diff --git a/tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/Makefile b/tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e97686659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+include ../Makefile.tests_common
+
+USEMODULE += embunit
+
+# avoid running Kconfig by default
+SHOULD_RUN_KCONFIG ?=
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/app.config.test b/tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/app.config.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98a2df0531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/app.config.test
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# this file enables modules defined in Kconfig. Do not use this file for
+# application configuration. This is only needed during migration.
+CONFIG_MODULE_EMBUNIT=y
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/tests-flashpage.c b/tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/main.c
similarity index 84%
rename from tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/tests-flashpage.c
rename to tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/main.c
index 00ddd6c7cc..7db5448eee 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/tests-flashpage.c
+++ b/tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/main.c
@@ -7,17 +7,22 @@
  */
 
 /**
+ * @ingroup     tests
  * @{
  *
  * @file
+ * @brief       Unittests for the ``flashpage`` periph driver
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ *
  */
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include "embUnit.h"
 #include "embUnit/embUnit.h"
-#include "tests-flashpage.h"
 
 /* need to define these values before including the header */
 #ifndef FLASHPAGE_SIZE
@@ -32,6 +37,10 @@
 
 #include "periph/flashpage.h"
 
+#if (defined(BOARD_NATIVE) && !IS_USED(MODULE_PERIPH_FLASHPAGE))
+char _native_flash[FLASHPAGE_SIZE * FLASHPAGE_NUMOF];
+#endif
+
 static void test_flashbase_addr(void)
 {
     void *addr;
@@ -72,8 +81,11 @@ Test *tests_flashpage_tests(void)
     return (Test *)&flashbase_tests;
 }
 
-void tests_flashpage(void)
+int main(void)
 {
+    TESTS_START();
     TESTS_RUN(tests_flashpage_tests());
+    TESTS_END();
+    return 0;
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/tests/01-run.py b/tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/tests/01-run.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4307d66a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/periph_flashpage_unittest/tests/01-run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+import sys
+from testrunner import run_check_unittests
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(run_check_unittests())
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/Makefile b/tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 48422e909a..0000000000
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/Makefile.include b/tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/Makefile.include
deleted file mode 100644
index 95277f63b4..0000000000
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/Makefile.include
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_flashpage
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/tests-flashpage.h b/tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/tests-flashpage.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 94db92a901..0000000000
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-flashpage/tests-flashpage.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2016 Freie Universität Berlin
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @addtogroup  unittests
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief       Unittests for the ``flashpage`` periph driver
- *
- * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
- */
-#ifndef TESTS_FLASHPAGE_H
-#define TESTS_FLASHPAGE_H
-
-#include "embUnit.h"
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @brief   Entry point of this test suite
- */
-void tests_flashpage(void);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* TESTS_FLASHPAGE_H */
-/** @} */