diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6371b489..245de668 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ fs-extra contains hundreds of tests.
 - `npm run unit-esm`: runs tests for `fs-extra/esm` exports
 - `npm test`: runs the linter and all tests
 
+When running unit tests, set the environment variable `CROSS_DEVICE_PATH` to the absolute path of an empty directory on another device (like a thumb drive) to enable cross-device move tests.
+
 
 ### Windows
 
diff --git a/lib/move/__tests__/cross-device-utils.js b/lib/move/__tests__/cross-device-utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b17b68e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/move/__tests__/cross-device-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const fs = require('graceful-fs')
+const path = require('path')
+
+const { CROSS_DEVICE_PATH } = process.env
+let runCrossDeviceTests = !!CROSS_DEVICE_PATH
+
+if (runCrossDeviceTests) {
+  // make sure we have permission on device
+  try {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(CROSS_DEVICE_PATH, 'file'), 'hi')
+  } catch {
+    runCrossDeviceTests = false
+    throw new Error(`Can't write to device ${CROSS_DEVICE_PATH}`)
+  }
+} else console.log('Skipping cross-device move tests')
+
+module.exports = {
+  differentDevice: CROSS_DEVICE_PATH,
+  ifCrossDeviceEnabled: (fn) => runCrossDeviceTests ? fn : fn.skip
+}
diff --git a/lib/move/__tests__/move-preserve-timestamp.test.js b/lib/move/__tests__/move-preserve-timestamp.test.js
index 3de89fba..e65c3a57 100644
--- a/lib/move/__tests__/move-preserve-timestamp.test.js
+++ b/lib/move/__tests__/move-preserve-timestamp.test.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const utimesSync = require('../../util/utimes').utimesMillisSync
 const assert = require('assert')
 const fse = require('../../index')
+const { differentDevice, ifCrossDeviceEnabled } = require('./cross-device-utils')
 
 /* global beforeEach, afterEach, describe, it */
 
@@ -15,26 +16,10 @@ const describeIfPractical = process.arch === 'ia32' ? describe.skip : describe
 
 describeIfPractical('move() - across different devices', () => {
   let TEST_DIR, SRC, DEST, FILES
-  let __skipTests = false
-  const differentDevicePath = '/mnt'
-
-  // must set this up, if not, exit silently
-  if (!fs.existsSync(differentDevicePath)) {
-    console.log('Skipping cross-device move test')
-    __skipTests = true
-  }
-
-  // make sure we have permission on device
-  try {
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(differentDevicePath, 'file'), 'hi')
-  } catch {
-    console.log("Can't write to device. Skipping move test.")
-    __skipTests = true
-  }
 
   function setupFixture (readonly) {
     TEST_DIR = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'fs-extra', 'move-sync-preserve-timestamp')
-    SRC = path.join(differentDevicePath, 'some/weird/dir-really-weird')
+    SRC = path.join(differentDevice, 'some/weird/dir-really-weird')
     DEST = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dest')
     FILES = ['a-file', path.join('a-folder', 'another-file'), path.join('a-folder', 'another-folder', 'file3')]
     const timestamp = Date.now() / 1000 - 5
@@ -50,14 +35,12 @@ describeIfPractical('move() - across different devices', () => {
     })
   }
 
-  const _it = __skipTests ? it.skip : it
-
   afterEach(() => {
     fse.removeSync(TEST_DIR)
     fse.removeSync(SRC)
   })
 
-  describe('> default behaviour', () => {
+  ifCrossDeviceEnabled(describe)('> default behaviour', () => {
     ;[
       { subcase: 'writable', readonly: false },
       { subcase: 'readonly', readonly: true }
@@ -65,7 +48,7 @@ describeIfPractical('move() - across different devices', () => {
       describe(`>> with ${params.subcase} source files`, () => {
         beforeEach(() => setupFixture(params.readonly))
 
-        _it('should have the same timestamps after move', done => {
+        it('should have the same timestamps after move', done => {
           const originalTimestamps = FILES.map(file => {
             const originalPath = path.join(SRC, file)
             const originalStat = fs.statSync(originalPath)
diff --git a/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync-preserve-timestamp.test.js b/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync-preserve-timestamp.test.js
index 3fa49483..816993b4 100644
--- a/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync-preserve-timestamp.test.js
+++ b/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync-preserve-timestamp.test.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const utimesSync = require('../../util/utimes').utimesMillisSync
 const assert = require('assert')
 const fse = require('../../index')
+const { differentDevice, ifCrossDeviceEnabled } = require('./cross-device-utils')
 
