diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/TestCachingOfDeser.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/TestCachingOfDeser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ac9dff1b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/TestCachingOfDeser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BaseMapTest;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdDeserializer;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+public class TestCachingOfDeser extends BaseMapTest
+{
+    // For [databind#735]
+    public static class TestMapNoCustom {
+
+        public Map<String, Integer> map;
+    }
+
+    public static class TestMapWithCustom {
+
+        @JsonDeserialize(contentUsing = CustomDeserializer735.class)
+        public Map<String, Integer> map;
+    }
+
+    public static class TestListWithCustom {
+        @JsonDeserialize(contentUsing = CustomDeserializer735.class)
+        public List<Integer> list;
+    }
+
+    public static class TestListNoCustom {
+        public List<Integer> list;
+    }
+
+    public static class CustomDeserializer735 extends StdDeserializer<Integer> {
+        public CustomDeserializer735() {
+            super(Integer.class);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer deserialize(JsonParser p, DeserializationContext ctxt) throws IOException {
+            return 100 * p.getValueAsInt();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+    /**********************************************************
+    /* Unit tests
+    /**********************************************************
+     */
+
+    final static String MAP_INPUT = "{\"map\":{\"a\":1}}";
+    final static String LIST_INPUT = "{\"list\":[1]}";
+
+    
+    // Ok: first, use custom-annotated instance first, then standard
+    public void testCustomMapCaching1() throws Exception
+    {
+
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        TestMapWithCustom mapC = mapper.readValue(MAP_INPUT, TestMapWithCustom.class);
+        TestMapNoCustom mapStd = mapper.readValue(MAP_INPUT, TestMapNoCustom.class);
+
+        assertNotNull(mapC.map);
+        assertNotNull(mapStd.map);
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(100), mapC.map.get("a"));
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(1), mapStd.map.get("a"));
+    }
+        
+    // And then standard first, custom next
+    public void testCustomMapCaching2() throws Exception
+    {
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        TestMapNoCustom mapStd = mapper.readValue(MAP_INPUT, TestMapNoCustom.class);
+        TestMapWithCustom mapC = mapper.readValue(MAP_INPUT, TestMapWithCustom.class);
+
+        assertNotNull(mapStd.map);
+        assertNotNull(mapC.map);
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(1), mapStd.map.get("a"));
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(100), mapC.map.get("a"));
+    }
+
+    // Ok: first, use custom-annotated instance first, then standard
+    public void testCustomListCaching1() throws Exception {
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        TestListWithCustom listC = mapper.readValue(LIST_INPUT, TestListWithCustom.class);
+        TestListNoCustom listStd = mapper.readValue(LIST_INPUT, TestListNoCustom.class);
+
+        assertNotNull(listC.list);
+        assertNotNull(listStd.list);
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(100), listC.list.get(0));
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(1), listStd.list.get(0));
+    }
+
+    // First custom-annotated, then standard
+    public void testCustomListCaching2() throws Exception {
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        TestListNoCustom listStd = mapper.readValue(LIST_INPUT, TestListNoCustom.class);
+        TestListWithCustom listC = mapper.readValue(LIST_INPUT, TestListWithCustom.class);
+
+        assertNotNull(listC.list);
+        assertNotNull(listStd.list);
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(100), listC.list.get(0));
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(1), listStd.list.get(0));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/TestCustomDeserializers.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/TestCustomDeserializers.java
index 1b7a1e4c5e..ce3e76c22f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/TestCustomDeserializers.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/TestCustomDeserializers.java
@@ -231,34 +231,6 @@ public JsonDeserializer<?> createContextual(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanPro
         }
     }
 
-    // For [databind#735]
-    public static class TestMapBean735 {
-
-        @JsonDeserialize(contentUsing = CustomDeserializer735.class)
-        public Map<String, Integer> map1;
-
-        public Map<String, Integer> map2;
-    }
-
-    public static class TestListBean735 {
-
-        @JsonDeserialize(contentUsing = CustomDeserializer735.class)
-        public List<Integer> list1;
-
-        public List<Integer> list2;
-    }
-    
-    public static class CustomDeserializer735 extends StdDeserializer<Integer> {
-        public CustomDeserializer735() {
-            super(Integer.class);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public Integer deserialize(JsonParser p, DeserializationContext ctxt) throws IOException {
-            return 100 * p.getValueAsInt();
-        }
-    }
-
     /*
     /**********************************************************
     /* Unit tests
@@ -360,21 +332,4 @@ public void testContextReadValue() throws Exception
         assertNotNull(w.value.inner);
         assertEquals(-13, w.value.inner.x);
     }
-
-    // [databind#735]: erroneous application of custom deserializer
-    public void testCustomMapValueDeser735() throws Exception {
-        String json = "{\"map1\":{\"a\":1},\"map2\":{\"a\":1}}";
-        TestMapBean735 bean = MAPPER.readValue(json, TestMapBean735.class);
-
-        assertEquals(100, bean.map1.get("a").intValue());
-        assertEquals(1, bean.map2.get("a").intValue());
-    }
-
-    public void testCustomListValueDeser735() throws Exception {
-        String json = "{\"list1\":[1],\"list2\":[1]}";
-        TestListBean735 bean = MAPPER.readValue(json, TestListBean735.class);
-
-        assertEquals(100, bean.list1.get(0).intValue());
-        assertEquals(1, bean.list2.get(0).intValue());
-    }
 }