diff --git a/crypto/x509v3/standard_exts.h b/crypto/x509v3/standard_exts.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..05e086955b5e8856100a21e1dcb3c796ba05d8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/x509v3/standard_exts.h
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 1999-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
+ * this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
+ * in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+ * https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
+ */
+
+/*
+ * This table will be searched using OBJ_bsearch so it *must* kept in order
+ * of the ext_nid values.
+ */
+
+static const X509V3_EXT_METHOD *standard_exts[] = {
+    &v3_nscert,
+    &v3_ns_ia5_list[0],
+    &v3_ns_ia5_list[1],
+    &v3_ns_ia5_list[2],
+    &v3_ns_ia5_list[3],
+    &v3_ns_ia5_list[4],
+    &v3_ns_ia5_list[5],
+    &v3_ns_ia5_list[6],
+    &v3_skey_id,
+    &v3_key_usage,
+    &v3_pkey_usage_period,
+    &v3_alt[0],
+    &v3_alt[1],
+    &v3_bcons,
+    &v3_crl_num,
+    &v3_cpols,
+    &v3_akey_id,
+    &v3_crld,
+    &v3_ext_ku,
+    &v3_delta_crl,
+    &v3_crl_reason,
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_OCSP
+    &v3_crl_invdate,
+#endif
+    &v3_sxnet,
+    &v3_info,
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_RFC3779
+    &v3_addr,
+    &v3_asid,
+#endif
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_OCSP
+    &v3_ocsp_nonce,
+    &v3_ocsp_crlid,
+    &v3_ocsp_accresp,
+    &v3_ocsp_nocheck,
+    &v3_ocsp_acutoff,
+    &v3_ocsp_serviceloc,
+#endif
+    &v3_sinfo,
+    &v3_policy_constraints,
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_OCSP
+    &v3_crl_hold,
+#endif
+    &v3_pci,
+    &v3_name_constraints,
+    &v3_policy_mappings,
+    &v3_inhibit_anyp,
+    &v3_idp,
+    &v3_alt[2],
+    &v3_freshest_crl,
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_CT
+    &v3_ct_scts[0],
+    &v3_ct_scts[1],
+    &v3_ct_scts[2],
+#endif
+    &v3_tls_feature,
+};
+
+/* Number of standard extensions */
+
+#define STANDARD_EXTENSION_COUNT OSSL_NELEM(standard_exts)
+
diff --git a/crypto/x509v3/tabtest.c b/crypto/x509v3/tabtest.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a33a63a79584e3698bfc98735435216e37f49d56..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/crypto/x509v3/tabtest.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 1999-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
- * this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
- * in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
- * https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
- */
-
-/*
- * Simple program to check the ext_dat.h is correct and print out problems if
- * it is not.
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include <openssl/x509v3.h>
-
-#include "ext_dat.h"
-
-main()
-{
-    int i, prev = -1, bad = 0;
-    X509V3_EXT_METHOD **tmp;
-    i = OSSL_NELEM(standard_exts);
-    if (i != STANDARD_EXTENSION_COUNT)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Extension number invalid expecting %d\n", i);
-    tmp = standard_exts;
-    for (i = 0; i < STANDARD_EXTENSION_COUNT; i++, tmp++) {
-        if ((*tmp)->ext_nid < prev)
-            bad = 1;
-        prev = (*tmp)->ext_nid;
-
-    }
-    if (bad) {
-        tmp = standard_exts;
-        fprintf(stderr, "Extensions out of order!\n");
-        for (i = 0; i < STANDARD_EXTENSION_COUNT; i++, tmp++)
-            printf("%d : %s\n", (*tmp)->ext_nid, OBJ_nid2sn((*tmp)->ext_nid));
-    } else
-        fprintf(stderr, "Order OK\n");
-}
diff --git a/crypto/x509v3/v3_lib.c b/crypto/x509v3/v3_lib.c
index a3ca720fe1343c3e97a020795019db4e39955573..d9058006e82b1c0101adcf30977942a0b13c7e69 100644
--- a/crypto/x509v3/v3_lib.c
+++ b/crypto/x509v3/v3_lib.c
@@ -47,73 +47,7 @@ DECLARE_OBJ_BSEARCH_CMP_FN(const X509V3_EXT_METHOD *,
 IMPLEMENT_OBJ_BSEARCH_CMP_FN(const X509V3_EXT_METHOD *,
                              const X509V3_EXT_METHOD *, ext);
 
-/*
- * This table will be searched using OBJ_bsearch so it *must* kept in order
- * of the ext_nid values.
