diff --git a/src/t03-data.h b/src/t03-data.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..718d4fa24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/t03-data.h
@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+
+static char *odb_dir = "test-objects";
+
+typedef struct object_data {
+    char *id;     /* object id (sha1)                          */
+    char *dir;    /* object store (fan-out) directory name     */
+    char *file;   /* object store filename                     */
+} object_data;
+
+static object_data commit = {
+    "3d7f8a6af076c8c3f20071a8935cdbe8228594d1",
+    "test-objects/3d",
+    "test-objects/3d/7f8a6af076c8c3f20071a8935cdbe8228594d1",
+};
+
+static unsigned char commit_data[] = {
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+};
+
+static git_rawobj commit_obj = {
+	commit_data,
+	sizeof(commit_data),
+	GIT_OBJ_COMMIT
+};
+
+static object_data tree = {
+    "dff2da90b254e1beb889d1f1f1288be1803782df",
+    "test-objects/df",
+    "test-objects/df/f2da90b254e1beb889d1f1f1288be1803782df",
+};
+
+static unsigned char tree_data[] = {
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+    0xd8, 0xc2, 0xe4, 0x8c, 0x53, 0x91,
+};
+
+static git_rawobj tree_obj = {
+	tree_data,
+	sizeof(tree_data),
+	GIT_OBJ_TREE
+};
+
+static object_data tag = {
+    "09d373e1dfdc16b129ceec6dd649739911541e05",
+    "test-objects/09",
+    "test-objects/09/d373e1dfdc16b129ceec6dd649739911541e05",
+};
+
+static unsigned char tag_data[] = {
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+    0x2e, 0x30, 0x2e, 0x31, 0x0a,
+};
+
+static git_rawobj tag_obj = {
+	tag_data,
+	sizeof(tag_data),
+	GIT_OBJ_TAG
+};
+
+static object_data zero = {
+    "e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391",
+    "test-objects/e6",
+    "test-objects/e6/9de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391",
+};
+
+static unsigned char zero_data[] = {
+    0x00  /* dummy data */
+};
+
+static git_rawobj zero_obj = {
+	zero_data,
+	0,
+	GIT_OBJ_BLOB
+};
+
+static object_data one = {
+    "8b137891791fe96927ad78e64b0aad7bded08bdc",
+    "test-objects/8b",
+    "test-objects/8b/137891791fe96927ad78e64b0aad7bded08bdc",
+};
+
+static unsigned char one_data[] = {
+    0x0a,
+};
+
+static git_rawobj one_obj = {
+	one_data,
+	sizeof(one_data),
+	GIT_OBJ_BLOB
+};
+
+static object_data two = {
+    "78981922613b2afb6025042ff6bd878ac1994e85",
+    "test-objects/78",
+    "test-objects/78/981922613b2afb6025042ff6bd878ac1994e85",
+};
+
+static unsigned char two_data[] = {
+    0x61, 0x0a,
+};
+
+static git_rawobj two_obj = {
+	two_data,
+	sizeof(two_data),
+	GIT_OBJ_BLOB
+};
+
+static object_data some = {
+    "fd8430bc864cfcd5f10e5590f8a447e01b942bfe",
+    "test-objects/fd",
+    "test-objects/fd/8430bc864cfcd5f10e5590f8a447e01b942bfe",
+};
+
+static unsigned char some_data[] = {
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+    0x55, 0x53, 0x41, 0x2e, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x2a, 0x2f,
+    0x0a,
+};
+
+static git_rawobj some_obj = {
+	some_data,
+	sizeof(some_data),
+	GIT_OBJ_BLOB
+};
diff --git a/tests/t03-objwrite.c b/tests/t03-objwrite.c
index 5e2b5d557..0d58349c0 100644
--- a/tests/t03-objwrite.c
+++ b/tests/t03-objwrite.c
@@ -23,355 +23,10 @@
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 #include "test_lib.h"
+#include "t03-data.h"
 
 #include "fileops.h"
 
-static char *odb_dir = "test-objects";
-
-typedef struct object_data {
-    char *id;     /* object id (sha1)                          */
-    char *dir;    /* object store (fan-out) directory name     */
-    char *file;   /* object store filename                     */
-} object_data;
-
-static object_data commit = {
-    "3d7f8a6af076c8c3f20071a8935cdbe8228594d1",
-    "test-objects/3d",
-    "test-objects/3d/7f8a6af076c8c3f20071a8935cdbe8228594d1",
-};
-
-static unsigned char commit_data[] = {
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-};
-
-static git_rawobj commit_obj = {
-	commit_data,
-	sizeof(commit_data),
-	GIT_OBJ_COMMIT
-};
-
-static object_data tree = {
-    "dff2da90b254e1beb889d1f1f1288be1803782df",
-    "test-objects/df",
-    "test-objects/df/f2da90b254e1beb889d1f1f1288be1803782df",
-};
-
-static unsigned char tree_data[] = {
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-};
-
-static git_rawobj tree_obj = {
-	tree_data,
-	sizeof(tree_data),
-	GIT_OBJ_TREE
-};
-
-static object_data tag = {
-    "09d373e1dfdc16b129ceec6dd649739911541e05",
-    "test-objects/09",
-    "test-objects/09/d373e1dfdc16b129ceec6dd649739911541e05",
-};
-
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-
-static git_rawobj tag_obj = {
-	tag_data,
-	sizeof(tag_data),
-	GIT_OBJ_TAG
-};
-
-static object_data zero = {
-    "e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391",
-    "test-objects/e6",
-    "test-objects/e6/9de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391",
-};
-
-static unsigned char zero_data[] = {
-    0x00  /* dummy data */
-};
-
-static git_rawobj zero_obj = {
-	zero_data,
-	0,
-	GIT_OBJ_BLOB
-};
-
-static object_data one = {
-    "8b137891791fe96927ad78e64b0aad7bded08bdc",
-    "test-objects/8b",
-    "test-objects/8b/137891791fe96927ad78e64b0aad7bded08bdc",
-};
-
-static unsigned char one_data[] = {
-    0x0a,
-};
-
-static git_rawobj one_obj = {
-	one_data,
-	sizeof(one_data),
-	GIT_OBJ_BLOB
-};
-
-static object_data two = {
-    "78981922613b2afb6025042ff6bd878ac1994e85",
-    "test-objects/78",
-    "test-objects/78/981922613b2afb6025042ff6bd878ac1994e85",
-};
-
-static unsigned char two_data[] = {
-    0x61, 0x0a,
-};
-
-static git_rawobj two_obj = {
-	two_data,
-	sizeof(two_data),
-	GIT_OBJ_BLOB
-};
-
-static object_data some = {
-    "fd8430bc864cfcd5f10e5590f8a447e01b942bfe",
-    "test-objects/fd",
-    "test-objects/fd/8430bc864cfcd5f10e5590f8a447e01b942bfe",
-};
-
-static unsigned char some_data[] = {
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 static int make_odb_dir(void)
 {
 	if (gitfo_mkdir(odb_dir, 0755) < 0) {