diff --git a/tests/modeltests/validation/test_unique.py b/tests/modeltests/validation/test_unique.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98c9615927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modeltests/validation/test_unique.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import unittest
+
+from models import CustomPKModel, UniqueTogetherModel, UniqueFieldsModel, UniqueForDateModel
+
+class GetUniqueCheckTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_unique_fields_get_collected(self):
+        m = UniqueFieldsModel()
+        self.assertEqual(([('id',), ('unique_charfield',), ('unique_integerfield',)], []), m._get_unique_checks())
+
+    def test_unique_together_gets_picked_up(self):
+        m = UniqueTogetherModel()
+        self.assertEqual(([('ifield', 'cfield',),('ifield', 'efield'), ('id',), ], []), m._get_unique_checks())
+
+    def test_primary_key_is_considered_unique(self):
+        m = CustomPKModel()
+        self.assertEqual(([('my_pk_field',)], []), m._get_unique_checks())
+
+    def test_unique_for_date_gets_picked_up(self):
+        m = UniqueForDateModel()
+        self.assertEqual((
+                [('id',)],
+                [('date', 'count', 'start_date'), ('year', 'count', 'end_date'), ('month', 'order', 'end_date')]
+            ), m._get_unique_checks()
+        )
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/validation/tests.py b/tests/modeltests/validation/tests.py
index 8177c1a2cc..150ebd9ccc 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/validation/tests.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/validation/tests.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from modeltests.validation import ValidationTestCase
 from models import *
 
 from validators import TestModelsWithValidators
+from test_unique import GetUniqueCheckTests
 
 class BaseModelValidationTests(ValidationTestCase):
 
@@ -43,25 +44,3 @@ class BaseModelValidationTests(ValidationTestCase):
         mtv = ModelToValidate(number=10, name='Some Name'*100)
         self.assertFailsValidation(mtv.clean, ['name',])
 
-class GetUniqueCheckTests(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_unique_fields_get_collected(self):
-        m = UniqueFieldsModel()
-        self.assertEqual(([('id',), ('unique_charfield',), ('unique_integerfield',)], []), m._get_unique_checks())
-
-    def test_unique_together_gets_picked_up(self):
-        m = UniqueTogetherModel()
-        self.assertEqual(([('ifield', 'cfield',),('ifield', 'efield'), ('id',), ], []), m._get_unique_checks())
-
-    def test_primary_key_is_considered_unique(self):
-        m = CustomPKModel()
-        self.assertEqual(([('my_pk_field',)], []), m._get_unique_checks())
-
-    def test_unique_for_date_gets_picked_up(self):
-        m = UniqueForDateModel()
-        self.assertEqual((
-                [('id',)],
-                [('date', 'count', 'start_date'), ('year', 'count', 'end_date'), ('month', 'order', 'end_date')]
-            ), m._get_unique_checks()
-        )
-
-