diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/fluid/imperative/CMakeLists.txt
index 43c83a7237757556de6ba5c0461dd69d457bae8e..0628b15d98c2c01929aa71db3540bb57a9c82943 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/imperative/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/fluid/imperative/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -210,5 +210,3 @@ else()
          npu_op_runner
          phi_tensor)
 endif()
-
-add_subdirectory(tests)
diff --git a/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index fa39c41000d77fe7e4082b05800bbb3e1565b56f..193600b00dfdf795fc9bf777a1af51f9607051b5 100644
--- a/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 add_subdirectory(phi)
 add_subdirectory(jit)
 add_subdirectory(new_executor)
+add_subdirectory(imperative)
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/test/cpp/imperative/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/CMakeLists.txt
rename to test/cpp/imperative/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/bkcl_context_test.cc b/test/cpp/imperative/bkcl_context_test.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/bkcl_context_test.cc
rename to test/cpp/imperative/bkcl_context_test.cc
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/cncl_context_test.cc b/test/cpp/imperative/cncl_context_test.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/cncl_context_test.cc
rename to test/cpp/imperative/cncl_context_test.cc
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/heter_ccl_context_test.cc b/test/cpp/imperative/heter_ccl_context_test.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/heter_ccl_context_test.cc
rename to test/cpp/imperative/heter_ccl_context_test.cc
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/nccl_context_test.cc b/test/cpp/imperative/nccl_context_test.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/nccl_context_test.cc
rename to test/cpp/imperative/nccl_context_test.cc
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_eager.cc b/test/cpp/imperative/test_eager.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_eager.cc
rename to test/cpp/imperative/test_eager.cc
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_gradient_accmulator.cc b/test/cpp/imperative/test_gradient_accmulator.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_gradient_accmulator.cc
rename to test/cpp/imperative/test_gradient_accmulator.cc
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_group.cc b/test/cpp/imperative/test_group.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_group.cc
rename to test/cpp/imperative/test_group.cc
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_hooks.cc b/test/cpp/imperative/test_hooks.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_hooks.cc
rename to test/cpp/imperative/test_hooks.cc
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_layer.cc b/test/cpp/imperative/test_layer.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_layer.cc
rename to test/cpp/imperative/test_layer.cc
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_prepare_op.cc b/test/cpp/imperative/test_prepare_op.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_prepare_op.cc
rename to test/cpp/imperative/test_prepare_op.cc
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_tracer.cc b/test/cpp/imperative/test_tracer.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from paddle/fluid/imperative/tests/test_tracer.cc
rename to test/cpp/imperative/test_tracer.cc