diff --git a/tests/e2e/v3_curl_test.go b/tests/e2e/v3_curl_election_test.go
similarity index 78%
rename from tests/e2e/v3_curl_test.go
rename to tests/e2e/v3_curl_election_test.go
index e21e9372917..5c0421d4a12 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/v3_curl_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/v3_curl_election_test.go
@@ -23,43 +23,11 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/expect"
 	epb "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/v3election/v3electionpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/e2e"
 )
 
-func TestCurlV3Watch(t *testing.T) {
-	testCtl(t, testCurlV3Watch)
-}
-
-func testCurlV3Watch(cx ctlCtx) {
-	// store "bar" into "foo"
-	putreq, err := json.Marshal(&pb.PutRequest{Key: []byte("foo"), Value: []byte("bar")})
-	if err != nil {
-		cx.t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	// watch for first update to "foo"
-	wcr := &pb.WatchCreateRequest{Key: []byte("foo"), StartRevision: 1}
-	wreq, err := json.Marshal(wcr)
-	if err != nil {
-		cx.t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	// marshaling the grpc to json gives:
-	// "{"RequestUnion":{"CreateRequest":{"key":"Zm9v","start_revision":1}}}"
-	// but the gprc-gateway expects a different format..
-	wstr := `{"create_request" : ` + string(wreq) + "}"
-
-	if err = e2e.CURLPost(cx.epc, e2e.CURLReq{Endpoint: "/v3/kv/put", Value: string(putreq), Expected: expect.ExpectedResponse{Value: "revision"}}); err != nil {
-		cx.t.Fatalf("failed testCurlV3Watch put with curl (%v)", err)
-	}
-	// expects "bar", timeout after 2 seconds since stream waits forever
-	err = e2e.CURLPost(cx.epc, e2e.CURLReq{Endpoint: "/v3/watch", Value: wstr, Expected: expect.ExpectedResponse{Value: `"YmFy"`}, Timeout: 2})
-	require.ErrorContains(cx.t, err, "unexpected exit code")
-}
-
 func TestCurlV3CampaignNoTLS(t *testing.T) {
 	testCtl(t, testCurlV3Campaign, withCfg(*e2e.NewConfigNoTLS()))
 }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/v3_curl_watch_test.go b/tests/e2e/v3_curl_watch_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90dce89baa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/v3_curl_watch_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The etcd Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/expect"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/e2e"
+)
+
+func TestCurlV3Watch(t *testing.T) {
+	testCtl(t, testCurlV3Watch)
+}
+
+func testCurlV3Watch(cx ctlCtx) {
+	// store "bar" into "foo"
+	putreq, err := json.Marshal(&pb.PutRequest{Key: []byte("foo"), Value: []byte("bar")})
+	if err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// watch for first update to "foo"
+	wcr := &pb.WatchCreateRequest{Key: []byte("foo"), StartRevision: 1}
+	wreq, err := json.Marshal(wcr)
+	if err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// marshaling the grpc to json gives:
+	// "{"RequestUnion":{"CreateRequest":{"key":"Zm9v","start_revision":1}}}"
+	// but the gprc-gateway expects a different format..
+	wstr := `{"create_request" : ` + string(wreq) + "}"
+
+	if err = e2e.CURLPost(cx.epc, e2e.CURLReq{Endpoint: "/v3/kv/put", Value: string(putreq), Expected: expect.ExpectedResponse{Value: "revision"}}); err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatalf("failed testCurlV3Watch put with curl (%v)", err)
+	}
+	// expects "bar", timeout after 2 seconds since stream waits forever
+	err = e2e.CURLPost(cx.epc, e2e.CURLReq{Endpoint: "/v3/watch", Value: wstr, Expected: expect.ExpectedResponse{Value: `"YmFy"`}, Timeout: 2})
+	require.ErrorContains(cx.t, err, "unexpected exit code")
+}