diff --git a/keystone/tests/unit/policy/__init__.py b/keystone/tests/unit/policy/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/keystone/tests/unit/policy/test_backends.py b/keystone/tests/unit/policy/test_backends.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b672420fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keystone/tests/unit/policy/test_backends.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import uuid
+
+from keystone import exception
+from keystone.tests import unit
+
+
+class PolicyTests(object):
+    def test_create(self):
+        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
+        res = self.policy_api.create_policy(ref['id'], ref)
+        self.assertDictEqual(ref, res)
+
+    def test_get(self):
+        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
+        res = self.policy_api.create_policy(ref['id'], ref)
+
+        res = self.policy_api.get_policy(ref['id'])
+        self.assertDictEqual(ref, res)
+
+    def test_list(self):
+        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
+        self.policy_api.create_policy(ref['id'], ref)
+
+        res = self.policy_api.list_policies()
+        res = [x for x in res if x['id'] == ref['id']][0]
+        self.assertDictEqual(ref, res)
+
+    def test_update(self):
+        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
+        self.policy_api.create_policy(ref['id'], ref)
+        orig = ref
+
+        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
+
+        # (cannot change policy ID)
+        self.assertRaises(exception.ValidationError,
+                          self.policy_api.update_policy,
+                          orig['id'],
+                          ref)
+
+        ref['id'] = orig['id']
+        res = self.policy_api.update_policy(orig['id'], ref)
+        self.assertDictEqual(ref, res)
+
+    def test_delete(self):
+        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
+        self.policy_api.create_policy(ref['id'], ref)
+
+        self.policy_api.delete_policy(ref['id'])
+        self.assertRaises(exception.PolicyNotFound,
+                          self.policy_api.delete_policy,
+                          ref['id'])
+        self.assertRaises(exception.PolicyNotFound,
+                          self.policy_api.get_policy,
+                          ref['id'])
+        res = self.policy_api.list_policies()
+        self.assertFalse(len([x for x in res if x['id'] == ref['id']]))
+
+    def test_get_policy_returns_not_found(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exception.PolicyNotFound,
+                          self.policy_api.get_policy,
+                          uuid.uuid4().hex)
+
+    def test_update_policy_returns_not_found(self):
+        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
+        self.assertRaises(exception.PolicyNotFound,
+                          self.policy_api.update_policy,
+                          ref['id'],
+                          ref)
+
+    def test_delete_policy_returns_not_found(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exception.PolicyNotFound,
+                          self.policy_api.delete_policy,
+                          uuid.uuid4().hex)
diff --git a/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend.py b/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend.py
index 28086dbc4a..8ed2b0e370 100644
--- a/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend.py
+++ b/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend.py
@@ -988,76 +988,6 @@ class IdentityTests(object):
         self.assertDictEqual(updated_user_ref, user_ref)
 
 
-class PolicyTests(object):
-    def test_create(self):
-        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
-        res = self.policy_api.create_policy(ref['id'], ref)
-        self.assertDictEqual(ref, res)
-
-    def test_get(self):
-        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
-        res = self.policy_api.create_policy(ref['id'], ref)
-
-        res = self.policy_api.get_policy(ref['id'])
-        self.assertDictEqual(ref, res)
-
-    def test_list(self):
-        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
-        self.policy_api.create_policy(ref['id'], ref)
-
-        res = self.policy_api.list_policies()
-        res = [x for x in res if x['id'] == ref['id']][0]
-        self.assertDictEqual(ref, res)
-
-    def test_update(self):
-        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
-        self.policy_api.create_policy(ref['id'], ref)
-        orig = ref
-
-        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
-
-        # (cannot change policy ID)
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ValidationError,
-                          self.policy_api.update_policy,
-                          orig['id'],
-                          ref)
-
-        ref['id'] = orig['id']
-        res = self.policy_api.update_policy(orig['id'], ref)
-        self.assertDictEqual(ref, res)
-
-    def test_delete(self):
-        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
-        self.policy_api.create_policy(ref['id'], ref)
-
-        self.policy_api.delete_policy(ref['id'])
-        self.assertRaises(exception.PolicyNotFound,
-                          self.policy_api.delete_policy,
-                          ref['id'])
-        self.assertRaises(exception.PolicyNotFound,
-                          self.policy_api.get_policy,
-                          ref['id'])
-        res = self.policy_api.list_policies()
-        self.assertFalse(len([x for x in res if x['id'] == ref['id']]))
-
-    def test_get_policy_returns_not_found(self):
-        self.assertRaises(exception.PolicyNotFound,
-                          self.policy_api.get_policy,
-                          uuid.uuid4().hex)
-
-    def test_update_policy_returns_not_found(self):
-        ref = unit.new_policy_ref()
-        self.assertRaises(exception.PolicyNotFound,
-                          self.policy_api.update_policy,
-                          ref['id'],
-                          ref)
-
-    def test_delete_policy_returns_not_found(self):
-        self.assertRaises(exception.PolicyNotFound,
-                          self.policy_api.delete_policy,
-                          uuid.uuid4().hex)
-
-
 class FilterTests(filtering.FilterTests):
     def test_list_entities_filtered(self):
         for entity in ['user', 'group', 'project']:
diff --git a/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_rules.py b/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_rules.py
index 945ffca496..c32c330719 100644
--- a/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_rules.py
+++ b/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_rules.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 
 from keystone import exception
 from keystone.tests import unit
-from keystone.tests.unit import test_backend
+from keystone.tests.unit.policy import test_backends as policy_tests
 
 
-class RulesPolicy(unit.TestCase, test_backend.PolicyTests):
+class RulesPolicy(unit.TestCase, policy_tests.PolicyTests):
     def setUp(self):
         super(RulesPolicy, self).setUp()
         self.load_backends()
diff --git a/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_sql.py b/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_sql.py
index 49bcbd0980..762f4660bf 100644
--- a/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_sql.py
+++ b/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_sql.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from keystone.tests.unit.assignment import test_backends as assignment_tests
 from keystone.tests.unit.catalog import test_backends as catalog_tests
 from keystone.tests.unit import default_fixtures
 from keystone.tests.unit.ksfixtures import database
+from keystone.tests.unit.policy import test_backends as policy_tests
 from keystone.tests.unit.resource import test_backends as resource_tests
 from keystone.tests.unit import test_backend
 from keystone.tests.unit.token import test_backends as token_tests
@@ -817,7 +818,7 @@ class SqlCatalog(SqlTests, catalog_tests.CatalogTests):
                           region['id'])
 
 
-class SqlPolicy(SqlTests, test_backend.PolicyTests):
+class SqlPolicy(SqlTests, policy_tests.PolicyTests):
     pass