diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0f5167b4c72cde..de52d1a318d90a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6909,17 +6909,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "proptest",
  "rustc_version 0.4.0",
- "solana-cli",
  "solana-config-program",
- "solana-faucet",
  "solana-logger",
  "solana-program-runtime",
- "solana-rpc-client",
- "solana-rpc-client-api",
- "solana-rpc-client-nonce-utils",
  "solana-sdk",
- "solana-streamer",
- "solana-test-validator",
  "solana-vote-program",
  "test-case",
 ]
@@ -7539,6 +7532,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "stake-program-test"
+version = "1.17.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "solana-cli",
+ "solana-faucet",
+ "solana-rpc-client",
+ "solana-rpc-client-api",
+ "solana-rpc-client-nonce-utils",
+ "solana-sdk",
+ "solana-stake-program",
+ "solana-streamer",
+ "solana-test-validator",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "static_assertions"
 version = "1.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 374a6c435c054b..ee0aa5c1879acd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ members = [
     "sdk/program",
     "send-transaction-service",
     "stake-accounts",
+    "stake-program-test",
     "storage-bigtable",
     "storage-bigtable/build-proto",
     "storage-proto",
diff --git a/programs/stake/Cargo.toml b/programs/stake/Cargo.toml
index d6e2799f500939..d871b3622e3093 100644
--- a/programs/stake/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/stake/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ solana-vote-program = { workspace = true }
 assert_matches = { workspace = true }
 proptest = { workspace = true }
 solana-logger = { workspace = true }
-solana-cli = { workspace = true }
-solana-faucet = { workspace = true }
-solana-rpc-client = { workspace = true, features = ["default"] }
-solana-rpc-client-api = { workspace = true }
-solana-rpc-client-nonce-utils = { workspace = true }
-solana-streamer = { workspace = true }
-solana-test-validator = {workspace = true }
 test-case = { workspace = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/stake-program-test/Cargo.toml b/stake-program-test/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..174de6511fc779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stake-program-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[package]
+name = "stake-program-test"
+publish = false
+description = "Solana Stake Program Test"
+version = { workspace = true }
+authors = { workspace = true }
+repository = { workspace = true }
+homepage = { workspace = true }
+license = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+
+[dependencies]
+solana-cli = { workspace = true }
+solana-faucet = { workspace = true }
+solana-rpc-client = { workspace = true, features = ["default"] }
+solana-rpc-client-api = { workspace = true }
+solana-rpc-client-nonce-utils = { workspace = true }
+solana-sdk = { workspace = true }
+solana-stake-program = { workspace = true }
+solana-streamer = { workspace = true }
+solana-test-validator = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/stake-program-test/src/lib.rs b/stake-program-test/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8b137891791fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stake-program-test/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/programs/stake/tests/stake.rs b/stake-program-test/tests/stake.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from programs/stake/tests/stake.rs
rename to stake-program-test/tests/stake.rs