diff --git a/moccasin/fixture_tools.py b/moccasin/fixture_tools.py
index 2361849..345ec55 100644
--- a/moccasin/fixture_tools.py
+++ b/moccasin/fixture_tools.py
@@ -4,69 +4,71 @@
 
 from boa.contracts.abi.abi_contract import ABIContract
 from boa.contracts.vyper.vyper_contract import VyperContract
-from pytest import fixture
+import pytest
 
 from moccasin.config import get_config
 
-ScopeType = Literal["function", "class", "module", "package", "session"]
-
 
+# REVIEW: fixture_requests should probably always be a list of strings
 def request_fixtures(
     fixture_requests: list[str | tuple[str, str]], scope: str = "module"
 ):
-    # Dear Charles, don't kill me. Idk how this works.
-    current_frame = inspect.currentframe()
-    if current_frame is None or current_frame.f_back is None:
-        raise RuntimeError("Cannot determine caller module")
-    caller_frame = current_frame.f_back
-
-    caller_module = inspect.getmodule(caller_frame)
-    if caller_module is None:
-        raise RuntimeError("Cannot determine caller module")
-    module: ModuleType = caller_module
     for fixture_request in fixture_requests:
         if isinstance(fixture_request, tuple):
-            named_contract_name, fixture_name = fixture_request
+            contract_name, fixture_name = fixture_request
         else:
-            named_contract_name = fixture_request
-            fixture_name = named_contract_name
-        request_fixture(module, named_contract_name, fixture_name, scope)
+            # sanity check
+            assert isinstance(fixture_request, str)
+            contract_name = fixture_request
+            fixture_name = None
+
+        request_fixture(contract_name, fixture_name, scope)
+
+def _find_calling_module() -> ModuleType:
+    current_frame = inspect.currentframe()
+    if current_frame is None:
+        raise RuntimeError("Cannot determine caller module")
+
+    this_module = inspect.getmodule(current_frame)
+
+    while True:
+        module = inspect.getmodule(current_frame)
+        if module is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Cannot determine caller module")
+
+        # found the first caller frame that is not this module
+        if module is not this_module:
+            return module
+
+        # go up a frame
+        current_frame = current_frame.f_back
+        if current_frame is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Cannot determine caller module")
 
 
 def request_fixture(
-    module: ModuleType,
-    named_contract_name: str,
-    fixture_name: str,
+    contract_name: str,
+    fixture_name: str = None,
     scope: str = "module",
 ):
+    fixture_name = fixture_name or contract_name
+
+    module = _find_calling_module()
+
     active_network = get_config().get_active_network()
     named_contract = active_network.get_named_contract(named_contract_name)
     if named_contract is None:
         raise ValueError(
-            f"No contract found for contract '{named_contract_name}' on network {active_network.name}"
+            f"No contract found for contract '{contract_name}' on network {active_network.name}"
         )
     if named_contract.deployer_script is None:
         raise ValueError(
-            f"No deploy function found for '{named_contract_name}' on network {active_network.name}"
+            f"No deploy function found for '{contract_name}' on network {active_network.name}"
         )
 
-    def deploy_func() -> VyperContract | ABIContract:
-        return active_network.get_or_deploy_contract(named_contract_name)
-
-    # Create the fixture function
-    fixture_function = make_fixture(deploy_func, fixture_name, cast(ScopeType, scope))
-
-    # Add the fixture to the module's namespace
-    setattr(module, fixture_name, fixture_function)
-
-
-def make_fixture(
-    deploy_func: Callable[[], VyperContract | ABIContract],
-    fixture_name: str,
-    scope: Literal["function", "class", "module", "package", "session"],
-) -> Callable[[], VyperContract | ABIContract]:
-    @fixture(scope=scope, name=fixture_name)
-    def fixture_func(deploy_func=deploy_func):
-        return deploy_func()
+    @pytest.fixture(scope=scope)
+    def _fixture():
+        return active_network.get_or_deploy_contract(contract_name)
 
-    return cast(Callable[[], VyperContract | ABIContract], fixture_func)
+    # add the fixture to the module's namespace
+    setattr(module, fixture_name, _fixture)