diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 656d211..af43fd1 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -69,59 +69,6 @@
 libtestqapi = static_library('testqapi', sources: [genh, test_qapi_sources])
 testqapi = declare_dependency(link_with: libtestqapi, sources: [genh, test_qapi_headers])
 
-testblock = declare_dependency(dependencies: [block], sources: 'iothread.c')
-
-tests = {
-  'check-block-qdict': [],
-  'check-qdict': [],
-  'check-qnum': [],
-  'check-qstring': [],
-  'check-qlist': [],
-  'check-qnull': [],
-  'check-qobject': [],
-  'check-qjson': [],
-  'check-qlit': [],
-  'test-qobject-output-visitor': [testqapi],
-  'test-clone-visitor': [testqapi],
-  'test-qobject-input-visitor': [testqapi],
-  'test-string-input-visitor': [testqapi],
-  'test-string-output-visitor': [testqapi],
-  'test-opts-visitor': [testqapi],
-  'test-visitor-serialization': [testqapi],
-  'test-bitmap': [],
-  # all code tested by test-x86-cpuid is inside topology.h
-  'test-x86-cpuid': [],
-  'test-cutils': [],
-  'test-shift128': [],
-  'test-mul64': [],
-  # all code tested by test-int128 is inside int128.h
-  'test-int128': [],
-  'rcutorture': [],
-  'test-rcu-list': [],
-  'test-rcu-simpleq': [],
-  'test-rcu-tailq': [],
-  'test-rcu-slist': [],
-  'test-qdist': [],
-  'test-qht': [],
-  'test-bitops': [],
-  'test-bitcnt': [],
-  'test-qgraph': ['qtest/libqos/qgraph.c'],
-  'check-qom-interface': [qom],
-  'check-qom-proplist': [qom],
-  'test-qemu-opts': [],
-  'test-keyval': [testqapi],
-  'test-logging': [],
-  'test-uuid': [],
-  'ptimer-test': ['ptimer-test-stubs.c', meson.source_root() / 'hw/core/ptimer.c'],
-  'test-qapi-util': [],
-}
-
-if have_system or have_tools
-  tests += {
-    'test-qmp-event': [testqapi],
-  }
-endif
-
 test_deps = {
   'test-qht-par': qht_bench,
 }
@@ -129,65 +76,6 @@
 benchs = {}
 
 if have_block
-  tests += {
-    'test-coroutine': [testblock],
-    'test-aio': [testblock],
-    'test-aio-multithread': [testblock],
-    'test-throttle': [testblock],
-    'test-thread-pool': [testblock],
-    'test-hbitmap': [testblock],
-    'test-bdrv-drain': [testblock],
-    'test-bdrv-graph-mod': [testblock],
-    'test-blockjob': [testblock],
-    'test-blockjob-txn': [testblock],
-    'test-block-backend': [testblock],
-    'test-block-iothread': [testblock],
-    'test-write-threshold': [testblock],
-    'test-crypto-hash': [crypto],
-    'test-crypto-hmac': [crypto],
-    'test-crypto-cipher': [crypto],
-    'test-crypto-secret': [crypto, keyutils],
-    'test-authz-simple': [authz],
-    'test-authz-list': [authz],
-    'test-authz-listfile': [authz],
-    'test-io-task': [testblock],
-    'test-io-channel-socket': ['socket-helpers.c', 'io-channel-helpers.c', io],
-    'test-io-channel-file': ['io-channel-helpers.c', io],
-    'test-io-channel-command': ['io-channel-helpers.c', io],
-    'test-io-channel-buffer': ['io-channel-helpers.c', io],
-    'test-crypto-ivgen': [io],
-    'test-crypto-afsplit': [io],
-    'test-crypto-block': [io],
-  }
-  if 'CONFIG_GNUTLS' in config_host and \
-     'CONFIG_TASN1' in config_host and \
-     'CONFIG_POSIX' in config_host
-    tests += {
-      'test-crypto-tlscredsx509': ['crypto-tls-x509-helpers.c', 'pkix_asn1_tab.c',
-                                   tasn1, crypto, gnutls],
-      'test-crypto-tlssession': ['crypto-tls-x509-helpers.c', 'pkix_asn1_tab.c', 'crypto-tls-psk-helpers.c',
-                                 tasn1, crypto, gnutls],
-      'test-io-channel-tls': ['io-channel-helpers.c', 'crypto-tls-x509-helpers.c', 'pkix_asn1_tab.c',
-                              tasn1, io, crypto, gnutls]}
-  endif
-  if 'CONFIG_AUTH_PAM' in config_host
-    tests += {'test-authz-pam': [authz]}
-  endif
-  if 'CONFIG_QEMU_PRIVATE_XTS' in config_host
-    tests += {'test-crypto-xts': [crypto, io]}
-  endif
-  if 'CONFIG_POSIX' in config_host
-    tests += {'test-image-locking': [testblock]}
-  endif
-  if 'CONFIG_REPLICATION' in config_host
-    tests += {'test-replication': [testblock]}
-  endif
-  if 'CONFIG_NETTLE' in config_host or 'CONFIG_GCRYPT' in config_host
-    tests += {'test-crypto-pbkdf': [io]}
-  endif
-  if 'CONFIG_EPOLL_CREATE1' in config_host
-    tests += {'test-fdmon-epoll': [testblock]}
-  endif
   benchs += {
      'benchmark-crypto-hash': [crypto],
      'benchmark-crypto-hmac': [crypto],
@@ -195,75 +83,6 @@
   }
 endif
 
