diff --git a/test/runner/lib/ansible_util.py b/test/runner/lib/ansible_util.py
index 9d8cb7ce581..126b41b14f0 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/ansible_util.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/ansible_util.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from lib.util import (
     find_python,
     ApplicationError,
     ANSIBLE_ROOT,
+    ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.util_common import (
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ def check_pyyaml(args, version):
         return
 
     python = find_python(version)
-    stdout, _dummy = run_command(args, [python, os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/yamlcheck.py')], capture=True)
+    stdout, _dummy = run_command(args, [python, os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'yamlcheck.py')], capture=True)
 
     if args.explain:
         return
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/cli.py b/test/runner/lib/cli.py
index 079422276ff..64f86c0cddb 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/cli.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/cli.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from lib.util import (
     generate_pip_command,
     read_lines_without_comments,
     MAXFD,
+    ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.delegation import (
@@ -826,7 +827,8 @@ def complete_remote_shell(prefix, parsed_args, **_):
     images = sorted(get_remote_completion().keys())
 
     # 2008 doesn't support SSH so we do not add to the list of valid images
-    images.extend(["windows/%s" % i for i in read_lines_without_comments('test/runner/completion/windows.txt', remove_blank_lines=True) if i != '2008'])
+    windows_completion_path = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'completion', 'windows.txt')
+    images.extend(["windows/%s" % i for i in read_lines_without_comments(windows_completion_path, remove_blank_lines=True) if i != '2008'])
 
     return [i for i in images if i.startswith(prefix)]
 
@@ -850,7 +852,7 @@ def complete_windows(prefix, parsed_args, **_):
     :type parsed_args: any
     :rtype: list[str]
     """
-    images = read_lines_without_comments('test/runner/completion/windows.txt', remove_blank_lines=True)
+    images = read_lines_without_comments(os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'completion', 'windows.txt'), remove_blank_lines=True)
 
     return [i for i in images if i.startswith(prefix) and (not parsed_args.windows or i not in parsed_args.windows)]
 
@@ -861,7 +863,7 @@ def complete_network_platform(prefix, parsed_args, **_):
     :type parsed_args: any
     :rtype: list[str]
     """
-    images = read_lines_without_comments('test/runner/completion/network.txt', remove_blank_lines=True)
+    images = read_lines_without_comments(os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'completion', 'network.txt'), remove_blank_lines=True)
 
     return [i for i in images if i.startswith(prefix) and (not parsed_args.platform or i not in parsed_args.platform)]
 
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/delegation.py b/test/runner/lib/delegation.py
index e2d3620e8d6..baeb4585a05 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/delegation.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/delegation.py
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ from lib.util import (
     common_environment,
     pass_vars,
     display,
+    ANSIBLE_ROOT,
+    ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.util_common import (
     run_command,
-    ANSIBLE_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.docker_util import (
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ def delegate_tox(args, exclude, require, integration_targets):
     }
 
     for version in versions:
-        tox = ['tox', '-c', 'test/runner/tox.ini', '-e', 'py' + version.replace('.', '')]
+        tox = ['tox', '-c', os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'tox.ini'), '-e', 'py' + version.replace('.', '')]
 
         if args.tox_sitepackages:
             tox.append('--sitepackages')
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ def delegate_docker(args, exclude, require, integration_targets):
                 test_id = test_id.strip()
 
             # write temporary files to /root since /tmp isn't ready immediately on container start
-            docker_put(args, test_id, os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/setup/docker.sh'), '/root/docker.sh')
+            docker_put(args, test_id, os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'setup', 'docker.sh'), '/root/docker.sh')
             docker_exec(args, test_id, ['/bin/bash', '/root/docker.sh'])
             docker_put(args, test_id, local_source_fd.name, '/root/ansible.tgz')
             docker_exec(args, test_id, ['mkdir', '/root/ansible'])
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/executor.py b/test/runner/lib/executor.py
index 1d265a81dfd..c00cf9e57e9 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/executor.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/executor.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ from lib.util import (
     COVERAGE_OUTPUT_PATH,
     cmd_quote,
     ANSIBLE_ROOT,
+    ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT,
     get_available_python_versions,
     is_subdir,
 )
@@ -314,8 +315,8 @@ def generate_pip_install(pip, command, packages=None):
     :type packages: list[str] | None
     :rtype: list[str] | None
     """
-    constraints = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/requirements/constraints.txt')
-    requirements = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/requirements/%s.txt' % command)
+    constraints = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'requirements', 'constraints.txt')
+    requirements = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'requirements', '%s.txt' % command)
 
     options = []
 
