diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e2fdd3e..16de8ade 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [dev] - YYYY-MM-DD
+
+### Changed
+* Conda recipes now run the whole test suite with `pytest --pyargs mkl_umath` instead of only `test_basic.py`, and the unused `run_tests.{sh,bat}` scripts were removed [gh-283](https://github.com/IntelPython/mkl_umath/pull/283)
+
 ## [0.6.0] - 2026-10-15
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/conda-recipe-cf/AGENTS.md b/conda-recipe-cf/AGENTS.md
index cea38d84..dcc7eef5 100644
--- a/conda-recipe-cf/AGENTS.md
+++ b/conda-recipe-cf/AGENTS.md
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ Conda-forge compatible build recipe (alternative to Intel channel recipe).
 - For conda-forge feedstock integration (if upstreamed)
 
 ## Files
-- **meta.yaml** — conda-forge compatible metadata
+- **meta.yaml** — conda-forge compatible metadata, test commands (`pytest --pyargs mkl_umath`)
 - **build.sh** / **bld.bat** — platform build scripts
-- **run_tests.{sh,bat}** — test invocation
 
 ## Status
 - Not currently used in main CI workflows
diff --git a/conda-recipe-cf/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe-cf/meta.yaml
index 115a357d..583cbcd5 100644
--- a/conda-recipe-cf/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe-cf/meta.yaml
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ test:
     requires:
       - pip
       - pytest
-    source_files:
-      - mkl_umath/tests/test_basic.py
     commands:
       - pip check
-      - pytest mkl_umath/tests/test_basic.py
+      - pytest --pyargs mkl_umath
     imports:
       - mkl_umath
       - mkl_umath._ufuncs
diff --git a/conda-recipe-cf/run_tests.bat b/conda-recipe-cf/run_tests.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 42b23a9e..00000000
--- a/conda-recipe-cf/run_tests.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-%PYTHON% tests\test_basic.py
diff --git a/conda-recipe-cf/run_tests.sh b/conda-recipe-cf/run_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 219a5595..00000000
--- a/conda-recipe-cf/run_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-$PYTHON tests/test_basic.py
diff --git a/conda-recipe/AGENTS.md b/conda-recipe/AGENTS.md
index c5bd2f93..e378ac6d 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/AGENTS.md
+++ b/conda-recipe/AGENTS.md
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 Conda package build recipe for Intel channel distribution.
 
 ## Files
-- **meta.yaml** — package metadata, dependencies, build requirements
+- **meta.yaml** — package metadata, dependencies, build requirements, test commands (`pytest --pyargs mkl_umath`)
 - **build.sh** — Linux build script
 - **bld.bat** — Windows build script
 - **conda_build_config.yaml** — build matrix (Python versions, numpy pins)
-- **run_tests.{sh,bat}** — post-build test invocation
 
 ## Build configuration
 - **Channels:** `https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda`, `conda-forge`
diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index 44932c77..c2740829 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ requirements:
 test:
     requires:
       - pytest
-    source_files:
-      - mkl_umath/tests/test_basic.py
     commands:
-      - pytest mkl_umath/tests/test_basic.py
+      - pytest --pyargs mkl_umath
     imports:
       - mkl_umath
       - mkl_umath._ufuncs
diff --git a/conda-recipe/run_tests.bat b/conda-recipe/run_tests.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 42b23a9e..00000000
--- a/conda-recipe/run_tests.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-%PYTHON% tests\test_basic.py
diff --git a/conda-recipe/run_tests.sh b/conda-recipe/run_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 219a5595..00000000
--- a/conda-recipe/run_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-$PYTHON tests/test_basic.py