diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 1e827ee82..0726c8556 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -224,18 +224,6 @@ steps:
       - diff tmp.schema crates/db_schema_file/src/schema.rs
     when: *slow_check_paths
 
-  check_db_perf_tool:
-    image: *rust_image
-    environment:
-      LEMMY_DATABASE_URL: postgres://lemmy:password@database:5432/lemmy
-      RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
-      CARGO_HOME: .cargo_home
-      RUSTUP_HOME: .rustup_home
-    commands:
-      # same as scripts/db_perf.sh but without creating a new database server
-      - cargo run --package lemmy_db_perf -- --posts 10 --read-post-pages 1
-    when: *slow_check_paths
-
   run_federation_tests:
     image: node:22-bookworm-slim
     environment:
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7a01e6c6d..298f5ee82 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3336,22 +3336,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "url",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "lemmy_db_perf"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.5"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "clap",
- "diesel",
- "diesel-async",
- "lemmy_db_schema",
- "lemmy_db_schema_file",
- "lemmy_db_views_post",
- "lemmy_utils",
- "tokio",
- "url",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_db_schema"
 version = "1.0.0-alpha.5"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f1266508c..607c8909c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ members = [
   "crates/apub",
   "crates/apub_objects",
   "crates/utils",
-  "crates/db_perf",
   "crates/db_schema",
   "crates/db_schema_file",
   "crates/db_views/api_misc",
diff --git a/crates/db_perf/Cargo.toml b/crates/db_perf/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 42a24b1fd..000000000
--- a/crates/db_perf/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "lemmy_db_perf"
-publish = false
-version.workspace = true
-edition.workspace = true
-description.workspace = true
-license.workspace = true
-homepage.workspace = true
-documentation.workspace = true
-repository.workspace = true
-rust-version.workspace = true
-
-
-[lints]
-workspace = true
-
-[dependencies]
-anyhow = { workspace = true }
-clap = { workspace = true }
-diesel = { workspace = true }
-diesel-async = { workspace = true }
-lemmy_db_schema = { workspace = true }
-lemmy_db_views_post = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
-lemmy_utils = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
-lemmy_db_schema_file = { workspace = true }
-tokio = { workspace = true }
-url = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/db_perf/src/main.rs b/crates/db_views/post/src/db_perf/mod.rs
similarity index 86%
rename from crates/db_perf/src/main.rs
rename to crates/db_views/post/src/db_perf/mod.rs
index 89fc7577b..4c04c342b 100644
--- a/crates/db_perf/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views/post/src/db_perf/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 mod series;
 
-use crate::series::ValuesFromSeries;
-use anyhow::Context;
-use clap::Parser;
+use crate::{db_perf::series::ValuesFromSeries, impls::PostQuery, PostView};
 use diesel::{
   dsl::{self, sql},
   sql_types,
@@ -21,38 +19,30 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
   utils::{build_db_pool, get_conn, now},
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema_file::{enums::PostSortType, schema::post};
-use lemmy_db_views_post::{impls::PostQuery, PostView};
-use lemmy_utils::error::{LemmyErrorExt2, LemmyResult};
+use lemmy_utils::error::LemmyResult;
+use serial_test::serial;
 use std::num::NonZeroU32;
 use url::Url;
 
-#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 struct CmdArgs {
-  #[arg(long, default_value_t = 3.try_into().unwrap())]
   communities: NonZeroU32,
-  #[arg(long, default_value_t = 3.try_into().unwrap())]
   people: NonZeroU32,
-  #[arg(long, default_value_t = 100000.try_into().unwrap())]
   posts: NonZeroU32,
-  #[arg(long, default_value_t = 0)]
   read_post_pages: u32,
-  #[arg(long)]
   explain_insertions: bool,
 }
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-  let mut result = try_main().await.into_anyhow();
-  if let Ok(path) = std::env::var("PGDATA") {
-    result = result.with_context(|| {
-      format!("Failed to run lemmy_db_perf (more details might be available in {path}/log)")
-    });
-  }
-  result
-}
-
-async fn try_main() -> LemmyResult<()> {
-  let args = CmdArgs::parse();
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn db_perf() -> LemmyResult<()> {
+  let args = CmdArgs {
+    communities: 3.try_into()?,
+    people: 3.try_into()?,
+    posts: 100000.try_into()?,
+    read_post_pages: 0,
+    explain_insertions: false,
+  };
   let pool = &build_db_pool()?;
   let pool = &mut pool.into();
   let conn = &mut get_conn(pool).await?;
diff --git a/crates/db_perf/src/series.rs b/crates/db_views/post/src/db_perf/series.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/db_perf/src/series.rs
rename to crates/db_views/post/src/db_perf/series.rs
diff --git a/crates/db_views/post/src/lib.rs b/crates/db_views/post/src/lib.rs
index c0591e2f3..eda566759 100644
--- a/crates/db_views/post/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views/post/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
   tag::TagsView,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub mod db_perf;
 use serde_with::skip_serializing_none;
 #[cfg(feature = "full")]
 use {