diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 006bc2bc..625c3e09 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [pytest]
 testpaths = tests/
 norecursedirs = .* *.egg *.egg-info env* devenv* docs
-addopts = -m tendermint
+addopts = -m "not abci"
 looponfailroots = bigchaindb tests
diff --git a/tests/assets/test_digital_assets.py b/tests/assets/test_digital_assets.py
index 029db261..9af59245 100644
--- a/tests/assets/test_digital_assets.py
+++ b/tests/assets/test_digital_assets.py
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import pytest
 import random
 
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
-
 def test_asset_transfer(b, signed_create_tx, user_pk, user_sk):
     from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
 
diff --git a/tests/assets/test_divisible_assets.py b/tests/assets/test_divisible_assets.py
index a4d1241a..276495cd 100644
--- a/tests/assets/test_divisible_assets.py
+++ b/tests/assets/test_divisible_assets.py
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ import random
 from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import DoubleSpend
 
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
-
 # CREATE divisible asset
 # Single input
 # Single owners_before
diff --git a/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_connection.py b/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_connection.py
index 9bb3d9aa..eeb0adb8 100644
--- a/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_connection.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import pymongo
 from pymongo import MongoClient
 
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.bdb, pytest.mark.tendermint]
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.bdb
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_queries.py b/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_queries.py
index 2262d723..dd8621d4 100644
--- a/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_queries.py
+++ b/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_queries.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import pymongo
 from bigchaindb.backend import connect, query
 
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.tendermint, pytest.mark.bdb]
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.bdb
 
 
 def test_get_txids_filtered(signed_create_tx, signed_transfer_tx):
diff --git a/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_schema.py b/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_schema.py
index aeadbe05..0d49c4ec 100644
--- a/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_schema.py
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 import pytest
 
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.bdb, pytest.mark.tendermint]
-
-
 def test_init_creates_db_tables_and_indexes():
     import bigchaindb
     from bigchaindb import backend
diff --git a/tests/backend/test_connection.py b/tests/backend/test_connection.py
index 71d42458..52b0e4b0 100644
--- a/tests/backend/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/backend/test_connection.py
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 import pytest
 
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
-
 def test_get_connection_raises_a_configuration_error(monkeypatch):
     from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import ConfigurationError
     from bigchaindb.backend import connect
diff --git a/tests/backend/test_generics.py b/tests/backend/test_generics.py
index 98b56bbf..6ddd7331 100644
--- a/tests/backend/test_generics.py
+++ b/tests/backend/test_generics.py
@@ -2,14 +2,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0)
 # Code is Apache-2.0 and docs are CC-BY-4.0
 
-import pytest
-
 from pytest import mark, raises
 
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
-
 @mark.parametrize('schema_func_name,args_qty', (
     ('create_database', 1),
     ('create_tables', 1),
diff --git a/tests/backend/test_utils.py b/tests/backend/test_utils.py
index 61c123ac..16e390af 100644
--- a/tests/backend/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/backend/test_utils.py
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ from types import ModuleType
 import pytest
 
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_module():
     return ModuleType('mock_module')
diff --git a/tests/commands/conftest.py b/tests/commands/conftest.py
index ce09ff24..d4591720 100644
--- a/tests/commands/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/commands/conftest.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ def mock_db_init_with_existing_db(monkeypatch):
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_processes_start(monkeypatch):
-    from bigchaindb.utils import Process
-    monkeypatch.setattr(Process, 'run', lambda *args: None)
+    from bigchaindb import start
+    monkeypatch.setattr(start, 'start', lambda *args: None)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def run_start_args(request):
 @pytest.fixture
 def mocked_setup_logging(mocker):
     return mocker.patch(
-        'bigchaindb.commands.utils.setup_logging',
+        'bigchaindb.log.setup_logging',
         autospec=True,
         spec_set=True,
     )
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_commands.py b/tests/commands/test_commands.py
index 5a5d2deb..6ed54425 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_commands.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from bigchaindb import ValidatorElection
 from tests.conftest import node_keys
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_make_sure_we_dont_remove_any_command():
     # thanks to: http://stackoverflow.com/a/18161115/597097
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import create_parser
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ def test_make_sure_we_dont_remove_any_command():
     assert parser.parse_args(['upsert-validator', 'show', 'ELECTION_ID']).command
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @patch('bigchaindb.commands.utils.start')
 def test_main_entrypoint(mock_start):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import main
@@ -42,22 +40,21 @@ def test_main_entrypoint(mock_start):
     assert mock_start.called
 
