diff --git a/notebook/tests/notebook/dualmode_cellmode.js b/notebook/tests/notebook/dualmode_cellmode.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 459d18a74..000000000
--- a/notebook/tests/notebook/dualmode_cellmode.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-// Test keyboard shortcuts that change the cell's mode.
-
-// Test
-casper.notebook_test(function () {
-    function get_cell_cm_mode(index) {
-        return casper.evaluate(function (index) {
-            return Jupyter.notebook.get_cell(index).code_mirror.getMode().name;
-        }, {index: index});
-    }
-
-    this.then(function () {
-        // Cell mode change
-        var that = this;
-        var index = 0;
-        this.select_cell(index);
-        var a = 'hello\nmulti\nline';
-        this.set_cell_text(index, a);
-        this.trigger_keydown('esc','r');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(index).cell_type, 'raw', 'r; cell is raw');
-        this.test.assertEquals(get_cell_cm_mode(index), 'null', 'raw cell codemirror mode is null');
-        this.trigger_keydown('1');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(index).cell_type, 'markdown', '1; cell is markdown');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(index), '# ' + a, '1; markdown heading');
-        this.test.assertEquals(get_cell_cm_mode(index), 'ipythongfm', 'codemirror cell mode is ipythongfm');
-        this.trigger_keydown('2');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(index).cell_type, 'markdown', '2; cell is markdown');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(index), '## ' + a, '2; markdown heading');
-        this.trigger_keydown('3');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(index).cell_type, 'markdown', '3; cell is markdown');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(index), '### ' + a, '3; markdown heading');
-        this.trigger_keydown('4');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(index).cell_type, 'markdown', '4; cell is markdown');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(index), '#### ' + a, '4; markdown heading');
-        this.trigger_keydown('5');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(index).cell_type, 'markdown', '5; cell is markdown');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(index), '##### ' + a, '5; markdown heading');
-        this.trigger_keydown('6');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(index).cell_type, 'markdown', '6; cell is markdown');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(index), '###### ' + a, '6; markdown heading');
-        this.trigger_keydown('m');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(index).cell_type, 'markdown', 'm; cell is markdown');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(index), '###### ' + a, 'm; still markdown heading');
-        this.trigger_keydown('y');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(index).cell_type, 'code', 'y; cell is code');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(index), '###### ' + a, 'y; still has hashes');
-        this.test.assertEquals(get_cell_cm_mode(index), 'ipython', 'code cell mode is ipython');
-        this.trigger_keydown('1');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell(index).cell_type, 'markdown', '1; cell is markdown');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(index), '# ' + a, '1; markdown heading');
-    });
-});
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diff --git a/notebook/tests/selenium/test_dualmode_cellmode.py b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_dualmode_cellmode.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c89d6acd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_dualmode_cellmode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"""Test keyboard shortcuts that change the cell's mode."""
+
+def test_dualmode_cellmode(notebook):
+    def get_cell_cm_mode(index):
+        code_mirror_mode = notebook.browser.execute_script(
+            "return Jupyter.notebook.get_cell(%s).code_mirror.getMode().name;"%index)
+        return code_mirror_mode
+    
+    
+    index = 0
+    a = 'hello\nmulti\nline'
+    
+    notebook.edit_cell(index=index, content=a)
+
+    """check for the default cell type"""
+    notebook.to_command_mode()
+    notebook.body.send_keys("r")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(index) == 'raw'
+    assert get_cell_cm_mode(index) == 'null'
+
+    """check cell type after changing to markdown"""
+    notebook.body.send_keys("1")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(index) == 'markdown'
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(index) == '# ' + a
+    assert get_cell_cm_mode(index) == 'ipythongfm'
+
+    notebook.body.send_keys("2")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(index) == 'markdown'
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(index) == '## ' + a
+    
+    notebook.body.send_keys("3")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(index) == 'markdown'
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(index) == '### ' + a
+
+    notebook.body.send_keys("4")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(index) == 'markdown'
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(index) == '#### ' + a
+
+    notebook.body.send_keys("5")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(index) == 'markdown'
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(index) == '##### ' + a
+
+    notebook.body.send_keys("6")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(index) == 'markdown'
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(index) == '###### ' + a
+
+    notebook.body.send_keys("m")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(index) == 'markdown'
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(index) == '###### ' + a
+
+    notebook.body.send_keys("y")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(index) == 'code'
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(index) == '###### ' + a
+    assert get_cell_cm_mode(index) == 'ipython'
+
+    notebook.body.send_keys("1")
+    assert notebook.get_cell_type(index) == 'markdown'
+    assert notebook.get_cell_contents(index) == '# ' + a
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