diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 90de39a..27d6292 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 tag_build = dev1
 
 [nosetests]
-where = falcon/tests
+where = tests
 verbosity = 2
 
 with-coverage = true
diff --git a/falcon/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from falcon/tests/__init__.py
rename to tests/__init__.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/dump_wsgi.py b/tests/dump_wsgi.py
similarity index 100%
rename from falcon/tests/dump_wsgi.py
rename to tests/dump_wsgi.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_after_hooks.py b/tests/test_after_hooks.py
similarity index 100%
rename from falcon/tests/test_after_hooks.py
rename to tests/test_after_hooks.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_before_hooks.py b/tests/test_before_hooks.py
similarity index 100%
rename from falcon/tests/test_before_hooks.py
rename to tests/test_before_hooks.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_default_routing.py b/tests/test_default_routing.py
similarity index 100%
rename from falcon/tests/test_default_routing.py
rename to tests/test_default_routing.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_error_handlers.py b/tests/test_error_handlers.py
similarity index 100%
rename from falcon/tests/test_error_handlers.py
rename to tests/test_error_handlers.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_example.py b/tests/test_example.py
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rename from falcon/tests/test_example.py
rename to tests/test_example.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_headers.py b/tests/test_headers.py
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rename from falcon/tests/test_headers.py
rename to tests/test_headers.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_hello.py b/tests/test_hello.py
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rename from falcon/tests/test_hello.py
rename to tests/test_hello.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_http_method_routing.py b/tests/test_http_method_routing.py
similarity index 100%
rename from falcon/tests/test_http_method_routing.py
rename to tests/test_http_method_routing.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_httperror.py b/tests/test_httperror.py
similarity index 100%
rename from falcon/tests/test_httperror.py
rename to tests/test_httperror.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_query_params.py b/tests/test_query_params.py
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rename from falcon/tests/test_query_params.py
rename to tests/test_query_params.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_req_vars.py b/tests/test_req_vars.py
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rename from falcon/tests/test_req_vars.py
rename to tests/test_req_vars.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_request_body.py b/tests/test_request_body.py
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rename from falcon/tests/test_request_body.py
rename to tests/test_request_body.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_response_body.py b/tests/test_response_body.py
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rename from falcon/tests/test_response_body.py
rename to tests/test_response_body.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_sinks.py b/tests/test_sinks.py
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rename from falcon/tests/test_sinks.py
rename to tests/test_sinks.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_uri_templates.py b/tests/test_uri_templates.py
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rename from falcon/tests/test_uri_templates.py
rename to tests/test_uri_templates.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
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rename from falcon/tests/test_utils.py
rename to tests/test_utils.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_wsgi.py b/tests/test_wsgi.py
similarity index 100%
rename from falcon/tests/test_wsgi.py
rename to tests/test_wsgi.py
diff --git a/falcon/tests/test_wsgi_errors.py b/tests/test_wsgi_errors.py
similarity index 100%
rename from falcon/tests/test_wsgi_errors.py
rename to tests/test_wsgi_errors.py