diff --git a/tests/storage_tests/formats_test/labeling_test.py b/tests/storage_tests/formats_test/labeling_test.py
index 067b900b1..513ec619d 100644
--- a/tests/storage_tests/formats_test/labeling_test.py
+++ b/tests/storage_tests/formats_test/labeling_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import unittest
-
-from blivet.formats import device_formats
 from blivet.size import Size
 import blivet.formats.fs as fs
 import blivet.formats.swap as swap
@@ -9,42 +6,6 @@
 from . import fslabeling
 
 
-class InitializationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    """Test FS object initialization."""
-
-    def test_labels(self):
-        """Initialize some filesystems with valid and invalid labels."""
-
-        # Ext2FS has a maximum length of 16
-        self.assertFalse(fs.Ext2FS().label_format_ok("root___filesystem"))
-        self.assertTrue(fs.Ext2FS().label_format_ok("root__filesystem"))
-
-        # FATFS has a maximum length of 11
-        self.assertFalse(fs.FATFS().label_format_ok("rtfilesystem"))
-        self.assertTrue(fs.FATFS().label_format_ok("rfilesystem"))
-
-        # XFS has a maximum length 12 and does not allow spaces
-        self.assertFalse(fs.XFS().label_format_ok("root_filesyst"))
-        self.assertFalse(fs.XFS().label_format_ok("root file"))
-        self.assertTrue(fs.XFS().label_format_ok("root_filesys"))
-
-        # HFSPlus has a maximum length of 128, minimum length of 1, and does not allow colons
-        self.assertFalse(fs.HFSPlus().label_format_ok("n" * 129))
-        self.assertFalse(fs.HFSPlus().label_format_ok("root:file"))
-        self.assertFalse(fs.HFSPlus().label_format_ok(""))
-        self.assertTrue(fs.HFSPlus().label_format_ok("n" * 128))
-
-        # NTFS has a maximum length of 128
-        self.assertFalse(fs.NTFS().label_format_ok("n" * 129))
-        self.assertTrue(fs.NTFS().label_format_ok("n" * 128))
-
-        # all devices are permitted to be passed a label argument of None
-        # some will ignore it completely
-        for _k, v in device_formats.items():
-            self.assertIsNotNone(v(label=None))
-
-
 class XFSTestCase(fslabeling.CompleteLabelingAsRoot):
     _fs_class = fs.XFS
     _invalid_label = "root filesystem"
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/formats_tests/init_test.py b/tests/unit_tests/formats_tests/init_test.py
index 6d35920e5..420230056 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/formats_tests/init_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/formats_tests/init_test.py
@@ -37,3 +37,39 @@ def test_formats_methods(self):
         # Copy or deepcopy should preserve the id
         self.assertEqual(ids, [copy.copy(obj).id for obj in objs])
         self.assertEqual(ids, [copy.deepcopy(obj).id for obj in objs])
+
+
+class InitializationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    """Test FS object initialization."""
+
+    def test_labels(self):
+        """Initialize some filesystems with valid and invalid labels."""
+
+        # Ext2FS has a maximum length of 16
+        self.assertFalse(formats.fs.Ext2FS().label_format_ok("root___filesystem"))
+        self.assertTrue(formats.fs.Ext2FS().label_format_ok("root__filesystem"))
+
+        # FATFS has a maximum length of 11
+        self.assertFalse(formats.fs.FATFS().label_format_ok("rtfilesystem"))
+        self.assertTrue(formats.fs.FATFS().label_format_ok("rfilesystem"))
+
+        # XFS has a maximum length 12 and does not allow spaces
+        self.assertFalse(formats.fs.XFS().label_format_ok("root_filesyst"))
+        self.assertFalse(formats.fs.XFS().label_format_ok("root file"))
+        self.assertTrue(formats.fs.XFS().label_format_ok("root_filesys"))
+
+        # HFSPlus has a maximum length of 128, minimum length of 1, and does not allow colons
+        self.assertFalse(formats.fs.HFSPlus().label_format_ok("n" * 129))
+        self.assertFalse(formats.fs.HFSPlus().label_format_ok("root:file"))
+        self.assertFalse(formats.fs.HFSPlus().label_format_ok(""))
+        self.assertTrue(formats.fs.HFSPlus().label_format_ok("n" * 128))
+
+        # NTFS has a maximum length of 128
+        self.assertFalse(formats.fs.NTFS().label_format_ok("n" * 129))
+        self.assertTrue(formats.fs.NTFS().label_format_ok("n" * 128))
+
+        # all devices are permitted to be passed a label argument of None
+        # some will ignore it completely
+        for _k, v in formats.device_formats.items():
+            self.assertIsNotNone(v(label=None))