diff --git a/plugin/evm/tx_gossip_test.go b/plugin/evm/tx_gossip_test.go
index 1c3a423373..d983586878 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/tx_gossip_test.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/tx_gossip_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/proto/pb/sdk"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/engine/enginetest"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/snowtest"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/validators"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/upgrade/upgradetest"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/logging"
@@ -34,10 +35,13 @@ import (
 	agoUtils "github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils"
 )
 
+// SubnetEVMTestChainID is a subnet-evm specific chain ID for testing
+var SubnetEVMTestChainID = ids.GenerateTestID()
+
 func TestEthTxGossip(t *testing.T) {
 	require := require.New(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()
-	snowCtx := utilstest.NewTestSnowContext(t)
+	snowCtx := snowtest.Context(t, SubnetEVMTestChainID)
 	validatorState := utilstest.NewTestValidatorState()
 	snowCtx.ValidatorState = validatorState
 
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ func TestEthTxGossip(t *testing.T) {
 	validatorSet := p2p.NewValidators(
 		logging.NoLog{},
 		snowCtx.SubnetID,
-		validatorState,
+		snowCtx.ValidatorState,
 		0,
 	)
 	network, err := p2p.NewNetwork(
diff --git a/utils/utilstest/context.go b/utils/utilstest/context.go
index 16fa6ddf0b..bfcdcfa32c 100644
--- a/utils/utilstest/context.go
+++ b/utils/utilstest/context.go
@@ -4,55 +4,13 @@
 package utilstest
 
 import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/snowtest"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/validators"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/validators/validatorstest"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/constants"
 )
 
-// SubnetEVMTestChainID is a subnet-evm specific chain ID for testing
-var SubnetEVMTestChainID = ids.GenerateTestID()
-
-// @TODO: This should eventually be replaced by a more robust solution, or alternatively, the presence of nil
-// validator states shouldn't be depended upon by tests
-func NewTestValidatorState() *validatorstest.State {
-	return &validatorstest.State{
-		GetCurrentHeightF: func(context.Context) (uint64, error) {
-			return 0, nil
-		},
-		GetSubnetIDF: func(_ context.Context, chainID ids.ID) (ids.ID, error) {
-			subnetID, ok := map[ids.ID]ids.ID{
-				constants.PlatformChainID: constants.PrimaryNetworkID,
-				snowtest.XChainID:         constants.PrimaryNetworkID,
-				snowtest.CChainID:         constants.PrimaryNetworkID,
-				SubnetEVMTestChainID:      constants.PrimaryNetworkID,
-			}[chainID]
-			if !ok {
-				return ids.Empty, errors.New("unknown chain")
-			}
-			return subnetID, nil
-		},
-		GetValidatorSetF: func(context.Context, uint64, ids.ID) (map[ids.NodeID]*validators.GetValidatorOutput, error) {
-			return map[ids.NodeID]*validators.GetValidatorOutput{}, nil
-		},
-		GetWarpValidatorSetsF: func(context.Context, uint64) (map[ids.ID]validators.WarpSet, error) {
-			return nil, nil
-		},
-		GetWarpValidatorSetF: func(context.Context, uint64, ids.ID) (validators.WarpSet, error) {
-			return validators.WarpSet{}, nil
-		},
-		GetCurrentValidatorSetF: func(context.Context, ids.ID) (map[ids.ID]*validators.GetCurrentValidatorOutput, uint64, error) {
-			return map[ids.ID]*validators.GetCurrentValidatorOutput{}, 0, nil
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 // NewTestSnowContext returns a snow.Context with validator state properly configured for testing.
 // This wraps snowtest.Context and sets the validator state to avoid the missing GetValidatorSetF issue.
 //
diff --git a/utils/utilstest/snow.go b/utils/utilstest/snow.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2015779d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/utilstest/snow.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Ava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package utilstest
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/snowtest"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/validators"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/validators/validatorstest"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/constants"
+)
+
+// SubnetEVMTestChainID is a subnet-evm specific chain ID for testing
+var SubnetEVMTestChainID = ids.GenerateTestID()
+
+// @TODO: This should eventually be replaced by a more robust solution, or alternatively, the presence of nil
+// validator states shouldn't be depended upon by tests
+func NewTestValidatorState() *validatorstest.State {
+	return &validatorstest.State{
+		GetCurrentHeightF: func(context.Context) (uint64, error) {
+			return 0, nil
+		},
+		GetSubnetIDF: func(_ context.Context, chainID ids.ID) (ids.ID, error) {
+			subnetID, ok := map[ids.ID]ids.ID{
+				constants.PlatformChainID: constants.PrimaryNetworkID,
+				snowtest.XChainID:         constants.PrimaryNetworkID,
+				snowtest.CChainID:         constants.PrimaryNetworkID,
+				SubnetEVMTestChainID:      constants.PrimaryNetworkID,
+			}[chainID]
+			if !ok {
+				return ids.Empty, errors.New("unknown chain")
+			}
+			return subnetID, nil
+		},
+		GetValidatorSetF: func(context.Context, uint64, ids.ID) (map[ids.NodeID]*validators.GetValidatorOutput, error) {
+			return map[ids.NodeID]*validators.GetValidatorOutput{}, nil
+		},
+		GetWarpValidatorSetsF: func(context.Context, uint64) (map[ids.ID]validators.WarpSet, error) {
+			return nil, nil
+		},
+		GetWarpValidatorSetF: func(context.Context, uint64, ids.ID) (validators.WarpSet, error) {
+			return validators.WarpSet{}, nil
+		},
+		GetCurrentValidatorSetF: func(context.Context, ids.ID) (map[ids.ID]*validators.GetCurrentValidatorOutput, uint64, error) {
+			return map[ids.ID]*validators.GetCurrentValidatorOutput{}, 0, nil
+		},
+	}
+}