diff --git a/tests/roots/test-ext-autodoc/target/__init__.py b/tests/roots/test-ext-autodoc/target/__init__.py
index 771d45c4c..f6970a36c 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-ext-autodoc/target/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/roots/test-ext-autodoc/target/__init__.py
@@ -34,26 +34,7 @@ def _funky_classmethod(name, b, c, d, docstring=None):
     return classmethod(function)
 
 
-class Base(object):
-    def inheritedmeth(self):
-        """Inherited function."""
-
-    @classmethod
-    def inheritedclassmeth(cls):
-        """Inherited class method."""
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def inheritedstaticmeth(cls):
-        """Inherited static method."""
-
-
-class Derived(Base):
-    def inheritedmeth(self):
-        # no docstring here
-        pass
-
-
-class Class(Base):
+class Class(object):
     """Class to document."""
 
     def meth(self):
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-ext-autodoc/target/inheritance.py b/tests/roots/test-ext-autodoc/target/inheritance.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a5fc0711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/roots/test-ext-autodoc/target/inheritance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+class Base(object):
+    def inheritedmeth(self):
+        """Inherited function."""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def inheritedclassmeth(cls):
+        """Inherited class method."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def inheritedstaticmeth(cls):
+        """Inherited static method."""
+
+
+class Derived(Base):
+    def inheritedmeth(self):
+        # no docstring here
+        pass
+
+
diff --git a/tests/test_autodoc.py b/tests/test_autodoc.py
index 877c8a204..31c523865 100644
--- a/tests/test_autodoc.py
+++ b/tests/test_autodoc.py
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ def test_get_doc():
     assert getdocl('method', J.foo) == ['Method docstring']
     assert getdocl('function', J().foo) == ['Method docstring']
 
-    from target import Base, Derived
+    from target.inheritance import Base, Derived
 
     # NOTE: inspect.getdoc seems not to work with locally defined classes
     directive.env.config.autodoc_inherit_docstrings = False
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ def test_new_documenter(app):
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('setup_test')
 def test_attrgetter_using():
     from target import Class
+    from target.inheritance import Derived
 
     def assert_getter_works(objtype, name, obj, attrs=[], **kw):
         getattr_spy = []
@@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ def test_attrgetter_using():
         assert_getter_works('class', 'target.Class', Class, ['meth'])
 
         options.inherited_members = True
-        assert_getter_works('class', 'target.Class', Class, ['meth', 'inheritedmeth'])
+        assert_getter_works('class', 'target.inheritance.Derived', Derived, ['inheritedmeth'])
 
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='ext-autodoc')
@@ -630,14 +631,14 @@ def test_autodoc_attributes(app):
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='ext-autodoc')
 def test_autodoc_members(app):
     # default (no-members)
-    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.Base')
+    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.inheritance.Base')
     assert list(filter(lambda l: '::' in l, actual)) == [
         '.. py:class:: Base',
     ]
 
     # default ALL-members
     options = {"members": None}
-    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.Base', options)
+    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.inheritance.Base', options)
     assert list(filter(lambda l: '::' in l, actual)) == [
         '.. py:class:: Base',
         '   .. py:method:: Base.inheritedclassmeth()',
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@ def test_autodoc_members(app):
 
     # default specific-members
     options = {"members": "inheritedmeth,inheritedstaticmeth"}
-    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.Base', options)
+    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.inheritance.Base', options)
     assert list(filter(lambda l: '::' in l, actual)) == [
         '.. py:class:: Base',
         '   .. py:method:: Base.inheritedmeth()',
@@ -659,7 +660,7 @@ def test_autodoc_members(app):
 def test_autodoc_exclude_members(app):
     options = {"members": None,
                "exclude-members": "inheritedmeth,inheritedstaticmeth"}
-    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.Base', options)
+    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.inheritance.Base', options)
     assert list(filter(lambda l: '::' in l, actual)) == [
         '.. py:class:: Base',
         '   .. py:method:: Base.inheritedclassmeth()'
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@ def test_autodoc_exclude_members(app):
     # members vs exclude-members
     options = {"members": "inheritedmeth",
                "exclude-members": "inheritedmeth"}
-    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.Base', options)
+    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.inheritance.Base', options)
     assert list(filter(lambda l: '::' in l, actual)) == [
         '.. py:class:: Base',
     ]
@@ -702,15 +703,11 @@ def test_autodoc_undoc_members(app):
 def test_autodoc_inherited_members(app):
     options = {"members": None,
                "inherited-members": None}
-    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.Class', options)
+    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.inheritance.Derived', options)
     assert list(filter(lambda l: 'method::' in l, actual)) == [
-        '   .. py:method:: Class.excludemeth()',
-        '   .. py:method:: Class.inheritedclassmeth()',
-        '   .. py:method:: Class.inheritedmeth()',
-        '   .. py:method:: Class.inheritedstaticmeth(cls)',
-        '   .. py:method:: Class.meth()',
-        '   .. py:method:: Class.moore(a, e, f) -> happiness',
-        '   .. py:method:: Class.skipmeth()'
+        '   .. py:method:: Derived.inheritedclassmeth()',
+        '   .. py:method:: Derived.inheritedmeth()',
+        '   .. py:method:: Derived.inheritedstaticmeth(cls)',
     ]
 
 
@@ -755,10 +752,12 @@ def test_autodoc_special_members(app):
     actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.Class', options)
     assert list(filter(lambda l: '::' in l, actual)) == [
         '.. py:class:: Class(arg)',
+        '   .. py:attribute:: Class.__dict__',
         '   .. py:method:: Class.__init__(arg)',
         '   .. py:attribute:: Class.__module__',
         '   .. py:method:: Class.__special1__()',
         '   .. py:method:: Class.__special2__()',
+        '   .. py:attribute:: Class.__weakref__',
         '   .. py:attribute:: Class.attr',
         '   .. py:attribute:: Class.docattr',
         '   .. py:method:: Class.excludemeth()',
@@ -812,12 +811,12 @@ def test_autodoc_noindex(app):
 
     # TODO: :noindex: should be propagated to children of target item.
 
-    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.Base', options)
+    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.inheritance.Base', options)
     assert list(actual) == [
         '',
         '.. py:class:: Base',
         '   :noindex:',
-        '   :module: target',
+        '   :module: target.inheritance',
         ''
     ]
 
@@ -885,11 +884,11 @@ def test_autodoc_inner_class(app):
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='ext-autodoc')
 def test_autodoc_classmethod(app):
-    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'method', 'target.Base.inheritedclassmeth')
+    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'method', 'target.inheritance.Base.inheritedclassmeth')
     assert list(actual) == [
         '',
         '.. py:method:: Base.inheritedclassmeth()',
-        '   :module: target',
+        '   :module: target.inheritance',
         '   :classmethod:',
         '',
         '   Inherited class method.',
@@ -899,11 +898,11 @@ def test_autodoc_classmethod(app):
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='ext-autodoc')
 def test_autodoc_staticmethod(app):
-    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'method', 'target.Base.inheritedstaticmeth')
+    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'method', 'target.inheritance.Base.inheritedstaticmeth')
     assert list(actual) == [
         '',
         '.. py:method:: Base.inheritedstaticmeth(cls)',
-        '   :module: target',
+        '   :module: target.inheritance',
         '   :staticmethod:',
         '',
         '   Inherited static method.',