diff --git a/src/cli/client.rs b/src/cli/client.rs
index f33b869d..c16cf9b3 100644
--- a/src/cli/client.rs
+++ b/src/cli/client.rs
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     use super::*;
     use crate::cli::options::KrillInitDetails;
-    use crate::commons::util::test;
+    use crate::test;
 
     #[test]
     fn init_config_file() {
diff --git a/src/commons/api/ca.rs b/src/commons/api/ca.rs
index ab1149c5..fa24a0d7 100644
--- a/src/commons/api/ca.rs
+++ b/src/commons/api/ca.rs
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ mod test {
     use rpki::crypto::PublicKeyFormat;
 
     use crate::commons::util::softsigner::OpenSslSigner;
-    use crate::commons::util::test;
+    use crate::test;
 
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/src/commons/eventsourcing/mod.rs b/src/commons/eventsourcing/mod.rs
index 250ecf94..53a310e1 100644
--- a/src/commons/eventsourcing/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commons/eventsourcing/mod.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ mod tests {
     use serde::Serialize;
 
     use crate::commons::api::Handle;
-    use crate::commons::util::test;
+    use crate::test;
 
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/src/commons/remote/rfc8181.rs b/src/commons/remote/rfc8181.rs
index 8b8b6b91..35d0e649 100644
--- a/src/commons/remote/rfc8181.rs
+++ b/src/commons/remote/rfc8181.rs
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::commons::api::{
         HexEncodedHash, ListElement, ListReply, Publish, PublishDeltaBuilder, Update, Withdraw,
     };
-    use crate::commons::util::test::rsync;
+    use crate::test::rsync;
 
     struct ListReplyBuilder {
         elements: Vec<ListElement>,
diff --git a/src/commons/remote/rfc8183.rs b/src/commons/remote/rfc8183.rs
index b1c0ceb6..9e24448d 100644
--- a/src/commons/remote/rfc8183.rs
+++ b/src/commons/remote/rfc8183.rs
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ mod tests {
     use rpki::x509::Time;
 
     use crate::commons::remote::id::tests::test_id_certificate;
-    use crate::commons::util::test;
+    use crate::test;
 
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/src/commons/util/file.rs b/src/commons/util/file.rs
index d9303f63..d19d702b 100644
--- a/src/commons/util/file.rs
+++ b/src/commons/util/file.rs
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ impl From<Error> for io::Error {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use crate::commons::util::test;
+    use crate::test;
 
     use super::*;
 
@@ -357,5 +357,4 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(files.contains(&file_4));
         });
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/commons/util/mod.rs b/src/commons/util/mod.rs
index 5d0cb28c..07c90f09 100644
--- a/src/commons/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commons/util/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ pub mod ext_serde;
 pub mod file;
 pub mod httpclient;
 pub mod softsigner;
-pub mod test;
 pub mod xml;
 
 pub fn sha256(object: &[u8]) -> Bytes {
diff --git a/src/commons/util/softsigner.rs b/src/commons/util/softsigner.rs
index ddbda21d..a2fef9af 100644
--- a/src/commons/util/softsigner.rs
+++ b/src/commons/util/softsigner.rs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ impl From<io::Error> for SignerError {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod tests {
-    use crate::commons::util::test;
+    use crate::test;
 
