diff --git a/test/get_canister_actor.ts b/test/get_canister_actor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fe9a12fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/get_canister_actor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { HttpAgent, Identity } from '@dfinity/agent';
+import { ActorSubclass } from '@dfinity/agent';
+import { Agent } from '@dfinity/agent';
+import { join } from 'path';
+
+import { getCanisterId } from '../dfx';
+
+type GetCanisterActorOptions = {
+    identity?: Identity;
+    agent?: Agent;
+    parentDir?: string;
+};
+
+export async function getCanisterActor<T>(
+    canisterName: string,
+    options: GetCanisterActorOptions = {}
+): Promise<ActorSubclass<T>> {
+    const parentDir = options.parentDir ?? join(process.cwd(), 'test');
+    const { createActor } = await import(
+        join(parentDir, 'dfx_generated', canisterName)
+    );
+
+    const agent =
+        options.agent ??
+        (await HttpAgent.create({
+            host: 'http://127.0.0.1:8000',
+            shouldFetchRootKey: true
+        }));
+
+    const actor = createActor(getCanisterId(canisterName), {
+        agent
+    });
+
+    if (typeof canisterName === 'string') {
+        throw new Error(
+            'This prop tests uses getCanisterActor and is good to go'
+        );
+    }
+
+    return actor;
+}
diff --git a/test/index.ts b/test/index.ts
index aa4f67b16b..61bcb8ec09 100644
--- a/test/index.ts
+++ b/test/index.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 import * as dns from 'node:dns';
 dns.setDefaultResultOrder('ipv4first');
 
-import { ActorSubclass, Agent, HttpAgent, Identity } from '@dfinity/agent';
 import { describe, expect, test } from '@jest/globals';
 import * as fc from 'fast-check';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
 import { execSyncPretty } from '../src/build/stable/utils/exec_sync_pretty';
 export { expect } from '@jest/globals';
-import { getCanisterId } from '../dfx';
 import { runBenchmarksForCanisters } from './benchmarks';
 import { runFuzzTests } from './fuzz';
 
 export type Test = () => void;
 
+export { getCanisterActor } from './get_canister_actor';
+
 export function runTests(
     tests: Test,
     canisterNames: string | string[] | undefined = undefined,
@@ -113,41 +113,6 @@ export function defaultPropTestParams<T = unknown>(): fc.Parameters<T> {
     return seed !== undefined ? { ...baseParams, seed, path } : baseParams;
 }
 
-type GetCanisterActorOptions = {
-    identity?: Identity;
-    agent?: Agent;
-    parentDir?: string;
-};
-
-export async function getCanisterActor<T>(
-    canisterName: string,
-    options: GetCanisterActorOptions = {}
-): Promise<ActorSubclass<T>> {
-    const parentDir = options.parentDir ?? join(process.cwd(), 'test');
-    const { createActor } = await import(
-        join(parentDir, 'dfx_generated', canisterName)
-    );
-
-    const agent =
-        options.agent ??
-        (await HttpAgent.create({
-            host: 'http://127.0.0.1:8000',
-            shouldFetchRootKey: true
-        }));
-
-    const actor = createActor(getCanisterId(canisterName), {
-        agent
-    });
-
-    if (typeof canisterName === 'string') {
-        throw new Error(
-            'This prop tests uses getCanisterActor and is good to go'
-        );
-    }
-
-    return actor;
-}
-
 function processEnvVars(): {
     shouldRunTests: boolean;
     shouldRunTypeChecks: boolean;
diff --git a/test/property/get_actor.ts b/test/property/get_actor.ts
index c81bd5b822..f18d33bb61 100644
--- a/test/property/get_actor.ts
+++ b/test/property/get_actor.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Agent } from '@dfinity/agent';
 
-import { getCanisterActor } from '../index';
+import { getCanisterActor } from '../get_canister_actor';
 
 export async function getActor(parentDir: string, agent?: Agent): Promise<any> {
     const resolvedPathIndex = require.resolve(