 
-def test_bigchain_run_start(mock_run_configure,
-                            mock_processes_start,
-                            mock_db_init_with_existing_db,
-                            mocked_setup_logging):
-    from bigchaindb import config
+@patch('bigchaindb.log.setup_logging')
+@patch('bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb._run_init')
+@patch('bigchaindb.config_utils.autoconfigure')
+def test_bigchain_run_start(mock_setup_logging, mock_run_init,
+                            mock_autoconfigure, mock_processes_start):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_start
     args = Namespace(config=None, yes=True,
                      skip_initialize_database=False)
     run_start(args)
-    mocked_setup_logging.assert_called_once_with(user_log_config=config['log'])
+    assert mock_setup_logging.called
 
 
 # TODO Please beware, that if debugging, the "-s" switch for pytest will
 # interfere with capsys.
 # See related issue: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/128
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('ignore_local_config_file')
 def test_bigchain_show_config(capsys):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_show_config
@@ -78,7 +75,6 @@ def test_bigchain_show_config(capsys):
     assert output_config == config
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_bigchain_run_init_when_db_exists(mocker, capsys):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_init
     from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import DatabaseAlreadyExists
@@ -98,7 +94,6 @@ def test_bigchain_run_init_when_db_exists(mocker, capsys):
     )
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test__run_init(mocker):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import _run_init
     bigchain_mock = mocker.patch(
@@ -114,7 +109,6 @@ def test__run_init(mocker):
         connection=bigchain_mock.return_value.connection)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @patch('bigchaindb.backend.schema.drop_database')
 def test_drop_db_when_assumed_yes(mock_db_drop):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_drop
@@ -124,7 +118,6 @@ def test_drop_db_when_assumed_yes(mock_db_drop):
     assert mock_db_drop.called
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @patch('bigchaindb.backend.schema.drop_database')
 def test_drop_db_when_interactive_yes(mock_db_drop, monkeypatch):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_drop
@@ -136,7 +129,6 @@ def test_drop_db_when_interactive_yes(mock_db_drop, monkeypatch):
     assert mock_db_drop.called
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @patch('bigchaindb.backend.schema.drop_database')
 def test_drop_db_when_db_does_not_exist(mock_db_drop, capsys):
     from bigchaindb import config
@@ -151,7 +143,6 @@ def test_drop_db_when_db_does_not_exist(mock_db_drop, capsys):
         name=config['database']['name'])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @patch('bigchaindb.backend.schema.drop_database')
 def test_drop_db_does_not_drop_when_interactive_no(mock_db_drop, monkeypatch):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_drop
@@ -166,7 +157,6 @@ def test_drop_db_does_not_drop_when_interactive_no(mock_db_drop, monkeypatch):
 # TODO Beware if you are putting breakpoints in there, and using the '-s'
 # switch with pytest. It will just hang. Seems related to the monkeypatching of
 # input_on_stderr.
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_run_configure_when_config_does_not_exist(monkeypatch,
                                                   mock_write_config,
                                                   mock_generate_key_pair,
@@ -179,7 +169,6 @@ def test_run_configure_when_config_does_not_exist(monkeypatch,
     assert return_value is None
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_run_configure_when_config_does_exist(monkeypatch,
                                               mock_write_config,
                                               mock_generate_key_pair,
@@ -201,7 +190,6 @@ def test_run_configure_when_config_does_exist(monkeypatch,
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('backend', (
     'localmongodb',
 ))
@@ -235,10 +223,9 @@ def test_run_start_when_db_already_exists(mocker,
                                           monkeypatch,
                                           run_start_args,
                                           mocked_setup_logging):
-    from bigchaindb import config
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_start
     from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import DatabaseAlreadyExists
-    mocked_start = mocker.patch('bigchaindb.processes.start')
+    mocked_start = mocker.patch('bigchaindb.start.start')
 
