diff --git a/tests/func/test_api.py b/tests/func/test_api.py
index d7eb49255b..6920df5654 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_api.py
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
     "http",
 ]
 clouds = [pytest.lazy_fixture(cloud) for cloud in cloud_names]
-all_clouds = [pytest.lazy_fixture("local")] + clouds
-remotes = [pytest.lazy_fixture(f"{cloud}_remote") for cloud in cloud_names]
-all_remotes = [pytest.lazy_fixture("local_remote")] + remotes
+all_clouds = [pytest.lazy_fixture("local_cloud")] + clouds
 
 # `lazy_fixture` is confusing pylint, pylint: disable=unused-argument
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("remote", remotes)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("remote", clouds, indirect=True)
 def test_get_url(tmp_dir, dvc, remote):
     tmp_dir.dvc_gen("foo", "foo")
 
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ def test_get_url_requires_dvc(tmp_dir, scm):
         api.get_url("foo", repo=f"file://{tmp_dir}")
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("remote", all_remotes)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("remote", all_clouds, indirect=True)
 def test_open(tmp_dir, dvc, remote):
     tmp_dir.dvc_gen("foo", "foo-text")
     dvc.push()
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ def test_open_external(erepo_dir, cloud):
     assert api.read("version", repo=repo_url, rev="branch") == "branchver"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("remote", all_remotes)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("remote", all_clouds, indirect=True)
 def test_open_granular(tmp_dir, dvc, remote):
     tmp_dir.dvc_gen({"dir": {"foo": "foo-text"}})
     dvc.push()
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ def test_open_granular(tmp_dir, dvc, remote):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "remote",
     [
-        pytest.lazy_fixture(f"{cloud}_remote")
+        pytest.lazy_fixture(cloud)
         for cloud in [
             "real_s3",  # NOTE: moto's s3 fails in some tests
             "gs",
@@ -134,6 +132,7 @@ def test_open_granular(tmp_dir, dvc, remote):
             "http",
         ]
     ],
+    indirect=True,
 )
 def test_missing(tmp_dir, dvc, remote):
     tmp_dir.dvc_gen("foo", "foo")
diff --git a/tests/func/test_data_cloud.py b/tests/func/test_data_cloud.py
index d0d6fca0da..088d67caf4 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_data_cloud.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_data_cloud.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 from dvc.utils.fs import remove
 from dvc.utils.yaml import dump_yaml, load_yaml
 
-from .test_api import all_remotes
+from .test_api import all_clouds
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("remote", all_remotes)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("remote", all_clouds, indirect=True)
 def test_cloud(tmp_dir, dvc, remote):  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
     (stage,) = tmp_dir.dvc_gen("foo", "foo")
     out = stage.outs[0]
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_cloud(tmp_dir, dvc, remote):  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
         assert status_dir == expected
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("remote", all_remotes)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("remote", all_clouds, indirect=True)
 def test_cloud_cli(tmp_dir, dvc, remote):
     args = ["-v", "-j", "2"]
 
diff --git a/tests/remotes/__init__.py b/tests/remotes/__init__.py
index 36ea3e119f..7ac0e58cb8 100644
--- a/tests/remotes/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/remotes/__init__.py
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 import pytest
 
-from .azure import Azure, azure, azure_remote  # noqa: F401
-from .hdfs import HDFS, hdfs, hdfs_remote  # noqa: F401
-from .http import HTTP, http, http_remote, http_server  # noqa: F401
+from .azure import Azure, azure  # noqa: F401
+from .hdfs import HDFS, hdfs  # noqa: F401
+from .http import HTTP, http, http_server  # noqa: F401
 from .local import Local, local_cloud, local_remote  # noqa: F401
-from .oss import OSS, TEST_OSS_REPO_BUCKET, oss, oss_remote  # noqa: F401
-from .s3 import (  # noqa: F401
-    S3,
-    TEST_AWS_REPO_BUCKET,
-    real_s3,
-    real_s3_remote,
-    s3,
-    s3_remote,
-)
+from .oss import OSS, TEST_OSS_REPO_BUCKET, oss  # noqa: F401
+from .s3 import S3, TEST_AWS_REPO_BUCKET, real_s3, s3  # noqa: F401
 
