diff --git a/tests/auth_tests/test_basic.py b/tests/auth_tests/test_basic.py
index 80a56f8ca35..886ad360e3b 100644
--- a/tests/auth_tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/auth_tests/test_basic.py
@@ -62,20 +62,6 @@ class BasicTestCase(TestCase):
         u3 = User.objects.create_user('testuser3', email=None)
         self.assertEqual(u3.email, '')
 
-    def test_anonymous_user(self):
-        "Check the properties of the anonymous user"
-        a = AnonymousUser()
-        self.assertIsNone(a.pk)
-        self.assertEqual(a.username, '')
-        self.assertEqual(a.get_username(), '')
-        self.assertTrue(a.is_anonymous)
-        self.assertFalse(a.is_authenticated)
-        self.assertFalse(a.is_staff)
-        self.assertFalse(a.is_active)
-        self.assertFalse(a.is_superuser)
-        self.assertEqual(a.groups.all().count(), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(a.user_permissions.all().count(), 0)
-
     def test_superuser(self):
         "Check the creation and properties of a superuser"
         super = User.objects.create_superuser('super', 'super@example.com', 'super')
diff --git a/tests/auth_tests/test_models.py b/tests/auth_tests/test_models.py
index e546d61c64b..62d598c2cd6 100644
--- a/tests/auth_tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/auth_tests/test_models.py
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.contrib.auth.base_user import AbstractBaseUser
 from django.contrib.auth.hashers import get_hasher
 from django.contrib.auth.models import (
-    AbstractUser, Group, Permission, User, UserManager,
+    AbstractUser, AnonymousUser, Group, Permission, User, UserManager,
 )
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.core import mail
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save
-from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
+from django.test import SimpleTestCase, TestCase, override_settings
 
 from .models.with_custom_email_field import CustomEmailField
 
@@ -303,3 +303,21 @@ class TestCreateSuperUserSignals(TestCase):
     def test_create_superuser(self):
         User.objects.create_superuser("JohnDoe", "mail@example.com", "1")
         self.assertEqual(self.signals_count, 1)
+
+
+class AnonymousUserTests(SimpleTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.user = AnonymousUser()
+
+    def test_properties(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(self.user.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(self.user.username, '')
+        self.assertEqual(self.user.get_username(), '')
+        self.assertIs(self.user.is_anonymous, True)
+        self.assertIs(self.user.is_authenticated, False)
+        self.assertIs(self.user.is_staff, False)
+        self.assertIs(self.user.is_active, False)
+        self.assertIs(self.user.is_superuser, False)
+        self.assertEqual(self.user.groups.all().count(), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(self.user.user_permissions.all().count(), 0)