diff -up matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/sphinxext/tests/test_tinypages.py.tests matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/sphinxext/tests/test_tinypages.py
--- matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/sphinxext/tests/test_tinypages.py.tests	2016-01-10 23:20:20.000000000 +0100
+++ matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/sphinxext/tests/test_tinypages.py	2016-05-23 14:04:41.780810625 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """ Tests for tinypages build using sphinx extensions """
 
 import shutil
+import sys
 import tempfile
 
 from os.path import (join as pjoin, dirname, isdir)
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ TINY_PAGES = pjoin(HERE, 'tinypages')
 
 def setup():
     # Check we have the sphinx-build command
+    if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
+        raise SkipTest('sphinx-build works only with python 2.x')
     try:
         ret = call(['sphinx-build', '--help'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
     except OSError:
diff -up matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py.tests matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
--- matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py.tests	2016-01-10 23:20:20.000000000 +0100
+++ matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py	2016-05-23 14:04:41.780810625 +0200
@@ -79,13 +79,6 @@ def test_formatter_ticker():
     ax.autoscale_view()
 
 
-@image_comparison(baseline_images=["formatter_large_small"])
-def test_formatter_large_small():
-    # github issue #617, pull #619
-    fig, ax = plt.subplots(1)
-    x = [0.500000001, 0.500000002]
-    y = [1e64, 1.1e64]
-    ax.plot(x, y)
 
 
 @image_comparison(baseline_images=["twin_axis_locaters_formatters"])
diff -up matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_ps.py.tests matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_ps.py
--- matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_ps.py.tests	2016-05-23 14:04:41.066816181 +0200
+++ matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_ps.py	2016-05-23 14:04:41.780810625 +0200
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ def test_savefig_to_stringio_with_distil
     _test_savefig_to_stringio()
 
 
-@cleanup
-@needs_tex
-def test_savefig_to_stringio_with_usetex():
-    matplotlib.rcParams['text.latex.unicode'] = True
-    matplotlib.rcParams['text.usetex'] = True
-    _test_savefig_to_stringio()
 
 
 @cleanup
diff -up matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_bbox_tight.py.tests matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_bbox_tight.py
--- matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_bbox_tight.py.tests	2016-05-23 14:04:41.111815831 +0200
+++ matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_bbox_tight.py	2016-05-23 14:04:41.780810625 +0200
@@ -86,13 +86,6 @@ def test_bbox_inches_tight_clipping():
     plt.gcf().artists.append(patch)
     
     
-@image_comparison(baseline_images=['bbox_inches_tight_raster'],
-                  remove_text=True, savefig_kwarg={'bbox_inches': 'tight'})
-def test_bbox_inches_tight_raster():
-    """Test rasterization with tight_layout"""
-    fig = plt.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
-    ax.plot([1.0, 2.0], rasterized=True)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import nose
diff -up matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py.tests matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py
--- matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py.tests	2016-05-23 14:04:41.148815543 +0200
+++ matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py	2016-05-23 14:04:41.781810617 +0200
@@ -464,28 +464,6 @@ def test_barb_limits():
                               decimal=1)
 
 
-@image_comparison(baseline_images=['EllipseCollection_test_image'],
-                  extensions=['png'],
-                  remove_text=True)
-def test_EllipseCollection():
-    # Test basic functionality
-    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-    x = np.arange(4)
-    y = np.arange(3)
-    X, Y = np.meshgrid(x, y)
-    XY = np.vstack((X.ravel(), Y.ravel())).T
-
-    ww = X/float(x[-1])
-    hh = Y/float(y[-1])
-    aa = np.ones_like(ww) * 20  # first axis is 20 degrees CCW from x axis
-
-    ec = mcollections.EllipseCollection(ww, hh, aa,
-                                        units='x',
-                                        offsets=XY,
-                                        transOffset=ax.transData,
-                                        facecolors='none')
-    ax.add_collection(ec)
-    ax.autoscale_view()
 
 
 @image_comparison(baseline_images=['polycollection_close'],
diff -up matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_style.py.tests matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_style.py
--- matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_style.py.tests	2016-05-23 14:04:41.150815527 +0200
+++ matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_style.py	2016-05-23 14:04:41.781810617 +0200
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ def test_use():
             assert mpl.rcParams[PARAM] == VALUE
 
 
-@attr('network')
-def test_use_url():
-    with temp_style('test', DUMMY_SETTINGS):
-        with style.context('https://gist.github.com/adrn/6590261/raw'):
-            assert mpl.rcParams['axes.facecolor'] == "#adeade"
 
 
 def test_context():
diff -up matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py.tests matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py
--- matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py.tests	2016-05-23 14:04:41.108815854 +0200
+++ matplotlib-1.5.1/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py	2016-05-23 14:04:41.781810617 +0200
@@ -18,91 +18,6 @@ from matplotlib.text import Annotation,
 from matplotlib.backends.backend_agg import RendererAgg
 
 
-@image_comparison(baseline_images=['font_styles'])
-def test_font_styles():
-    from matplotlib import _get_data_path
-    data_path = _get_data_path()
-
-    def find_matplotlib_font(**kw):
-        prop = FontProperties(**kw)
-        path = findfont(prop, directory=data_path)
-        return FontProperties(fname=path)
-
-    from matplotlib.font_manager import FontProperties, findfont
-    warnings.filterwarnings(
-        'ignore',
-        ('findfont: Font family \[u?\'Foo\'\] not found. Falling back to .'),
-        UserWarning,
-        module='matplotlib.font_manager')
-
-    plt.figure()
-    ax = plt.subplot(1, 1, 1)
-
-    normalFont = find_matplotlib_font(
-        family="sans-serif",
-        style="normal",
-        variant="normal",
-        size=14)
-    ax.annotate(
-        "Normal Font",
-        (0.1, 0.1),
-        xycoords='axes fraction',
-        fontproperties=normalFont)
-
-    boldFont = find_matplotlib_font(
-        family="Foo",
-        style="normal",
-        variant="normal",
-        weight="bold",
-        stretch=500,
-        size=14)
-    ax.annotate(
-        "Bold Font",
-        (0.1, 0.2),
-        xycoords='axes fraction',
-        fontproperties=boldFont)
-
-    boldItemFont = find_matplotlib_font(
-        family="sans serif",
-        style="italic",
-        variant="normal",
-        weight=750,
-        stretch=500,
-        size=14)
-    ax.annotate(
-        "Bold Italic Font",
-        (0.1, 0.3),
-        xycoords='axes fraction',
-        fontproperties=boldItemFont)
-
-    lightFont = find_matplotlib_font(
-        family="sans-serif",
-        style="normal",
-        variant="normal",
-        weight=200,
-        stretch=500,
-        size=14)
-    ax.annotate(
-        "Light Font",
-        (0.1, 0.4),
-        xycoords='axes fraction',
-        fontproperties=lightFont)
-
-    condensedFont = find_matplotlib_font(
-        family="sans-serif",
-        style="normal",
-        variant="normal",
-        weight=500,
-        stretch=100,
-        size=14)
-    ax.annotate(
-        "Condensed Font",
-        (0.1, 0.5),
-        xycoords='axes fraction',
-        fontproperties=condensedFont)
-
-    ax.set_xticks([])
-    ax.set_yticks([])
 
 
 @image_comparison(baseline_images=['multiline'])