diff --git a/test/functional/api/keymap_spec.lua b/test/functional/api/keymap_spec.lua
index 6562b40d53..c0edcde476 100644
--- a/test/functional/api/keymap_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/api/keymap_spec.lua
@@ -880,24 +880,6 @@ describe('nvim_set_keymap, nvim_del_keymap', function()
     eq("\nn  lhs           rhs\n                 map description",
        helpers.exec_capture("nmap lhs"))
   end)
-
-  it ('can :filter maps based on description', function()
-    meths.set_keymap('n', 'asdf1', 'qwert', {desc='do the one thing'})
-    meths.set_keymap('n', 'asdf2', 'qwert', {desc='doesnot really do anything'})
-    meths.set_keymap('n', 'asdf3', 'qwert', {desc='do the other thing'})
-    eq([[
-
-n  asdf3         qwert
-                 do the other thing
-n  asdf1         qwert
-                 do the one thing]],
-       helpers.exec_capture('filter the nmap'))
-  end)
-
-  it ('shows <nop> as map rhs', function()
-    meths.set_keymap('n', 'asdf', '<nop>', {})
-    eq('\nn  asdf          <Nop>', helpers.exec_capture('nmap asdf'))
-  end)
 end)
 
 describe('nvim_buf_set_keymap, nvim_buf_del_keymap', function()
diff --git a/test/functional/ex_cmds/map_spec.lua b/test/functional/ex_cmds/map_spec.lua
index 6eeb079f75..eae36b9ae9 100644
--- a/test/functional/ex_cmds/map_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ex_cmds/map_spec.lua
@@ -30,6 +30,27 @@ describe(':*map', function()
     expect('-foo-')
   end)
 
+  it('shows <nop> as mapping rhs', function()
+    command('nmap asdf <Nop>')
+    eq([[
+
+n  asdf          <Nop>]],
+       helpers.exec_capture('nmap asdf'))
+  end)
+
+  it('mappings with description can be filtered', function()
+    meths.set_keymap('n', 'asdf1', 'qwert', {desc='do the one thing'})
+    meths.set_keymap('n', 'asdf2', 'qwert', {desc='doesnot really do anything'})
+    meths.set_keymap('n', 'asdf3', 'qwert', {desc='do the other thing'})
+    eq([[
+
+n  asdf3         qwert
+                 do the other thing
+n  asdf1         qwert
+                 do the one thing]],
+       helpers.exec_capture('filter the nmap'))
+  end)
+
   it('<Plug> mappings ignore nore', function()
     command('let x = 0')
     eq(0, meths.eval('x'))