diff --git a/src/libcore/rt/uv/idle.rs b/src/libcore/rt/uv/idle.rs
index 2cf0b5c48728..a81ab48696a3 100644
--- a/src/libcore/rt/uv/idle.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/rt/uv/idle.rs
@@ -89,3 +89,65 @@ impl NativeHandle<*uvll::uv_idle_t> for IdleWatcher {
         match self { &IdleWatcher(ptr) => ptr }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+
+    use rt::uv::Loop;
+    use super::*;
+    use unstable::run_in_bare_thread;
+
+    #[test]
+    #[ignore(reason = "valgrind - loop destroyed before watcher?")]
+    fn idle_new_then_close() {
+        do run_in_bare_thread {
+            let mut loop_ = Loop::new();
+            let idle_watcher = { IdleWatcher::new(&mut loop_) };
+            idle_watcher.close(||());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn idle_smoke_test() {
+        do run_in_bare_thread {
+            let mut loop_ = Loop::new();
+            let mut idle_watcher = { IdleWatcher::new(&mut loop_) };
+            let mut count = 10;
+            let count_ptr: *mut int = &mut count;
+            do idle_watcher.start |idle_watcher, status| {
+                let mut idle_watcher = idle_watcher;
+                assert!(status.is_none());
+                if unsafe { *count_ptr == 10 } {
+                    idle_watcher.stop();
+                    idle_watcher.close(||());
+                } else {
+                    unsafe { *count_ptr = *count_ptr + 1; }
+                }
+            }
+            loop_.run();
+            loop_.close();
+            assert_eq!(count, 10);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn idle_start_stop_start() {
+        do run_in_bare_thread {
+            let mut loop_ = Loop::new();
+            let mut idle_watcher = { IdleWatcher::new(&mut loop_) };
+            do idle_watcher.start |idle_watcher, status| {
+                let mut idle_watcher = idle_watcher;
+                assert!(status.is_none());
+                idle_watcher.stop();
+                do idle_watcher.start |idle_watcher, status| {
+                    assert!(status.is_none());
+                    let mut idle_watcher = idle_watcher;
+                    idle_watcher.stop();
+                    idle_watcher.close(||());
+                }
+            }
+            loop_.run();
+            loop_.close();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/libcore/rt/uv/mod.rs b/src/libcore/rt/uv/mod.rs
index 2bd657fd8641..8cc596b2876d 100644
--- a/src/libcore/rt/uv/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/rt/uv/mod.rs
@@ -364,57 +364,3 @@ fn loop_smoke_test() {
         loop_.close();
     }
 }
-
-#[test]
-#[ignore(reason = "valgrind - loop destroyed before watcher?")]
-fn idle_new_then_close() {
-    do run_in_bare_thread {
-        let mut loop_ = Loop::new();
-        let idle_watcher = { IdleWatcher::new(&mut loop_) };
-        idle_watcher.close(||());
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn idle_smoke_test() {
-    do run_in_bare_thread {
-        let mut loop_ = Loop::new();
-        let mut idle_watcher = { IdleWatcher::new(&mut loop_) };
-        let mut count = 10;
-        let count_ptr: *mut int = &mut count;
-        do idle_watcher.start |idle_watcher, status| {
-            let mut idle_watcher = idle_watcher;
-            assert!(status.is_none());
-            if unsafe { *count_ptr == 10 } {
-                idle_watcher.stop();
-                idle_watcher.close(||());
-            } else {
-                unsafe { *count_ptr = *count_ptr + 1; }
-            }
-        }
-        loop_.run();
-        loop_.close();
-        assert_eq!(count, 10);
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn idle_start_stop_start() {
-    do run_in_bare_thread {
-        let mut loop_ = Loop::new();
-        let mut idle_watcher = { IdleWatcher::new(&mut loop_) };
-        do idle_watcher.start |idle_watcher, status| {
-            let mut idle_watcher = idle_watcher;
-            assert!(status.is_none());
-            idle_watcher.stop();
-            do idle_watcher.start |idle_watcher, status| {
-                assert!(status.is_none());
-                let mut idle_watcher = idle_watcher;
-                idle_watcher.stop();
-                idle_watcher.close(||());
-            }
-        }
-        loop_.run();
-        loop_.close();
-    }
-}