diff --git a/tests/unit/scripts/test_run_vulture.py b/tests/unit/scripts/test_run_vulture.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b152540e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/scripts/test_run_vulture.py
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# vim: ft=python fileencoding=utf-8 sts=4 sw=4 et:
+
+# Copyright 2015 Florian Bruhin (The Compiler) <mail@qutebrowser.org>
+
+# This file is part of qutebrowser.
+#
+# qutebrowser is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# qutebrowser is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with qutebrowser.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import textwrap
+
+import pytest
+
+from scripts.dev import run_vulture
+
+
+pytestmark = [pytest.mark.not_frozen]
+
+
+class VultureDir:
+
+    """Fixture similar to pytest's testdir fixture for vulture.
+
+    Attributes:
+        _tmpdir: The pytest tmpdir fixture.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, tmpdir):
+        self._tmpdir = tmpdir
+
+    def run(self):
+        """Run vulture over all generated files and return the output."""
+        files = self._tmpdir.listdir()
+        assert files
+        with self._tmpdir.as_cwd():
+            return run_vulture.run([str(e.basename) for e in files])
+
+    def makepyfile(self, **kwargs):
+        """Create a python file, similar to TestDir.makepyfile."""
+        for filename, data in kwargs.items():
+            text = textwrap.dedent(data)
+            (self._tmpdir / filename + '.py').write_text(text, 'utf-8')
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def vultdir(tmpdir):
+    return VultureDir(tmpdir)
+
+
+def test_used(vultdir):
+    vultdir.makepyfile(foo="""
+        def foo():
+            pass
+
+        foo()
+    """)
+    assert not vultdir.run()
+
+
+def test_unused_func(vultdir):
+    vultdir.makepyfile(foo="""
+        def foo():
+            pass
+    """)
+    assert vultdir.run() == ["foo.py:2: Unused function 'foo'"]
+
+
+def test_unused_var(vultdir):
+    vultdir.makepyfile(foo="""
+        foo = 42
+    """)
+    assert vultdir.run() == ["foo.py:2: Unused variable 'foo'"]
+
+
+def test_unused_attr(vultdir):
+    vultdir.makepyfile(foo="""
+        class Foo():
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.foo = 42
+
+        Foo()
+    """)
+    assert vultdir.run() == ["foo.py:4: Unused attribute 'foo'"]
+
+
+def test_unused_prop(vultdir):
+    vultdir.makepyfile(foo="""
+        class Foo():
+
+            @property
+            def foo(self):
+                return 42
+
+        Foo()
+    """)
+    assert vultdir.run() == ["foo.py:4: Unused property 'foo'"]
+
+
+def test_unused_method(vultdir):
+    vultdir.makepyfile(foo="""
+        class Foo():
+
+            def foo(self):
+                pass
+
+        Foo()
+    """)
+    assert vultdir.run() == ["foo.py:4: Unused function 'foo'"]
+
+
+def test_unused_method_camelcase(vultdir):
+    """Should be ignored because those are Qt methods."""
+    vultdir.makepyfile(foo="""
+        class Foo():
+
+            def fooBar(self):
+                pass
+
+        Foo()
+    """)
+    assert not vultdir.run()
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index cbe077b75..8f1c76f8d 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ deps =
     httpbin==0.3.0
     itsdangerous==0.24
     Werkzeug==0.10.4
+    vulture==0.8.1
 commands =
     {envpython} scripts/link_pyqt.py --tox {envdir}
     {envpython} -m py.test --strict -rfEsw --cov qutebrowser --cov-report xml --cov-report=html --cov-report= {posargs:tests}
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@ deps =
     pylint==1.4.4
     logilab-common==1.1.0
     six==1.10.0
-    vulture==0.8.1
 commands =
     {envpython} scripts/link_pyqt.py --tox {envdir}
     {envpython} -m pylint scripts qutebrowser --rcfile=.pylintrc --output-format=colorized --reports=no --expected-line-ending-format=LF