diff --git a/test/helpers/deploy/consts.go b/test/helpers/deploy/consts.go
index 44c0407e1..f9dabd50d 100644
--- a/test/helpers/deploy/consts.go
+++ b/test/helpers/deploy/consts.go
@@ -1,78 +1,14 @@
 package deploy
 
-const (
-	// TestValidCACertPEM is a valid CA certificate PEM to be used in tests.
-	TestValidCACertPEM = `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-MIIDPTCCAiWgAwIBAgIUcNKAk2icWRJGwZ5QDpdSkkeF5kUwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEL
-BQAwLjELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxCzAJBgNVBAgMAkNBMRIwEAYDVQQKDAlLb25nIElu
-Yy4wHhcNMjQwOTE5MDkwODEzWhcNMjkwOTE4MDkwODEzWjAuMQswCQYDVQQGEwJV
-UzELMAkGA1UECAwCQ0ExEjAQBgNVBAoMCUtvbmcgSW5jLjCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcN
-AQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEBAMvDhLM0vTw0QXmgE+sB6gvKx2PUWzvd2tRZoamH
-h4RAxYRjgJsJe6WEeAk0tjWQqwAq0Y2MQioMCC4X+L13kpdtomI+4PKjBozg+iTd
-ThyV0oQSVHHWzayUzcSODnGR524H9YxmkXV5ImrXwbEqXwiUESPVtjnf/ZzWS01v
-gtbu4x3YW+z8kRoXOTpJHKcEoI90SU9F4yeuQsCtbJHeJZRqPr6Kz84ZuHsZ2MeU
-os4j1GdMaH3dSysqFv6o1hJ2+6bsrE/ONiGtBb4+tyhivgf+u+ixQwqIERlEJzhI
-z/csoAAnfMBY401j2NNUgPpwx5sTQdCz5aFDmanol5152M8CAwEAAaNTMFEwHQYD
-VR0OBBYEFK2qd3oRF37acVvgfDeLakx66ioTMB8GA1UdIwQYMBaAFK2qd3oRF37a
-cVvgfDeLakx66ioTMA8GA1UdEwEB/wQFMAMBAf8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQADggEB
-AAuul+rAztaueTpPIM63nrS4bSZsIatCgAQ5Pihm0+rZ+13BJk4K2GxkS+T0qkB5
-34+F3eVhUB4cC+kVkWZrlEzD9BsJwWjnoJK+848znTg+ufTeaOQWslYNqFKjmy2k
-K6NE7E6r+JLdNvafJzeDybSTXI1tCzDRWUdj5m+bgruX07B13KIJKrAweCTD1927
-WvvfJYxsg8P7dYD9DPlcuOm22ggAaPPu4P/MsnApiq3kJEI/nSGSsboKyjBO2hcz
-VF1CYr6Epfyw/47kwuJLCVHjlTgT4haOChW1S8rZILCLXfb8ukM/g3XVYIeEwzsr
-KU74cm8lTFCdxlcXePbMdHc=
------END CERTIFICATE-----
-`
-	// TestValidCertPEM is a valid certificate PEM to be used in tests.
-	TestValidCertPEM = `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-MIIDPTCCAiUCFG5IolqRiKPMfzTI8peXlaF6cZODMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMFsx
-CzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMQswCQYDVQQIDAJDQTEVMBMGA1UEBwwMRGVmYXVsdCBDaXR5
-MRIwEAYDVQQKDAlLb25nIEluYy4xFDASBgNVBAMMC2tvbmdocS50ZWNoMB4XDTI0
-MDkyNTA3MjIzOFoXDTM0MDkyMzA3MjIzOFowWzELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxCzAJBgNV
-BAgMAkNBMRUwEwYDVQQHDAxEZWZhdWx0IENpdHkxEjAQBgNVBAoMCUtvbmcgSW5j
-LjEUMBIGA1UEAwwLa29uZ2hxLnRlY2gwggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAw
-ggEKAoIBAQDXmNBzpWyJ0YUdfCamZpJiwRQMn5vVY8iKQrd3dD03DWyPHu/fXlrL
-+QPTRip5d1SrxjzQ4S3fgme442BTlElF9d1w1rhg+DIg6NsW1jd+3IZaICnq7BZH
-rJGlW+IWJSKHmNQ39nfVQwgL/QdylrYpbB7uwdEDMa78GfXteiXTcuNobCr7VWVz
-rY6rQXo/dImWE1PtMp/EZEMsEbgbQpK5+fUnKTmFncVlDAZ2Q3s2MPikV5UhMVyQ
-dKQydU0Ev0LRtpsjW8pQdshMG1ilMq6Yg6YU95gakLVjRXMoDlIJOu08mdped+2Y
-VIUSXhRyRt1hbkFP0fXG0THfZ3DjH7jRAgMBAAEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQADggEB
-ANEXlNaQKLrB+jsnNjybsTRkvRRmwjnXaQV0jHzjseGsTJoKY5ABBsSRDiHtqB+9
-LPTpHhLYJWsHSLwawIJ3aWDDpF4MNTRsvO12v7wM8Q42OSgkP23O6a5ESkyHRBAb
-dLVEp+0Z3kjYwPIglIK37PcgDci6Zim73GOfapDEASNbnCu8js2g/ucYPPXkGMxl
-PSUER7MTNf9wRbXrroCE+tZw4kUyUh+6taNlU4ialAJLO1x6UGVRHvPgEx0fAAxA
-seBH+A9QMvVl2cKcvrOgZ0CWY01aFRO9ROQ7PrYXqRFvOZu8K3QzLw7xYoK1DTp+
-kkO/oPy+WIbqEvj7QrhUXpo=
------END CERTIFICATE-----
-`
-	// TestValidCertKeyPEM is a valid certificate key PEM to be used in tests.
