diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
index 283938a26..62a07bc7e 100644
--- a/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,57 +36,3 @@ pub use palette::*;
 pub use pixel::*;
 pub use plane::*;
 pub use visual::*;
-
-// TODO: move tests out
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use core::ptr::{null, null_mut};
-    use cstr_core::{CStr, CString};
-
-    use libc_print::*;
-    use serial_test::serial; // serialize tests w/ nc::notcurses_init()
-
-    use crate as nc;
-
-    #[test]
-    #[serial]
-    fn get_notcurses_version() {
-        let c_str = unsafe {
-            let s = nc::notcurses_version();
-            assert!(!s.is_null());
-            CStr::from_ptr(s)
-        };
-        let r_str = c_str.to_str().unwrap();
-        libc_println!("rust-bound notcurses v{}", r_str);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[serial]
-    fn create_notcurses_context() {
-        unsafe {
-            let _ = libc::setlocale(libc::LC_ALL, CString::new("").unwrap().as_ptr());
-            let opts = nc::notcurses_options {
-                loglevel: 0,
-                termtype: null(),
-                renderfp: null_mut(),
-                margin_t: 0,
-                margin_r: 0,
-                margin_b: 0,
-                margin_l: 0,
-                flags: (nc::NCOPTION_NO_ALTERNATE_SCREEN | nc::NCOPTION_INHIBIT_SETLOCALE) as u64,
-            };
-            let nc = nc::notcurses_init(&opts, null_mut());
-            nc::notcurses_stop(nc);
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[serial]
-    fn create_direct_context() {
-        unsafe {
-            let _ = libc::setlocale(libc::LC_ALL, CString::new("").unwrap().as_ptr());
-            let nc = nc::ncdirect_init(null_mut(), null_mut(), 0);
-            nc::ncdirect_stop(nc);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rust/tests/notcurses.rs b/rust/tests/notcurses.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85242ed18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/tests/notcurses.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use core::ptr::{null, null_mut};
+use cstr_core::{CStr, CString};
+
+use libc_print::*;
+use serial_test::serial; // serialize tests w/ nc::notcurses_init()
+
+use libnotcurses_sys as nc;
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn get_notcurses_version() {
+    let c_str = unsafe {
+        let s = nc::notcurses_version();
+        assert!(!s.is_null());
+        CStr::from_ptr(s)
+    };
+    let r_str = c_str.to_str().unwrap();
+    libc_println!("rust-bound notcurses v{}", r_str);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn create_notcurses_context() {
+    unsafe {
+        let _ = libc::setlocale(libc::LC_ALL, CString::new("").unwrap().as_ptr());
+        let opts = nc::notcurses_options {
+            loglevel: 0,
+            termtype: null(),
+            renderfp: null_mut(),
+            margin_t: 0,
+            margin_r: 0,
+            margin_b: 0,
+            margin_l: 0,
+            flags: (nc::NCOPTION_NO_ALTERNATE_SCREEN | nc::NCOPTION_INHIBIT_SETLOCALE) as u64,
+        };
+        let nc = nc::notcurses_init(&opts, null_mut());
+        nc::notcurses_stop(nc);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn create_direct_context() {
+    unsafe {
+        let _ = libc::setlocale(libc::LC_ALL, CString::new("").unwrap().as_ptr());
+        let nc = nc::ncdirect_init(null_mut(), null_mut(), 0);
+        nc::ncdirect_stop(nc);
+    }
+}