diff --git a/cli/fmt.rs b/cli/fmt.rs
index 96ca285c1c..025adc83f2 100644
--- a/cli/fmt.rs
+++ b/cli/fmt.rs
@@ -324,11 +324,3 @@ fn test_is_supported() {
   assert!(is_supported(Path::new("foo.mjs")));
   assert!(!is_supported(Path::new("foo.mjsx")));
 }
-
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn check_tests_dir() {
-  // Because of cli/tests/error_syntax.js the following should fail but not
-  // crash.
-  let r = format(vec!["./tests".to_string()], true).await;
-  assert!(r.is_err());
-}
diff --git a/cli/tests/fmt_check_tests_dir.out b/cli/tests/fmt_check_tests_dir.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ae4117f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/fmt_check_tests_dir.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[WILDCARD]
+error: Found [WILDCARD] not formatted files
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 36e2bc90b4..db2773150c 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -1539,6 +1539,12 @@ itest!(bundle {
   output: "bundle.test.out",
 });
 
+itest!(fmt_check_tests_dir {
+  args: "fmt --check ./",
+  output: "fmt_check_tests_dir.out",
+  exit_code: 1,
+});
+
 itest!(fmt_stdin {
   args: "fmt -",
   input: Some("const a = 1\n"),