diff --git a/docs/source/concepts/WorkspaceGroup.rst b/docs/source/concepts/WorkspaceGroup.rst
index 1e50806154a1..8196fd0594a3 100644
--- a/docs/source/concepts/WorkspaceGroup.rst
+++ b/docs/source/concepts/WorkspaceGroup.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Workspace groups can be created in a more flexible way in the Python script wind
 
 .. testcode:: CreatingWorkspaceGroups
 
+    from mantid.simpleapi import *
+
     ws1 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     ws2 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     ws3 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
@@ -70,8 +72,11 @@ the group should then appear in the ADS with the given name. Using direct instan
 
 .. testcode:: CreatingWorkspaceGroupsInstantiated
 
+    from mantid.simpleapi import *
     from mantid.api import WorkspaceGroup
 
+    mtd.clear()
+
     ws1 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     ws2 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     ws3 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
@@ -97,8 +102,11 @@ Alternatively, workspace group objects can be fed workspaces which are not in th
 
 .. testcode:: CreatingWorkspaceGroupsNoADS
 
+    from mantid.simpleapi import *
     from mantid.api import WorkspaceGroup
 
+    mtd.clear()
+
     ws1 = WorkspaceFactory.create("Workspace2D", 2, 2, 2)
     ws2 = WorkspaceFactory.create("Workspace2D", 2, 2, 2)
     ws3 = WorkspaceFactory.create("Workspace2D", 2, 2, 2)
@@ -135,6 +143,7 @@ If you want to check if a variable points to something that is a Workspace Group
 
 .. testcode:: CheckGroupWorkspace
 
+    from mantid.simpleapi import *
     from mantid.api import WorkspaceGroup
 
     ws1 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
@@ -156,6 +165,8 @@ Looping over all of the members of a group
 
 .. testcode:: GroupWorkspaceMembers
 
+    from mantid.simpleapi import *
+
     ws1 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     ws2 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     wsGroup = GroupWorkspaces("ws1,ws2")
@@ -186,6 +197,8 @@ You can pass workspace groups into any algorithm and Mantid will run that algori
 
 .. testcode:: CheckGroupWorkspace
 
+    from mantid.simpleapi import *
+
     ws1 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     ws2 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     wsGroup = GroupWorkspaces("ws1,ws2")
@@ -211,6 +224,8 @@ Final words of warning:
 
 .. testcode:: Iterative Deletion of Grouped Workspaces
 
+    from mantid.simpleapi import *
+
     ws1 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     ws2 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     wsGroup = GroupWorkspaces("ws1,ws2")
@@ -224,6 +239,8 @@ otherwise indexing will be confused by each deletion.
 
 .. testcode:: Delete Entire Workspace
 
+    from mantid.simpleapi import *
+
     ws1 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     ws2 = CreateSampleWorkspace()
     wsGroup = GroupWorkspaces("ws1,ws2")