diff --git a/tests/helpers.nim b/tests/helpers.nim
index 3b8c90f2a..7264a2f30 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.nim
+++ b/tests/helpers.nim
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import ../libp2p/protocols/secure/secure
 import ../libp2p/switch
 import ../libp2p/nameresolving/[nameresolver, mockresolver]
 
-import "."/[asyncunit, errorhelpers]
-export asyncunit, errorhelpers, mockresolver
+import errorhelpers
+import utils/async_tests
+
+export async_tests, errorhelpers, mockresolver
 
 const
   StreamTransportTrackerName = "stream.transport"
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
index 1d7b2c79c..3577da1fe 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
+++ b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import
     protocols/pubsub/rpc/messages,
   ]
 import ../../libp2p/protocols/pubsub/errors as pubsub_errors
-import ../helpers, ../utils/[async, futures, async, tests]
+import ../helpers, ../utils/[futures, async_tests, xtests]
 
 from ../../libp2p/protocols/pubsub/mcache import window
 
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub2.nim b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub2.nim
index ffc5c24e4..13ccb140c 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub2.nim
+++ b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub2.nim
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import
     protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer,
     protocols/pubsub/peertable,
     protocols/pubsub/rpc/messages,
-  ]
-import ../helpers
+  ],
+  ../utils/[futures, async_tests],
+  ../helpers
 
 template tryPublish(
     call: untyped, require: int, wait = 10.milliseconds, timeout = 10.seconds
diff --git a/tests/testdiscovery.nim b/tests/testdiscovery.nim
index 7d92c2f2c..09510a42f 100644
--- a/tests/testdiscovery.nim
+++ b/tests/testdiscovery.nim
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import
     discovery/discoverymngr,
     discovery/rendezvousinterface,
   ]
-import ./helpers, ./asyncunit, ./utils/[async, assertions, futures]
+import ./helpers, ./utils/[futures, assertions, async_tests]
 
 proc createSwitch(rdv: RendezVous = RendezVous.new()): Switch =
   SwitchBuilder
diff --git a/tests/utils/async.nim b/tests/utils/async.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index b65fcb338..000000000
--- a/tests/utils/async.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import chronos/futures, stew/results, chronos
-import ./futures
-
-proc toOk(future: Future[void]): Result[void, string] =
-  return results.ok()
-
-proc toOk[T](future: Future[T]): Result[T, string] =
-  return results.ok(future.read())
-
-proc toResult*[T](future: Future[T]): Result[T, string] =
-  if future.cancelled():
-    return results.err("Future cancelled/timed out.")
-  elif future.finished():
-    if not future.failed():
-      return future.toOk()
-    else:
-      return results.err("Future finished but failed.")
-  else:
-    return results.err("Future still not finished.")
-
-proc waitForResult*[T](
-    future: Future[T], timeout = DURATION_TIMEOUT
-): Future[Result[T, string]] {.async.} =
-  discard await future.withTimeout(timeout)
-  return future.toResult()
-
-proc reset*[T](future: Future[T]): void =
-  # Likely an incomplete reset, but good enough for testing purposes (for now)
-  future.internalError = nil
-  future.internalState = FutureState.Pending
diff --git a/tests/asyncunit.nim b/tests/utils/async_tests.nim
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/asyncunit.nim
rename to tests/utils/async_tests.nim
diff --git a/tests/utils/futures.nim b/tests/utils/futures.nim
index e98d6526e..516663817 100644
--- a/tests/utils/futures.nim
+++ b/tests/utils/futures.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,33 @@
-import chronos
+import chronos/futures, stew/results, chronos
 
 const
   DURATION_TIMEOUT* = 1.seconds
   DURATION_TIMEOUT_EXTENDED* = 1500.milliseconds
+
+proc toOk(future: Future[void]): Result[void, string] =
+  return results.ok()
+
+proc toOk[T](future: Future[T]): Result[T, string] =
+  return results.ok(future.read())
+
+proc toResult*[T](future: Future[T]): Result[T, string] =
+  if future.cancelled():
+    return results.err("Future cancelled/timed out.")
+  elif future.finished():
+    if not future.failed():
+      return future.toOk()
+    else:
+      return results.err("Future finished but failed.")
+  else:
+    return results.err("Future still not finished.")
+
+proc waitForResult*[T](
+    future: Future[T], timeout = DURATION_TIMEOUT
+): Future[Result[T, string]] {.async.} =
+  discard await future.withTimeout(timeout)
+  return future.toResult()
+
+proc reset*[T](future: Future[T]): void =
+  # Likely an incomplete reset, but good enough for testing purposes (for now)
+  future.internalError = nil
+  future.internalState = FutureState.Pending
diff --git a/tests/utils/tests.nim b/tests/utils/xtests.nim
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/utils/tests.nim
rename to tests/utils/xtests.nim