diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py
index fd5d41ded58..fbe83fb2a31 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ 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('test/runner/importer.py'), importer_path)
+            os.symlink(os.path.abspath('test/sanity/import/importer.py'), importer_path)
 
         # activate the virtual environment
         env['PATH'] = '%s:%s' % (virtual_environment_bin, env['PATH'])
-        env['PYTHONPATH'] = os.path.abspath('test/runner/import/lib')
+        env['PYTHONPATH'] = os.path.abspath('test/sanity/import/lib')
 
         # make sure coverage is available in the virtual environment if needed
         if args.coverage:
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/no-underscore-variable.sh b/test/sanity/code-smell/no-underscore-variable.sh
index c013c0a9a29..d058f46b331 100755
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/no-underscore-variable.sh
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/no-underscore-variable.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ TO_BE_FIXED='
 ./lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
 ./test/legacy/cleanup_gce.py
 ./test/legacy/gce_credentials.py
-./test/runner/importer.py
+./test/sanity/import/importer.py
 ./test/runner/lib/cloud/cs.py
 ./test/runner/lib/core_ci.py
 ./test/runner/lib/delegation.py
diff --git a/test/runner/importer.py b/test/sanity/import/importer.py
similarity index 99%
rename from test/runner/importer.py
rename to test/sanity/import/importer.py
index 8554436d001..0c81eab42d6 100755
--- a/test/runner/importer.py
+++ b/test/sanity/import/importer.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def main():
 
             for result in results:
                 if result[0].startswith(base_dir):
-                    source = result[0][len(base_dir) + 1:].replace('test/runner/import/', '')
+                    source = result[0][len(base_dir) + 1:].replace('test/sanity/import/', '')
                     line = result[1] or 0
                     break
 
diff --git a/test/runner/import/lib/ansible/__init__.py b/test/sanity/import/lib/ansible/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from test/runner/import/lib/ansible/__init__.py
rename to test/sanity/import/lib/ansible/__init__.py
diff --git a/test/runner/import/lib/ansible/module_utils b/test/sanity/import/lib/ansible/module_utils
similarity index 100%
rename from test/runner/import/lib/ansible/module_utils
rename to test/sanity/import/lib/ansible/module_utils
diff --git a/test/sanity/pylint/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/pylint/ignore.txt
index 14d15e8254b..d60e8ef8fee 100644
--- a/test/sanity/pylint/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/pylint/ignore.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/storage/purestorage/purefa_pg.py ansible-format-automatic-sp
 lib/ansible/modules/system/firewalld.py ansible-format-automatic-specification
 lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/junos.py ansible-no-format-on-bytestring 3
 lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/nxos.py ansible-format-automatic-specification
-test/runner/importer.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/injector/importer.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/injector/injector.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/lib/ansible_util.py missing-docstring 3.7
@@ -97,8 +96,10 @@ test/runner/lib/powershell_import_analysis.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/lib/pytar.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/lib/sanity/__init__.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/lib/sanity/ansible_doc.py missing-docstring 3.7
+test/runner/lib/sanity/compile.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/lib/sanity/pep8.py missing-docstring 3.7
+test/runner/lib/sanity/pslint.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/lib/sanity/pylint.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/lib/sanity/rstcheck.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/lib/sanity/sanity_docs.py missing-docstring 3.7
@@ -113,3 +114,4 @@ test/runner/retry.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/shippable.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/test.py missing-docstring 3.7
 test/runner/units/test_diff.py missing-docstring 3.7
+test/sanity/import/importer.py missing-docstring 3.7