diff --git a/js/js-resources.gresource.xml b/js/js-resources.gresource.xml
index c6e479150..9c2c8881f 100644
--- a/js/js-resources.gresource.xml
+++ b/js/js-resources.gresource.xml
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@
     <file>misc/util.js</file>
     <file>misc/weather.js</file>
 
-    <file>perf/basic.js</file>
-    <file>perf/closeWithActiveWindows.js</file>
-    <file>perf/core.js</file>
-    <file>perf/headlessStart.js</file>
-    <file>perf/hwtest.js</file>
-
     <file>ui/accessDialog.js</file>
     <file>ui/altTab.js</file>
     <file>ui/animation.js</file>
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 49cc3b1c2..d54bdbbbf 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ foreach shell_test : shell_tests
       test_tool,
       '--headless',
       options,
-      '@0@/js/perf/@1@.js'.format(meson.project_source_root(), test_name),
+      '@0@/shell/@1@.js'.format(meson.current_source_dir(), test_name),
     ],
     is_parallel: false,
     env: shell_testenv,
diff --git a/js/perf/basic.js b/tests/shell/basic.js
similarity index 100%
rename from js/perf/basic.js
rename to tests/shell/basic.js
diff --git a/js/perf/closeWithActiveWindows.js b/tests/shell/closeWithActiveWindows.js
similarity index 100%
rename from js/perf/closeWithActiveWindows.js
rename to tests/shell/closeWithActiveWindows.js
diff --git a/js/perf/core.js b/tests/shell/core.js
similarity index 100%
rename from js/perf/core.js
rename to tests/shell/core.js
diff --git a/js/perf/headlessStart.js b/tests/shell/headlessStart.js
similarity index 100%
rename from js/perf/headlessStart.js
rename to tests/shell/headlessStart.js
diff --git a/js/perf/hwtest.js b/tests/shell/hwtest.js
similarity index 100%
rename from js/perf/hwtest.js
rename to tests/shell/hwtest.js