diff --git a/.github/workflows/aws_tfhe_backward_compat_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/aws_tfhe_backward_compat_tests.yml
index c7f0c100f..437d429ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aws_tfhe_backward_compat_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aws_tfhe_backward_compat_tests.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: 'false'
           repository: zama-ai/tfhe-backward-compat-data
-          path: tfhe/tfhe-backward-compat-data
+          path: tests/tfhe-backward-compat-data
           lfs: 'true'
           ref: ${{ steps.backward_compat_branch.outputs.branch }}
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9babe2bc8..45aefba0e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ node_modules/
 package-lock.json
 
 # Dir used for backward compatibility test data
-tfhe/tfhe-backward-compat-data/
+tests/tfhe-backward-compat-data/
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dd2856286..909ec56aa 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ members = [
     "backends/tfhe-cuda-backend",
     "utils/tfhe-versionable",
     "utils/tfhe-versionable-derive",
+    "tests"
 ]
 
 exclude = [
-    "tfhe/backward_compatibility_tests",
+    "tests/backward_compatibility_tests",
     "utils/cargo-tfhe-lints-inner",
     "utils/cargo-tfhe-lints"
 ]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7d6a3abb0..8a1b525a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -892,11 +892,11 @@ test_versionable: install_rs_build_toolchain
 .PHONY: test_backward_compatibility_ci
 test_backward_compatibility_ci: install_rs_build_toolchain
 	TFHE_BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_DIR="$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_DIR)" RUSTFLAGS="$(RUSTFLAGS)" cargo $(CARGO_RS_BUILD_TOOLCHAIN) test --profile $(CARGO_PROFILE) \
-		--config "patch.'$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_URL)'.$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_PROJECT).path=\"tfhe/$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_DIR)\"" \
-		--features=shortint,integer,zk-pok -p $(TFHE_SPEC) test_backward_compatibility -- --nocapture
+		--config "patch.'$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_URL)'.$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_PROJECT).path=\"tests/$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_DIR)\"" \
+		--features=shortint,integer,zk-pok -p tests test_backward_compatibility -- --nocapture
 
 .PHONY: test_backward_compatibility # Same as test_backward_compatibility_ci but tries to clone the data repo first if needed
-test_backward_compatibility: tfhe/$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_DIR) test_backward_compatibility_ci
+test_backward_compatibility: tests/$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_DIR) test_backward_compatibility_ci
 
 .PHONY: backward_compat_branch # Prints the required backward compatibility branch
 backward_compat_branch:
@@ -1275,9 +1275,9 @@ write_params_to_file: install_rs_check_toolchain
 
 .PHONY: clone_backward_compat_data # Clone the data repo needed for backward compatibility tests
 clone_backward_compat_data:
-	./scripts/clone_backward_compat_data.sh $(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_URL) $(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_BRANCH) tfhe/$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_DIR)
+	./scripts/clone_backward_compat_data.sh $(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_URL) $(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_BRANCH) tests/$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_DIR)
 
-tfhe/$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_DIR): clone_backward_compat_data
+tests/$(BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_DIR): clone_backward_compat_data
 
 #
 # Real use case examples
diff --git a/tasks/src/check_tfhe_docs_are_tested.rs b/tasks/src/check_tfhe_docs_are_tested.rs
index 142add6cb..6b2f998e1 100644
--- a/tasks/src/check_tfhe_docs_are_tested.rs
+++ b/tasks/src/check_tfhe_docs_are_tested.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const DIR_TO_IGNORE: [&str; 3] = [
     ".git",
     "target",
     // If the data repo has been cloned, we ignore its README
-    "tfhe/tfhe-backward-compat-data",
+    "tests/tfhe-backward-compat-data",
 ];
 
 const FILES_TO_IGNORE: [&str; 5] = [
diff --git a/tests/Cargo.toml b/tests/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e48a73eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[package]
+name = "tests"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tfhe = { path = "../tfhe" }
+tfhe-versionable = { path = "../utils/tfhe-versionable" }
+tfhe-backward-compat-data = { git = "https://github.com/zama-ai/tfhe-backward-compat-data.git", branch = "v0.4", default-features = false, features = [
+    "load",
+] }
+ron = "0.8"
+
+
+[[test]]
+name = "backward_compatibility_tests"
+path = "backward_compatibility_tests.rs"
+
+[features]
+shortint = ["tfhe/shortint"]
+integer = ["shortint", "tfhe/integer"]
+zk-pok = ["tfhe/zk-pok"]
diff --git a/tfhe/tests/backward_compatibility/high_level_api.rs b/tests/backward_compatibility/high_level_api.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from tfhe/tests/backward_compatibility/high_level_api.rs
rename to tests/backward_compatibility/high_level_api.rs
diff --git a/tfhe/tests/backward_compatibility/mod.rs b/tests/backward_compatibility/mod.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from tfhe/tests/backward_compatibility/mod.rs
rename to tests/backward_compatibility/mod.rs
diff --git a/tfhe/tests/backward_compatibility/shortint.rs b/tests/backward_compatibility/shortint.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from tfhe/tests/backward_compatibility/shortint.rs
rename to tests/backward_compatibility/shortint.rs
diff --git a/tfhe/tests/backward_compatibility_tests.rs b/tests/backward_compatibility_tests.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from tfhe/tests/backward_compatibility_tests.rs
rename to tests/backward_compatibility_tests.rs
diff --git a/tfhe/Cargo.toml b/tfhe/Cargo.toml
index a5038a6a1..748454012 100644
--- a/tfhe/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tfhe/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ env_logger = "0.10.0"
 log = "0.4.19"
 hex = "0.4.3"
 # End regex-engine deps
-# Used for backward compatibility test metadata
-ron = "0.8"
-tfhe-backward-compat-data = { git = "https://github.com/zama-ai/tfhe-backward-compat-data.git", branch = "v0.4", default-features = false, features = [
-    "load",
-] }
 strum = { version = "0.26", features = ["derive"] }
 
 [build-dependencies]