diff --git a/src/wormhole/test/test_hints.py b/src/wormhole/test/test_hints.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cc71e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wormhole/test/test_hints.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals
+import io
+from collections import namedtuple
+import mock
+from twisted.internet import endpoints, reactor
+from twisted.trial import unittest
+from .._hints import (endpoint_from_hint_obj, parse_hint_argv, parse_tcp_v1_hint,
+                      describe_hint_obj,
+                      DirectTCPV1Hint, TorTCPV1Hint, RelayV1Hint)
+
+UnknownHint = namedtuple("UnknownHint", ["stuff"])
+
+
+class Hints(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_endpoint_from_hint_obj(self):
+        def efho(hint, tor=None):
+            return endpoint_from_hint_obj(hint, tor, reactor)
+        self.assertIsInstance(efho(DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0)),
+                              endpoints.HostnameEndpoint)
+        self.assertEqual(efho("unknown:stuff:yowza:pivlor"), None)
+
+        # tor=None
+        self.assertEqual(efho(TorTCPV1Hint("host", "port", 0)), None)
+
+        tor = mock.Mock()
+        def tor_ep(hostname, port):
+            if hostname == "non-public":
+                return None
+            return ("tor_ep", hostname, port)
+        tor.stream_via = mock.Mock(side_effect=tor_ep)
+
+        self.assertEqual(efho(DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0), tor),
+                         ("tor_ep", "host", 1234))
+        self.assertEqual(efho(TorTCPV1Hint("host2.onion", 1234, 0.0), tor),
+                         ("tor_ep", "host2.onion", 1234))
+        self.assertEqual( efho(DirectTCPV1Hint("non-public", 1234, 0.0), tor), None)
+
+        self.assertEqual(efho(UnknownHint("foo")), None)
+
+    def test_comparable(self):
+        h1 = DirectTCPV1Hint("hostname", "port1", 0.0)
+        h1b = DirectTCPV1Hint("hostname", "port1", 0.0)
+        h2 = DirectTCPV1Hint("hostname", "port2", 0.0)
+        r1 = RelayV1Hint(tuple(sorted([h1, h2])))
+        r2 = RelayV1Hint(tuple(sorted([h2, h1])))
+        r3 = RelayV1Hint(tuple(sorted([h1b, h2])))
+        self.assertEqual(r1, r2)
+        self.assertEqual(r2, r3)
+        self.assertEqual(len(set([r1, r2, r3])), 1)
+
+    def test_parse_tcp_v1_hint(self):
+        p = parse_tcp_v1_hint
+        self.assertEqual(p({"type": "unknown"}), None)
+        h = p({"type": "direct-tcp-v1", "hostname": "foo", "port": 1234})
+        self.assertEqual(h, DirectTCPV1Hint("foo", 1234, 0.0))
+        h = p({
+            "type": "direct-tcp-v1",
+            "hostname": "foo",
+            "port": 1234,
+            "priority": 2.5
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(h, DirectTCPV1Hint("foo", 1234, 2.5))
+        h = p({"type": "tor-tcp-v1", "hostname": "foo", "port": 1234})
+        self.assertEqual(h, TorTCPV1Hint("foo", 1234, 0.0))
+        h = p({
+            "type": "tor-tcp-v1",
+            "hostname": "foo",
+            "port": 1234,
+            "priority": 2.5
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(h, TorTCPV1Hint("foo", 1234, 2.5))
+        self.assertEqual(p({
+            "type": "direct-tcp-v1"
+        }), None)  # missing hostname
+        self.assertEqual(p({
+            "type": "direct-tcp-v1",
+            "hostname": 12
+        }), None)  # invalid hostname
+        self.assertEqual(
+            p({
+                "type": "direct-tcp-v1",
+                "hostname": "foo"
+            }), None)  # missing port
+        self.assertEqual(
+            p({
+                "type": "direct-tcp-v1",
+                "hostname": "foo",
+                "port": "not a number"
+            }), None)  # invalid port
+
+    def test_parse_hint_argv(self):
+        def p(hint):
+            stderr = io.StringIO()
+            value = parse_hint_argv(hint, stderr=stderr)
+            return value, stderr.getvalue()
+
+        h, stderr = p("tcp:host:1234")
+        self.assertEqual(h, DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0))
+        self.assertEqual(stderr, "")
+
+        h, stderr = p("tcp:host:1234:priority=2.6")
+        self.assertEqual(h, DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 2.6))
+        self.assertEqual(stderr, "")
+
+        h, stderr = p("tcp:host:1234:unknown=stuff")
+        self.assertEqual(h, DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0))
+        self.assertEqual(stderr, "")
+
+        h, stderr = p("$!@#^")
+        self.assertEqual(h, None)
+        self.assertEqual(stderr, "unparseable hint '$!@#^'\n")
+
+        h, stderr = p("unknown:stuff")
+        self.assertEqual(h, None)
+        self.assertEqual(stderr,
+                         "unknown hint type 'unknown' in 'unknown:stuff'\n")
+
+        h, stderr = p("tcp:just-a-hostname")
+        self.assertEqual(h, None)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            stderr,
+            "unparseable TCP hint (need more colons) 'tcp:just-a-hostname'\n")
+
+        h, stderr = p("tcp:host:number")
+        self.assertEqual(h, None)
+        self.assertEqual(stderr,
+                         "non-numeric port in TCP hint 'tcp:host:number'\n")
+
+        h, stderr = p("tcp:host:1234:priority=bad")
+        self.assertEqual(h, None)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            stderr,
+            "non-float priority= in TCP hint 'tcp:host:1234:priority=bad'\n")
+
+    def test_describe_hint_obj(self):
+        d = describe_hint_obj
+        self.assertEqual(d(DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0), False, False),
+                         "->tcp:host:1234")
+        self.assertEqual(d(TorTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0), False, False),
+                         "->tor:host:1234")
+        self.assertEqual(d(UnknownHint("stuff"), False, False),
+                         "->%s" % str(UnknownHint("stuff")))
diff --git a/src/wormhole/test/test_transit.py b/src/wormhole/test/test_transit.py
index 86f008b..b3d7590 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/test/test_transit.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/test/test_transit.py
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals
 import gc
 import io
 from binascii import hexlify, unhexlify
-from collections import namedtuple
 