     def mock_run_init():
         raise DatabaseAlreadyExists()
@@ -246,11 +233,9 @@ def test_run_start_when_db_already_exists(mocker,
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         'bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb._run_init', mock_run_init)
     run_start(run_start_args)
-    mocked_setup_logging.assert_called_once_with(user_log_config=config['log'])
     assert mocked_start.called
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @patch('bigchaindb.commands.utils.start')
 def test_calling_main(start_mock, monkeypatch):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import main
@@ -295,7 +280,6 @@ def test_recover_db_on_start(mock_run_recover,
     assert mock_start.called
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_run_recover(b, alice, bob):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_recover
@@ -364,7 +348,6 @@ def test_upsert_validator_new_with_tendermint(b, priv_validator_path, user_sk, v
     assert b.get_transaction(election_id)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_upsert_validator_new_without_tendermint(caplog, b, priv_validator_path, user_sk):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_upsert_validator_new
@@ -389,7 +372,6 @@ def test_upsert_validator_new_without_tendermint(caplog, b, priv_validator_path,
         assert b.get_transaction(election_id)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_upsert_validator_new_invalid_election(caplog, b, priv_validator_path, user_sk):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_upsert_validator_new
@@ -406,7 +388,6 @@ def test_upsert_validator_new_invalid_election(caplog, b, priv_validator_path, u
         assert caplog.records[0].msg.__class__ == FileNotFoundError
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_upsert_validator_new_election_invalid_power(caplog, b, priv_validator_path, user_sk):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_upsert_validator_new
@@ -456,7 +437,6 @@ def test_upsert_validator_approve_with_tendermint(b, priv_validator_path, user_s
 
 
 @pytest.mark.bdb
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_upsert_validator_approve_without_tendermint(caplog, b, priv_validator_path, new_validator, node_key):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_upsert_validator_approve
     from argparse import Namespace
@@ -476,7 +456,6 @@ def test_upsert_validator_approve_without_tendermint(caplog, b, priv_validator_p
         assert b.get_transaction(approval_id)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_upsert_validator_approve_failure(caplog, b, priv_validator_path, new_validator, node_key):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_upsert_validator_approve
@@ -501,7 +480,6 @@ def test_upsert_validator_approve_failure(caplog, b, priv_validator_path, new_va
         assert caplog.records[0].msg == 'Failed to commit vote'
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_upsert_validator_approve_called_with_bad_key(caplog, b, bad_validator_path, new_validator, node_key):
     from bigchaindb.commands.bigchaindb import run_upsert_validator_approve
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_utils.py b/tests/commands/test_utils.py
index 11ff41a8..eeac67fc 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_utils.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import pytest
 
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def reset_bigchaindb_config(monkeypatch):
diff --git a/tests/common/test_memoize.py b/tests/common/test_memoize.py
index 3cc7f62b..20c84f31 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_memoize.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_memoize.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from bigchaindb.common.crypto import generate_key_pair
 from bigchaindb.common.memoize import to_dict, from_dict
 
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.tendermint, pytest.mark.bdb]
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.bdb
 
 
 def test_memoize_to_dict(b):
diff --git a/tests/common/test_schema.py b/tests/common/test_schema.py
index 93fe2e3c..0ca1be68 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_schema.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ properties related to validation.
 
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-import pytest
-
 from hypothesis import given
 from hypothesis_regex import regex
 from pytest import raises
@@ -25,9 +23,6 @@ UNSUPPORTED_CRYPTOCONDITION_TYPES = (
     'preimage-sha-256', 'prefix-sha-256', 'rsa-sha-256')
 
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
-
 ################################################################################
 # Test of schema utils
 
diff --git a/tests/common/test_transaction.py b/tests/common/test_transaction.py
index fc6444dd..8e5a2b6c 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_transaction.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_transaction.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from cryptoconditions import Ed25519Sha256
 from pytest import mark, raises
 from sha3 import sha3_256
 
-pytestmark = [mark.tendermint, mark.bdb]
+pytestmark = mark.bdb
 
 
 def test_input_serialization(ffill_uri, user_pub):
diff --git a/tests/db/test_bigchain_api.py b/tests/db/test_bigchain_api.py
index 1ec1904c..1af41e37 100644
--- a/tests/db/test_bigchain_api.py
+++ b/tests/db/test_bigchain_api.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ pytestmark = pytest.mark.bdb
 
 class TestBigchainApi(object):
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_get_spent_with_double_spend_detected(self, b, alice):
         from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
         from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import DoubleSpend
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ class TestBigchainApi(object):
         with pytest.raises(CriticalDoubleSpend):
             b.get_spent(tx.id, 0)
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_double_inclusion(self, b, alice):
         from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
         from bigchaindb.backend.exceptions import OperationError
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ class TestBigchainApi(object):
         with pytest.raises(OperationError):
             b.store_bulk_transactions([tx])
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_text_search(self, b, alice):
         from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
 