 /* global beforeEach, afterEach, describe, it */
 
@@ -15,26 +16,10 @@ const describeIfPractical = process.arch === 'ia32' ? describe.skip : describe
 
 describeIfPractical('moveSync() - across different devices', () => {
   let TEST_DIR, SRC, DEST, FILES
-  let __skipTests = false
-  const differentDevicePath = '/mnt'
-
-  // must set this up, if not, exit silently
-  if (!fs.existsSync(differentDevicePath)) {
-    console.log('Skipping cross-device move test')
-    __skipTests = true
-  }
-
-  // make sure we have permission on device
-  try {
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(differentDevicePath, 'file'), 'hi')
-  } catch {
-    console.log("Can't write to device. Skipping move test.")
-    __skipTests = true
-  }
 
   function setupFixture (readonly) {
     TEST_DIR = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'fs-extra', 'move-sync-preserve-timestamp')
-    SRC = path.join(differentDevicePath, 'some/weird/dir-really-weird')
+    SRC = path.join(differentDevice, 'some/weird/dir-really-weird')
     DEST = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dest')
     FILES = ['a-file', path.join('a-folder', 'another-file'), path.join('a-folder', 'another-folder', 'file3')]
     const timestamp = Date.now() / 1000 - 5
@@ -50,14 +35,12 @@ describeIfPractical('moveSync() - across different devices', () => {
     })
   }
 
-  const _it = __skipTests ? it.skip : it
-
   afterEach(() => {
     fse.removeSync(TEST_DIR)
     fse.removeSync(SRC)
   })
 
-  describe('> default behaviour', () => {
+  ifCrossDeviceEnabled(describe)('> default behaviour', () => {
     ;[
       { subcase: 'writable', readonly: false },
       { subcase: 'readonly', readonly: true }
@@ -65,7 +48,7 @@ describeIfPractical('moveSync() - across different devices', () => {
       describe(`>> with ${params.subcase} source files`, () => {
         beforeEach(() => setupFixture(params.readonly))
 
-        _it('should have the same timestamps after move', () => {
+        it('should have the same timestamps after move', () => {
           const originalTimestamps = FILES.map(file => {
             const originalPath = path.join(SRC, file)
             const originalStat = fs.statSync(originalPath)
diff --git a/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync.test.js b/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync.test.js
index 5f5b6dc6..de4166ab 100644
--- a/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync.test.js
+++ b/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync.test.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const os = require('os')
 const fse = require('../..')
 const path = require('path')
 const assert = require('assert')
+const { differentDevice, ifCrossDeviceEnabled } = require('./cross-device-utils')
 
 /* global afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it */
 
@@ -287,29 +288,10 @@ describe('moveSync()', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('> when actually trying to move a folder across devices', () => {
-    const differentDevice = '/mnt'
-    let __skipTests = false
-
-    // must set this up, if not, exit silently
-    if (!fs.existsSync(differentDevice)) {
-      console.log('Skipping cross-device moveSync test')
-      __skipTests = true
-    }
-
-    // make sure we have permission on device
-    try {
-      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(differentDevice, 'file'), 'hi')
-    } catch {
-      console.log("Can't write to device. Skipping moveSync test.")
-      __skipTests = true
-    }
-
-    const _it = __skipTests ? it.skip : it
-
+  ifCrossDeviceEnabled(describe)('> when actually trying to move a folder across devices', () => {
     describe('> just the folder', () => {
-      _it('should move the folder', () => {
-        const src = '/mnt/some/weird/dir-really-weird'
+      it('should move the folder', () => {
+        const src = path.join(differentDevice, 'some/weird/dir-really-weird')
         const dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'device-weird')
 
         if (!fs.existsSync(src)) fse.mkdirpSync(src)
diff --git a/lib/move/__tests__/move.test.js b/lib/move/__tests__/move.test.js
index e7841caf..c1cc2a9e 100644
--- a/lib/move/__tests__/move.test.js
+++ b/lib/move/__tests__/move.test.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const os = require('os')
 const fse = require('../../')
 const path = require('path')
 const assert = require('assert')
+const { differentDevice, ifCrossDeviceEnabled } = require('./cross-device-utils')
 
 /* global afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it */
 
@@ -373,29 +374,10 @@ describe('+ move()', () => {
   // tested on Linux ubuntu 3.13.0-32-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP i686 i686 GNU/Linux
   // this won't trigger a bug on Mac OS X Yosimite with a USB drive (/Volumes)
   // see issue #108
-  describe('> when actually trying to move a folder across devices', () => {
-    const differentDevice = '/mnt'
-    let __skipTests = false
-
-    // must set this up, if not, exit silently
-    if (!fs.existsSync(differentDevice)) {
-      console.log('Skipping cross-device move test')
-      __skipTests = true
-    }
-
-    // make sure we have permission on device
-    try {
-      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(differentDevice, 'file'), 'hi')
-    } catch {
-      console.log("Can't write to device. Skipping move test.")
-      __skipTests = true
-    }
-
-    const _it = __skipTests ? it.skip : it
-
+  ifCrossDeviceEnabled(describe)('> when actually trying to move a folder across devices', () => {
     describe('>> just the folder', () => {
-      _it('should move the folder', done => {
-        const src = '/mnt/some/weird/dir-really-weird'
+      it('should move the folder', done => {
+        const src = path.join(differentDevice, 'some/weird/dir-really-weird')
         const dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'device-weird')
 
         if (!fs.existsSync(src)) {