diff --git a/tests/common/e2e_test.go b/tests/common/e2e_test.go
index e0f29ce399ce..1debbafaa00f 100644
--- a/tests/common/e2e_test.go
+++ b/tests/common/e2e_test.go
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ package common
 import "go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework"
 
 func init() {
-	testFramework = framework.RunE2eTests
+	testRunner = framework.E2eTestRunner
 }
diff --git a/tests/common/integration_test.go b/tests/common/integration_test.go
index 7c7ccc2244ca..a2588a9cce5e 100644
--- a/tests/common/integration_test.go
+++ b/tests/common/integration_test.go
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ import (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	testFramework = framework.RunIntegrationTests
+	testRunner = framework.IntegrationTestRunner
 }
diff --git a/tests/common/kv_test.go b/tests/common/kv_test.go
index 868fa3f3efd7..b6a37fe5009b 100644
--- a/tests/common/kv_test.go
+++ b/tests/common/kv_test.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestKVPut(t *testing.T) {
-	testFramework.BeforeTest(t)
-	clus := testFramework.NewCluster(t)
+	testRunner.BeforeTest(t)
+	clus := testRunner.NewCluster(t)
 	defer clus.Close()
 	cc := clus.Client()
 
diff --git a/tests/common/main_test.go b/tests/common/main_test.go
index b3987e1b5913..73dbae69d47d 100644
--- a/tests/common/main_test.go
+++ b/tests/common/main_test.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework"
 )
 
-var testFramework = framework.TestFramework
+var testRunner = framework.UnitTestRunner
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	testFramework.TestMain(m)
+	testRunner.TestMain(m)
 }
diff --git a/tests/framework/e2e.go b/tests/framework/e2e.go
index 4593506abfe6..094628a3761a 100644
--- a/tests/framework/e2e.go
+++ b/tests/framework/e2e.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/testutils"
 )
 
-type e2eFramework struct{}
+type e2eRunner struct{}
 
-func (e e2eFramework) TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+func (e e2eRunner) TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	e2e.InitFlags()
 	v := m.Run()
 	if v == 0 && testutil.CheckLeakedGoroutine() {
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ func (e e2eFramework) TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	os.Exit(v)
 }
 
-func (e e2eFramework) BeforeTest(t testing.TB) {
+func (e e2eRunner) BeforeTest(t testing.TB) {
 	e2e.BeforeTest(t)
 }
 
-func (e e2eFramework) NewCluster(t testing.TB) Cluster {
+func (e e2eRunner) NewCluster(t testing.TB) Cluster {
 	epc, err := e2e.NewEtcdProcessCluster(t, e2e.ConfigStandalone(*e2e.NewConfigAutoTLS()))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("could not start etcd integrationCluster: %s", err)
diff --git a/tests/framework/framework.go b/tests/framework/framework.go
index d07968e738e7..cdb03f6102aa 100644
--- a/tests/framework/framework.go
+++ b/tests/framework/framework.go
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 package framework
 
 var (
-	TestFramework       testFramework = noFrameworkSelected{}
-	RunE2eTests         testFramework = e2eFramework{}
-	RunIntegrationTests testFramework = integrationFramework{}
+	// UnitTestRunner only runs in `--short` mode, will fail otherwise. Attempts in cluster creation will result in tests being skipped.
+	UnitTestRunner        = unitRunner{}
+	// E2eTestRunner runs etcd and etcdctl binaries in a separate process.
+	E2eTestRunner         = e2eRunner{}
+	// IntegrationTestRunner runs etcdserver.EtcdServer in separate goroutine and uses client libraries to communicate.
+	IntegrationTestRunner = integrationRunner{}
 )
diff --git a/tests/framework/integration.go b/tests/framework/integration.go
index 46eb83d83168..b37111aa4248 100644
--- a/tests/framework/integration.go
+++ b/tests/framework/integration.go
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/testutils"
 )
 
-type integrationFramework struct{}
+type integrationRunner struct{}
 
-func (e integrationFramework) TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+func (e integrationRunner) TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	testutil.MustTestMainWithLeakDetection(m)
 }
 
-func (e integrationFramework) BeforeTest(t testing.TB) {
+func (e integrationRunner) BeforeTest(t testing.TB) {
 	integration.BeforeTest(t)
 }
 
-func (e integrationFramework) NewCluster(t testing.TB) Cluster {
+func (e integrationRunner) NewCluster(t testing.TB) Cluster {
 	return &integrationCluster{
 		Cluster: integration.NewCluster(t, &integration.ClusterConfig{Size: 1}),
 		t:       t,
diff --git a/tests/framework/interface.go b/tests/framework/interface.go
index 273ed453224a..9eb9e34c28e5 100644
--- a/tests/framework/interface.go
+++ b/tests/framework/interface.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/testutils"
 )
 
-type testFramework interface {
+type testRunner interface {
 	TestMain(m *testing.M)
 	BeforeTest(testing.TB)
 	NewCluster(testing.TB) Cluster
diff --git a/tests/framework/default.go b/tests/framework/unit.go
similarity index 79%
rename from tests/framework/default.go
rename to tests/framework/unit.go
index d34dc64622cc..231e0f7df496 100644
--- a/tests/framework/default.go
+++ b/tests/framework/unit.go
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/testutil"
 )
 
-type noFrameworkSelected struct{}
+type unitRunner struct{}
 
-var _ testFramework = (*noFrameworkSelected)(nil)
+var _ testRunner = (*unitRunner)(nil)
 
-func (e noFrameworkSelected) TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+func (e unitRunner) TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	flag.Parse()
 	if !testing.Short() {
 		fmt.Println(`No test mode selected, please selected either e2e mode with "--tags e2e" or integration mode with "--tags integration"`)
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ func (e noFrameworkSelected) TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (e noFrameworkSelected) BeforeTest(t testing.TB) {
-	testutil.SkipTestIfShortMode(t, "Cannot create clusters in --short tests")
+func (e unitRunner) BeforeTest(t testing.TB) {
 }
 
-func (e noFrameworkSelected) NewCluster(t testing.TB) Cluster {
+func (e unitRunner) NewCluster(t testing.TB) Cluster {
+	testutil.SkipTestIfShortMode(t, "Cannot create clusters in --short tests")
 	return nil
 }