diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/getTheExcerpt.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/getTheExcerpt.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..805333606e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/getTheExcerpt.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @group post
+ * @group formatting
+ */
+class Tests_Post_GetTheExcerpt extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27246
+	 */
+	public function test_the_excerpt_invalid_post() {
+		$this->assertSame( '', get_echo( 'the_excerpt' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( '', get_the_excerpt() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27246
+	 * @expectedDeprecated get_the_excerpt
+	 */
+	public function test_the_excerpt_deprecated() {
+		$this->assertSame( '', get_the_excerpt( true ) );
+		$this->assertSame( '', get_the_excerpt( false ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27246
+	 */
+	public function test_the_excerpt() {
+		$GLOBALS['post'] = self::factory()->post->create_and_get( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Post excerpt' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( "<p>Post excerpt</p>\n", get_echo( 'the_excerpt' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( 'Post excerpt', get_the_excerpt() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27246
+	 * @ticket 35486
+	 */
+	public function test_the_excerpt_password_protected_post() {
+		$post = self::factory()->post->create_and_get( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Post excerpt', 'post_password' => '1234' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( 'There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.', get_the_excerpt( $post ) );
+
+		$GLOBALS['post'] = $post;
+		$this->assertSame( "<p>There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.</p>\n", get_echo( 'the_excerpt' ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27246
+	 */
+	public function test_the_excerpt_specific_post() {
+		$GLOBALS['post'] = self::factory()->post->create_and_get( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Foo' ) );
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Bar' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( 'Bar', get_the_excerpt( $post_id ) );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php
index 6026a2ba23..cc1e4eaec8 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php
@@ -170,51 +170,4 @@ EOF;
 
 		kses_remove_filters();
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @ticket 27246
-	 */
-	public function test_the_excerpt_invalid_post() {
-		$this->assertSame( '', get_echo( 'the_excerpt' ) );
-		$this->assertSame( '', get_the_excerpt() );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @ticket 27246
-	 * @expectedDeprecated get_the_excerpt
-	 */
-	public function test_the_excerpt_deprecated() {
-		$this->assertSame( '', get_the_excerpt( true ) );
-		$this->assertSame( '', get_the_excerpt( false ) );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @ticket 27246
-	 */
-	public function test_the_excerpt() {
-		$GLOBALS['post'] = self::factory()->post->create_and_get( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Post excerpt' ) );
-		$this->assertSame( "<p>Post excerpt</p>\n", get_echo( 'the_excerpt' ) );
-		$this->assertSame( 'Post excerpt', get_the_excerpt() );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @ticket 27246
-	 * @ticket 35486
-	 */
-	public function test_the_excerpt_password_protected_post() {
-		$post = self::factory()->post->create_and_get( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Post excerpt', 'post_password' => '1234' ) );
-		$this->assertSame( 'There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.', get_the_excerpt( $post ) );
-
-		$GLOBALS['post'] = $post;
-		$this->assertSame( "<p>There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.</p>\n", get_echo( 'the_excerpt' ) );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @ticket 27246
-	 */
-	public function test_the_excerpt_specific_post() {
-		$GLOBALS['post'] = self::factory()->post->create_and_get( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Foo' ) );
-		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Bar' ) );
-		$this->assertSame( 'Bar', get_the_excerpt( $post_id ) );
-	}
 }