diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cec6c188..a7a2ab02 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3957,7 +3957,7 @@ version = "0.0.1-pre.6"
 dependencies = [
  "iso8601-timestamp",
  "pretty_assertions",
- "rust-embed",
+ "rstest",
  "serde",
  "serde_test",
  "serde_with",
@@ -5791,6 +5791,12 @@ version = "0.8.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7a66a03ae7c801facd77a29370b4faec201768915ac14a721ba36f20bc9c209b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "relative-path"
+version = "1.9.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba39f3699c378cd8970968dcbff9c43159ea4cfbd88d43c00b22f2ef10a435d2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rend"
 version = "0.4.2"
@@ -5928,6 +5934,33 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rstest"
+version = "0.21.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9afd55a67069d6e434a95161415f5beeada95a01c7b815508a82dcb0e1593682"
+dependencies = [
+ "rstest_macros",
+ "rustc_version",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rstest_macros"
+version = "0.21.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4165dfae59a39dd41d8dec720d3cbfbc71f69744efb480a3920f5d4e0cc6798d"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "glob",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "regex",
+ "relative-path",
+ "rustc_version",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-argon2"
 version = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/crates/kitsune-type/Cargo.toml b/crates/kitsune-type/Cargo.toml
index 3d0db320..c9208fc0 100644
--- a/crates/kitsune-type/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/kitsune-type/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ strum = { version = "0.26.3", features = ["derive"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 pretty_assertions = "1.4.0"
-rust-embed = "8.5.0"
+rstest = { version = "0.21.0", default-features = false }
 serde_test = "1"
 
 [lints]
diff --git a/crates/kitsune-type/tests/deserialize.rs b/crates/kitsune-type/tests/deserialize.rs
index 1af638c9..73ad0663 100644
--- a/crates/kitsune-type/tests/deserialize.rs
+++ b/crates/kitsune-type/tests/deserialize.rs
@@ -1,31 +1,15 @@
-use core::panic;
-
-use rust_embed::Embed;
-
-#[derive(Embed)]
-#[folder = "tests/actors"]
-struct Actors;
-
-#[derive(Embed)]
-#[folder = "tests/objects"]
-struct Objects;
-
-#[test]
-fn actors() {
-    for actor_path in Actors::iter() {
-        let file = Actors::get(&actor_path).unwrap();
-        if let Err(error) = sonic_rs::from_slice::<kitsune_type::ap::actor::Actor>(&file.data) {
-            panic!("Failed to deserialize actor at path {actor_path}: {error}");
-        }
-    }
+use rstest::rstest;
+use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
+
+#[rstest]
+fn actors(#[files("tests/actors/*")] path: PathBuf) {
+    let data = fs::read(path).unwrap();
+    sonic_rs::from_slice::<kitsune_type::ap::actor::Actor>(&data)
+        .expect("Failed to deserialize actor");
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn objects() {
-    for object_path in Objects::iter() {
-        let file = Objects::get(&object_path).unwrap();
-        if let Err(error) = sonic_rs::from_slice::<kitsune_type::ap::Object>(&file.data) {
-            panic!("Failed to deserialize object at path {object_path}: {error}");
-        }
-    }
+#[rstest]
+fn objects(#[files("tests/objects/*")] path: PathBuf) {
+    let data = fs::read(path).unwrap();
+    sonic_rs::from_slice::<kitsune_type::ap::Object>(&data).expect("Failed to deserialize object");
 }