diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/helpers/progress_test.py b/src/borg/testsuite/helpers/progress_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6d020944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/helpers/progress_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from ...helpers.progress import ProgressIndicatorPercent
+
+
+def test_progress_percentage(capfd):
+    pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(1000, step=5, start=0, msg="%3.0f%%")
+    pi.logger.setLevel("INFO")
+    pi.show(0)
+    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert err == "  0%\n"
+    pi.show(420)
+    pi.show(680)
+    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert err == " 42%\n 68%\n"
+    pi.show(1000)
+    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert err == "100%\n"
+    pi.finish()
+    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert err == "\n"
+
+
+def test_progress_percentage_step(capfd):
+    pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(100, step=2, start=0, msg="%3.0f%%")
+    pi.logger.setLevel("INFO")
+    pi.show()
+    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert err == "  0%\n"
+    pi.show()
+    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert err == ""  # no output at 1% as we have step == 2
+    pi.show()
+    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert err == "  2%\n"
+
+
+def test_progress_percentage_quiet(capfd):
+    pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(1000, step=5, start=0, msg="%3.0f%%")
+    pi.logger.setLevel("WARN")
+    pi.show(0)
+    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert err == ""
+    pi.show(1000)
+    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert err == ""
+    pi.finish()
+    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+    assert err == ""
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/helpers_test.py b/src/borg/testsuite/helpers_test.py
index c50dbda3c..06af42fd8 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/helpers_test.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/helpers_test.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import pytest
 from ..archiver.prune_cmd import prune_split
 from ..constants import *  # NOQA
 from ..helpers import ChunkIteratorFileWrapper, ChunkerParams
-from ..helpers import ProgressIndicatorPercent
 from ..helpers import chunkit
 from ..helpers import safe_ns, safe_s, SUPPORT_32BIT_PLATFORMS
 from ..helpers import popen_with_error_handling
@@ -192,52 +191,6 @@ def test_is_slow_msgpack():
     assert not is_slow_msgpack()
 
 
-def test_progress_percentage(capfd):
-    pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(1000, step=5, start=0, msg="%3.0f%%")
-    pi.logger.setLevel("INFO")
-    pi.show(0)
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert err == "  0%\n"
-    pi.show(420)
-    pi.show(680)
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert err == " 42%\n 68%\n"
-    pi.show(1000)
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert err == "100%\n"
-    pi.finish()
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert err == "\n"
-
-
-def test_progress_percentage_step(capfd):
-    pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(100, step=2, start=0, msg="%3.0f%%")
-    pi.logger.setLevel("INFO")
-    pi.show()
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert err == "  0%\n"
-    pi.show()
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert err == ""  # no output at 1% as we have step == 2
-    pi.show()
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert err == "  2%\n"
-
-
-def test_progress_percentage_quiet(capfd):
-    pi = ProgressIndicatorPercent(1000, step=5, start=0, msg="%3.0f%%")
-    pi.logger.setLevel("WARN")
-    pi.show(0)
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert err == ""
-    pi.show(1000)
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert err == ""
-    pi.finish()
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-    assert err == ""
-
-
 def test_chunk_file_wrapper():
     cfw = ChunkIteratorFileWrapper(iter([b"abc", b"def"]))
     assert cfw.read(2) == b"ab"