diff --git a/dandi/tests/test_bids_validator_xs.py b/dandi/tests/test_bids_validator_xs.py
index 1d6c7d631..211ca00f5 100644
--- a/dandi/tests/test_bids_validator_xs.py
+++ b/dandi/tests/test_bids_validator_xs.py
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 import os
 
+BIDS_EXAMPLES_WHITELIST = [
+    "asl003",
+    "eeg_cbm",
+    "hcp_example_bids",
+    "micr_SEM",
+    "micr_SEM-dandi",
+    "micr_SPIM",
+    "pet001",
+    "pet003",
+    "qmri_megre",
+    "qmri_tb1tfl",
+    "qmri_vfa",
+]
+TEST_SCHEMA_PATH = "{module_path}/support/bids/schemadata/1.7.0+012+dandi001"
+
 
 def test__add_entity():
     from dandi.bids_validator_xs import _add_entity
@@ -289,48 +304,39 @@ def test_write_report(tmp_path):
     assert report_text == expected_report_text
 
 
-def test_bids_datasets(bids_examples, tmp_path):
+def test_bids_datasets(bids_examples):
     from dandi.bids_validator_xs import validate_bids
 
-    whitelist = [
-        "asl003",
-        "eeg_cbm",
-        "hcp_example_bids",
-        "micr_SEM",
-        "micr_SEM-dandi",
-        "micr_SPIM",
-        "pet001",
-        "pet003",
-        "qmri_tb1tfl",
-        "qmri_vfa",
-    ]
-    schema_path = "{module_path}/support/bids/schemadata/1.7.0+012+dandi001"
-
     # Validate per dataset, with automatic schema selection:
     for i in os.listdir(bids_examples):
-        if i in whitelist:
+        if i in BIDS_EXAMPLES_WHITELIST:
             result = validate_bids(
                 os.path.join(bids_examples, i),
             )
             # Have all files been validated?
             assert len(result["path_tracking"]) == 0
 
+
+def test_bids_datasets_selected_paths(bids_examples, tmp_path):
+    from dandi.bids_validator_xs import validate_bids
+
     # Create input for file list based validation
-    selected_dir = os.path.join(bids_examples, whitelist[0])
+    selected_dir = os.path.join(bids_examples, BIDS_EXAMPLES_WHITELIST[0])
     selected_paths = []
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(selected_dir, topdown=False):
         for f in files:
             selected_path = os.path.join(root, f)
             selected_paths.append(selected_path)
-    # Does terminal debug output work and explicit schema specification work?
-    result = validate_bids(selected_paths, schema_version=schema_path, debug=True)
-    # Does default log path specification work?
-    result = validate_bids(selected_paths, schema_version=schema_path, report_path=True)
+    # Does explicit schema specification work?
+    result = validate_bids(selected_paths, schema_version=TEST_SCHEMA_PATH)
+
+    # Does terminal debug output work?
+    result = validate_bids(selected_paths, schema_version=TEST_SCHEMA_PATH, debug=True)
 
     # Does custom log path specification work?
     result = validate_bids(
         selected_paths,
-        schema_version=schema_path,
+        schema_version=TEST_SCHEMA_PATH,
         debug=True,
         report_path=os.path.join(tmp_path, "test_bids.log"),
     )
diff --git a/dandi/tests/test_validate.py b/dandi/tests/test_validate.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d501a140e..000000000
--- a/dandi/tests/test_validate.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-
-def test_validate_bids(bids_examples):
-    from dandi.validate import validate_bids
-
-    whitelist = [
-        "qmri_megre",
-        "asl003",
-        "pet002",
-        "asl005",
-        "asl002",
-        "pet004",
-        "eeg_cbm",
-        "pet005",
-        "hcp_example_bids",
-        "asl004",
-        "qmri_tb1tfl",
-        "micr_SPIM",
-        "pet001",
-        "pet003",
-        "micr_SEM",
-        "micr_SEM-dandi",
-    ]
-    schema_path = "{module_path}/support/bids/schemadata/1.7.0+012+dandi001"
-
-    # Validate per dataset, with debugging:
-    for i in os.listdir(bids_examples):
-        if i in whitelist:
-            result = validate_bids(
-                os.path.join(bids_examples, i), schema_version=schema_path
-            )
-            # Have all files been validated?
-            assert len(result["path_tracking"]) == 0