diff --git a/test/linting.jl b/test/linting.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ae6a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/linting.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+using SparseConnectivityTracer
+using Test
+
+using JuliaFormatter: JuliaFormatter
+using Aqua: Aqua
+using JET: JET
+using ExplicitImports: ExplicitImports
+
+# Load package extensions so they get tested by ExplicitImports.jl
+using DataInterpolations: DataInterpolations
+using NaNMath: NaNMath
+using NNlib: NNlib
+using SpecialFunctions: SpecialFunctions
+
+@testset "Code formatting" begin
+    @info "...with JuliaFormatter.jl"
+    @test JuliaFormatter.format(SparseConnectivityTracer; verbose=false, overwrite=false)
+end
+
+@testset "Aqua tests" begin
+    @info "...with Aqua.jl"
+    Aqua.test_all(
+        SparseConnectivityTracer;
+        ambiguities=false,
+        deps_compat=(check_extras=false,),
+        stale_deps=(ignore=[:Requires],),
+        persistent_tasks=false,
+    )
+end
+
+@testset "JET tests" begin
+    @info "...with JET.jl"
+    JET.test_package(SparseConnectivityTracer; target_defined_modules=true)
+end
+
+@testset "ExplicitImports tests" begin
+    @info "...with ExplicitImports.jl"
+    @testset "Improper implicit imports" begin
+        @test ExplicitImports.check_no_implicit_imports(SparseConnectivityTracer) ===
+            nothing
+    end
+    @testset "Improper explicit imports" begin
+        @test ExplicitImports.check_no_stale_explicit_imports(
+            SparseConnectivityTracer;
+            ignore=(
+                # Used in code generation, which ExplicitImports doesn't pick up
+                :AbstractTracer,
+                :AkimaInterpolation,
+                :BSplineApprox,
+                :BSplineInterpolation,
+                :CubicHermiteSpline,
+                :CubicSpline,
+                :LagrangeInterpolation,
+                :QuadraticInterpolation,
+                :QuadraticSpline,
+                :QuinticHermiteSpline,
+            ),
+        ) === nothing
+        @test ExplicitImports.check_all_explicit_imports_via_owners(
+            SparseConnectivityTracer
+        ) === nothing
+        # TODO: test in the future when `public` is more common
+        # @test ExplicitImports.check_all_explicit_imports_are_public(
+        #     SparseConnectivityTracer
+        # ) === nothing
+    end
+    @testset "Improper qualified accesses" begin
+        @test ExplicitImports.check_all_qualified_accesses_via_owners(
+            SparseConnectivityTracer
+        ) === nothing
+        @test ExplicitImports.check_no_self_qualified_accesses(SparseConnectivityTracer) ===
+            nothing
+        # TODO: test in the future when `public` is more common
+        # @test ExplicitImports.check_all_qualified_accesses_are_public(
+        #     SparseConnectivityTracer
+        # ) === nothing
+    end
+end
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 1b5f103..c2eb073 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -5,19 +5,8 @@ Pkg.develop(;
 
 using SparseConnectivityTracer
 using Compat: pkgversion
-using Test
-
-using JuliaFormatter: JuliaFormatter
-using Aqua: Aqua
-using JET: JET
-using ExplicitImports: ExplicitImports
 using Documenter: Documenter, DocMeta
-
-# Load package extensions so they get tested by ExplicitImports.jl
-using DataInterpolations: DataInterpolations
-using NaNMath: NaNMath
-using NNlib: NNlib
-using SpecialFunctions: SpecialFunctions
+using Test
 
 DocMeta.setdocmeta!(
     SparseConnectivityTracer,
@@ -30,80 +19,18 @@ GROUP = get(ENV, "JULIA_SCT_TEST_GROUP", "Core")
 
 @testset verbose = true "SparseConnectivityTracer.jl" begin
     if GROUP in ("Core", "All")
-        @testset verbose = true "Formalities" begin
-            @info "Testing formalities..."
-            if VERSION >= v"1.10"
-                @testset "Code formatting" begin
-                    @info "...with JuliaFormatter.jl"
-                    @test JuliaFormatter.format(
-                        SparseConnectivityTracer; verbose=false, overwrite=false
-                    )
-                end
-                @testset "Aqua tests" begin
-                    @info "...with Aqua.jl"
-                    Aqua.test_all(
-                        SparseConnectivityTracer;
-                        ambiguities=false,
-                        deps_compat=(check_extras=false,),
-                        stale_deps=(ignore=[:Requires],),
-                        persistent_tasks=false,
-                    )
-                end
-                @testset "JET tests" begin
-                    @info "...with JET.jl"
-                    JET.test_package(SparseConnectivityTracer; target_defined_modules=true)
-                end
-                @testset "ExplicitImports tests" begin
-                    @info "...with ExplicitImports.jl"
-                    @testset "Improper implicit imports" begin
-                        @test ExplicitImports.check_no_implicit_imports(
-                            SparseConnectivityTracer
-                        ) === nothing
-                    end
-                    @testset "Improper explicit imports" begin
-                        @test ExplicitImports.check_no_stale_explicit_imports(
-                            SparseConnectivityTracer;
-                            ignore=(
-                                :AbstractTracer,
-                                :AkimaInterpolation,
-                                :BSplineApprox,
-                                :BSplineInterpolation,
-                                :CubicHermiteSpline,
-                                :CubicSpline,
-                                :LagrangeInterpolation,
-                                :QuadraticInterpolation,
-                                :QuadraticSpline,
-                                :QuinticHermiteSpline,
-                            ),
-                        ) === nothing
-                        @test ExplicitImports.check_all_explicit_imports_via_owners(
-                            SparseConnectivityTracer
-                        ) === nothing
-                        # TODO: test in the future when `public` is more common
-                        # @test ExplicitImports.check_all_explicit_imports_are_public(
-                        #     SparseConnectivityTracer
-                        # ) === nothing
-                    end
-                    @testset "Improper qualified accesses" begin
-                        @test ExplicitImports.check_all_qualified_accesses_via_owners(
-                            SparseConnectivityTracer
-                        ) === nothing
-                        @test ExplicitImports.check_no_self_qualified_accesses(
-                            SparseConnectivityTracer
-                        ) === nothing
-                        # TODO: test in the future when `public` is more common
-                        # @test ExplicitImports.check_all_qualified_accesses_are_public(
-                        #     SparseConnectivityTracer
-                        # ) === nothing
-                    end
-                end
-            end
-            @testset "Doctests" begin
-                Documenter.doctest(SparseConnectivityTracer)
+        if VERSION >= v"1.10"
+            @testset verbose = true "Linting" begin
+                @info "Testing linting..."
+                include("linting.jl")
             end
         end
     end
-
+    if GROUP in ("Core", "All")
+        @testset "Doctests" begin
+            Documenter.doctest(SparseConnectivityTracer)
+        end
+    end
     if GROUP in ("Core", "All")
         @testset verbose = true "Set types" begin
             @testset "Correctness" begin