@@ -81,7 +78,6 @@ class TestBigchainApi(object):
         assert len(assets) == 3
 
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures('inputs')
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_non_create_input_not_found(self, b, user_pk):
         from cryptoconditions import Ed25519Sha256
         from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import InputDoesNotExist
@@ -97,7 +93,6 @@ class TestBigchainApi(object):
         with pytest.raises(InputDoesNotExist):
             tx.validate(b)
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_write_transaction(self, b, user_sk, user_pk, alice, create_tx):
         from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
 
@@ -120,7 +115,6 @@ class TestBigchainApi(object):
 
 class TestTransactionValidation(object):
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_non_create_input_not_found(self, b, signed_transfer_tx):
         from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import InputDoesNotExist
         from bigchaindb.common.transaction import TransactionLink
@@ -129,7 +123,6 @@ class TestTransactionValidation(object):
         with pytest.raises(InputDoesNotExist):
             b.validate_transaction(signed_transfer_tx)
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures('inputs')
     def test_non_create_valid_input_wrong_owner(self, b, user_pk):
         from bigchaindb.common.crypto import generate_key_pair
@@ -147,7 +140,6 @@ class TestTransactionValidation(object):
         with pytest.raises(InvalidSignature):
             b.validate_transaction(tx)
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures('inputs')
     def test_non_create_double_spend(self, b, signed_create_tx,
                                      signed_transfer_tx, double_spend_tx):
@@ -161,7 +153,6 @@ class TestTransactionValidation(object):
 
 class TestMultipleInputs(object):
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_transfer_single_owner_single_input(self, b, inputs, user_pk,
                                                 user_sk):
         from bigchaindb.common import crypto
@@ -181,7 +172,6 @@ class TestMultipleInputs(object):
         assert len(tx.inputs) == 1
         assert len(tx.outputs) == 1
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_single_owner_before_multiple_owners_after_single_input(self, b,
                                                                     user_sk,
                                                                     user_pk,
@@ -203,7 +193,6 @@ class TestMultipleInputs(object):
         assert len(tx.inputs) == 1
         assert len(tx.outputs) == 1
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures('inputs')
     def test_multiple_owners_before_single_owner_after_single_input(self, b,
                                                                     user_sk,
@@ -232,7 +221,6 @@ class TestMultipleInputs(object):
         assert len(transfer_tx.inputs) == 1
         assert len(transfer_tx.outputs) == 1
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures('inputs')
     def test_multiple_owners_before_multiple_owners_after_single_input(self, b,
                                                                        user_sk,
@@ -262,7 +250,6 @@ class TestMultipleInputs(object):
         assert len(tx.inputs) == 1
         assert len(tx.outputs) == 1
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_get_owned_ids_single_tx_single_output(self, b, user_sk, user_pk, alice):
         from bigchaindb.common import crypto
         from bigchaindb.common.transaction import TransactionLink
@@ -290,7 +277,6 @@ class TestMultipleInputs(object):
         assert owned_inputs_user1 == [TransactionLink(tx.id, 0)]
         assert owned_inputs_user2 == [TransactionLink(tx_transfer.id, 0)]
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_get_owned_ids_single_tx_multiple_outputs(self, b, user_sk,
                                                       user_pk, alice):
         from bigchaindb.common import crypto
@@ -326,7 +312,6 @@ class TestMultipleInputs(object):
         assert owned_inputs_user2 == [TransactionLink(tx_transfer.id, 0),
                                       TransactionLink(tx_transfer.id, 1)]
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_get_owned_ids_multiple_owners(self, b, user_sk, user_pk, alice):
         from bigchaindb.common import crypto
         from bigchaindb.common.transaction import TransactionLink
@@ -359,7 +344,6 @@ class TestMultipleInputs(object):
         assert owned_inputs_user1 == owned_inputs_user2
         assert not spent_user1
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_get_spent_single_tx_single_output(self, b, user_sk, user_pk, alice):
         from bigchaindb.common import crypto
         from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
@@ -386,7 +370,6 @@ class TestMultipleInputs(object):
         spent_inputs_user1 = b.get_spent(input_txid, 0)
         assert spent_inputs_user1 == tx
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_get_spent_single_tx_multiple_outputs(self, b, user_sk, user_pk, alice):
         from bigchaindb.common import crypto
         from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
@@ -424,7 +407,6 @@ class TestMultipleInputs(object):
         # spendable by BigchainDB
         assert b.get_spent(tx_create.to_inputs()[2].fulfills.txid, 2) is None
 
