diff --git a/tests/run-tests b/tests/run-tests
index 42037831d..71eab4905 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests
+++ b/tests/run-tests
@@ -312,9 +312,6 @@ def run_tests(pyb, tests, args, base_path="."):
 
         if args.target == 'wipy':
             skip_tests.add('misc/print_exception.py')       # requires error reporting full
-            skip_tests.add('misc/recursion.py')             # requires stack checking enabled
-            skip_tests.add('misc/recursive_data.py')        # requires stack checking enabled
-            skip_tests.add('misc/recursive_iternext.py')    # requires stack checking enabled
             skip_tests.update({'extmod/uctypes_%s.py' % t for t in 'bytearray le native_le ptr_le ptr_native_le sizeof sizeof_native array_assign_le array_assign_native_le'.split()}) # requires uctypes
             skip_tests.add('extmod/zlibd_decompress.py')    # requires zlib
             skip_tests.add('extmod/uheapq1.py')             # uheapq not supported by WiPy
diff --git a/tests/misc/recursion.py b/tests/stress/recursion.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/misc/recursion.py
rename to tests/stress/recursion.py
diff --git a/tests/misc/recursive_data.py b/tests/stress/recursive_data.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/misc/recursive_data.py
rename to tests/stress/recursive_data.py
diff --git a/tests/misc/recursive_data.py.exp b/tests/stress/recursive_data.py.exp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/misc/recursive_data.py.exp
rename to tests/stress/recursive_data.py.exp
diff --git a/tests/misc/recursive_iternext.py b/tests/stress/recursive_iternext.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/misc/recursive_iternext.py
rename to tests/stress/recursive_iternext.py
diff --git a/tests/misc/recursive_iternext.py.exp b/tests/stress/recursive_iternext.py.exp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/misc/recursive_iternext.py.exp
rename to tests/stress/recursive_iternext.py.exp