-	TestValidCertKeyPEM = `-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
-MIIEvQIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCBKcwggSjAgEAAoIBAQDXmNBzpWyJ0YUd
-fCamZpJiwRQMn5vVY8iKQrd3dD03DWyPHu/fXlrL+QPTRip5d1SrxjzQ4S3fgme4
-42BTlElF9d1w1rhg+DIg6NsW1jd+3IZaICnq7BZHrJGlW+IWJSKHmNQ39nfVQwgL
-/QdylrYpbB7uwdEDMa78GfXteiXTcuNobCr7VWVzrY6rQXo/dImWE1PtMp/EZEMs
-EbgbQpK5+fUnKTmFncVlDAZ2Q3s2MPikV5UhMVyQdKQydU0Ev0LRtpsjW8pQdshM
-G1ilMq6Yg6YU95gakLVjRXMoDlIJOu08mdped+2YVIUSXhRyRt1hbkFP0fXG0THf
-Z3DjH7jRAgMBAAECggEAOSZ4h1dgDK5+H2FEK5MAFe6BnpEGsYu4YrIpySAGhBvq
-XYwBYRA1eGFjmrM8WiOATeKIR4SRcPC0BwY7CBzESafRkfJRQN86BpBDV2vknRve
-/3AMPIplo41CtHdFWMJyQ0iHZOhQPrd8oBTsTvtVgWh4UKkO+05FyO0mzFM3SLPs
-pqRwMZjLlKVZhbI1l0Ur787tzWpMQQHmd8csAvlak+GIciQWELbVK+5kr/FDpJbq
-joIeHX7DCmIqrD/Okwa8SfJu1sutmRX+nrxkDi7trPYcpqriDoWs2jMcnS2GHq9M
-lsy2XHn+qLjCpl3/XU61xenWs+Rmmj6J/oIs1zYXCwKBgQDywRS/MNgwMst703Wh
-ERJO0rNSR0XVzzoKOqc/ghPkeA8mVNwfNkbgWks+83tuAb6IunMIeyQJ3g/jRhjz
-KImsqJmO+DoZCioeaR3PeIWibi9I9Irg6dtoNMwxSmmOtCKD0rccxM1V9OnYkn5a
-0Fb+irQSgJYiHrF2SLAT0NoWEwKBgQDjXGLHCu/WEy49vROdkTia133Wc7m71/D5
-RDUqvSmAEHJyhTlzCbTO+JcNhC6cx3s102GNcVYHlAq3WoE5EV1YykUNJwUg4XPn
-AggNkYOiXs6tf+uePmT8MddixFFgFxZ2bIqFhvnY+WqypHuxtwIepqKJjq5xZTiB
-+lfp7SziCwKBgAivofdpXwLyfldy7I2T18zcOzBhfn01CgWdrahXFjEhnqEnfizb
-u1OBx5l8CtmX1GJ+EWmnRlXYDUd7lZ71v19fNQdpmGKW+4TVDA0Fafqy6Jw6q9F6
-bLBg20GUQQyrI2UGICk2XYaK2ec27rB/Le2zttfGpBiaco0h8rLy0SrjAoGBAM4/
-UY/UOQsOrUTuT2wBf8LfNtUid9uSIZRNrplNrebxhJCkkB/uLyoN0iE9xncMcpW6
-YmVH6c3IGwyHOnBFc1OHcapjukBApL5rVljQpwPVU1GKmHgdi8hHgmajRlqPtx3I
-isRkVCPi5kqV8WueY3rgmNOGLnLJasBmE/gt4ihPAoGAG3v93R5tAeSrn7DMHaZt
-p+udsNw9mDPYHAzlYtnw1OE/I0ceR5UyCFSzCd00Q8ZYBLf9jRvsO/GUA4F51isE
-8/7xyqSxJqDwzv9N8EGkqf/SfMKA3kK3Sc8u+ovhzJu8OxcY+qrpo4+vYWYeW42n
-5XBwvWV2ovRMx7Ntw7FUc24=
------END PRIVATE KEY-----
-`
-)
+import "github.com/kong/gateway-operator/test/helpers/certificate"
+
+var testValidCertPEM, testValidCertKeyPEM = certificate.MustGenerateSelfSignedCertPEMFormat()
+
+// TestValidCertPEM is a valid certificate PEM to be used in tests.
+var TestValidCertPEM = string(testValidCertPEM)
+
+// TestValidCertKeyPEM is a valid certificate key PEM to be used in tests.
+var TestValidCertKeyPEM = string(testValidCertKeyPEM)
+
+// TestValidCACertPEM is a valid CA certificate PEM to be used in tests.
+var TestValidCACertPEM = string(testValidCertPEM)