diff --git a/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/update_hold.sh b/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/update_hold.sh
index 02a635db..9550082b 100644
--- a/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/update_hold.sh
+++ b/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/update_hold.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,76 @@ update_hold_body() {
 
 }
 
+atf_test_case update_pkg_with_held_dep
+
+update_pkg_with_held_dep() {
+	atf_set "descr" "xbps-install(8): update packages with held dependency (issue #143)"
+}
+
+update_pkg_with_held_body() {
+	atf_expect_death "Known bug: see https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/143"
+	mkdir -p some_repo pkginst pkgheld pkgdep-21_1 pkgdep-22_1
+	touch pkginst/pi00
+	touch pkgheld/ph00
+	touch pkgdep-21_1/pd21
+	touch pkgdep-22_1/pd22
+
+	cd some_repo
+
+	xbps-create \
+		-A noarch \
+		-n "pkgdep-21_1" \
+		-s "pkgdep" \
+		../pkgdep-21_1
+
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	xbps-create \
+		-A noarch \
+		-n "pkgdep-22_1" \
+		-s "pkgdep" \
+		../pkgdep-22_1
+
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	xbps-create \
+		-A noarch \
+		-n "pkginst-1.0_1" \
+		-s "pkginst" \
+		-D "pkgdep-22_1" \
+		../pkginst
+
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	xbps-create \
+		-A noarch \
+		-n "pkgheld-1.17.4_2" \
+		-s "pkgheld" \
+		-P "pkgdep-21_1" \
+		../pkgheld
+
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	#ls -laR ../
+
+	xbps-rindex -d -a pkgheld*.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	xbps-install -r root -C empty.conf --repository=$PWD -y pkgheld
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-pkgdb -r root -m hold pkgheld
+
+	xbps-rindex -d -a pkginst*.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	xbps-rindex -d -a pkgdep-22*.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	xbps-install -r root -C empty.conf --repository=$PWD -d -y pkginst >&2
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+}
+
 atf_init_test_cases() {
 	atf_add_test_case update_hold
+	atf_add_test_case update_pkg_with_held_dep
 }
diff --git a/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh b/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 1c6755ab..02f39ecf
--- a/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh
@@ -32,76 +32,6 @@ install_existent_body() {
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 }
 
-atf_test_case update_pkg_on_hold
-
-update_pkg_on_hold_head() {
-	atf_set "descr" "xbps-install(8): update packages on hold (issue #143)"
-}
-
-update_pkg_on_hold_body() {
-	atf_expect_death "Known bug: see https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/143"
-	mkdir -p some_repo pkginst pkgheld pkgdep-21_1 pkgdep-22_1
-	touch pkginst/pi00
-	touch pkgheld/ph00
-	touch pkgdep-21_1/pd21
-	touch pkgdep-22_1/pd22
-
-	cd some_repo
-
-	xbps-create \
-		-A noarch \
-		-n "pkgdep-21_1" \
-		-s "pkgdep" \
-		../pkgdep-21_1
-
-	atf_check_equal $? 0
-
-	xbps-create \
-		-A noarch \
-		-n "pkgdep-22_1" \
-		-s "pkgdep" \
-		../pkgdep-22_1
-
-	atf_check_equal $? 0
-
-	xbps-create \
-		-A noarch \
-		-n "pkginst-1.0_1" \
-		-s "pkginst" \
-		-D "pkgdep-22_1" \
-		../pkginst
-
-	atf_check_equal $? 0
-
-	xbps-create \
-		-A noarch \
-		-n "pkgheld-1.17.4_2" \
-		-s "pkgheld" \
-		-P "pkgdep-21_1" \
-		../pkgheld
-
-	atf_check_equal $? 0
-
-	#ls -laR ../
-
-	xbps-rindex -d -a pkgheld*.xbps
-	atf_check_equal $? 0
-
-	xbps-install -r root -C empty.conf --repository=$PWD -y pkgheld
-	atf_check_equal $? 0
-	xbps-pkgdb -r root -m hold pkgheld
-
-	xbps-rindex -d -a pkginst*.xbps
-	atf_check_equal $? 0
-
-	xbps-rindex -d -a pkgdep-22*.xbps
-	atf_check_equal $? 0
-
-	xbps-install -r root -C empty.conf --repository=$PWD -d -y pkginst >&2
-	atf_check_equal $? 0
-}
-
 atf_init_test_cases() {
 	atf_add_test_case install_existent
-	atf_add_test_case update_pkg_on_hold
 }