diff --git a/pkg/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/BUILD.bazel
index 787de18de815..100f0e42a109 100644
--- a/pkg/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/BUILD.bazel
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ ALL_TESTS = [
     "//pkg/sql/sqlitelogictest/tests/local:local_test",
     "//pkg/sql/sqlliveness/slinstance:slinstance_test",
     "//pkg/sql/sqlliveness/slstorage:slstorage_test",
+    "//pkg/sql/sqlnoccltest:sqlnoccltest_test",
     "//pkg/sql/sqlstats/insights/integration:integration_test",
     "//pkg/sql/sqlstats/insights:insights_test",
     "//pkg/sql/sqlstats/persistedsqlstats/sqlstatsutil:sqlstatsutil_test",
@@ -2052,6 +2053,7 @@ GO_TARGETS = [
     "//pkg/sql/sqlliveness/slstorage:slstorage_test",
     "//pkg/sql/sqlliveness/sqllivenesstestutils:sqllivenesstestutils",
     "//pkg/sql/sqlliveness:sqlliveness",
+    "//pkg/sql/sqlnoccltest:sqlnoccltest_test",
     "//pkg/sql/sqlstats/insights/integration:integration_test",
     "//pkg/sql/sqlstats/insights:insights",
     "//pkg/sql/sqlstats/insights:insights_test",
diff --git a/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel
index bc2e2e5b049d..be61e6f0b4ea 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel
@@ -658,7 +658,6 @@ go_test(
         "mutation_test.go",
         "mvcc_backfiller_test.go",
         "normalization_test.go",
-        "partition_test.go",
         "pg_metadata_test.go",
         "pg_oid_test.go",
         "pgwire_internal_test.go",
diff --git a/pkg/sql/sqlnoccltest/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/sql/sqlnoccltest/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2dee6658ad45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sql/sqlnoccltest/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_test")
+
+go_test(
+    name = "sqlnoccltest_test",
+    srcs = [
+        "main_test.go",
+        "partition_test.go",
+    ],
+    args = ["-test.timeout=295s"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/config/zonepb",
+        "//pkg/keys",
+        "//pkg/security/securityassets",
+        "//pkg/security/securitytest",
+        "//pkg/server",
+        "//pkg/sql/catalog/catalogkeys",
+        "//pkg/sql/catalog/catpb",
+        "//pkg/sql/catalog/desctestutils",
+        "//pkg/sql/tests",
+        "//pkg/testutils/serverutils",
+        "//pkg/testutils/sqlutils",
+        "//pkg/util/encoding",
+        "//pkg/util/leaktest",
+        "//pkg/util/log",
+        "//pkg/util/protoutil",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/sql/sqlnoccltest/main_test.go b/pkg/sql/sqlnoccltest/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..440cf9544366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sql/sqlnoccltest/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Cockroach Authors.
+//
+// Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License
+// included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
+//
+// As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with
+// the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed
+// by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
+// licenses/APL.txt.
+
+package sqlnoccltest_test
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/security/securityassets"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/security/securitytest"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	securityassets.SetLoader(securitytest.EmbeddedAssets)
+	serverutils.InitTestServerFactory(server.TestServerFactory)
+	os.Exit(m.Run())
+}
diff --git a/pkg/sql/partition_test.go b/pkg/sql/sqlnoccltest/partition_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/sql/partition_test.go
rename to pkg/sql/sqlnoccltest/partition_test.go
index 6da5104d9ae8..ac985d76d4f6 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/partition_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/sqlnoccltest/partition_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
 // licenses/APL.txt.
 
-package sql_test
+package sqlnoccltest_test
 
 import (
 	"context"