-    @pytest.mark.tendermint
     def test_get_spent_multiple_owners(self, b, user_sk, user_pk, alice):
         from bigchaindb.common import crypto
         from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
@@ -461,7 +443,6 @@ class TestMultipleInputs(object):
             assert b.get_spent(unspent.id, 0) is None
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_outputs_filtered_only_unspent():
     from bigchaindb.common.transaction import TransactionLink
     from bigchaindb.lib import BigchainDB
@@ -478,7 +459,6 @@ def test_get_outputs_filtered_only_unspent():
     assert out == [TransactionLink('b', 2)]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_outputs_filtered_only_spent():
     from bigchaindb.common.transaction import TransactionLink
     from bigchaindb.lib import BigchainDB
@@ -494,7 +474,6 @@ def test_get_outputs_filtered_only_spent():
     assert out == [TransactionLink('b', 2)]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @patch('bigchaindb.fastquery.FastQuery.filter_unspent_outputs')
 @patch('bigchaindb.fastquery.FastQuery.filter_spent_outputs')
 def test_get_outputs_filtered(filter_spent, filter_unspent):
@@ -512,7 +491,6 @@ def test_get_outputs_filtered(filter_spent, filter_unspent):
     assert out == get_outputs.return_value
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_cant_spend_same_input_twice_in_tx(b, alice):
     """Recreate duplicated fulfillments bug
     https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/issues/1099
@@ -536,7 +514,6 @@ def test_cant_spend_same_input_twice_in_tx(b, alice):
         tx_transfer_signed.validate(b)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_transaction_unicode(b, alice):
     import copy
     from bigchaindb.common.utils import serialize
diff --git a/tests/tendermint/test_core.py b/tests/tendermint/test_core.py
index c98ee1ea..b59cc0c6 100644
--- a/tests/tendermint/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/tendermint/test_core.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from bigchaindb.upsert_validator.validator_utils import new_validator_set
 from bigchaindb.tendermint_utils import public_key_to_base64
 
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.tendermint, pytest.mark.bdb]
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.bdb
 
 
 def encode_tx_to_bytes(transaction):
diff --git a/tests/tendermint/test_event_stream.py b/tests/tendermint/test_event_stream.py
index 365ea1e0..f23eeaba 100644
--- a/tests/tendermint/test_event_stream.py
+++ b/tests/tendermint/test_event_stream.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from aiohttp import ClientSession
 import pytest
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_process_event_new_block():
     from bigchaindb.event_stream import process_event
 
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ def test_process_event_new_block():
     assert isinstance(block.data['height'], int)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_process_event_empty_block():
     from bigchaindb.event_stream import process_event
 
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@ def test_process_event_empty_block():
     assert event_queue.empty()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_process_unknown_event():
     from bigchaindb.event_stream import process_event
 
diff --git a/tests/tendermint/test_fastquery.py b/tests/tendermint/test_fastquery.py
index 20eb1889..bf93850f 100644
--- a/tests/tendermint/test_fastquery.py
+++ b/tests/tendermint/test_fastquery.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from bigchaindb.common.transaction import TransactionLink
 from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
 
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.bdb, pytest.mark.tendermint]
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.bdb
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/tendermint/test_integration.py b/tests/tendermint/test_integration.py
index e91c2be4..490da16b 100644
--- a/tests/tendermint/test_integration.py
+++ b/tests/tendermint/test_integration.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from abci.encoding import read_messages
 from io import BytesIO
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_app(b, init_chain_request):
     from bigchaindb import App
diff --git a/tests/tendermint/test_lib.py b/tests/tendermint/test_lib.py
index 3ea91329..6b384b33 100644
--- a/tests/tendermint/test_lib.py
+++ b/tests/tendermint/test_lib.py
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ from bigchaindb import backend
 from bigchaindb.lib import Block
 
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
-
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_asset_is_separated_from_transaciton(b):
     import copy
diff --git a/tests/tendermint/test_utils.py b/tests/tendermint/test_utils.py
index 46b36525..39d0b44e 100644
--- a/tests/tendermint/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/tendermint/test_utils.py
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     from sha3 import sha3_256
 
