diff --git a/tests/func/test_destroy.py b/tests/func/test_destroy.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3535c9d7a..000000000
--- a/tests/func/test_destroy.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from dvc.system import System
-
-
-def test_destroy(repo_dir, dvc_repo):
-    # NOTE: using symlink to ensure that data was unprotected after `destroy`
-    dvc_repo.config.set("cache", "type", "symlink")
-
-    foo_stage, = dvc_repo.add(repo_dir.FOO)
-    data_dir_stage, = dvc_repo.add(repo_dir.DATA_DIR)
-
-    dvc_repo.destroy()
-
-    assert not os.path.exists(dvc_repo.dvc_dir)
-    assert not os.path.exists(foo_stage.path)
-    assert not os.path.exists(data_dir_stage.path)
-
-    assert os.path.isfile(repo_dir.FOO)
-    assert os.path.isdir(repo_dir.DATA_DIR)
-    assert os.path.isfile(repo_dir.DATA)
-    assert os.path.isdir(repo_dir.DATA_SUB_DIR)
-    assert os.path.isfile(repo_dir.DATA_SUB)
-
-    assert not System.is_symlink(repo_dir.FOO)
-    assert not System.is_symlink(repo_dir.DATA_DIR)
-    assert not System.is_symlink(repo_dir.DATA)
-    assert not System.is_symlink(repo_dir.DATA_SUB)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_repo.py b/tests/unit/test_repo.py
index f21c5a0f0..6f286e94d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_repo.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_repo.py
@@ -1,6 +1,34 @@
+from dvc.system import System
 from dvc.utils.compat import fspath
 
 
 def test_is_dvc_internal(tmp_dir, dvc):
     assert dvc.is_dvc_internal(fspath(tmp_dir / ".dvc" / "file"))
     assert not dvc.is_dvc_internal("file")
+
+
+def test_destroy(tmp_dir, dvc):
+    dvc.config.set("cache", "type", "symlink")
+
+    tmp_dir.dvc_gen('file', 'text')
+    tmp_dir.dvc_gen({'dir': {'file': 'lorem', 'subdir/file': 'ipsum'}})
+
+    dvc.destroy()
+
+    # Remove all the files related to DVC
+    assert not (tmp_dir / ".dvc").exists()
+    assert not (tmp_dir / "file.dvc").exists()
+    assert not (tmp_dir / "dir.dvc").exists()
+
+    # Leave the rest of the files
+    assert (tmp_dir / "file").is_file()
+    assert (tmp_dir / "dir").is_dir()
+    assert (tmp_dir / "dir" / "file").is_file()
+    assert (tmp_dir / "dir" / "subdir" / "file").is_file()
+
+    # Make sure that data was unprotected after `destroy`
+    assert not System.is_symlink(fspath(tmp_dir / "foo"))
+    assert not System.is_symlink(fspath(tmp_dir / "file"))
+    assert not System.is_symlink(fspath(tmp_dir / "dir"))
+    assert not System.is_symlink(fspath(tmp_dir / "dir" / "file"))
+    assert not System.is_symlink(fspath(tmp_dir / "dir" / "subdir" / "file"))