- */
-
-static const X509V3_EXT_METHOD *standard_exts[] = {
-    &v3_nscert,
-    &v3_ns_ia5_list[0],
-    &v3_ns_ia5_list[1],
-    &v3_ns_ia5_list[2],
-    &v3_ns_ia5_list[3],
-    &v3_ns_ia5_list[4],
-    &v3_ns_ia5_list[5],
-    &v3_ns_ia5_list[6],
-    &v3_skey_id,
-    &v3_key_usage,
-    &v3_pkey_usage_period,
-    &v3_alt[0],
-    &v3_alt[1],
-    &v3_bcons,
-    &v3_crl_num,
-    &v3_cpols,
-    &v3_akey_id,
-    &v3_crld,
-    &v3_ext_ku,
-    &v3_delta_crl,
-    &v3_crl_reason,
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_OCSP
-    &v3_crl_invdate,
-#endif
-    &v3_sxnet,
-    &v3_info,
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_RFC3779
-    &v3_addr,
-    &v3_asid,
-#endif
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_OCSP
-    &v3_ocsp_nonce,
-    &v3_ocsp_crlid,
-    &v3_ocsp_accresp,
-    &v3_ocsp_nocheck,
-    &v3_ocsp_acutoff,
-    &v3_ocsp_serviceloc,
-#endif
-    &v3_sinfo,
-    &v3_policy_constraints,
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_OCSP
-    &v3_crl_hold,
-#endif
-    &v3_pci,
-    &v3_name_constraints,
-    &v3_policy_mappings,
-    &v3_inhibit_anyp,
-    &v3_idp,
-    &v3_alt[2],
-    &v3_freshest_crl,
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_CT
-    &v3_ct_scts[0],
-    &v3_ct_scts[1],
-    &v3_ct_scts[2],
-#endif
-    &v3_tls_feature,
-};
-
-/* Number of standard extensions */
-
-#define STANDARD_EXTENSION_COUNT OSSL_NELEM(standard_exts)
+#include "standard_exts.h"
 
 const X509V3_EXT_METHOD *X509V3_EXT_get_nid(int nid)
 {
diff --git a/test/build.info b/test/build.info
index eb9851a1c2fd7f8574e2df87e1748595c2de0371..4f89ce809189bb8867e9939f6ece89602999eb63 100644
--- a/test/build.info
+++ b/test/build.info
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ IF[{- !$disabled{tests} -}]
   # Note that when building with static libraries, none of those extra files
   # are needed, since all symbols are available anyway, regardless of what's
   # listed in util/*.num.
-  PROGRAMS_NO_INST=asn1_internal_test modes_internal_test
+  PROGRAMS_NO_INST=asn1_internal_test modes_internal_test x509_internal_test
   IF[{- !$disabled{poly1305} -}]
     PROGRAMS_NO_INST=poly1305_internal_test
   ENDIF
@@ -349,6 +349,28 @@ IF[{- !$disabled{tests} -}]
   ENDIF
   INCLUDE[modes_internal_test]=.. ../include
   DEPEND[modes_internal_test]=../libcrypto
+
+  # The reason for the huge amount of directly included x509v3 files
+  # is that a table that is checked by x509_internal_test refers to
+  # structures that are spread all over those files.
