diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1f22d8f06e..aded9d1039 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2091,6 +2091,7 @@ name = "solana-failure"
 version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "solana-runtime 0.12.0",
  "solana-sdk 0.12.0",
 ]
 
@@ -2211,6 +2212,7 @@ version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "solana-logger 0.12.0",
+ "solana-runtime 0.12.0",
  "solana-sdk 0.12.0",
 ]
 
@@ -2220,11 +2222,8 @@ version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "solana 0.12.0",
  "solana-bpfloader 0.12.0",
- "solana-failure 0.12.0",
  "solana-logger 0.12.0",
  "solana-native-loader 0.12.0",
- "solana-noop 0.12.0",
- "solana-runtime 0.12.0",
  "solana-sdk 0.12.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/programs/Cargo.toml b/programs/Cargo.toml
index d6ebd156c0..de67375adf 100644
--- a/programs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,9 +22,4 @@ solana = { path = "../core", version = "0.12.0" }
 solana-bpfloader = { path = "bpf_loader", version = "0.12.0" }
 solana-logger = { path = "../logger", version = "0.12.0" }
 solana-native-loader = { path = "native_loader", version = "0.12.0" }
-solana-runtime = { path = "../runtime", version = "0.12.0" }
 solana-sdk = { path = "../sdk", version = "0.12.0" }
-
-[dev-dependencies]
-solana-noop = { path = "noop", version = "0.12.0" }
-solana-failure = { path = "failure", version = "0.12.0" }
diff --git a/programs/failure/Cargo.toml b/programs/failure/Cargo.toml
index 8433f310d1..e3a09e9112 100644
--- a/programs/failure/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/failure/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ edition = "2018"
 solana-sdk = { path = "../../sdk", version = "0.12.0" }
 log = "0.4.2"
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+solana-runtime = { path = "../../runtime", version = "0.12.0" }
+
 [lib]
 name = "failure"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
diff --git a/programs/failure/tests/failure.rs b/programs/failure/tests/failure.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2896f9930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/failure/tests/failure.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use solana_runtime::bank::Bank;
+use solana_runtime::bank::BankError;
+use solana_runtime::loader_utils::load_program;
+use solana_sdk::genesis_block::GenesisBlock;
+use solana_sdk::native_loader;
+use solana_sdk::native_program::ProgramError;
+use solana_sdk::transaction::Transaction;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_program_native_failure() {
+    let (genesis_block, mint_keypair) = GenesisBlock::new(50);
+    let bank = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
+
+    let program = "failure".as_bytes().to_vec();
+    let program_id = load_program(&bank, &mint_keypair, native_loader::id(), program);
+
+    // Call user program
+    let tx = Transaction::new(
+        &mint_keypair,
+        &[],
+        program_id,
+        &1u8,
+        bank.last_blockhash(),
+        0,
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        bank.process_transaction(&tx),
+        Err(BankError::ProgramError(0, ProgramError::GenericError))
+    );
+}
diff --git a/programs/noop/Cargo.toml b/programs/noop/Cargo.toml
index 5720256572..dfd5949661 100644
--- a/programs/noop/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/noop/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ solana-sdk = { path = "../../sdk", version = "0.12.0" }
 solana-logger = { path = "../../logger", version = "0.12.0" }
 log = "0.4.2"
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+solana-runtime = { path = "../../runtime", version = "0.12.0" }
+
 [lib]
 name = "noop"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
diff --git a/programs/noop/tests/noop.rs b/programs/noop/tests/noop.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..733a35cf11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/noop/tests/noop.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use solana_runtime::bank::Bank;
+use solana_runtime::loader_utils::load_program;
+use solana_sdk::genesis_block::GenesisBlock;
+use solana_sdk::native_loader;
+use solana_sdk::transaction::Transaction;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_program_native_noop() {
+    solana_logger::setup();
+