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/src/commons/util/test.rs b/src/commons/util/test.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index b88c1214..00000000
--- a/src/commons/util/test.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-use std::fs;
-use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::Write;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::str::FromStr;
-
-use bytes::Bytes;
-use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
-
-use rpki::uri;
-
-/// This method sets up a test directory with a random name (a number)
-/// under 'work', relative to where cargo is running. It then runs the
-/// test provided in the closure, and finally it cleans up the test
-/// directory.
-///
-/// Note that if your test fails the directory is not cleaned up.
-pub fn test_under_tmp<F>(op: F)
-where
-    F: FnOnce(PathBuf) -> (),
-{
-    let dir = sub_dir(&PathBuf::from("work"));
-    let path = PathBuf::from(&dir);
-
-    op(dir);
-
-    let _result = fs::remove_dir_all(path);
-}
-
-pub async fn test_under_tmp_async<F>(op: F)
-where
-    F: FnOnce(PathBuf) -> (),
-{
-    let dir = tmp_dir();
-    let path = PathBuf::from(&dir);
-
-    op(dir);
-
-    let _result = fs::remove_dir_all(path);
-}
-
-pub fn tmp_dir() -> PathBuf {
-    sub_dir(&PathBuf::from("work"))
-}
-
-/// This method sets up a random subdirectory and returns it. It is
-/// assumed that the caller will clean this directory themselves.
-pub fn sub_dir(base_dir: &PathBuf) -> PathBuf {
-    let mut rng = thread_rng();
-    let rnd: u32 = rng.gen();
-
-    let mut dir = base_dir.clone();
-    dir.push(PathBuf::from(format!("{}", rnd)));
-
-    let full_path = PathBuf::from(&dir);
-    fs::create_dir_all(&full_path).unwrap();
-
-    full_path
-}
-
-pub fn rsync(s: &str) -> uri::Rsync {
-    uri::Rsync::from_str(s).unwrap()
-}
-
-pub fn https(s: &str) -> uri::Https {
-    uri::Https::from_str(s).unwrap()
-}
-
-pub fn as_bytes(s: &str) -> Bytes {
-    Bytes::copy_from_slice(s.as_bytes())
-}
-
-pub fn save_file(base_dir: &PathBuf, file_name: &str, content: &[u8]) {
-    let mut full_name = base_dir.clone();
-    full_name.push(PathBuf::from(file_name));
-    let mut f = File::create(full_name).unwrap();
-    f.write_all(content).unwrap();
-}
diff --git a/src/daemon/ca/certauth.rs b/src/daemon/ca/certauth.rs
index b19567f1..80930a3b 100644
--- a/src/daemon/ca/certauth.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/ca/certauth.rs
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ impl<S: Signer> CertAuth<S> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::commons::util::softsigner::OpenSslSigner;
-    use crate::commons::util::test;
+    use crate::test;
 
     #[test]
     fn generate_id_cert() {
diff --git a/src/daemon/ca/server.rs b/src/daemon/ca/server.rs
index 3c38e5ea..af041ef1 100644
--- a/src/daemon/ca/server.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/ca/server.rs
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     use crate::commons::api::RepoInfo;
     use crate::commons::util::softsigner::OpenSslSigner;
-    use crate::commons::util::test;
+    use crate::test;
 
     #[test]
     fn add_ta() {
diff --git a/src/daemon/http/server.rs b/src/daemon/http/server.rs
index 9c950013..e7d43119 100644
--- a/src/daemon/http/server.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/http/server.rs
@@ -977,10 +977,12 @@ async fn refresh_all(req: Request) -> RoutingResult {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 
-    use super::*;
-    use crate::commons::util::test;
     use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+    use crate::test;
+
+    use super::*;
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn start_tls_server() {
         let dir = test::sub_dir(&PathBuf::from("work"));
@@ -993,6 +995,6 @@ mod tests {
 
         tokio::spawn(super::start(server_conf));
 
-        assert!(crate::daemon::test::primary_server_ready().await);
+        assert!(test::primary_server_ready().await);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/daemon/http/tls_keys.rs b/src/daemon/http/tls_keys.rs
index af0ad52c..055da355 100644
--- a/src/daemon/http/tls_keys.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/http/tls_keys.rs
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ impl std::error::Error for Error {}
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     // use actix_web::*;
-    use crate::commons::util::test;
+    use crate::test;
 
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/mod.rs b/src/daemon/mod.rs
index e54cd7e6..1255ad7b 100644
--- a/src/daemon/mod.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ pub mod config;
 pub mod http;
 pub mod krillserver;
 pub mod scheduler;
-pub mod test;
 
 mod mq;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7481a616..bd569555 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ pub mod constants;
 pub mod daemon;
 pub mod pubd;
 pub mod publish;
+pub mod test;
diff --git a/src/pubd/pubserver.rs b/src/pubd/pubserver.rs
index 0758e19d..e97594fc 100644
--- a/src/pubd/pubserver.rs
+++ b/src/pubd/pubserver.rs
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::commons::remote::builder::IdCertBuilder;
     use crate::commons::remote::id::IdCert;
     use crate::commons::util::file::CurrentFile;
-    use crate::commons::util::test;
     use crate::pubd::Publisher;
+    use crate::test;
 
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/test.rs b/src/test.rs
similarity index 85%
rename from src/daemon/test.rs
rename to src/test.rs
index 95ec7b75..587893d7 100644
--- a/src/daemon/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
-//! Support for tests in other modules using a running krill server
+//! Helper functions for testing Krill.
 
