diff --git a/tests/test_uri_templates.py b/tests/test_uri_templates.py
index d63a585..b1b055b 100644
--- a/tests/test_uri_templates.py
+++ b/tests/test_uri_templates.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import ddt
 import six
 
 import falcon
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ class FileDetailsResource(object):
         self.called = True
 
 
+@ddt.ddt
 class TestUriTemplates(testing.TestBase):
 
     def before(self):
@@ -82,28 +84,19 @@ class TestUriTemplates(testing.TestBase):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, self.api.add_route, set(), self.resource)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, self.api.add_route, self, self.resource)
 
-    def test_field_name_cannot_start_with_digit(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '/hello/{1world}', self.resource)
+    @ddt.data('/hello/{1world}', '/{524hello}/world')
+    def test_field_name_cannot_start_with_digit(self, route):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route, route, self.resource)
 
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '/{524hello}/world', self.resource)
-
-    def test_whitespace_not_allowed(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '/{thing }/world', self.resource)
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '/{ thing}/world', self.resource)
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '/{ thing }/world', self.resource)
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '/{thing}/wo rld', self.resource)
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '/{thing} /world', self.resource)
+    @ddt.data(
+        '/{thing }/world',
+        '/{ thing}/world',
+        '/{ thing }/world',
+        '/{thing}/wo rld',
+        '/{thing} /world'
+    )
+    def test_whitespace_not_allowed(self, route):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route, route, self.resource)
 
     def test_no_vars(self):
         self.api.add_route('/hello/world', self.resource)
@@ -220,28 +213,13 @@ class TestUriTemplates(testing.TestBase):
         self.assertEqual(resource.id, test_id)
         self.assertEqual(resource.name51, test_name)
 
-    def test_empty_path_component(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '//', self.resource)
+    @ddt.data('//', '//begin', '/end//', '/in//side')
+    def test_empty_path_component(self, route):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route, route, self.resource)
 
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '//begin', self.resource)
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '/end//', self.resource)
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '/in//side', self.resource)
-
-    def test_relative_path(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          '', self.resource)
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          'no', self.resource)
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route,
-                          'no/leading_slash', self.resource)
+    @ddt.data('', 'no', 'no/leading_slash')
+    def test_relative_path(self, route):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.api.add_route, route, self.resource)
 
     def test_same_level_complex_var(self):
         resource = FileResource()
diff --git a/tests/test_uri_templates_legacy.py b/tests/test_uri_templates_legacy.py
index 2410b54..d55c7c3 100644
--- a/tests/test_uri_templates_legacy.py
+++ b/tests/test_uri_templates_legacy.py
@@ -8,21 +8,17 @@ import falcon.testing as testing
 @ddt.ddt
 class TestUriTemplates(testing.TestBase):
 
-    def test_string_type_required(self):
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, routing.compile_uri_template, 42)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, routing.compile_uri_template, falcon.API)
+    @ddt.data(42, falcon.API)
+    def test_string_type_required(self, value):
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, routing.compile_uri_template, value)
 
-    def test_template_must_start_with_slash(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, routing.compile_uri_template, 'this')
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, routing.compile_uri_template, 'this/that')
+    @ddt.data('this', 'this/that')
+    def test_template_must_start_with_slash(self, value):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, routing.compile_uri_template, value)
 
-    def test_template_may_not_contain_double_slash(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, routing.compile_uri_template, '//')
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, routing.compile_uri_template, 'a//')
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, routing.compile_uri_template, '//b')
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, routing.compile_uri_template, 'a//b')
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, routing.compile_uri_template, 'a/b//')
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, routing.compile_uri_template, 'a/b//c')
+    @ddt.data('//', 'a//', '//b', 'a//b', 'a/b//', 'a/b//c')
+    def test_template_may_not_contain_double_slash(self, value):
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, routing.compile_uri_template, value)
 
     def test_root(self):
         fields, pattern = routing.compile_uri_template('/')