diff --git a/looptime/plugin.py b/looptime/plugin.py
index 6b6405a..c2ca31f 100644
--- a/looptime/plugin.py
+++ b/looptime/plugin.py
@@ -5,15 +5,33 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from looptime import loops, patchers
+from looptime import loops, patchers, timeproxies
 
 
-@pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
+@pytest.fixture()
+def looptime() -> timeproxies.LoopTimeProxy:
+    return timeproxies.LoopTimeProxy()
+
+
+def pytest_configure(config: Any) -> None:
+    config.addinivalue_line('markers', "looptime: configure the fake fast-forwarding loop time.")
+
+
+def pytest_addoption(parser: Any) -> None:
+    group = parser.getgroup("asyncio time contraction")
+    group.addoption("--no-looptime", dest='looptime', action="store_const", const=False,
+                    help="Force all (even marked) tests to the true loop time.")
+    group.addoption("--looptime", dest='looptime', action="store_const", const=True,
+                    help="Run unmarked tests with the fake loop time by default.")
+
+
+@pytest.hookimpl(wrapper=True)
 def pytest_fixture_setup(fixturedef: Any, request: Any) -> Any:
+    result = yield
+
     if fixturedef.argname == "event_loop":
-        result = yield
-        loop = cast(asyncio.BaseEventLoop, result.get_result()) if result.excinfo is None else None
-        if loop is not None and not isinstance(loop, loops.LoopTimeEventLoop):
+        loop = cast(asyncio.BaseEventLoop, result)
+        if not isinstance(loop, loops.LoopTimeEventLoop):
 
             # True means implicitly on; False means explicitly off; None means "only if marked".
             option: bool | None = request.config.getoption('looptime')
@@ -28,18 +46,6 @@ def pytest_fixture_setup(fixturedef: Any, request: Any) -> Any:
             if enabled:
                 patched_loop = patchers.patch_event_loop(loop)
                 patched_loop.setup_looptime(**options)
-                result.force_result(patched_loop)
-    else:
-        yield
-
-
-def pytest_configure(config: Any) -> None:
-    config.addinivalue_line('markers', "looptime: configure the fake fast-forwarding loop time.")
-
+                result = patched_loop
 
-def pytest_addoption(parser: Any) -> None:
-    group = parser.getgroup("asyncio time contraction")
-    group.addoption("--no-looptime", dest='looptime', action="store_const", const=False,
-                    help="Force all (even marked) tests to the true loop time.")
-    group.addoption("--looptime", dest='looptime', action="store_const", const=True,
-                    help="Run unmarked tests with the fake loop time by default.")
+    return result
diff --git a/looptime/timeproxies.py b/looptime/timeproxies.py
index 7886df2..e4662b5 100644
--- a/looptime/timeproxies.py
+++ b/looptime/timeproxies.py
@@ -31,13 +31,3 @@ def __matmul__(self, other: object) -> LoopTimeProxy:
     @property
     def _value(self) -> float:
         return self._loop.time() if self._loop is not None else asyncio.get_running_loop().time()
-
-
-try:
-    import pytest
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-else:
-    @pytest.fixture()
-    def looptime() -> LoopTimeProxy:
-        return LoopTimeProxy()