diff --git a/changelog/5069.trivial.rst b/changelog/5069.trivial.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd6abd8b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/5069.trivial.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The code for the short test summary in the terminal was moved to the terminal plugin.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/skipping.py b/src/_pytest/skipping.py
index 22acafbdd..3f488fad5 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/skipping.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/skipping.py
@@ -183,128 +183,3 @@ def pytest_report_teststatus(report):
             return "xfailed", "x", "XFAIL"
         elif report.passed:
             return "xpassed", "X", "XPASS"
-
-
-# called by the terminalreporter instance/plugin
-
-
-def pytest_terminal_summary(terminalreporter):
-    tr = terminalreporter
-    if not tr.reportchars:
-        return
-
-    lines = []
-    for char in tr.reportchars:
-        action = REPORTCHAR_ACTIONS.get(char, lambda tr, lines: None)
-        action(terminalreporter, lines)
-
-    if lines:
-        tr._tw.sep("=", "short test summary info")
-        for line in lines:
-            tr._tw.line(line)
-
-
-def show_simple(terminalreporter, lines, stat):
-    failed = terminalreporter.stats.get(stat)
-    if failed:
-        config = terminalreporter.config
-        for rep in failed:
-            verbose_word = _get_report_str(config, rep)
-            pos = _get_pos(config, rep)
-            lines.append("%s %s" % (verbose_word, pos))
-
-
-def show_xfailed(terminalreporter, lines):
-    xfailed = terminalreporter.stats.get("xfailed")
-    if xfailed:
-        config = terminalreporter.config
-        for rep in xfailed:
-            verbose_word = _get_report_str(config, rep)
-            pos = _get_pos(config, rep)
-            lines.append("%s %s" % (verbose_word, pos))
-            reason = rep.wasxfail
-            if reason:
-                lines.append("  " + str(reason))
-
-
-def show_xpassed(terminalreporter, lines):
-    xpassed = terminalreporter.stats.get("xpassed")
-    if xpassed:
-        config = terminalreporter.config
-        for rep in xpassed:
-            verbose_word = _get_report_str(config, rep)
-            pos = _get_pos(config, rep)
-            reason = rep.wasxfail
-            lines.append("%s %s %s" % (verbose_word, pos, reason))
-
-
-def folded_skips(skipped):
-    d = {}
-    for event in skipped:
-        key = event.longrepr
-        assert len(key) == 3, (event, key)
-        keywords = getattr(event, "keywords", {})
-        # folding reports with global pytestmark variable
-        # this is workaround, because for now we cannot identify the scope of a skip marker
-        # TODO: revisit after marks scope would be fixed
-        if (
-            event.when == "setup"
-            and "skip" in keywords
-            and "pytestmark" not in keywords
-        ):
-            key = (key[0], None, key[2])
-        d.setdefault(key, []).append(event)
-    values = []
-    for key, events in d.items():
-        values.append((len(events),) + key)
-    return values
-
-
-def show_skipped(terminalreporter, lines):
-    tr = terminalreporter
-    skipped = tr.stats.get("skipped", [])
-    if skipped:
-        fskips = folded_skips(skipped)
-        if fskips:
-            verbose_word = _get_report_str(terminalreporter.config, report=skipped[0])
-            for num, fspath, lineno, reason in fskips:
-                if reason.startswith("Skipped: "):
-                    reason = reason[9:]
-                if lineno is not None:
-                    lines.append(
-                        "%s [%d] %s:%d: %s"
-                        % (verbose_word, num, fspath, lineno + 1, reason)
-                    )
-                else:
-                    lines.append("%s [%d] %s: %s" % (verbose_word, num, fspath, reason))
-
-
-def shower(stat):
-    def show_(terminalreporter, lines):
-        return show_simple(terminalreporter, lines, stat)
-
-    return show_
-
-
-def _get_report_str(config, report):
-    _category, _short, verbose = config.hook.pytest_report_teststatus(
-        report=report, config=config
-    )
-    return verbose
-
-
-def _get_pos(config, rep):
-    nodeid = config.cwd_relative_nodeid(rep.nodeid)
-    return nodeid
-
-
-REPORTCHAR_ACTIONS = {
-    "x": show_xfailed,
-    "X": show_xpassed,
-    "f": shower("failed"),
-    "F": shower("failed"),
-    "s": show_skipped,
-    "S": show_skipped,
-    "p": shower("passed"),
-    "E": shower("error"),
-}
diff --git a/src/_pytest/terminal.py b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
index a925932b3..ee3fd3017 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import collections
 import platform
 import sys
 import time
+from functools import partial
 
