diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlternativeSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlternativeSuite.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7298600a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlternativeSuite.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package cats
+package tests
+
+class AlternativeSuite extends CatsSuite {
+  test("unite") {
+    forAll { (list: List[Option[String]]) =>
+      val expected = list.collect { case Some(s) => s }
+
+      Alternative[List].unite(list) should === (expected)
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("separate") {
+    forAll { (list: List[Either[Int, String]]) =>
+      val ints = list.collect { case Left(i) => i }
+      val strings = list.collect { case Right(s) => s }
+      val expected = (ints, strings)
+
+      Alternative[List].separate(list) should === (expected)
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("guard") {
+    assert(Alternative[Option].guard(true).isDefined)
+    assert(Alternative[Option].guard(false).isEmpty)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonadCombineSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonadCombineSuite.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 2176a2e361..0000000000
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonadCombineSuite.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-package cats
-package tests
-
-class MonadCombineSuite extends CatsSuite {
-  test("separate") {
-    forAll { (list: List[Either[Int, String]]) =>
-      val ints = list.collect { case Left(i) => i }
-      val strings = list.collect { case Right(s) => s }
-      val expected = (ints, strings)
-
-      Alternative[List].separate(list) should === (expected)
-    }
-  }
-}