diff --git a/packages/squiggle-lang/__tests__/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJsParse_test.res b/packages/squiggle-lang/__tests__/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJsParse_test.res
index 4acfc1c1..4e67f3d6 100644
--- a/packages/squiggle-lang/__tests__/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJsParse_test.res
+++ b/packages/squiggle-lang/__tests__/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJsParse_test.res
@@ -7,32 +7,38 @@ open Expect
 let expectParseToBe = (expr, answer) =>
   Parse.parse(expr)->Result.flatMap(Parse.castNodeType)->Parse.toStringResult->expect->toBe(answer)
 
+let testParse = (expr, answer) =>
+  test(expr, () => expectParseToBe(expr, answer))
+
+let skipTestParse = (expr, answer) =>
+    Skip.test(expr, () => expectParseToBe(expr, answer))
+
 describe("MathJs parse", () => {
   describe("literals operators paranthesis", () => {
-    test("1", () => expectParseToBe("1", "1"))
-    test("'hello'", () => expectParseToBe("'hello'", "'hello'"))
-    test("true", () => expectParseToBe("true", "true"))
-    test("1+2", () => expectParseToBe("1+2", "add(1, 2)"))
-    test("add(1,2)", () => expectParseToBe("add(1,2)", "add(1, 2)"))
-    test("(1)", () => expectParseToBe("(1)", "(1)"))
-    test("(1+2)", () => expectParseToBe("(1+2)", "(add(1, 2))"))
+    testParse("1", "1")
+    testParse("'hello'", "'hello'")
+    testParse("true", "true")
+    testParse("1+2", "add(1, 2)")
+    testParse("add(1,2)", "add(1, 2)")
+    testParse("(1)", "(1)")
+    testParse("(1+2)", "(add(1, 2))")
   })
 
   describe("variables", () => {
-    Skip.test("define", () => expectParseToBe("x = 1", "???"))
-    Skip.test("use", () => expectParseToBe("x", "???"))
+    skipTestParse("x = 1", "???")
+    skipTestParse("x", "???")
   })
 
   describe("functions", () => {
-    Skip.test("define", () => expectParseToBe("identity(x) = x", "???"))
-    Skip.test("use", () => expectParseToBe("identity(x)", "???"))
+    skipTestParse("identity(x) = x", "???")
+    skipTestParse("identity(x)", "???")
   })
 
   describe("arrays", () => {
     test("empty", () => expectParseToBe("[]", "[]"))
     test("define", () => expectParseToBe("[0, 1, 2]", "[0, 1, 2]"))
     test("define with strings", () => expectParseToBe("['hello', 'world']", "['hello', 'world']"))
-    Skip.test("range", () => expectParseToBe("range(0, 4)", "range(0, 4)"))
+    skipTestParse("range(0, 4)", "range(0, 4)")
     test("index", () => expectParseToBe("([0,1,2])[1]", "([0, 1, 2])[1]"))
   })