@@ -610,7 +611,7 @@ def command_windows_integration(args):
 
                 for remote in [r for r in remotes if r.version != '2008']:
                     manage = ManageWindowsCI(remote)
-                    manage.upload("test/runner/setup/windows-httptester.ps1", watcher_path)
+                    manage.upload(os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'setup', 'windows-httptester.ps1'), watcher_path)
 
                     # We cannot pass an array of string with -File so we just use a delimiter for multiple values
                     script = "powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\\%s -Hosts \"%s\"" \
@@ -1371,7 +1372,7 @@ def command_units(args):
             '--color',
             'yes' if args.color else 'no',
             '-p', 'no:cacheprovider',
-            '-c', os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/pytest.ini'),
+            '-c', os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'pytest.ini'),
             '--junit-xml',
             'test/results/junit/python%s-units.xml' % version,
         ]
@@ -1863,7 +1864,7 @@ class EnvironmentDescription:
         versions += SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS
         versions += list(set(v.split('.')[0] for v in SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS))
 
-        version_check = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/versions.py')
+        version_check = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'versions.py')
         python_paths = dict((v, find_executable('python%s' % v, required=False)) for v in sorted(versions))
         pip_paths = dict((v, find_executable('pip%s' % v, required=False)) for v in sorted(versions))
         program_versions = dict((v, self.get_version([python_paths[v], version_check], warnings)) for v in sorted(python_paths) if python_paths[v])
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/manage_ci.py b/test/runner/lib/manage_ci.py
index b9663078449..732d554ac53 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/manage_ci.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/manage_ci.py
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ from lib.util import (
     ApplicationError,
     cmd_quote,
     display,
+    ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.util_common import (
     intercept_command,
     run_command,
-    ANSIBLE_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.core_ci import (
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class ManagePosixCI:
         """Configure remote host for testing.
         :type python_version: str
         """
-        self.upload(os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/setup/remote.sh'), '/tmp')
+        self.upload(os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'setup', 'remote.sh'), '/tmp')
         self.ssh('chmod +x /tmp/remote.sh && /tmp/remote.sh %s %s' % (self.core_ci.platform, python_version))
 
     def upload_source(self):
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/__init__.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/__init__.py
index c2355f23d0b..e8f6120c805 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/__init__.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/__init__.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ from lib.env import (
 )
 
 COMMAND = 'sanity'
+SANITY_ROOT = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test', 'sanity')
 
 
 def command_sanity(args):
@@ -212,15 +213,15 @@ def collect_code_smell_tests():
     """
     :rtype: tuple[SanityFunc]
     """
-    skip_file = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/code-smell/skip.txt')
-    ansible_only_file = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/code-smell/ansible-only.txt')
+    skip_file = os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'code-smell', 'skip.txt')
+    ansible_only_file = os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'code-smell', 'ansible-only.txt')
 
     skip_tests = read_lines_without_comments(skip_file, remove_blank_lines=True, optional=True)
 
     if not data_context().content.is_ansible:
         skip_tests += read_lines_without_comments(ansible_only_file, remove_blank_lines=True)
 
-    paths = glob.glob(os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/code-smell/*.py'))
+    paths = glob.glob(os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'code-smell', '*.py'))
     paths = sorted(p for p in paths if os.access(p, os.X_OK) and os.path.isfile(p) and os.path.basename(p) not in skip_tests)
 
     tests = tuple(SanityCodeSmellTest(p) for p in paths)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/compile.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/compile.py
index 43661985ee1..6f6aa3961b7 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/compile.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/compile.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from lib.sanity import (
     SanityFailure,
     SanitySuccess,
     SanityTargets,
+    SANITY_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.target import (
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ from lib.util import (
     display,
     find_python,
     parse_to_list_of_dict,
-    ANSIBLE_ROOT,
     is_subdir,
 )
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class CompileTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
 
         paths = [target.path for target in targets.include]
 
