diff --git a/esda/tests/test_shape.py b/esda/tests/test_shape.py
index d5e8a594..4f097601 100644
--- a/esda/tests/test_shape.py
+++ b/esda/tests/test_shape.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from numpy import array, testing
 import shapely
 import esda
-import geopandas, libpysal, numpy
+import geopandas, numpy
 
 pytest.importorskip("numba")
 
@@ -26,31 +26,49 @@
 
 ATOL = 0.001
 
-## for a hole/multipart testbench: 
+## for a hole/multipart testbench:
 
-counties = geopandas.read_file(libpysal.examples.get_path("south.shp"))
-ms_counties = counties.query("STATE_NAME == 'Mississippi'")
-
-
-test_geom = ms_counties.geometry.iloc[-1]
-
-test_geom_translated = shapely.transform(
-    test_geom, lambda x: (x-shapely.get_coordinates(shapely.centroid(test_geom)))*[2,4]-[3,-1]
-    )
+test_geom_translated = shapely.from_wkt(
+    [
+        "POLYGON ((-3.1823503126754247 0.085191513232644, -3.2545854200972997 0.271135116748269, "
+        "-3.2472001661910497 0.296769882373269, -3.2779008497847997 0.3333146821779565, "
+        "-3.286461030448862 0.4668824922365502, -3.312919770683237 0.4887788545412377, "
+        "-3.308738862480112 0.5528352510256127, -3.271751557792612 0.6005037080568627, "
+        "-3.2749711622847997 0.6791780244631127, -3.301475678886362 0.7266938936037377, "
+        "-3.3279496779097997 0.7266252290529565, -3.3439103712691747 0.8217256318849877, "
+        "-3.385307465995737 0.9057634126467065, -3.385490571464487 1.0868776094240502, "
+        "-3.4014665236129247 1.1563432466310815, -3.3219682325972997 1.1584108125490502, "
+        "-3.3168107618941747 1.328538681201394, -3.2181779493941747 1.3360688936037377, "
+        "-3.2150346388472997 1.4000871431154565, -3.1089555372847997 1.4057023774904565, "
+        "-3.105888520683237 1.9232576143068627, -2.702140962089487 1.9063203584474877, "
+        "-2.7046891798629247 0.8271501313967065, -2.749656831230112 0.7665956270021752, "
+        "-2.671684419120737 0.5808656465334252, -2.8658219923629247 0.3313920747560815, "
+        "-2.9108354200972997 0.1093156587404565, -3.1823503126754247 0.085191513232644))"
+    ]
+)[0]
 
-test_simple = shapely.difference(shapely.box(-1,0,-2,1), shapely.box(-1,0,-1.5,.5))
+test_simple = shapely.difference(
+    shapely.box(-1, 0, -2, 1), shapely.box(-1, 0, -1.5, 0.5)
+)
 
-test_hole = shapely.difference(shapely.box(0,0,1.81,1.81), shapely.box(.8,.8,1.6,1.6))
+test_hole = shapely.difference(
+    shapely.box(0, 0, 1.81, 1.81), shapely.box(0.8, 0.8, 1.6, 1.6)
+)
 
-test_mp = shapely.union(shapely.box(-1,-1,-1.5,-2), shapely.box(0,-1,1.25,-2))
+test_mp = shapely.union(shapely.box(-1, -1, -1.5, -2), shapely.box(0, -1, 1.25, -2))
 
 test_mp_hole = shapely.union(
-    shapely.transform(test_hole, lambda x: numpy.column_stack((-x[:,0]+3, x[:,1]*.5+3))),
-    shapely.transform(test_hole, lambda x: numpy.column_stack((x[:,0]+4, x[:,1])))
-    )
+    shapely.transform(
+        test_hole, lambda x: numpy.column_stack((-x[:, 0] + 3, x[:, 1] * 0.5 + 3))
+    ),
+    shapely.transform(test_hole, lambda x: numpy.column_stack((x[:, 0] + 4, x[:, 1]))),
+)
+
+testbench = geopandas.GeoDataFrame(
+    geometry=[test_geom_translated, test_simple, test_mp, test_hole, test_mp_hole]
+).reset_index()
+testbench["name"] = ["Hanock County", "Simple", "Multi", "Single Hole", "Multi Hole"]
 
-testbench = geopandas.GeoDataFrame(geometry=[test_geom_translated, test_simple, test_mp, test_hole, test_mp_hole]).reset_index()
-testbench['name'] = ['Hanock County', 'Simple', 'Multi', 'Single Hole', 'Multi Hole']
 
 def test_boundary_amplitude():
     observed = esda.shape.boundary_amplitude(shape)
@@ -91,20 +109,24 @@ def test_moment_of_interia():
     observed = esda.shape.moment_of_inertia(shape)
     testing.assert_allclose(observed, 0.315715, atol=ATOL)
 
+
 def test_second_areal_moment():
     observed = esda.shape.second_areal_moment(testbench.geometry)
-    testing.assert_allclose(observed, 
-        [0.23480628,  0.11458333,  1.57459077,  1.58210246, 14.18946959],
-        atol=ATOL
-        )
+    testing.assert_allclose(
+        observed,
+        [0.23480628, 0.11458333, 1.57459077, 1.58210246, 14.18946959],
+        atol=ATOL,
+    )
+
 
 def test_moa():
     observed = esda.shape.moa_ratio(shape)
     testing.assert_allclose(observed, 5.35261, atol=ATOL)
 
+
 def test_nmi():
     observed = esda.shape.nmi(shape)
-    testing.assert_allclose(observed, .802796, atol=ATOL)
+    testing.assert_allclose(observed, 0.802796, atol=ATOL)
 
 
 def test_mbc():