-import pytest
-
-
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
 
 def test_encode_decode_transaction(b):
     from bigchaindb.tendermint_utils import (encode_transaction,
diff --git a/tests/test_config_utils.py b/tests/test_config_utils.py
index 35f0e486..72dc4e29 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_utils.py
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ import bigchaindb
 ORIGINAL_CONFIG = copy.deepcopy(bigchaindb._config)
 
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function', autouse=True)
 def clean_config(monkeypatch, request):
     original_config = copy.deepcopy(ORIGINAL_CONFIG)
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 03701267..72e5bc1d 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def config(request, monkeypatch):
diff --git a/tests/test_events.py b/tests/test_events.py
index 77e9a0f5..ab088b99 100644
--- a/tests/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/test_events.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Code is Apache-2.0 and docs are CC-BY-4.0
 
 import pytest
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
 
 
 def test_event_handler():
diff --git a/tests/test_txlist.py b/tests/test_txlist.py
index d2192632..8566f73d 100644
--- a/tests/test_txlist.py
+++ b/tests/test_txlist.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ This test module defines it's own fixture which is used by all the tests.
 """
 import pytest
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def txlist(b, user_pk, user2_pk, user_sk, user2_sk):
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 31549be4..46b01bf7 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ from unittest.mock import patch, call
 
 import pytest
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_queue(monkeypatch):
diff --git a/tests/upsert_validator/test_validator_election.py b/tests/upsert_validator/test_validator_election.py
index 4c3849e4..bad475a3 100644
--- a/tests/upsert_validator/test_validator_election.py
+++ b/tests/upsert_validator/test_validator_election.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import (DuplicateTransaction,
                                           MultipleInputsError,
                                           InvalidPowerChange)
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.tendermint, pytest.mark.bdb]
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.bdb
 
 
 def test_upsert_validator_valid_election(b_mock, new_validator, node_key):
diff --git a/tests/upsert_validator/test_validator_election_vote.py b/tests/upsert_validator/test_validator_election_vote.py
index 4504977a..c395bbc1 100644
--- a/tests/upsert_validator/test_validator_election_vote.py
+++ b/tests/upsert_validator/test_validator_election_vote.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from tests.utils import generate_block
 pytestmark = [pytest.mark.execute]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_upsert_validator_valid_election_vote(b_mock, valid_election, ed25519_node_keys):
     b_mock.store_bulk_transactions([valid_election])
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ def test_upsert_validator_valid_election_vote(b_mock, valid_election, ed25519_no
     assert vote.validate(b_mock)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_upsert_validator_valid_non_election_vote(b_mock, valid_election, ed25519_node_keys):
     b_mock.store_bulk_transactions([valid_election])
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ def test_upsert_validator_valid_non_election_vote(b_mock, valid_election, ed2551
                              .sign([key0.private_key])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_upsert_validator_delegate_election_vote(b_mock, valid_election, ed25519_node_keys):
     alice = generate_key_pair()
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ def test_upsert_validator_delegate_election_vote(b_mock, valid_election, ed25519
     assert key0_casted_vote.validate(b_mock)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_upsert_validator_invalid_election_vote(b_mock, valid_election, ed25519_node_keys):
     b_mock.store_bulk_transactions([valid_election])
@@ -112,7 +108,6 @@ def test_upsert_validator_invalid_election_vote(b_mock, valid_election, ed25519_
         assert vote.validate(b_mock)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_valid_election_votes_received(b_mock, valid_election, ed25519_node_keys):
     alice = generate_key_pair()
@@ -158,7 +153,6 @@ def test_valid_election_votes_received(b_mock, valid_election, ed25519_node_keys
     assert valid_election.get_commited_votes(b_mock) == votes-2
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_valid_election_conclude(b_mock, valid_election, ed25519_node_keys):
 
