diff --git a/packages/tests/.eslintrc.cjs b/packages/tests/.eslintrc.cjs
index 324f1f526d..37c79ff066 100644
--- a/packages/tests/.eslintrc.cjs
+++ b/packages/tests/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = {
   parserOptions: {
     tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
-    project: "./tsconfig.dev.json",
+    project: "./tsconfig.json",
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/tests/package.json b/packages/tests/package.json
index 9f7a134056..f7bbc3b112 100644
--- a/packages/tests/package.json
+++ b/packages/tests/package.json
@@ -41,21 +41,15 @@
     "privacy"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "run-s build:**",
-    "build:esm": "tsc",
     "fix": "run-s fix:*",
     "fix:prettier": "prettier . --write",
-    "fix:lint": "eslint src --ext .ts --ext .cjs --fix",
+    "fix:lint": "eslint tests --ext .ts --ext .cjs --fix",
     "check": "run-s check:*",
-    "check:lint": "eslint src --ext .ts",
+    "check:lint": "eslint tests --ext .ts",
     "check:prettier": "prettier . --list-different",
     "check:spelling": "cspell \"{README.md,src/**/*.ts}\"",
-    "check:tsc": "tsc -p tsconfig.dev.json",
-    "test": "exit 0 # Tested in @waku/core",
-    "proto": "exit 0 # no proto",
-    "doc": "exit 0",
-    "reset-hard": "git clean -dfx -e .idea && git reset --hard && npm i && npm run build",
-    "release": "exit 0"
+    "check:tsc": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
+    "reset-hard": "git clean -dfx -e .idea && git reset --hard && npm i && npm run build"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=16"
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/enr/enr.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/enr.node.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/lib/enr/enr.node.spec.ts
rename to packages/tests/tests/enr.node.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_filter/index.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/filter.node.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/lib/waku_filter/index.node.spec.ts
rename to packages/tests/tests/filter.node.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_light_push/index.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/light_push.node.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/lib/waku_light_push/index.node.spec.ts
rename to packages/tests/tests/light_push.node.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_relay/index.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/relay.node.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/lib/waku_relay/index.node.spec.ts
rename to packages/tests/tests/relay.node.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_store/index.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/lib/waku_store/index.node.spec.ts
rename to packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/lib/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
rename to packages/tests/tests/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/lib/waku.node.spec.ts
rename to packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/waku.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/lib/waku.spec.ts
rename to packages/tests/tests/waku.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/tests/tsconfig.dev.json b/packages/tests/tsconfig.dev.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ffc27ef6ba..0000000000
--- a/packages/tests/tsconfig.dev.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extends": "./tsconfig",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "module": "esnext",
-    "noEmit": true
-  },
-  "exclude": []
-}
diff --git a/packages/tests/tsconfig.json b/packages/tests/tsconfig.json
index 7b01b30897..ae5766a55f 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
     "incremental": true,
     "target": "es2020",
     "outDir": "dist/",
-    "rootDir": "src",
+    "rootDir": "tests",
+    "noEmit": true,
     "moduleResolution": "node",
-    "module": "es2020",
+    "module": "esnext",
     "declaration": true,
     "sourceMap": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true /* Enables emit interoperability between CommonJS and ES Modules via creation of namespace objects for all imports. Implies 'allowSyntheticDefaultImports'. */,
@@ -45,8 +46,7 @@
     "types": ["node", "mocha"],
     "typeRoots": ["node_modules/@types", "src/types"]
   },
-  "include": ["src"],
-  "exclude": ["src/**/*.spec.ts", "src/test_utils"],
+  "include": ["tests"],
   "compileOnSave": false,
   "ts-node": {
     "files": true
diff --git a/packages/tests/tsconfig.karma.json b/packages/tests/tsconfig.karma.json
index c540c783ff..c945ddb239 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tsconfig.karma.json
+++ b/packages/tests/tsconfig.karma.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "./tsconfig.dev",
+  "extends": "./tsconfig",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "noEmit": false
   }