diff --git a/tests/session/conftest.py b/tests/session/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40a3f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/session/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""Shared fixtures for the session tests."""
+
+import pytest
+
+from fastapi_cachex.backends.memory import MemoryBackend
+from fastapi_cachex.session.config import SessionConfig
+from fastapi_cachex.session.manager import SessionManager
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def backend() -> MemoryBackend:
+    """Create a memory backend for testing."""
+    return MemoryBackend()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def config() -> SessionConfig:
+    """Create session config for testing."""
+    return SessionConfig(secret_key="a" * 32)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def manager(backend: MemoryBackend, config: SessionConfig) -> SessionManager:
+    """Create session manager for testing."""
+    return SessionManager(backend, config)
diff --git a/tests/session/test_get_session_manager.py b/tests/session/test_get_session_manager.py
index 1dcc6ff..0a7e12e 100644
--- a/tests/session/test_get_session_manager.py
+++ b/tests/session/test_get_session_manager.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
-from fastapi_cachex.backends.memory import MemoryBackend
 from fastapi_cachex.exceptions import BackendNotFoundError
 from fastapi_cachex.session import SessionConfig
 from fastapi_cachex.session import SessionManager
@@ -17,19 +16,6 @@
 from fastapi_cachex.session.proxy import SessionManagerProxy
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def config() -> SessionConfig:
-    """Create session config for testing."""
-    return SessionConfig(secret_key="a" * 32)
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def manager(config: SessionConfig) -> SessionManager:
-    """Create session manager for testing."""
-    backend = MemoryBackend()
-    return SessionManager(backend, config)
-
-
 def test_get_session_manager_dependency(
     manager: SessionManager, config: SessionConfig
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/session/test_hardening.py b/tests/session/test_hardening.py
index 07d22c2..85f517d 100644
--- a/tests/session/test_hardening.py
+++ b/tests/session/test_hardening.py
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ def config() -> SessionConfig:
     return SessionConfig(secret_key="a" * 32, ip_binding=True)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def manager(config: SessionConfig) -> SessionManager:
-    """Session manager over an in-process backend."""
-    return SessionManager(MemoryBackend(), config)
-
-
 def test_non_ascii_signature_is_rejected_not_raised():
     """`hmac.compare_digest` refuses non-ASCII str; that must not escape."""
     security = SecurityManager("a" * 32)
diff --git a/tests/session/test_manager.py b/tests/session/test_manager.py
index 265aa13..bd5706a 100644
--- a/tests/session/test_manager.py
+++ b/tests/session/test_manager.py
@@ -27,24 +27,6 @@
 from fastapi_cachex.types import CacheItem
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def backend() -> MemoryBackend:
-    """Create a memory backend for testing."""
-    return MemoryBackend()
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def config() -> SessionConfig:
-    """Create session config for testing."""
-    return SessionConfig(secret_key="a" * 32, session_ttl=3600)
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def manager(backend: MemoryBackend, config: SessionConfig) -> SessionManager:
-    """Create session manager for testing."""
-    return SessionManager(backend, config)
-
-
 class DummySerializer:
     """Stub serializer used to verify DI override coverage."""
 
diff --git a/tests/session/test_middleware.py b/tests/session/test_middleware.py
index 30efcbd..638842e 100644
--- a/tests/session/test_middleware.py
+++ b/tests/session/test_middleware.py
@@ -21,19 +21,6 @@
 from fastapi_cachex.session.models import SessionUser
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def config() -> SessionConfig:
-    """Create session config for testing."""
-    return SessionConfig(secret_key="a" * 32)
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def manager(config: SessionConfig) -> SessionManager:
-    """Create session manager for testing."""
-    backend = MemoryBackend()
-    return SessionManager(backend, config)
-
-
 def test_middleware_initialization(
     manager: SessionManager, config: SessionConfig
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/session/test_starlette_middleware.py b/tests/session/test_starlette_middleware.py
index 666df95..335cab8 100644
--- a/tests/session/test_starlette_middleware.py
+++ b/tests/session/test_starlette_middleware.py
@@ -30,19 +30,6 @@
 from fastapi_cachex.session.models import SessionUser
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def config() -> SessionConfig:
-    """Create session config for testing."""
-    return SessionConfig(secret_key="a" * 32)
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def manager(config: SessionConfig) -> SessionManager:
-    """Create session manager for testing."""
-    backend = MemoryBackend()
-    return SessionManager(backend, config)
-
-
 def _extract_cookie_token(set_cookie_header: str, cookie_name: str) -> str:
     """Pull the cookie value out of a raw Set-Cookie header string."""
     first_pair = set_cookie_header.split(";", maxsplit=1)[0]