+use std::fs;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
+
 use hyper::StatusCode;
 use tokio::time::{delay_for, timeout};
 
+use rpki::uri;
 use rpki::uri::Rsync;
 
 use crate::cli::options::{BulkCaCommand, CaCommand, Command, Options, PublishersCommand};
@@ -19,8 +27,7 @@ use crate::commons::api::{
 };
 use crate::commons::remote::rfc8183;
 use crate::commons::remote::rfc8183::ChildRequest;
-use crate::commons::util::test::{sub_dir, tmp_dir};
-use crate::commons::util::{httpclient, test};
+use crate::commons::util::httpclient;
 use crate::daemon::ca::ta_handle;
 use crate::daemon::config::Config;
 use crate::daemon::http::server;
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ pub async fn start_krill() -> PathBuf {
 }
 
 pub async fn start_secondary_krill(base_dir: &PathBuf) {
-    let data_dir = test::sub_dir(base_dir);
+    let data_dir = sub_dir(base_dir);
     let server_conf = Config::pubd_test(&data_dir);
 
     tokio::spawn(server::start(server_conf));
@@ -86,7 +93,7 @@ pub async fn start_secondary_krill(base_dir: &PathBuf) {
 
 pub async fn krill_admin(command: Command) -> ApiResponse {
     let krillc_opts = Options::new(
-        test::https("https://localhost:3000/"),
+        https("https://localhost:3000/"),
         "secret",
         ReportFormat::Json,
         command,
@@ -99,7 +106,7 @@ pub async fn krill_admin(command: Command) -> ApiResponse {
 
 pub async fn krill_admin_secondary(command: Command) -> ApiResponse {
     let krillc_opts = Options::new(
-        test::https("https://localhost:3001/"),
+        https("https://localhost:3001/"),
         "secret",
         ReportFormat::Json,
         command,
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ pub async fn krill_pubd_admin(command: Command, server: PubdTestContext) -> ApiR
 
 pub async fn krill_admin_expect_error(command: Command) -> Error {
     let krillc_opts = Options::new(
-        test::https("https://localhost:3000/"),
+        https("https://localhost:3000/"),
         "secret",
         ReportFormat::Json,
         command,
@@ -440,3 +447,71 @@ pub async fn will_publish_objects(publisher: &PublisherHandle, objects: &[&str])
 
     false
 }
+
+/// This method sets up a test directory with a random name (a number)
+/// under 'work', relative to where cargo is running. It then runs the
+/// test provided in the closure, and finally it cleans up the test
+/// directory.
+///
+/// Note that if your test fails the directory is not cleaned up.
+pub fn test_under_tmp<F>(op: F)
+where
+    F: FnOnce(PathBuf) -> (),
+{
+    let dir = sub_dir(&PathBuf::from("work"));
+    let path = PathBuf::from(&dir);
+
+    op(dir);
+
+    let _result = fs::remove_dir_all(path);
+}
+
+pub async fn test_under_tmp_async<F>(op: F)
+where
+    F: FnOnce(PathBuf) -> (),
+{
+    let dir = tmp_dir();
+    let path = PathBuf::from(&dir);
+
+    op(dir);
+
+    let _result = fs::remove_dir_all(path);
+}
+
+pub fn tmp_dir() -> PathBuf {
+    sub_dir(&PathBuf::from("work"))
+}
+
+/// This method sets up a random subdirectory and returns it. It is
+/// assumed that the caller will clean this directory themselves.
+pub fn sub_dir(base_dir: &PathBuf) -> PathBuf {
+    let mut rng = thread_rng();
+    let rnd: u32 = rng.gen();
+
+    let mut dir = base_dir.clone();
+    dir.push(PathBuf::from(format!("{}", rnd)));
+
+    let full_path = PathBuf::from(&dir);
+    fs::create_dir_all(&full_path).unwrap();
+
+    full_path
+}
+
+pub fn rsync(s: &str) -> uri::Rsync {
+    uri::Rsync::from_str(s).unwrap()
+}
+
+pub fn https(s: &str) -> uri::Https {
+    uri::Https::from_str(s).unwrap()
+}
+
+pub fn as_bytes(s: &str) -> Bytes {
+    Bytes::copy_from_slice(s.as_bytes())
+}
+
+pub fn save_file(base_dir: &PathBuf, file_name: &str, content: &[u8]) {
+    let mut full_name = base_dir.clone();
+    full_name.push(PathBuf::from(file_name));
+    let mut f = File::create(full_name).unwrap();
+    f.write_all(content).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/tests/ca_embedded.rs b/tests/ca_embedded.rs
index ca137aac..e37efc3e 100644
--- a/tests/ca_embedded.rs
+++ b/tests/ca_embedded.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 extern crate krill;
 