 import attr
 import pluggy
@@ -681,6 +682,7 @@ class TerminalReporter(object):
         self.summary_failures()
         self.summary_warnings()
         yield
+        self.short_test_summary()
         self.summary_passes()
         # Display any extra warnings from teardown here (if any).
         self.summary_warnings()
@@ -876,6 +878,106 @@ class TerminalReporter(object):
         if self.verbosity == -1:
             self.write_line(msg, **markup)
 
+    def short_test_summary(self):
+        if not self.reportchars:
+            return
+
+        def show_simple(stat, lines):
+            failed = self.stats.get(stat, [])
+            for rep in failed:
+                verbose_word = _get_report_str(self.config, rep)
+                pos = _get_pos(self.config, rep)
+                lines.append("%s %s" % (verbose_word, pos))
+
+        def show_xfailed(lines):
+            xfailed = self.stats.get("xfailed", [])
+            for rep in xfailed:
+                verbose_word = _get_report_str(self.config, rep)
+                pos = _get_pos(self.config, rep)
+                lines.append("%s %s" % (verbose_word, pos))
+                reason = rep.wasxfail
+                if reason:
+                    lines.append("  " + str(reason))
+
+        def show_xpassed(lines):
+            xpassed = self.stats.get("xpassed", [])
+            for rep in xpassed:
+                verbose_word = _get_report_str(self.config, rep)
+                pos = _get_pos(self.config, rep)
+                reason = rep.wasxfail
+                lines.append("%s %s %s" % (verbose_word, pos, reason))
+
+        def show_skipped(lines):
+            skipped = self.stats.get("skipped", [])
+            fskips = _folded_skips(skipped) if skipped else []
+            if not fskips:
+                return
+            verbose_word = _get_report_str(self.config, report=skipped[0])
+            for num, fspath, lineno, reason in fskips:
+                if reason.startswith("Skipped: "):
+                    reason = reason[9:]
+                if lineno is not None:
+                    lines.append(
+                        "%s [%d] %s:%d: %s"
+                        % (verbose_word, num, fspath, lineno + 1, reason)
+                    )
+                else:
+                    lines.append("%s [%d] %s: %s" % (verbose_word, num, fspath, reason))
+
+        def _get_report_str(config, report):
+            _category, _short, verbose = config.hook.pytest_report_teststatus(
+                report=report, config=config
+            )
+            return verbose
+
+        def _get_pos(config, rep):
+            nodeid = config.cwd_relative_nodeid(rep.nodeid)
+            return nodeid
+
+        REPORTCHAR_ACTIONS = {
+            "x": show_xfailed,
+            "X": show_xpassed,
+            "f": partial(show_simple, "failed"),
+            "F": partial(show_simple, "failed"),
+            "s": show_skipped,
+            "S": show_skipped,
+            "p": partial(show_simple, "passed"),
+            "E": partial(show_simple, "error"),
+        }
+
+        lines = []
+        for char in self.reportchars:
+            action = REPORTCHAR_ACTIONS.get(char)
+            if action:  # skipping e.g. "P" (passed with output) here.
+                action(lines)
+
+        if lines:
+            self.write_sep("=", "short test summary info")
+            for line in lines:
+                self.write_line(line)
+
+
+def _folded_skips(skipped):
+    d = {}
+    for event in skipped:
+        key = event.longrepr
+        assert len(key) == 3, (event, key)
+        keywords = getattr(event, "keywords", {})
+        # folding reports with global pytestmark variable
+        # this is workaround, because for now we cannot identify the scope of a skip marker
+        # TODO: revisit after marks scope would be fixed
+        if (
+            event.when == "setup"
+            and "skip" in keywords
+            and "pytestmark" not in keywords
+        ):
+            key = (key[0], None, key[2])
+        d.setdefault(key, []).append(event)
+    values = []
+    for key, events in d.items():
+        values.append((len(events),) + key)
+    return values
+
 
