diff --git a/programs/noop_program/Cargo.toml b/programs/noop_program/Cargo.toml
index add9d12b2f..eef7372e7b 100644
--- a/programs/noop_program/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/noop_program/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ log = "0.4.2"
 solana-logger = { path = "../../logger", version = "0.16.0" }
 solana-sdk = { path = "../../sdk", version = "0.16.0" }
 
-[dev-dependencies]
-solana-runtime = { path = "../../runtime", version = "0.16.0" }
-
 [lib]
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 name = "solana_noop_program"
diff --git a/programs/noop_program/tests/noop.rs b/runtime/tests/noop.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from programs/noop_program/tests/noop.rs
rename to runtime/tests/noop.rs