diff --git a/notebook/tests/notebook/dualmode_cellinsert.js b/notebook/tests/notebook/dualmode_cellinsert.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f066b16cc9..0000000000
--- a/notebook/tests/notebook/dualmode_cellinsert.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-
-// Test
-casper.notebook_test(function () {
-    var a = 'print("a")';
-    var index = this.append_cell(a);
-    this.execute_cell_then(index);
-
-    var b = 'print("b")';
-    index = this.append_cell(b);
-    this.execute_cell_then(index);
-
-    var c = 'print("c")';
-    index = this.append_cell(c);
-    this.execute_cell_then(index);
-    
-    this.thenEvaluate(function() {
-        IPython.notebook.default_cell_type = 'code';
-    });
-    
-    this.then(function () {
-        // Cell insertion
-        this.select_cell(2);
-        this.trigger_keydown('m'); // Make it markdown
-        this.trigger_keydown('a'); // Creates one cell
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(2), '', 'a; New cell 2 text is empty');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(2).cell_type, 'code', 'a; inserts a code cell');
-        this.validate_notebook_state('a', 'command', 2);
-        this.trigger_keydown('b'); // Creates one cell
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(2), '', 'b; Cell 2 text is still empty');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(3), '', 'b; New cell 3 text is empty');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(3).cell_type, 'code', 'b; inserts a code cell');
-        this.validate_notebook_state('b', 'command', 3);
-    });
-    
-    this.thenEvaluate(function() {
-        IPython.notebook.class_config.set('default_cell_type', 'selected');
-    });
-    
-    this.then(function () {
-        this.select_cell(2);
-        this.trigger_keydown('m'); // switch it to markdown for the next test
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(2).cell_type, 'markdown', 'test cell is markdown');
-        this.trigger_keydown('a'); // new cell above
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(2).cell_type, 'markdown', 'a; inserts a markdown cell when markdown selected');
-        this.trigger_keydown('b'); // new cell below
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(3).cell_type, 'markdown', 'b; inserts a markdown cell when markdown selected');
-    });
-    
-    this.thenEvaluate(function() {
-        IPython.notebook.class_config.set('default_cell_type', 'above');
-    });
-    
-    this.then(function () {
-        this.select_cell(2);
-        this.trigger_keydown('y'); // switch it to code for the next test
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(2).cell_type, 'code', 'test cell is code');
-        this.trigger_keydown('b'); // new cell below
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(3).cell_type, 'code', 'b; inserts a code cell below code cell');
-        this.trigger_keydown('a'); // new cell above
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(3).cell_type, 'code', 'a; inserts a code cell above code cell');
-    });
-    
-    this.then(function () {
-        this.set_cell_text(1, 'cell1');
-        this.select_cell(1);
-        this.select_cell(2, false);
-        this.trigger_keydown('a');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(1), '', 'a; New cell 1 text is empty');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(2), 'cell1', 'a; Cell 2 text is old cell 1');
-        
-        this.set_cell_text(1, 'cell1');
-        this.set_cell_text(2, 'cell2');
-        this.set_cell_text(3, 'cell3');
-        this.select_cell(1);
-        this.select_cell(2, false);
-        this.trigger_keydown('b');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(1), 'cell1', 'b; Cell 1 remains');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(2), 'cell2', 'b; Cell 2 remains');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(3), '', 'b; Cell 3 is new');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(4), 'cell3', 'b; Cell 4 text is old cell 3');
-    });
-});
diff --git a/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py
index 388dd2ad83..7c4eebada1 100644
--- a/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py
+++ b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import os
-import pytest
 
 def cell_is_deletable(nb, index):
     JS = 'return Jupyter.notebook.get_cell({}).is_deletable();'.format(index)
diff --git a/notebook/tests/selenium/test_dualmode_insertcell.py b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_dualmode_insertcell.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ab100ced2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_dualmode_insertcell.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
+from .utils import shift
+
+def test_insert_cell(notebook):
+    a = "print('a')"
+    b = "print('b')"
+    c = "print('c')"
+
+    notebook.edit_cell(index=0, content=a)
+    notebook.append(b, c)
+    notebook.to_command_mode()
+
+    assert notebook.get_cells_contents() == [a, b, c] 
+
+    notebook.to_command_mode()
+    notebook.focus_cell(2)
+    notebook.convert_cell_type(2, "markdown")
+    
+    # insert code cell above
+    notebook.current_cell.send_keys("a")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(2) == ""
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(2) == "code"
+    assert len(notebook.cells) == 4
+    
+    # insert code cell below
+    notebook.current_cell.send_keys("b")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(2) == ""
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(3) == ""
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(3) == "code"
+    assert len(notebook.cells) == 5
+
+    notebook.edit_cell(index=1, content="cell1")
+    notebook.focus_cell(1)
+    notebook.current_cell.send_keys("a")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(1) == ""
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(2) == "cell1"
+
+    notebook.edit_cell(index=1, content='cell1')
+    notebook.edit_cell(index=2, content='cell2')
+    notebook.edit_cell(index=3, content='cell3')
+    notebook.focus_cell(2)
+    notebook.current_cell.send_keys("b")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(1) == "cell1"
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(2) == "cell2"
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(3) == ""
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(4) == "cell3"
+
+    # insert above multiple selected cells
+    notebook.focus_cell(1)
+    shift(notebook.browser, Keys.DOWN)
+    notebook.current_cell.send_keys('a')
+    
+    # insert below multiple selected cells
+    notebook.focus_cell(2)
+    shift(notebook.browser, Keys.DOWN)
+    notebook.current_cell.send_keys('b')
+    assert notebook.get_cells_contents()[1:5] == ["", "cell1", "cell2", ""]
diff --git a/notebook/tests/selenium/utils.py b/notebook/tests/selenium/utils.py
index d17ac0e5e5..3645354e0b 100644
--- a/notebook/tests/selenium/utils.py
+++ b/notebook/tests/selenium/utils.py
@@ -131,10 +131,17 @@ def get_cells_contents(self):
         JS = 'return Jupyter.notebook.get_cells().map(function(c) {return c.get_text();})'
         return self.browser.execute_script(JS)
 
+    def get_cell_contents(self, index=0, selector='div .CodeMirror-code'):
+        return self.cells[index].find_element_by_css_selector(selector).text
+
     def set_cell_metadata(self, index, key, value):
         JS = 'Jupyter.notebook.get_cell({}).metadata.{} = {}'.format(index, key, value)
         return self.browser.execute_script(JS)
 
+    def get_cell_type(self, index=0):
+        JS = 'return Jupyter.notebook.get_cell({}).cell_type'.format(index)
+        return self.browser.execute_script(JS)
+        
     def set_cell_input_prompt(self, index, prmpt_val):
         JS = 'Jupyter.notebook.get_cell({}).set_input_prompt({})'.format(index, prmpt_val)
         self.browser.execute_script(JS)