diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/images/test_aimage_edit_missing_image.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_aimage_edit_missing_image.py
similarity index 95%
rename from tests/test_litellm/images/test_aimage_edit_missing_image.py
rename to tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_aimage_edit_missing_image.py
index e1434982db2..f1f64698fe3 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/images/test_aimage_edit_missing_image.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_aimage_edit_missing_image.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Regression tests for https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/42185
 
+Lives under litellm_core_utils so the core-utils CI shard collects it (misc currently lists missing paths and collects zero tests).
+
 POST /v1/images/edits without a multipart `image` used to TypeError inside
 aimage_edit (required positional arg) and surface as HTTP 500. A missing client
 field must be BadRequestError 400.