diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
index a8a71c196fc..fff4f2df595 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
@@ -1848,34 +1848,6 @@ fn compile_test_and_save_ir(&self) -> (ProcRes, PathBuf) {
         (proc_res, output_path)
     }
 
-    fn compile_test_and_save_assembly(&self) -> (ProcRes, PathBuf) {
-        // This works with both `--emit asm` (as default output name for the assembly)
-        // and `ptx-linker` because the latter can write output at requested location.
-        let output_path = self.output_base_name().with_extension("s");
-        let input_file = &self.testpaths.file;
-
-        // Use the `//@ assembly-output:` directive to determine how to emit assembly.
-        let emit = match self.props.assembly_output.as_deref() {
-            Some("emit-asm") => Emit::Asm,
-            Some("bpf-linker") => Emit::LinkArgsAsm,
-            Some("ptx-linker") => Emit::None, // No extra flags needed.
-            Some(other) => self.fatal(&format!("unknown 'assembly-output' directive: {other}")),
-            None => self.fatal("missing 'assembly-output' directive"),
-        };
-
-        let rustc = self.make_compile_args(
-            input_file,
-            TargetLocation::ThisFile(output_path.clone()),
-            emit,
-            AllowUnused::No,
-            LinkToAux::Yes,
-            Vec::new(),
-        );
-
-        let proc_res = self.compose_and_run_compiler(rustc, None, self.testpaths);
-        (proc_res, output_path)
-    }
-
     fn verify_with_filecheck(&self, output: &Path) -> ProcRes {
         let mut filecheck = Command::new(self.config.llvm_filecheck.as_ref().unwrap());
         filecheck.arg("--input-file").arg(output).arg(&self.testpaths.file);
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest/assembly.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest/assembly.rs
index 430a5534da1..89d7de58c20 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest/assembly.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest/assembly.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use super::TestCx;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use super::{AllowUnused, Emit, LinkToAux, ProcRes, TargetLocation, TestCx};
 
 impl TestCx<'_> {
     pub(super) fn run_assembly_test(&self) {
@@ -16,4 +18,32 @@ pub(super) fn run_assembly_test(&self) {
             self.fatal_proc_rec("verification with 'FileCheck' failed", &proc_res);
         }
     }
+
+    fn compile_test_and_save_assembly(&self) -> (ProcRes, PathBuf) {
+        // This works with both `--emit asm` (as default output name for the assembly)
+        // and `ptx-linker` because the latter can write output at requested location.
+        let output_path = self.output_base_name().with_extension("s");
+        let input_file = &self.testpaths.file;
+
+        // Use the `//@ assembly-output:` directive to determine how to emit assembly.
+        let emit = match self.props.assembly_output.as_deref() {
+            Some("emit-asm") => Emit::Asm,
+            Some("bpf-linker") => Emit::LinkArgsAsm,
+            Some("ptx-linker") => Emit::None, // No extra flags needed.
+            Some(other) => self.fatal(&format!("unknown 'assembly-output' directive: {other}")),
+            None => self.fatal("missing 'assembly-output' directive"),
+        };
+
+        let rustc = self.make_compile_args(
+            input_file,
+            TargetLocation::ThisFile(output_path.clone()),
+            emit,
+            AllowUnused::No,
+            LinkToAux::Yes,
+            Vec::new(),
+        );
+
+        let proc_res = self.compose_and_run_compiler(rustc, None, self.testpaths);
+        (proc_res, output_path)
+    }
 }