-        cmd = [find_python(python_version), os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/compile/compile.py')]
+        cmd = [find_python(python_version), os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'compile', 'compile.py')]
 
         data = '\n'.join(paths)
 
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py
index 9e585a5abfc..15bedfb2cf1 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from lib.sanity import (
     SanityMessage,
     SanityFailure,
     SanitySuccess,
+    SANITY_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.target import (
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class ImportTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
         # add the importer to our virtual environment so it can be accessed through the coverage injector
         importer_path = os.path.join(virtual_environment_bin, 'importer.py')
         if not args.explain:
-            os.symlink(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/import/importer.py')), importer_path)
+            os.symlink(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'import', 'importer.py')), importer_path)
 
         # create a minimal python library
         python_path = os.path.abspath('test/runner/.tox/import/lib')
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pep8.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pep8.py
index 24e33200474..59e84671b75 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pep8.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pep8.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from lib.sanity import (
     SanityMessage,
     SanityFailure,
     SanitySuccess,
+    SANITY_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.target import (
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     read_lines_without_comments,
     parse_to_list_of_dict,
-    ANSIBLE_ROOT,
     find_python,
     is_subdir,
 )
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Pep8Test(SanitySingleVersion):
         :type python_version: str
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
-        current_ignore_file = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/pep8/current-ignore.txt')
+        current_ignore_file = os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'pep8', 'current-ignore.txt')
         current_ignore = sorted(read_lines_without_comments(current_ignore_file, remove_blank_lines=True))
 
         settings = self.load_processor(args)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pslint.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pslint.py
index e48bfb5def4..ac7a0b96a25 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pslint.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pslint.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from lib.sanity import (
     SanityFailure,
     SanitySuccess,
     SanitySkipped,
+    SANITY_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.target import (
@@ -23,11 +24,11 @@ from lib.target import (
 from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     find_executable,
+    ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.util_common import (
     run_command,
-    ANSIBLE_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.config import (
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ class PslintTest(SanityVersionNeutral):
         cmds = []
 
         if args.requirements:
-            cmds.append([os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/requirements/sanity.ps1')])
+            cmds.append([os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'requirements', 'sanity.ps1')])
 
-        cmds.append([os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/pslint/pslint.ps1')] + paths)
+        cmds.append([os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'pslint', 'pslint.ps1')] + paths)
 
         stdout = ''
 
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pylint.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pylint.py
index 212bfb8945a..6d2db308a7a 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pylint.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pylint.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from lib.sanity import (
     SanityMessage,
     SanityFailure,
     SanitySuccess,
+    SANITY_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.target import (
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class PylintTest(SanitySingleVersion):
         :type python_version: str
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
-        plugin_dir = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/pylint/plugins')
+        plugin_dir = os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'pylint', 'plugins')
         plugin_names = sorted(p[0] for p in [
             os.path.splitext(p) for p in os.listdir(plugin_dir)] if p[1] == '.py' and p[0] != '__init__')
 
@@ -185,13 +186,13 @@ class PylintTest(SanitySingleVersion):
             python,  # type: str
     ):  # type: (...) -> t.List[t.Dict[str, str]]
         """Run pylint using the config specified by the context on the specified paths."""
-        rcfile = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/pylint/config/%s' % context.split('/')[0])
+        rcfile = os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'pylint', 'config', context.split('/')[0])
 
         if not os.path.exists(rcfile):
             if data_context().content.collection:
-                rcfile = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/pylint/config/collection')
+                rcfile = os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'pylint', 'config', 'collection')
             else:
-                rcfile = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/pylint/config/default')
+                rcfile = os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'pylint', 'config', 'default')
 