 TEST_REMOTE = "upstream"
 TEST_CONFIG = {
@@ -26,25 +19,30 @@
     TEST_GDRIVE_REPO_BUCKET,
     GDrive,
     gdrive,
-    gdrive_remote,
 )
 from .gs import (  # noqa: F401; noqa: F401
     GCP,
     TEST_GCP_CREDS_FILE,
     TEST_GCP_REPO_BUCKET,
     gs,
-    gs_remote,
 )
 from .ssh import (  # noqa: F401; noqa: F401
     SSH,
     SSHMocked,
     ssh,
     ssh_connection,
-    ssh_remote,
     ssh_server,
 )
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def remote(tmp_dir, dvc, request):
+    cloud = request.param
+    assert cloud
+    tmp_dir.add_remote(config=cloud.config)
+    yield cloud
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def workspace(tmp_dir, dvc, request):
     from dvc.cache import Cache
diff --git a/tests/remotes/azure.py b/tests/remotes/azure.py
index 2549232460..bad780a682 100644
--- a/tests/remotes/azure.py
+++ b/tests/remotes/azure.py
@@ -34,9 +34,3 @@ def azure():
     if not Azure.should_test():
         pytest.skip("no azure running")
     yield Azure(Azure.get_url())
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def azure_remote(tmp_dir, dvc, azure):
-    tmp_dir.add_remote(config=azure.config)
-    yield azure
diff --git a/tests/remotes/gdrive.py b/tests/remotes/gdrive.py
index a8c6c77172..1246308ddf 100644
--- a/tests/remotes/gdrive.py
+++ b/tests/remotes/gdrive.py
@@ -49,9 +49,3 @@ def gdrive(make_tmp_dir):
     tree = GDriveRemoteTree(tmp_dir.dvc, ret.config)
     tree._gdrive_create_dir("root", tree.path_info.path)
     return ret
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def gdrive_remote(tmp_dir, dvc, gdrive):
-    tmp_dir.add_remote(config=gdrive.config)
-    return gdrive
diff --git a/tests/remotes/gs.py b/tests/remotes/gs.py
index b5a7b68a48..3f8e68acf9 100644
--- a/tests/remotes/gs.py
+++ b/tests/remotes/gs.py
@@ -120,9 +120,3 @@ def gs():
     if not GCP.should_test():
         pytest.skip("no gs")
     yield GCP(GCP.get_url())
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def gs_remote(tmp_dir, dvc, gs):
-    tmp_dir.add_remote(config=gs.config)
-    yield gs
diff --git a/tests/remotes/hdfs.py b/tests/remotes/hdfs.py
index 3ddfaed6ad..a411a2b143 100644
--- a/tests/remotes/hdfs.py
+++ b/tests/remotes/hdfs.py
@@ -108,9 +108,3 @@ def hdfs():
     if not HDFS.should_test():
         pytest.skip("no hadoop running")
     yield HDFS(HDFS.get_url())
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def hdfs_remote(tmp_dir, dvc, hdfs):
-    tmp_dir.add_remote(config=hdfs.config)
-    yield hdfs
diff --git a/tests/remotes/http.py b/tests/remotes/http.py
index d12db70247..87bc5d57c2 100644
--- a/tests/remotes/http.py
+++ b/tests/remotes/http.py
@@ -46,9 +46,3 @@ def http_server(tmp_path_factory):
 @pytest.fixture
 def http(http_server):
     yield HTTP(HTTP.get_url(http_server.server_port))
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def http_remote(tmp_dir, dvc, http):
-    tmp_dir.add_remote(config=http.config)
-    yield http
diff --git a/tests/remotes/oss.py b/tests/remotes/oss.py
index fd69d1fbf9..c0749fa8a1 100644
--- a/tests/remotes/oss.py
+++ b/tests/remotes/oss.py
@@ -39,9 +39,3 @@ def oss():
     if not OSS.should_test():
         pytest.skip("no oss running")
     yield OSS(OSS.get_url())
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def oss_remote(tmp_dir, dvc, oss):
-    tmp_dir.add_remote(config=oss.config)
-    yield oss
diff --git a/tests/remotes/s3.py b/tests/remotes/s3.py
index bcd1704952..c9419bfc0f 100644
--- a/tests/remotes/s3.py
+++ b/tests/remotes/s3.py
@@ -102,20 +102,8 @@ def s3():
         yield S3(S3.get_url())
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def s3_remote(tmp_dir, dvc, s3):
-    tmp_dir.add_remote(config=s3.config)
-    yield s3
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def real_s3():
     if not S3.should_test():
         pytest.skip("no real s3")
     yield S3(S3.get_url())
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def real_s3_remote(tmp_dir, dvc, real_s3):
-    tmp_dir.add_remote(config=real_s3.config)
-    yield real_s3
diff --git a/tests/remotes/ssh.py b/tests/remotes/ssh.py
index 336d52ec0b..8081fcda41 100644
--- a/tests/remotes/ssh.py
+++ b/tests/remotes/ssh.py
@@ -163,9 +163,3 @@ def ssh(ssh_server, monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(SSHRemoteTree, "CAN_TRAVERSE", False)
 
     return SSHMocked(SSHMocked.get_url(TEST_SSH_USER, ssh_server.port))
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def ssh_remote(tmp_dir, dvc, ssh):
-    tmp_dir.add_remote(config=ssh.config)
-    yield ssh