@@ -272,7 +266,6 @@ def test_upsert_validator(b, node_key, node_keys, ed25519_node_keys):
     assert (public_key64 in validator_pub_keys)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 def test_get_validator_update(b, node_keys, node_key, ed25519_node_keys):
     reset_validator_set(b, node_keys, 1)
diff --git a/tests/validation/test_transaction_structure.py b/tests/validation/test_transaction_structure.py
index cecb51d7..32622c87 100644
--- a/tests/validation/test_transaction_structure.py
+++ b/tests/validation/test_transaction_structure.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import (AmountError,
                                           ThresholdTooDeep)
 from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
 ################################################################################
 # Helper functions
 
diff --git a/tests/web/test_assets.py b/tests/web/test_assets.py
index 2c658cdc..a5d3260e 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_assets.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_assets.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import pytest
 ASSETS_ENDPOINT = '/api/v1/assets/'
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_assets_with_empty_text_search(client):
     res = client.get(ASSETS_ENDPOINT + '?search=')
     assert res.json == {'status': 400,
@@ -15,14 +14,12 @@ def test_get_assets_with_empty_text_search(client):
     assert res.status_code == 400
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_assets_with_missing_text_search(client):
     res = client.get(ASSETS_ENDPOINT)
     assert res.status_code == 400
 
 
 @pytest.mark.bdb
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_assets_tendermint(client, b, alice):
     from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
 
@@ -49,7 +46,6 @@ def test_get_assets_tendermint(client, b, alice):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.bdb
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_assets_limit_tendermint(client, b, alice):
     from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
 
diff --git a/tests/web/test_block_tendermint.py b/tests/web/test_block_tendermint.py
index a92822c4..2f789c55 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_block_tendermint.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_block_tendermint.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ from bigchaindb.lib import Block
 
 BLOCKS_ENDPOINT = '/api/v1/blocks/'
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
 
 @pytest.mark.bdb
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('inputs')
@@ -73,29 +71,3 @@ def test_get_blocks_by_txid_endpoint_returns_empty_list_not_found(client):
     res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + '?transaction_id=123')
     assert res.status_code == 200
     assert len(res.json) == 0
-
-
-@pytest.mark.bdb
-def test_get_blocks_by_txid_endpoint_returns_400_bad_query_params(client):
-    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT)
-    assert res.status_code == 400
-
-    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + '?ts_id=123')
-    assert res.status_code == 400
-    assert res.json == {
-        'message': {
-            'transaction_id': 'Missing required parameter in the JSON body or the post body or the query string'
-        }
-    }
-
-    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + '?transaction_id=123&foo=123')
-    assert res.status_code == 400
-    assert res.json == {
-        'message': 'Unknown arguments: foo'
-    }
-
-    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + '?transaction_id=123&status=123')
-    assert res.status_code == 400
-    assert res.json == {
-        'message': 'Unknown arguments: status'
-    }
diff --git a/tests/web/test_blocks.py b/tests/web/test_blocks.py
index aa792b7f..e0130613 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_blocks.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_blocks.py
@@ -50,7 +50,5 @@ def test_get_blocks_by_txid_endpoint_returns_400_bad_query_params(client):
     res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + '?transaction_id=123&status=123')
     assert res.status_code == 400
     assert res.json == {
-        'message': {
-            'status': '123 is not a valid choice'
-        }
+        'message': 'Unknown arguments: status'
     }
diff --git a/tests/web/test_info.py b/tests/web/test_info.py
index c2ba9bc3..b91b6f60 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_info.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_info.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def test_api_v1_endpoint(client, wsserver_base_url):
                 'streams': '{}/api/v1/streams/valid_transactions'.format(
                     wsserver_base_url),
         'metadata': '/metadata/',
+        'validators': '/validators'
     }
     res = client.get('/api/v1')
     assert res.json == api_v1_info
diff --git a/tests/web/test_metadata.py b/tests/web/test_metadata.py
index 248ef946..c1e6c5ed 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_metadata.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import pytest
 METADATA_ENDPOINT = '/api/v1/metadata/'
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_metadata_with_empty_text_search(client):
     res = client.get(METADATA_ENDPOINT + '?search=')
     assert res.json == {'status': 400,
@@ -15,14 +14,12 @@ def test_get_metadata_with_empty_text_search(client):
     assert res.status_code == 400
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_metadata_with_missing_text_search(client):
     res = client.get(METADATA_ENDPOINT)
     assert res.status_code == 400
 
 
 @pytest.mark.bdb
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_metadata_tendermint(client, b, alice):
     from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
 