 def build_summary_stats_line(stats):
     known_types = (
diff --git a/testing/test_skipping.py b/testing/test_skipping.py
index e5206a44e..cef0fe6ee 100644
--- a/testing/test_skipping.py
+++ b/testing/test_skipping.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import sys
 
 import pytest
 from _pytest.runner import runtestprotocol
-from _pytest.skipping import folded_skips
 from _pytest.skipping import MarkEvaluator
 from _pytest.skipping import pytest_runtest_setup
 
@@ -749,40 +748,6 @@ def test_skipif_class(testdir):
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*2 skipped*"])
 
 
-def test_skip_reasons_folding():
-    path = "xyz"
-    lineno = 3
-    message = "justso"
-    longrepr = (path, lineno, message)
-
-    class X(object):
-        pass
-
-    ev1 = X()
-    ev1.when = "execute"
-    ev1.skipped = True
-    ev1.longrepr = longrepr
-
-    ev2 = X()
-    ev2.when = "execute"
-    ev2.longrepr = longrepr
-    ev2.skipped = True
-
-    # ev3 might be a collection report
-    ev3 = X()
-    ev3.when = "collect"
-    ev3.longrepr = longrepr
-    ev3.skipped = True
-
-    values = folded_skips([ev1, ev2, ev3])
-    assert len(values) == 1
-    num, fspath, lineno, reason = values[0]
-    assert num == 3
-    assert fspath == path
-    assert lineno == lineno
-    assert reason == message
-
-
 def test_skipped_reasons_functional(testdir):
     testdir.makepyfile(
         test_one="""
diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index d0fdce23e..12878d2b3 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import py
 import pytest
 from _pytest.main import EXIT_NOTESTSCOLLECTED
 from _pytest.reports import BaseReport
+from _pytest.terminal import _folded_skips
 from _pytest.terminal import _plugin_nameversions
 from _pytest.terminal import build_summary_stats_line
 from _pytest.terminal import getreportopt
@@ -1524,3 +1525,37 @@ class TestProgressWithTeardown(object):
         monkeypatch.delenv("PYTEST_DISABLE_PLUGIN_AUTOLOAD", raising=False)
         output = testdir.runpytest("-n2")
         output.stdout.re_match_lines([r"[\.E]{40} \s+ \[100%\]"])
+
+
+def test_skip_reasons_folding():
+    path = "xyz"
+    lineno = 3
+    message = "justso"
+    longrepr = (path, lineno, message)
+
+    class X(object):
+        pass
+
+    ev1 = X()
+    ev1.when = "execute"
+    ev1.skipped = True
+    ev1.longrepr = longrepr
+
+    ev2 = X()
+    ev2.when = "execute"
+    ev2.longrepr = longrepr
+    ev2.skipped = True
+
+    # ev3 might be a collection report
+    ev3 = X()
+    ev3.when = "collect"
+    ev3.longrepr = longrepr
+    ev3.skipped = True
+
+    values = _folded_skips([ev1, ev2, ev3])
+    assert len(values) == 1
+    num, fspath, lineno, reason = values[0]
+    assert num == 3
+    assert fspath == path
+    assert lineno == lineno
+    assert reason == message