diff --git a/doc/physical-simulators.md b/doc/physical-simulators.md
index 600f46191e..bf537b1fbd 100644
--- a/doc/physical-simulators.md
+++ b/doc/physical-simulators.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ctest -L nr_ulsch -j 4
 To define a new test or modify existing ones, update the following file:
 
 ```
-openair1/PHY/CODING/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+openair1/SIMULATION/tests/CMakeLists.txt
 ```
 
 Use the `add_physim_test` macro with the following arguments:
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.phySim.rhel9 b/docker/Dockerfile.phySim.rhel9
index e9ccf68b00..c5faab2ec7 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.phySim.rhel9
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.phySim.rhel9
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ RUN ldconfig && \
 WORKDIR /opt/oai-physim/
 
 COPY --from=phy-sim-build \
-    /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/openair1/PHY/CODING/tests/CTestTestfile.cmake \
+    /oai-ran/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/openair1/SIMULATION/tests/CTestTestfile.cmake \
     /opt/oai-physim/
 
 #CMD ["sleep", "infinity"]
diff --git a/openair1/CMakeLists.txt b/openair1/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ce6debaf1..123d723342 100644
--- a/openair1/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair1/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 add_subdirectory(PHY)
+add_subdirectory(SIMULATION)
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/CMakeLists.txt b/openair1/PHY/CODING/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b7508fc29..7e07f8f2dc 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,7 +68,3 @@ if (ENABLE_LDPC_CUDA)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(nrLDPC_coding)
-
-if(ENABLE_PHYSIM_TESTS)
-  add_subdirectory(tests)
-endif()
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/CMakeLists.txt b/openair1/SIMULATION/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b93118ccb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if(ENABLE_PHYSIM_TESTS)
+  add_subdirectory(tests)
+endif()
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/openair1/SIMULATION/tests/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from openair1/PHY/CODING/tests/CMakeLists.txt
rename to openair1/SIMULATION/tests/CMakeLists.txt