diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aad82d23b..53dd669b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ extension-developer-e2e: $(OPERATOR_SDK) $(KUSTOMIZE) #EXHELP Run extension crea
 	test/extension-developer-e2e/setup.sh $(OPERATOR_SDK) $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME) $(KUSTOMIZE) ${LOCAL_REGISTRY_HOST} ${CLUSTER_REGISTRY_HOST}
 	go test -count=1 -v ./test/extension-developer-e2e/...
 
-UNIT_TEST_DIRS := $(shell go list ./... | grep -v /test/)
+UNIT_TEST_DIRS := $(shell go list ./... | grep -vE "/test/|/testutils")
 COVERAGE_UNIT_DIR := $(ROOT_DIR)/coverage/unit
 
 .PHONY: envtest-k8s-bins #HELP Uses setup-envtest to download and install the binaries required to run ENVTEST-test based locally at the project/bin directory.
diff --git a/test/utils/artifacts.go b/internal/shared/util/testutils/artifacts.go
similarity index 99%
rename from test/utils/artifacts.go
rename to internal/shared/util/testutils/artifacts.go
index acb523ade..485128c83 100644
--- a/test/utils/artifacts.go
+++ b/internal/shared/util/testutils/artifacts.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package utils
+package testutils
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/test/utils/summary.go b/internal/shared/util/testutils/summary.go
similarity index 99%
rename from test/utils/summary.go
rename to internal/shared/util/testutils/summary.go
index f3830d30e..79328f9ef 100644
--- a/test/utils/summary.go
+++ b/internal/shared/util/testutils/summary.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package utils
+package testutils
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/test/utils/templates/alert.md.tmpl b/internal/shared/util/testutils/templates/alert.md.tmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from test/utils/templates/alert.md.tmpl
rename to internal/shared/util/testutils/templates/alert.md.tmpl
diff --git a/test/utils/templates/mermaid_chart.md.tmpl b/internal/shared/util/testutils/templates/mermaid_chart.md.tmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from test/utils/templates/mermaid_chart.md.tmpl
rename to internal/shared/util/testutils/templates/mermaid_chart.md.tmpl
diff --git a/test/utils/templates/summary.md.tmpl b/internal/shared/util/testutils/templates/summary.md.tmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from test/utils/templates/summary.md.tmpl
rename to internal/shared/util/testutils/templates/summary.md.tmpl
diff --git a/test/utils/utils.go b/internal/shared/util/testutils/utils.go
similarity index 97%
rename from test/utils/utils.go
rename to internal/shared/util/testutils/utils.go
index db6d25a7f..94eb2d5b3 100644
--- a/test/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/shared/util/testutils/utils.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package utils
+package testutils
 
 import (
 	"os/exec"
diff --git a/test/e2e/cluster_extension_install_test.go b/test/e2e/cluster_extension_install_test.go
index 3c9dcbc2a..7c070cb44 100644
--- a/test/e2e/cluster_extension_install_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/cluster_extension_install_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	ocv1 "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/api/v1"
-	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/test/utils"
+	utils "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/shared/util/testutils"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
index 5fa87d6c1..0bf84bec8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	ocv1 "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/api/v1"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/operator-controller/scheme"
-	utils "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/test/utils"
+	utils "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/shared/util/testutils"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/test/e2e/metrics_test.go b/test/e2e/metrics_test.go
index 85908f4d5..a95f16c2c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/metrics_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/metrics_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 
-	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/test/utils"
+	utils "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/shared/util/testutils"
 )
 
 // TestOperatorControllerMetricsExportedEndpoint verifies that the metrics endpoint for the operator controller
diff --git a/test/e2e/network_policy_test.go b/test/e2e/network_policy_test.go
index 0f3979d23..00143df41 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network_policy_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network_policy_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
-	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/test/utils"
+	utils "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/shared/util/testutils"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/test/experimental-e2e/experimental_e2e_test.go b/test/experimental-e2e/experimental_e2e_test.go
index 8ead64e45..39c16e97f 100644
--- a/test/experimental-e2e/experimental_e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/experimental-e2e/experimental_e2e_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	ocv1 "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/api/v1"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/operator-controller/scheme"
-	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/test/utils"
+	utils "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/shared/util/testutils"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/test/upgrade-e2e/post_upgrade_test.go b/test/upgrade-e2e/post_upgrade_test.go
index 221182bb6..b196db356 100644
--- a/test/upgrade-e2e/post_upgrade_test.go
+++ b/test/upgrade-e2e/post_upgrade_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	ocv1 "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/api/v1"
-	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/test/utils"
+	utils "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/shared/util/testutils"
 )
 
 const (