diff --git a/tests/command_mode_test.py b/tests/command_mode_test.py
index 536b73d..7fe31d6 100644
--- a/tests/command_mode_test.py
+++ b/tests/command_mode_test.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import pytest
+
 from testing.runner import and_exit
 from testing.runner import run
 
@@ -42,27 +44,37 @@ def test_key_navigation_in_command_mode():
         h.await_cursor_position(x=11, y=23)
         h.await_text('\nhello world\n')
 
-        h.press('Bspace')
-        h.await_cursor_position(x=10, y=23)
-        h.await_text('\nhello worl\n')
-
         h.press('Home')
 
-        h.press('Bspace')  # does nothing at beginning
-        h.await_cursor_position(x=0, y=23)
-        h.await_text('\nhello worl\n')
-
         h.press('DC')
         h.await_cursor_position(x=0, y=23)
-        h.await_text('\nello worl\n')
+        h.await_text('\nello world\n')
 
         # unknown keys don't do anything
         h.press('^J')
-        h.await_text('\nello worl\n')
+        h.await_text('\nello world\n')
 
         h.press('Enter')
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('key', ('BSpace', '^H'))
+def test_command_mode_backspace(key):
+    with run() as h, and_exit(h):
+        trigger_command_mode(h)
+        h.press('hello world')
+        h.await_text('\nhello world\n')
+
+        h.press(key)
+        h.await_text('\nhello worl\n')
+
+        h.press('Home')
+        h.press(key)  # does nothing at beginning
+        h.await_cursor_position(x=0, y=23)
+        h.await_text('\nhello worl\n')
+
+        h.press('^C')
+
+
 def test_command_mode_ctrl_k():
     with run() as h, and_exit(h):
         trigger_command_mode(h)
diff --git a/tests/search_test.py b/tests/search_test.py
index fbebba5..461ce15 100644
--- a/tests/search_test.py
+++ b/tests/search_test.py
@@ -204,6 +204,24 @@ def test_search_multiple_sessions_append_to_history(xdg_data_home):
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('key', ('BSpace', '^H'))
+def test_search_reverse_search_history_backspace(xdg_data_home, key):
+    xdg_data_home.join('babi/history/search').ensure().write(
+        'line_5\n'
+        'line_3\n'
+        'line_1\n',
+    )
+    with run() as h, and_exit(h):
+        h.press('^W')
+        h.press('^R')
+        h.await_text('search(reverse-search)``:')
+        h.press('linea')
+        h.await_text('search(failed reverse-search)`linea`: line_1')
+        h.press(key)
+        h.await_text('search(reverse-search)`line`: line_1')
+        h.press('^C')
+
+
 def test_search_reverse_search_history(xdg_data_home, ten_lines):
     xdg_data_home.join('babi/history/search').ensure().write(
         'line_5\n'
@@ -216,10 +234,6 @@ def test_search_reverse_search_history(xdg_data_home, ten_lines):
         h.await_text('search(reverse-search)``:')
         h.press('line')
         h.await_text('search(reverse-search)`line`: line_1')
-        h.press('a')
-        h.await_text('search(failed reverse-search)`linea`: line_1')
-        h.press('BSpace')
-        h.await_text('search(reverse-search)`line`: line_1')
         h.press('^R')
         h.await_text('search(reverse-search)`line`: line_3')
         h.press('Enter')
diff --git a/tests/text_editing_test.py b/tests/text_editing_test.py
index 5e19bf7..cddf85f 100644
--- a/tests/text_editing_test.py
+++ b/tests/text_editing_test.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import pytest
+
 from testing.runner import and_exit
 from testing.runner import run
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ def test_basic_text_editing(tmpdir):
 
 def test_backspace_at_beginning_of_file():
     with run() as h, and_exit(h):
-        h.press('Bspace')
+        h.press('BSpace')
         h.await_text_missing('unknown key')
         assert h.screenshot().strip().splitlines()[1:] == []
         assert '*' not in h.screenshot()
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ def test_backspace_joins_lines(tmpdir):
     with run(str(f)) as h, and_exit(h):
         h.await_text('foo')
         h.press('Down')
-        h.press('Bspace')
+        h.press('BSpace')
         h.await_text('foobar')
         h.await_text('f *')
         h.await_cursor_position(x=3, y=1)
@@ -43,13 +45,14 @@ def test_backspace_at_end_of_file_still_allows_scrolling_down(tmpdir):
     with run(str(f)) as h, and_exit(h):
         h.await_text('hello world')
         h.press('Down')
-        h.press('Bspace')
+        h.press('BSpace')
         h.press('Down')
         h.await_cursor_position(x=0, y=2)
         assert '*' not in h.screenshot()
 
 
-def test_backspace_deletes_text(tmpdir):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('key', ('BSpace', '^H'))
+def test_backspace_deletes_text(tmpdir, key):
     f = tmpdir.join('f')
     f.write('ohai there')
 
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ def test_backspace_deletes_text(tmpdir):
         h.await_text('ohai there')
         for _ in range(3):
             h.press('Right')
-        h.press('Bspace')
+        h.press(key)
         h.await_text('ohi')
         h.await_text('f *')
         h.await_cursor_position(x=2, y=1)
diff --git a/tests/undo_redo_test.py b/tests/undo_redo_test.py
index c6600c0..449a2ec 100644
--- a/tests/undo_redo_test.py
+++ b/tests/undo_redo_test.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def test_undo_redo_action_interrupts_actions():
     with run() as h, and_exit(h):
         h.press('hello')
         h.await_text('hello')
-        h.press('Bspace')
+        h.press('BSpace')
         h.await_text_missing('hello')
         h.press('M-u')
         h.await_text('hello')