+    let (genesis_block, mint_keypair) = GenesisBlock::new(50);
+    let bank = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
+
+    let program = "noop".as_bytes().to_vec();
+    let program_id = load_program(&bank, &mint_keypair, native_loader::id(), program);
+
+    // Call user program
+    let tx = Transaction::new(
+        &mint_keypair,
+        &[],
+        program_id,
+        &1u8,
+        bank.last_blockhash(),
+        0,
+    );
+    bank.process_transaction(&tx).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(bank.get_signature_status(&tx.signatures[0]), Some(Ok(())));
+}
diff --git a/programs/tests/programs.rs b/programs/tests/programs.rs
index 902f499c50..2ae46265d4 100644
--- a/programs/tests/programs.rs
+++ b/programs/tests/programs.rs
@@ -1,99 +1,3 @@
-use solana_runtime::bank::Bank;
-use solana_runtime::bank::BankError;
-use solana_sdk::genesis_block::GenesisBlock;
-use solana_sdk::loader_transaction::LoaderTransaction;
-use solana_sdk::native_loader;
-use solana_sdk::native_program::ProgramError;
-use solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
-use solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, KeypairUtil};
-use solana_sdk::system_transaction::SystemTransaction;
-use solana_sdk::transaction::Transaction;
-
-fn load_program(bank: &Bank, from: &Keypair, loader_id: Pubkey, program: Vec<u8>) -> Pubkey {
-    let program_account = Keypair::new();
-
-    let tx = SystemTransaction::new_program_account(
-        from,
-        program_account.pubkey(),
-        bank.last_blockhash(),
-        1,
-        program.len() as u64,
-        loader_id,
-        0,
-    );
-    bank.process_transaction(&tx).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(bank.get_signature_status(&tx.signatures[0]), Some(Ok(())));
-
-    let chunk_size = 256; // Size of chunk just needs to fit into tx
-    let mut offset = 0;
-    for chunk in program.chunks(chunk_size) {
-        let tx = LoaderTransaction::new_write(
-            &program_account,
-            loader_id,
-            offset,
-            chunk.to_vec(),
-            bank.last_blockhash(),
-            0,
-        );
-        bank.process_transaction(&tx).unwrap();
-        offset += chunk_size as u32;
-    }
-
-    let tx = LoaderTransaction::new_finalize(&program_account, loader_id, bank.last_blockhash(), 0);
-    bank.process_transaction(&tx).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(bank.get_signature_status(&tx.signatures[0]), Some(Ok(())));
-
-    program_account.pubkey()
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_program_native_noop() {
-    solana_logger::setup();
-
-    let (genesis_block, mint_keypair) = GenesisBlock::new(50);
-    let bank = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
-
-    let program = "noop".as_bytes().to_vec();
-    let program_id = load_program(&bank, &mint_keypair, native_loader::id(), program);
-
-    // Call user program
-    let tx = Transaction::new(
-        &mint_keypair,
-        &[],
-        program_id,
-        &1u8,
-        bank.last_blockhash(),
-        0,
-    );
-    bank.process_transaction(&tx).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(bank.get_signature_status(&tx.signatures[0]), Some(Ok(())));
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_program_native_failure() {
-    solana_logger::setup();
-
-    let (genesis_block, mint_keypair) = GenesisBlock::new(50);
-    let bank = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
-
-    let program = "failure".as_bytes().to_vec();
-    let program_id = load_program(&bank, &mint_keypair, native_loader::id(), program);
-
-    // Call user program
-    let tx = Transaction::new(
-        &mint_keypair,
-        &[],
-        program_id,
-        &1u8,
-        bank.last_blockhash(),
-        0,
-    );
-    assert_eq!(
-        bank.process_transaction(&tx),
-        Err(BankError::ProgramError(0, ProgramError::GenericError))
-    );
-}
-
 #[cfg(feature = "bpf_c")]
 use solana_sdk::bpf_loader;
 #[cfg(any(feature = "bpf_c", feature = "bpf_rust"))]
diff --git a/runtime/src/lib.rs b/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 3b2e561cca..06876f3c35 100644
--- a/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub mod appendvec;
 pub mod bank;
 pub mod bloom;
 mod hash_queue;
+pub mod loader_utils;
 mod runtime;
 mod status_cache;