(
+            content="The Web framework for perfections with deadlines.",
+            url="http://www.djangoproject.com/"
+        )
+
+        # The Post model doesn't have an attribute called
+        # 'attached_%(class)s_set'.
+        self.assertRaises(AttributeError,
+            getattr, post, "attached_%(class)s_set"
+        )
+
+        # The Place/Restaurant/ItalianRestaurant models all exist as
+        # independent models. However, the subclasses also have transparent
+        # access to the fields of their ancestors.
+        # Create a couple of Places.
+        p1 = Place.objects.create(name="Master Shakes", address="666 W. Jersey")
+        p2 = Place.objects.create(name="Ace Harware", address="1013 N. Ashland")
+
+        # Test constructor for Restaurant.
+        r = Restaurant.objects.create(
+            name="Demon Dogs",
+            address="944 W. Fullerton",
+            serves_hot_dogs=True,
+            serves_pizza=False,
+            rating=2
+        )
+        # Test the constructor for ItalianRestaurant.
+        c = Chef.objects.create(name="Albert")
+        ir = ItalianRestaurant.objects.create(
+            name="Ristorante Miron",
+            address="1234 W. Ash",
+            serves_hot_dogs=False,
+            serves_pizza=False,
+            serves_gnocchi=True,
+            rating=4,
+            chef=c
+        )
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            ItalianRestaurant.objects.filter(address="1234 W. Ash"), [
+                "Ristorante Miron",
+            ],
+            attrgetter("name")
+        )
+        ir.address = "1234 W. Elm"
+        ir.save()
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            ItalianRestaurant.objects.filter(address="1234 W. Elm"), [
+                "Ristorante Miron",
+            ],
+            attrgetter("name")
+        )
+
+        # Make sure Restaurant and ItalianRestaurant have the right fields in
+        # the right order.
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [f.name for f in Restaurant._meta.fields],
+            ["id", "name", "address", "place_ptr", "rating", "serves_hot_dogs", "serves_pizza", "chef"]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [f.name for f in ItalianRestaurant._meta.fields],
+            ["id", "name", "address", "place_ptr", "rating", "serves_hot_dogs", "serves_pizza", "chef", "restaurant_ptr", "serves_gnocchi"],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(Restaurant._meta.ordering, ["-rating"])
+
+        # Even though p.supplier for a Place 'p' (a parent of a Supplier), a
+        # Restaurant object cannot access that reverse relation, since it's not
+        # part of the Place-Supplier Hierarchy.
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(Place.objects.filter(supplier__name="foo"), [])
+        self.assertRaises(FieldError,
+            Restaurant.objects.filter, supplier__name="foo"
+        )
+
+        # Parent fields can be used directly in filters on the child model.
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            Restaurant.objects.filter(name="Demon Dogs"), [
+                "Demon Dogs",
+            ],
+            attrgetter("name")
+        )
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            ItalianRestaurant.objects.filter(address="1234 W. Elm"), [
+                "Ristorante Miron",
+            ],
+            attrgetter("name")
+        )
+
+        # Filters against the parent model return objects of the parent's type.
+        p = Place.objects.get(name="Demon Dogs")
+        self.assertIs(type(p), Place)
+
+        # Since the parent and child are linked by an automatically created
+        # OneToOneField, you can get from the parent to the child by using the
+        # child's name.
+        self.assertEqual(
+            p.restaurant, Restaurant.objects.get(name="Demon Dogs")
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            Place.objects.get(name="Ristorante Miron").restaurant.italianrestaurant,
+            ItalianRestaurant.objects.get(name="Ristorante Miron")
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            Restaurant.objects.get(name="Ristorante Miron").italianrestaurant,
+            ItalianRestaurant.objects.get(name="Ristorante Miron")
+        )
+
+        # This won't work because the Demon Dogs restaurant is not an Italian
+        # restaurant.
+        self.assertRaises(ItalianRestaurant.DoesNotExist,
+            lambda: p.restaurant.italianrestaurant
+        )
+        # An ItalianRestaurant which does not exist is also a Place which does
+        # not exist.
+        self.assertRaises(Place.DoesNotExist,
+            ItalianRestaurant.objects.get, name="The Noodle Void"
+        )
+        # MultipleObjectsReturned is also inherited.
+        self.assertRaises(Place.MultipleObjectsReturned,
+            Restaurant.objects.get, id__lt=12321
+        )
+
+        # Related objects work just as they normally do.
+        s1 = Supplier.objects.create(name="Joe's Chickens", address="123 Sesame St")
+        s1.customers = [r, ir]
+        s2 = Supplier.objects.create(name="Luigi's Pasta", address="456 Sesame St")
+        s2.customers = [ir]
+
+        # This won't work because the Place we select is not a Restaurant (it's
+        # a Supplier).
+        p = Place.objects.get(name="Joe's Chickens")
+        self.assertRaises(Restaurant.DoesNotExist,
+            lambda: p.restaurant
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(p.supplier, s1)
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            ir.provider.order_by("-name"), [
+                "Luigi's Pasta",
+                "Joe's Chickens"
+            ],
+            attrgetter("name")
+        )
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            Restaurant.objects.filter(provider__name__contains="Chickens"), [
+                "Ristorante Miron",
+                "Demon Dogs",
+            ],
+            attrgetter("name")
+        )
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            ItalianRestaurant.objects.filter(provider__name__contains="Chickens"), [
+                "Ristorante Miron",
+            ],
+            attrgetter("name"),
+        )
+
+        park1 = ParkingLot.objects.create(
+            name="Main St", address="111 Main St", main_site=s1
+        )
+        park2 = ParkingLot.objects.create(
+            name="Well Lit", address="124 Sesame St", main_site=ir
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            Restaurant.objects.get(lot__name="Well Lit").name,
+            "Ristorante Miron"
+        )
+
+        # The update() command can update fields in parent and child classes at
+        # once (although it executed multiple SQL queries to do so).
+        rows = Restaurant.objects.filter(
+            serves_hot_dogs=True, name__contains="D"
+        ).update(
+            name="Demon Puppies", serves_hot_dogs=False
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(rows, 1)
+
+        r1 = Restaurant.objects.get(pk=r.pk)
+        self.assertFalse(r1.serves_hot_dogs)
+        self.assertEqual(r1.name, "Demon Puppies")
+
+        # The values() command also works on fields from parent models.
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            ItalianRestaurant.objects.values("name", "rating"), [
+                {"rating": 4, "name": "Ristorante Miron"}
+            ],
+            lambda o: o
+        )
+
+        # select_related works with fields from the parent object as if they
+        # were a normal part of the model.
+        self.assertNumQueries(2,
+            lambda: ItalianRestaurant.objects.all()[0].chef
+        )
+        self.assertNumQueries(1,
+            lambda: ItalianRestaurant.objects.select_related("chef")[0].chef
+        )