-if have_system
-  tests += {
-    'test-iov': [],
-    'test-qmp-cmds': [testqapi],
-    'test-xbzrle': [migration],
-    'test-timed-average': [],
-    'test-util-sockets': ['socket-helpers.c'],
-    'test-base64': [],
-    'test-bufferiszero': [],
-    'test-vmstate': [migration, io]
-  }
-  if 'CONFIG_INOTIFY1' in config_host
-    tests += {'test-util-filemonitor': []}
-  endif
-
-  # Some tests: test-char, test-qdev-global-props, and test-qga,
-  # are not runnable under TSan due to a known issue.
-  # https://github.com/google/sanitizers/issues/1116
-  if 'CONFIG_TSAN' not in config_host
-    if 'CONFIG_POSIX' in config_host
-        tests += {
-          'test-char': ['socket-helpers.c', qom, io, chardev]
-        }
-    endif
-
-    tests += {
-      'test-qdev-global-props': [qom, hwcore, testqapi]
-    }
-  endif
-endif
-
-if 'CONFIG_TSAN' not in config_host and \
-   'CONFIG_GUEST_AGENT' in config_host and \
-   'CONFIG_LINUX' in config_host
-  tests += {'test-qga': ['qtest/libqtest.c']}
-  test_deps += {'test-qga': qga}
-endif
-
-test_env = environment()
-test_env.set('G_TEST_SRCDIR', meson.current_source_dir())
-test_env.set('G_TEST_BUILDDIR', meson.current_build_dir())
-
-slow_tests = {
-  'test-crypto-tlscredsx509': 45,
-  'test-crypto-tlssession': 45
-}
-
-foreach test_name, extra: tests
-  src = [test_name + '.c']
-  deps = [qemuutil]
-  if extra.length() > 0
-    # use a sourceset to quickly separate sources and deps
-    test_ss = ss.source_set()
-    test_ss.add(extra)
-    src += test_ss.all_sources()
-    deps += test_ss.all_dependencies()
-  endif
-  exe = executable(test_name, src, genh, dependencies: deps)
-
-  test(test_name, exe,
-       depends: test_deps.get(test_name, []),
-       env: test_env,
-       args: ['--tap', '-k'],
-       protocol: 'tap',
-       timeout: slow_tests.get(test_name, 30),
-       priority: slow_tests.get(test_name, 30),
-       suite: ['unit'])
-endforeach
-
 foreach bench_name, deps: benchs
   exe = executable(bench_name, bench_name + '.c',
                    dependencies: [qemuutil] + deps)
@@ -299,6 +118,7 @@
   endif
 endif
 
+subdir('unit')
 subdir('qapi-schema')
 subdir('qtest')
 subdir('migration')