+use std::fs;
+
 use krill::commons::api::{Handle, ParentCaReq, ResourceSet};
 use krill::daemon::ca::ta_handle;
-use krill::daemon::test::*;
-use std::fs;
+use krill::test::*;
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn ca_embedded() {
diff --git a/tests/ca_grandchildren.rs b/tests/ca_grandchildren.rs
index f6ae8237..e341d7b2 100644
--- a/tests/ca_grandchildren.rs
+++ b/tests/ca_grandchildren.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 extern crate krill;
 
+use std::fs;
+
 use krill::commons::api::{Handle, ObjectName, ParentCaReq, ResourceClassName, ResourceSet};
 use krill::daemon::ca::ta_handle;
-use krill::daemon::test::*;
-use std::fs;
+use krill::test::*;
 
 #[tokio::test]
 /// Test that we can delegate from normal CAs to child CAs, and that these child CAs
diff --git a/tests/ca_keyroll_rfc6492.rs b/tests/ca_keyroll_rfc6492.rs
index d1ebd4c5..f4fff043 100644
--- a/tests/ca_keyroll_rfc6492.rs
+++ b/tests/ca_keyroll_rfc6492.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 extern crate krill;
 
+use std::fs;
+
 use krill::commons::api::{Handle, ParentCaReq, ResourceSet};
 use krill::daemon::ca::ta_handle;
-use krill::daemon::test::*;
-use std::fs;
+use krill::test::*;
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn ca_keyroll_rfc6492() {
diff --git a/tests/ca_rfc6492.rs b/tests/ca_rfc6492.rs
index 33df0bb1..92c9c87b 100644
--- a/tests/ca_rfc6492.rs
+++ b/tests/ca_rfc6492.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 extern crate krill;
 
+use std::fs;
+
 use krill::commons::api::{Handle, ParentCaReq, ResourceSet};
 use krill::daemon::ca::ta_handle;
-use krill::daemon::test::*;
-use std::fs;
+use krill::test::*;
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn ca_rfc6492() {
diff --git a/tests/ca_roas.rs b/tests/ca_roas.rs
index 4665aced..e04a0edf 100644
--- a/tests/ca_roas.rs
+++ b/tests/ca_roas.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 extern crate krill;
 
+use std::fs;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use krill::commons::api::{
     Handle, ObjectName, ParentCaReq, ResourceSet, RoaDefinition, RoaDefinitionUpdates,
 };
 use krill::daemon::ca::ta_handle;
-use krill::daemon::test::*;
-use std::fs;
+use krill::test::*;
 
 #[tokio::test]
 /// Test the CAs can issue and publish ROAs for their resources, and that
diff --git a/tests/remote_publication.rs b/tests/remote_publication.rs
index 4f034f1b..a5a2b8cc 100644
--- a/tests/remote_publication.rs
+++ b/tests/remote_publication.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use krill::commons::api::{
 };
 use krill::commons::remote::rfc8183;
 use krill::daemon::ca::ta_handle;
-use krill::daemon::test::{
+use krill::test::{
     add_child_to_ta_embedded, add_parent_to_ca, ca_gets_resources, ca_route_authorizations_update,
     init_child_with_embedded_repo, krill_admin, krill_pubd_admin, start_krill,
     start_secondary_krill, PubdTestContext,
diff --git a/tests/upgrades.rs b/tests/upgrades.rs
index 08fe3b37..e3adeb05 100644
--- a/tests/upgrades.rs
+++ b/tests/upgrades.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 extern crate krill;
 
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
 use krill::commons::api::Handle;
 use krill::commons::eventsourcing::{AggregateStore, DiskAggregateStore};
 use krill::commons::util::softsigner::OpenSslSigner;
 use krill::constants::PUBSERVER_DFLT;
 use krill::daemon::ca::CertAuth;
 use krill::pubd::Repository;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 /// This tests that we can understand all events as they have been implemented since 0.4.0,
 /// in order to guarantee that upgrades will work.