         parser = ConfigParser()
         parser.read(rcfile)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/rstcheck.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/rstcheck.py
index 759ca5e09f9..e1f26c92b3c 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/rstcheck.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/rstcheck.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from lib.sanity import (
     SanityMessage,
     SanityFailure,
     SanitySuccess,
+    SANITY_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.target import (
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     parse_to_list_of_dict,
     read_lines_without_comments,
-    ANSIBLE_ROOT,
     find_python,
 )
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class RstcheckTest(SanitySingleVersion):
         :type python_version: str
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
-        ignore_file = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/rstcheck/ignore-substitutions.txt')
+        ignore_file = os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'rstcheck', 'ignore-substitutions.txt')
         ignore_substitutions = sorted(set(read_lines_without_comments(ignore_file, remove_blank_lines=True)))
 
         settings = self.load_processor(args)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/shellcheck.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/shellcheck.py
index f3839810fe7..d6ec5e736ec 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/shellcheck.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/shellcheck.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from lib.sanity import (
     SanityFailure,
     SanitySuccess,
     SanitySkipped,
+    SANITY_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.target import (
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ from lib.target import (
 from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     read_lines_without_comments,
-    ANSIBLE_ROOT,
     find_executable,
 )
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class ShellcheckTest(SanityVersionNeutral):
         :type targets: SanityTargets
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
-        exclude_file = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/shellcheck/exclude.txt')
+        exclude_file = os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'shellcheck', 'exclude.txt')
         exclude = set(read_lines_without_comments(exclude_file, remove_blank_lines=True, optional=True))
 
         settings = self.load_processor(args)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/validate_modules.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/validate_modules.py
index d6dff148cdb..d33b345921b 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/validate_modules.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/validate_modules.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from lib.sanity import (
     SanityMessage,
     SanityFailure,
     SanitySuccess,
+    SANITY_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.target import (
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ from lib.target import (
 from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     display,
-    ANSIBLE_ROOT,
     find_python,
 )
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ValidateModulesTest(SanitySingleVersion):
 
         cmd = [
             find_python(python_version),
-            os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/validate-modules/validate-modules'),
+            os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'validate-modules', 'validate-modules'),
             '--format', 'json',
             '--arg-spec',
         ] + paths
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/yamllint.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/yamllint.py
index 24b3aa2e90f..5b67fe6ce07 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/yamllint.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/yamllint.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from lib.sanity import (
     SanityMessage,
     SanityFailure,
     SanitySuccess,
+    SANITY_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.target import (
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ from lib.target import (
 from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     display,
-    ANSIBLE_ROOT,
     is_subdir,
     find_python,
 )
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class YamllintTest(SanitySingleVersion):
         """
         cmd = [
             python,
-            os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/yamllint/yamllinter.py'),
+            os.path.join(SANITY_ROOT, 'yamllint', 'yamllinter.py'),
         ]
 
         data = '\n'.join(paths)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/util.py b/test/runner/lib/util.py
index be7df05c59b..500194ecfc9 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/util.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/util.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ COVERAGE_CONFIG_PATH = '.coveragerc'
 COVERAGE_OUTPUT_PATH = 'coverage'
 
 ANSIBLE_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))))
+ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test', 'runner')
 
 # Modes are set to allow all users the same level of access.
 # This permits files to be used in tests that change users.
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ def get_parameterized_completion(cache, name):
     :rtype: dict[str, dict[str, str]]
     """
     if not cache:
-        images = read_lines_without_comments(os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/completion/%s.txt' % name), remove_blank_lines=True)
+        images = read_lines_without_comments(os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'completion', '%s.txt' % name), remove_blank_lines=True)
 
         cache.update(dict(kvp for kvp in [parse_parameterized_completion(i) for i in images] if kvp))
 
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/util_common.py b/test/runner/lib/util_common.py
index baa056480e7..df498e4a9a0 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/util_common.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/util_common.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from lib.util import (
     PYTHON_PATHS,
     raw_command,
     to_bytes,
+    ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT,
 )
 
 
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ def intercept_command(args, cmd, target_name, env, capture=False, data=None, cwd
     cmd = list(cmd)
     version = python_version or args.python_version
     interpreter = virtualenv or find_python(version)
-    inject_path = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/injector')
+    inject_path = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_TEST_DATA_ROOT, 'injector')
 
     if not virtualenv:
         # injection of python into the path is required when not activating a virtualenv