 import six
 from nacl.exceptions import CryptoError
 from nacl.secret import SecretBox
-from twisted.internet import address, defer, endpoints, error, protocol, task, reactor
+from twisted.internet import address, defer, endpoints, error, protocol, task
 from twisted.internet.defer import gatherResults, inlineCallbacks
 from twisted.python import log
 from twisted.test import proto_helpers
@@ -18,8 +17,7 @@ import mock
 from wormhole_transit_relay import transit_server
 
 from .. import transit
-from .._hints import (endpoint_from_hint_obj, parse_hint_argv, parse_tcp_v1_hint,
-                      DirectTCPV1Hint, TorTCPV1Hint, RelayV1Hint)
+from .._hints import DirectTCPV1Hint
 from ..errors import InternalError
 from .common import ServerBase
 
@@ -142,139 +140,6 @@ class Misc(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(portno, int)
 
 
-UnknownHint = namedtuple("UnknownHint", ["stuff"])
-
-
-class Hints(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_endpoint_from_hint_obj(self):
-        def efho(hint, tor=None):
-            return endpoint_from_hint_obj(hint, tor, reactor)
-        self.assertIsInstance(efho(DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0)),
-                              endpoints.HostnameEndpoint)
-        self.assertEqual(efho("unknown:stuff:yowza:pivlor"), None)
-
-        # tor=None
-        self.assertEqual(efho(TorTCPV1Hint("host", "port", 0)), None)
-
-        tor = mock.Mock()
-        def tor_ep(hostname, port):
-            if hostname == "non-public":
-                return None
-            return ("tor_ep", hostname, port)
-        tor.stream_via = mock.Mock(side_effect=tor_ep)
-
-        self.assertEqual(efho(DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0), tor),
-                         ("tor_ep", "host", 1234))
-        self.assertEqual(efho(TorTCPV1Hint("host2.onion", 1234, 0.0), tor),
-                         ("tor_ep", "host2.onion", 1234))
-        self.assertEqual( efho(DirectTCPV1Hint("non-public", 1234, 0.0), tor), None)
-
-        self.assertEqual(efho(UnknownHint("foo")), None)
-
-    def test_comparable(self):
-        h1 = DirectTCPV1Hint("hostname", "port1", 0.0)
-        h1b = DirectTCPV1Hint("hostname", "port1", 0.0)
-        h2 = DirectTCPV1Hint("hostname", "port2", 0.0)
-        r1 = RelayV1Hint(tuple(sorted([h1, h2])))
-        r2 = RelayV1Hint(tuple(sorted([h2, h1])))
-        r3 = RelayV1Hint(tuple(sorted([h1b, h2])))
-        self.assertEqual(r1, r2)
-        self.assertEqual(r2, r3)
-        self.assertEqual(len(set([r1, r2, r3])), 1)
-
-    def test_parse_tcp_v1_hint(self):
-        p = parse_tcp_v1_hint
-        self.assertEqual(p({"type": "unknown"}), None)
-        h = p({"type": "direct-tcp-v1", "hostname": "foo", "port": 1234})
-        self.assertEqual(h, DirectTCPV1Hint("foo", 1234, 0.0))
-        h = p({
-            "type": "direct-tcp-v1",
-            "hostname": "foo",
-            "port": 1234,
-            "priority": 2.5
-        })
-        self.assertEqual(h, DirectTCPV1Hint("foo", 1234, 2.5))
-        h = p({"type": "tor-tcp-v1", "hostname": "foo", "port": 1234})
