diff --git a/core/dbt/contracts/graph/model_config.py b/core/dbt/contracts/graph/model_config.py
index 62664664ae9..2b9947d85d2 100644
--- a/core/dbt/contracts/graph/model_config.py
+++ b/core/dbt/contracts/graph/model_config.py
@@ -555,6 +555,8 @@ def validate(cls, data):
 
 @dataclass
 class TestConfig(NodeAndTestConfig):
+    __test__ = False
+
     # this is repeated because of a different default
     schema: Optional[str] = field(
         default="dbt_test__audit",
diff --git a/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py b/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py
index 18a692c7018..aa11cbece97 100644
--- a/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py
+++ b/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py
@@ -930,6 +930,8 @@ def test_node_type(self):
 
 @dataclass
 class TestMetadata(dbtClassMixin, Replaceable):
+    __test__ = False
+
     name: str
     # kwargs are the args that are left in the test builder after
     # removing configs. They are set from the test builder when
diff --git a/core/dbt/graph/selector_methods.py b/core/dbt/graph/selector_methods.py
index 44715b6f3a8..c73be57e0d2 100644
--- a/core/dbt/graph/selector_methods.py
+++ b/core/dbt/graph/selector_methods.py
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ def search(self, included_nodes: Set[UniqueId], selector: str) -> Iterator[Uniqu
 
 
 class TestNameSelectorMethod(SelectorMethod):
+    __test__ = False
+
     def search(self, included_nodes: Set[UniqueId], selector: str) -> Iterator[UniqueId]:
         for node, real_node in self.parsed_nodes(included_nodes):
             if real_node.resource_type == NodeType.Test and hasattr(real_node, "test_metadata"):
@@ -445,6 +447,8 @@ def search(self, included_nodes: Set[UniqueId], selector: str) -> Iterator[Uniqu
 
 
 class TestTypeSelectorMethod(SelectorMethod):
+    __test__ = False
+
     def search(self, included_nodes: Set[UniqueId], selector: str) -> Iterator[UniqueId]:
         search_type: Type
         # continue supporting 'schema' + 'data' for backwards compatibility
diff --git a/core/dbt/parser/schemas.py b/core/dbt/parser/schemas.py
index a86de2e80f8..fbc95a73df7 100644
--- a/core/dbt/parser/schemas.py
+++ b/core/dbt/parser/schemas.py
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ def patch_node_properties(self, node, patch: "ParsedNodePatch"):
 
 # TestablePatchParser = seeds, snapshots
 class TestablePatchParser(NodePatchParser[UnparsedNodeUpdate]):
+    __test__ = False
+
     def get_block(self, node: UnparsedNodeUpdate) -> TestBlock:
         return TestBlock.from_yaml_block(self.yaml, node)