diff --git a/ginkgo/performance/performance_suite_test.go b/ginkgo/performance/performance_suite_test.go
index 1cc2ade3bf..dd78d9ad90 100644
--- a/ginkgo/performance/performance_suite_test.go
+++ b/ginkgo/performance/performance_suite_test.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (f PerformanceFixtureManager) Cleanup() {
 }
 
 func (f PerformanceFixtureManager) MountFixture(fixture string, subPackage ...string) {
-	src := filepath.Join("_fixtures", fixture+"_fixture")
+	src := filepath.Join("testdata", fixture+"_fixture")
 	dst := filepath.Join(f.TmpDir, fixture)
 
 	if len(subPackage) > 0 {
diff --git a/ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/large_suite_fixture/large_suite_suite_test.go b/ginkgo/performance/testdata/large_suite_fixture/large_suite_suite_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/large_suite_fixture/large_suite_suite_test.go
rename to ginkgo/performance/testdata/large_suite_fixture/large_suite_suite_test.go
diff --git a/ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/go.mod b/ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/go.mod
similarity index 100%
rename from ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/go.mod
rename to ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/go.mod
diff --git a/ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/go.sum b/ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/go.sum
similarity index 100%
rename from ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/go.sum
rename to ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/go.sum
diff --git a/ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/performance.go b/ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/performance.go
similarity index 100%
rename from ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/performance.go
rename to ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/performance.go
diff --git a/ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/performance_suite_test.go b/ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/performance_suite_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/performance_suite_test.go
rename to ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/performance_suite_test.go
diff --git a/ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/pkg1/pkg1_suite_test.go b/ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/pkg1/pkg1_suite_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/pkg1/pkg1_suite_test.go
rename to ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/pkg1/pkg1_suite_test.go
diff --git a/ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/pkg2/pkg2_suite_test.go b/ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/pkg2/pkg2_suite_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/pkg2/pkg2_suite_test.go
rename to ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/pkg2/pkg2_suite_test.go
diff --git a/ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/pkg3/pkg3_suite_test.go b/ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/pkg3/pkg3_suite_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/pkg3/pkg3_suite_test.go
rename to ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/pkg3/pkg3_suite_test.go
diff --git a/ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/pkg4/pkg4_suite_test.go b/ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/pkg4/pkg4_suite_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from ginkgo/performance/_fixtures/performance_fixture/pkg4/pkg4_suite_test.go
rename to ginkgo/performance/testdata/performance_fixture/pkg4/pkg4_suite_test.go