diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py b/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py
index 1ce1bac3b2b7b..d9747c525771b 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     time,
 )
 from io import StringIO
+from pathlib import Path
 import sqlite3
 import warnings
 
@@ -72,34 +73,6 @@
     SQLALCHEMY_INSTALLED = False
 
 SQL_STRINGS = {
-    "create_iris": {
-        "sqlite": """CREATE TABLE iris (
-                "SepalLength" REAL,
-                "SepalWidth" REAL,
-                "PetalLength" REAL,
-                "PetalWidth" REAL,
-                "Name" TEXT
-            )""",
-        "mysql": """CREATE TABLE iris (
-                `SepalLength` DOUBLE,
-                `SepalWidth` DOUBLE,
-                `PetalLength` DOUBLE,
-                `PetalWidth` DOUBLE,
-                `Name` VARCHAR(200)
-            )""",
-        "postgresql": """CREATE TABLE iris (
-                "SepalLength" DOUBLE PRECISION,
-                "SepalWidth" DOUBLE PRECISION,
-                "PetalLength" DOUBLE PRECISION,
-                "PetalWidth" DOUBLE PRECISION,
-                "Name" VARCHAR(200)
-            )""",
-    },
-    "insert_iris": {
-        "sqlite": """INSERT INTO iris VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
-        "mysql": """INSERT INTO iris VALUES(%s, %s, %s, %s, "%s");""",
-        "postgresql": """INSERT INTO iris VALUES(%s, %s, %s, %s, %s);""",
-    },
     "create_test_types": {
         "sqlite": """CREATE TABLE types_test_data (
                     "TextCol" TEXT,
@@ -192,7 +165,7 @@
     },
     "read_parameters": {
         "sqlite": "SELECT * FROM iris WHERE Name=? AND SepalLength=?",
-        "mysql": 'SELECT * FROM iris WHERE `Name`="%s" AND `SepalLength`=%s',
+        "mysql": "SELECT * FROM iris WHERE `Name`=%s AND `SepalLength`=%s",
         "postgresql": 'SELECT * FROM iris WHERE "Name"=%s AND "SepalLength"=%s',
     },
     "read_named_parameters": {
@@ -201,7 +174,7 @@
                 """,
         "mysql": """
                 SELECT * FROM iris WHERE
-                `Name`="%(name)s" AND `SepalLength`=%(length)s
+                `Name`=%(name)s AND `SepalLength`=%(length)s
                 """,
         "postgresql": """
                 SELECT * FROM iris WHERE
@@ -222,6 +195,73 @@
 }
 
 
+def iris_table_metadata(dialect: str):
+    from sqlalchemy import (
+        REAL,
+        Column,
+        Float,
+        MetaData,
+        String,
+        Table,
+    )
+
+    dtype = Float if dialect == "postgresql" else REAL
+    metadata = MetaData()
+    iris = Table(
+        "iris",
+        metadata,
+        Column("SepalLength", dtype),
+        Column("SepalWidth", dtype),
+        Column("PetalLength", dtype),
+        Column("PetalWidth", dtype),
+        Column("Name", String(200)),
+    )
+    return iris
+
+
+def create_and_load_iris_sqlite3(conn: sqlite3.Connection, iris_file: Path):
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+    stmt = """CREATE TABLE iris (
+            "SepalLength" REAL,
+            "SepalWidth" REAL,
+            "PetalLength" REAL,
+            "PetalWidth" REAL,
+            "Name" TEXT
+        )"""
+    cur.execute(stmt)
+    with iris_file.open(newline=None) as csvfile:
+        reader = csv.reader(csvfile)
+        next(reader)
+        stmt = "INSERT INTO iris VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"
+        cur.executemany(stmt, reader)
+
+
+def create_and_load_iris(conn, iris_file: Path, dialect: str):
+    from sqlalchemy import insert
+    from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine
+
+    iris = iris_table_metadata(dialect)
+    iris.drop(conn, checkfirst=True)
+    iris.create(bind=conn)
+
+    with iris_file.open(newline=None) as csvfile:
+        reader = csv.reader(csvfile)
+        header = next(reader)
+        params = [{key: value for key, value in zip(header, row)} for row in reader]
+        stmt = insert(iris).values(params)
+        if isinstance(conn, Engine):
+            with conn.connect() as conn:
+                conn.execute(stmt)
+        else:
+            conn.execute(stmt)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def iris_path(datapath):
+    iris_path = datapath("io", "data", "csv", "iris.csv")
+    return Path(iris_path)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def test_frame1():
     columns = ["index", "A", "B", "C", "D"]
@@ -341,24 +381,15 @@ def _get_exec(self):
         else:
             return self.conn.cursor()
 
-    @pytest.fixture(params=[("io", "data", "csv", "iris.csv")])
-    def load_iris_data(self, datapath, request):
-
-        iris_csv_file = datapath(*request.param)
-
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def load_iris_data(self, iris_path):
         if not hasattr(self, "conn"):
             self.setup_connect()
-
         self.drop_table("iris")
-        self._get_exec().execute(SQL_STRINGS["create_iris"][self.flavor])
-
-        with open(iris_csv_file, newline=None) as iris_csv:
-            r = csv.reader(iris_csv)
-            next(r)  # skip header row
-            ins = SQL_STRINGS["insert_iris"][self.flavor]
-
-            for row in r:
-                self._get_exec().execute(ins, row)
+        if isinstance(self.conn, sqlite3.Connection):
+            create_and_load_iris_sqlite3(self.conn, iris_path)
+        else:
+            create_and_load_iris(self.conn, iris_path, self.flavor)
 
     def _load_iris_view(self):
         self.drop_table("iris_view")
@@ -1248,21 +1279,6 @@ def test_database_uri_string(self, test_frame1):
         with pytest.raises(ImportError, match="pg8000"):
             sql.read_sql("select * from table", db_uri)
 
-    def _make_iris_table_metadata(self):
-        sa = sqlalchemy
-        metadata = sa.MetaData()
-        iris = sa.Table(
-            "iris",
-            metadata,
-            sa.Column("SepalLength", sa.REAL),
-            sa.Column("SepalWidth", sa.REAL),
-            sa.Column("PetalLength", sa.REAL),
-            sa.Column("PetalWidth", sa.REAL),
-            sa.Column("Name", sa.TEXT),
-        )
-
-        return iris
-
     def test_query_by_text_obj(self):
         # WIP : GH10846
         name_text = sqlalchemy.text("select * from iris where name=:name")
@@ -1272,7 +1288,7 @@ def test_query_by_text_obj(self):
 
     def test_query_by_select_obj(self):
         # WIP : GH10846
-        iris = self._make_iris_table_metadata()
+        iris = iris_table_metadata(self.flavor)
 
         name_select = sqlalchemy.select([iris]).where(
             iris.c.Name == sqlalchemy.bindparam("name")