@@ -50,7 +47,6 @@ def test_get_metadata_tendermint(client, b, alice):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.bdb
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_metadata_limit_tendermint(client, b, alice):
     from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
 
diff --git a/tests/web/test_outputs.py b/tests/web/test_outputs.py
index 7cf1ab5e..db7b718d 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_outputs.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_outputs.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pytestmark = [pytest.mark.bdb, pytest.mark.usefixtures('inputs')]
 OUTPUTS_ENDPOINT = '/api/v1/outputs/'
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_outputs_endpoint(client, user_pk):
     m = MagicMock()
     m.txid = 'a'
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ def test_get_outputs_endpoint(client, user_pk):
     gof.assert_called_once_with(user_pk, None)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_outputs_endpoint_unspent(client, user_pk):
     m = MagicMock()
     m.txid = 'a'
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ def test_get_outputs_endpoint_unspent(client, user_pk):
     gof.assert_called_once_with(user_pk, False)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_outputs_endpoint_spent(client, user_pk):
     m = MagicMock()
     m.txid = 'a'
@@ -54,13 +51,11 @@ def test_get_outputs_endpoint_spent(client, user_pk):
     gof.assert_called_once_with(user_pk, True)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_outputs_endpoint_without_public_key(client):
     res = client.get(OUTPUTS_ENDPOINT)
     assert res.status_code == 400
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_outputs_endpoint_with_invalid_public_key(client):
     expected = {'message': {'public_key': 'Invalid base58 ed25519 key'}}
     res = client.get(OUTPUTS_ENDPOINT + '?public_key=abc')
@@ -68,7 +63,6 @@ def test_get_outputs_endpoint_with_invalid_public_key(client):
     assert res.status_code == 400
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_outputs_endpoint_with_invalid_spent(client, user_pk):
     expected = {'message': {'spent': 'Boolean value must be "true" or "false" (lowercase)'}}
     params = '?spent=tru&public_key={}'.format(user_pk)
@@ -87,8 +81,7 @@ def test_get_divisble_transactions_returns_500(b, client):
     TX_ENDPOINT = '/api/v1/transactions'
 
     def mine(tx_list):
-        block = b.create_block(tx_list)
-        b.write_block(block)
+        b.store_bulk_transactions(tx_list)
 
     alice_priv, alice_pub = crypto.generate_key_pair()
     bob_priv, bob_pub = crypto.generate_key_pair()
diff --git a/tests/web/test_parameters.py b/tests/web/test_parameters.py
index 3eb8ab2a..ccf3119b 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_parameters.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_parameters.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
 
 def test_valid_txid():
     from bigchaindb.web.views.parameters import valid_txid
diff --git a/tests/web/test_server.py b/tests/web/test_server.py
index 5fce3629..215aa980 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_server.py
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0)
 # Code is Apache-2.0 and docs are CC-BY-4.0
 
-import pytest
-
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
 
 def test_settings():
     import bigchaindb
diff --git a/tests/web/test_transactions.py b/tests/web/test_transactions.py
index 97386da0..68df7f8b 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_transactions.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_transactions.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ def test_get_transaction_endpoint(client, posted_create_tx):
     assert res.status_code == 200
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_get_transaction_returns_404_if_not_found(client):
     res = client.get(TX_ENDPOINT + '123')
     assert res.status_code == 404
@@ -361,7 +360,6 @@ def test_post_wrong_asset_division_transfer_returns_400(b, client, user_pk):
     assert res.json['message'] == expected_error_message
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_transactions_get_list_good(client):
     from functools import partial
 
@@ -388,7 +386,6 @@ def test_transactions_get_list_good(client):
         ]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 def test_transactions_get_list_bad(client):
     def should_not_be_called():
         assert False
@@ -405,7 +402,6 @@ def test_transactions_get_list_bad(client):
         assert client.get(url).status_code == 400
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tendermint
 @patch('requests.post')
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('mode', [
     ('', 'broadcast_tx_async'),
diff --git a/tests/web/test_validators.py b/tests/web/test_validators.py
index 52420828..0574204f 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_validators.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_validators.py
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0)
 # Code is Apache-2.0 and docs are CC-BY-4.0
 
-import pytest
-
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
 VALIDATORS_ENDPOINT = '/api/v1/validators/'
 
 
diff --git a/tests/web/test_websocket_server.py b/tests/web/test_websocket_server.py
index a3de508a..dff74f21 100644
--- a/tests/web/test_websocket_server.py
+++ b/tests/web/test_websocket_server.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.tendermint
-
 
 class MockWebSocket:
     def __init__(self):