diff --git a/api/read/read_test.go b/api/read/read_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2eff1bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/read/read_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package read
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/errs"
+)
+
+func TestJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		r io.Reader
+		v interface{}
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{"ok", args{strings.NewReader(`{"foo":"bar"}`), make(map[string]interface{})}, false},
+		{"fail", args{strings.NewReader(`{"foo"}`), make(map[string]interface{})}, true},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := JSON(tt.args.r, &tt.args.v)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("JSON() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				e, ok := err.(*errs.Error)
+				if ok {
+					if code := e.StatusCode(); code != 400 {
+						t.Errorf("error.StatusCode() = %v, wants 400", code)
+					}
+				} else {
+					t.Errorf("error type = %T, wants *Error", err)
+				}
+			} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(tt.args.v, map[string]interface{}{"foo": "bar"}) {
+				t.Errorf("JSON value = %v, wants %v", tt.args.v, map[string]interface{}{"foo": "bar"})
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/api/utils_test.go b/api/utils_test.go
index c683b4c2..12350c97 100644
--- a/api/utils_test.go
+++ b/api/utils_test.go
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 package api
 
 import (
-	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"reflect"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
-	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/api/read"
-	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/errs"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/logging"
 )
 
@@ -90,38 +86,3 @@ func TestJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func TestReadJSON(t *testing.T) {
-	type args struct {
-		r io.Reader
-		v interface{}
-	}
-	tests := []struct {
-		name    string
-		args    args
-		wantErr bool
-	}{
-		{"ok", args{strings.NewReader(`{"foo":"bar"}`), make(map[string]interface{})}, false},
-		{"fail", args{strings.NewReader(`{"foo"}`), make(map[string]interface{})}, true},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			err := read.JSON(tt.args.r, &tt.args.v)
-			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
-				t.Errorf("ReadJSON() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
-			}
-			if tt.wantErr {
-				e, ok := err.(*errs.Error)
-				if ok {
-					if code := e.StatusCode(); code != 400 {
-						t.Errorf("error.StatusCode() = %v, wants 400", code)
-					}
-				} else {
-					t.Errorf("error type = %T, wants *Error", err)
-				}
-			} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(tt.args.v, map[string]interface{}{"foo": "bar"}) {
-				t.Errorf("ReadJSON value = %v, wants %v", tt.args.v, map[string]interface{}{"foo": "bar"})
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}