+  SOURCE[x509_internal_test]=x509_internal_test.c testutil.c
+  IF[{- !$disabled{shared} -}]
+    SOURCE[x509_internal_test]= ../crypto/x509v3/v3_bitst.c \
+        ../crypto/x509v3/v3_ia5.c ../crypto/x509v3/v3_skey.c \
+        ../crypto/x509v3/v3_pku.c ../crypto/x509v3/v3_alt.c \
+        ../crypto/x509v3/v3_bcons.c ../crypto/x509v3/v3_int.c \
+        ../crypto/x509v3/v3_cpols.c ../crypto/x509v3/v3_akey.c \
+        ../crypto/x509v3/v3_crld.c ../crypto/x509v3/v3_utl.c \
+        ../crypto/x509v3/v3_extku.c ../crypto/x509v3/v3_enum.c \
+        ../crypto/x509v3/v3_sxnet.c ../crypto/x509v3/v3_info.c \
+        ../crypto/x509v3/v3_addr.c ../crypto/x509v3/v3_asid.c \
+        ../crypto/x509v3/v3_pcons.c ../crypto/x509v3/v3_pmaps.c \
+        ../crypto/x509v3/v3_pci.c ../crypto/x509v3/v3_ncons.c \
+        ../crypto/x509v3/v3_tlsf.c ../crypto/ocsp/v3_ocsp.c \
+        ../crypto/ct/ct_x509v3.c ../crypto/asn1/a_strex.c
+  ENDIF
+  INCLUDE[x509_internal_test]=.. ../include
+  DEPEND[x509_internal_test]=../libcrypto
 ENDIF
 
 {-
diff --git a/test/x509_internal_test.c b/test/x509_internal_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..76cc2edcfb07e8ab9b714c368b915bc50e02771f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/x509_internal_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
+ * this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
+ * in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+ * https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
+ */
+
+/* Internal tests for the x509 and x509v3 modules */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <openssl/x509.h>
+#include <openssl/x509v3.h>
+#include "testutil.h"
+#include "e_os.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+    const char *test_case_name;
+    const char *test_section;
+} SIMPLE_FIXTURE;
+
+/**********************************************************************
+ *
+ * Test of x509v3
+ *
+ ***/
+
+static SIMPLE_FIXTURE setup_standard_exts(const char *const test_case_name)
+{
+    SIMPLE_FIXTURE fixture;
+    fixture.test_case_name = test_case_name;
+    return fixture;
+}
+
+#include "../crypto/x509v3/ext_dat.h"
+#include "../crypto/x509v3/standard_exts.h"
+
+static int execute_standard_exts(SIMPLE_FIXTURE fixture)
+{
+    size_t i;
+    int prev = -1, good = 1;
+    const X509V3_EXT_METHOD **tmp;
+
+    tmp = standard_exts;
+    for (i = 0; i < OSSL_NELEM(standard_exts); i++, tmp++) {
+        if ((*tmp)->ext_nid < prev)
+            good = 0;
+        prev = (*tmp)->ext_nid;
+
+    }
+    if (!good) {
+        tmp = standard_exts;
+        fprintf(stderr, "Extensions out of order!\n");
+        for (i = 0; i < STANDARD_EXTENSION_COUNT; i++, tmp++)
+            fprintf(stderr, "%d : %s\n", (*tmp)->ext_nid,
+                    OBJ_nid2sn((*tmp)->ext_nid));
+    } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Order OK\n");
+    }
+
+    return good;
+}
+
+static void teardown_standard_exts(SIMPLE_FIXTURE fixture)
+{
+    ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
+}
+
+/**********************************************************************
+ *
+ * Test driver
+ *
+ ***/
+
+static struct {
+    const char *section;
+    SIMPLE_FIXTURE (*setup)(const char *const test_case_name);
+    int (*execute)(SIMPLE_FIXTURE);
+    void (*teardown)(SIMPLE_FIXTURE);
+} tests[] = {
+    {"standard_exts", setup_standard_exts, execute_standard_exts,
+     teardown_standard_exts},
+};
+
+static int drive_tests(int idx)
+{
+    SETUP_TEST_FIXTURE(SIMPLE_FIXTURE, tests[idx].setup);
+    fixture.test_section = tests[idx].section;
+    EXECUTE_TEST(tests[idx].execute, tests[idx].teardown);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    ADD_ALL_TESTS(drive_tests, OSSL_NELEM(tests));
+
+    return run_tests(argv[0]);
+}