diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f71727d9..6e091a69 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ __pycache__/
 # testing
 /coverage
 geckodriver.log
-/ui_tests/_autogenerated_ui_elements.py
+/tests/ui/_autogenerated_ui_elements.py
 
 # misc
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/tests/ui/_autogenerated_ui_elements.py b/tests/ui/_autogenerated_ui_elements.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a6b37c5..00000000
--- a/tests/ui/_autogenerated_ui_elements.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-"""AUTO GENERATED BY generate_ui_test_elements.py"""
-
-
-class DataTestTags:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
-    """list of all tags found in src/*.ts*"""
-
-    DATAGRID = "datagrid"
-    DATAGRID_ADD_COLUMN_BUTTON = "datagrid-add-column-button"
-    DATAGRID_ALL_COUNT = "datagrid-all-count"
-    DATAGRID_ALL_TAB_BUTTON = "datagrid-all-tab-button"
-    DATAGRID_FILTERED_COUNT = "datagrid-filtered-count"
-    DATAGRID_FILTERED_TAB_BUTTON = "datagrid-filtered-tab-button"
-    DATAGRID_SELECTED_COUNT = "datagrid-selected-count"
-    DATAGRID_SELECTED_TAB_BUTTON = "datagrid-selected-tab-button"
-    DATAGRID_SETTINGS_DROPDOWN = "datagrid-settings-dropdown"
-    GLOBAL_LOADING_INDICATOR = "global-loading-indicator"
-    HELP_BUTTON = "help-button"
-    MESHVIEW_SETTINGS_DROPDOWN = "meshview-settings-dropdown"
-    SEQUENCEVIEW_SETTINGS_DROPDOWN = "sequenceview-settings-dropdown"
-    SIMILARITYMAP = "similaritymap"
-    SIMILARITYMAP_SETTINGS_DROPDOWN = "similaritymap-settings-dropdown"
diff --git a/tests/ui/generate_ui_test_elements.py b/tests/ui/generate_ui_test_elements.py
index dee66cc4..df5021e9 100644
--- a/tests/ui/generate_ui_test_elements.py
+++ b/tests/ui/generate_ui_test_elements.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def generate_ui_test_elements_py() -> None:
     """Get tagged elements and create a python file containing all tags as constants"""
     data_tags = get_data_tags_from_src("src/")
     with open(
-        "ui_tests/_autogenerated_ui_elements.py", "w", encoding="utf-8"
+        "tests/ui/_autogenerated_ui_elements.py", "w", encoding="utf-8"
     ) as tagged_src:
         tagged_src.write(f'"""AUTO GENERATED BY {Path(__file__).name}"""\n\n\n')