-        self.assertEqual(h, TorTCPV1Hint("foo", 1234, 0.0))
-        h = p({
-            "type": "tor-tcp-v1",
-            "hostname": "foo",
-            "port": 1234,
-            "priority": 2.5
-        })
-        self.assertEqual(h, TorTCPV1Hint("foo", 1234, 2.5))
-        self.assertEqual(p({
-            "type": "direct-tcp-v1"
-        }), None)  # missing hostname
-        self.assertEqual(p({
-            "type": "direct-tcp-v1",
-            "hostname": 12
-        }), None)  # invalid hostname
-        self.assertEqual(
-            p({
-                "type": "direct-tcp-v1",
-                "hostname": "foo"
-            }), None)  # missing port
-        self.assertEqual(
-            p({
-                "type": "direct-tcp-v1",
-                "hostname": "foo",
-                "port": "not a number"
-            }), None)  # invalid port
-
-    def test_parse_hint_argv(self):
-        def p(hint):
-            stderr = io.StringIO()
-            value = parse_hint_argv(hint, stderr=stderr)
-            return value, stderr.getvalue()
-
-        h, stderr = p("tcp:host:1234")
-        self.assertEqual(h, DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0))
-        self.assertEqual(stderr, "")
-
-        h, stderr = p("tcp:host:1234:priority=2.6")
-        self.assertEqual(h, DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 2.6))
-        self.assertEqual(stderr, "")
-
-        h, stderr = p("tcp:host:1234:unknown=stuff")
-        self.assertEqual(h, DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0))
-        self.assertEqual(stderr, "")
-
-        h, stderr = p("$!@#^")
-        self.assertEqual(h, None)
-        self.assertEqual(stderr, "unparseable hint '$!@#^'\n")
-
-        h, stderr = p("unknown:stuff")
-        self.assertEqual(h, None)
-        self.assertEqual(stderr,
-                         "unknown hint type 'unknown' in 'unknown:stuff'\n")
-
-        h, stderr = p("tcp:just-a-hostname")
-        self.assertEqual(h, None)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            stderr,
-            "unparseable TCP hint (need more colons) 'tcp:just-a-hostname'\n")
-
-        h, stderr = p("tcp:host:number")
-        self.assertEqual(h, None)
-        self.assertEqual(stderr,
-                         "non-numeric port in TCP hint 'tcp:host:number'\n")
-
-        h, stderr = p("tcp:host:1234:priority=bad")
-        self.assertEqual(h, None)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            stderr,
-            "non-float priority= in TCP hint 'tcp:host:1234:priority=bad'\n")
-
-    def test_describe_hint_obj(self):
-        d = transit.describe_hint_obj
-        self.assertEqual(d(DirectTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0), False, False),
-                         "->tcp:host:1234")
-        self.assertEqual(d(TorTCPV1Hint("host", 1234, 0.0), False, False),
-                         "->tor:host:1234")
-        self.assertEqual(d(UnknownHint("stuff"), False, False),
-                         "->%s" % str(UnknownHint("stuff")))
-
 
 # ipaddrs.py currently uses native strings: bytes on py2, unicode on
 # py3