diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py b/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py
index 88e956da5cfc..4e9c2b3d8e43 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
     DEFAULT_WEB_HOST,
     target_url_parts,
 )
-from tool_shed.webapp.app import UniverseApplication as ToolshedUniverseApplication
-from tool_shed.webapp.fast_app import initialize_fast_app as init_tool_shed_fast_app
 from .test_logging import logging_config_file
 
 galaxy_root = galaxy_directory()
@@ -583,26 +581,6 @@ def build_galaxy_app(simple_kwargs) -> GalaxyUniverseApplication:
     return app
 
 
-def build_shed_app(simple_kwargs):
-    """Build a Galaxy app object from a simple keyword arguments.
-
-    Construct paste style complex dictionary. Also setup "global" reference
-    to sqlalchemy database context for tool shed database.
-    """
-    log.info("Tool shed database connection: %s", simple_kwargs["database_connection"])
-    # TODO: Simplify global_conf to match Galaxy above...
-    simple_kwargs["__file__"] = "tool_shed_wsgi.yml.sample"
-    simple_kwargs["global_conf"] = get_webapp_global_conf()
-
-    app = ToolshedUniverseApplication(**simple_kwargs)
-    log.info("Embedded Toolshed application started")
-
-    global tool_shed_context
-    tool_shed_context = app.model.context
-
-    return app
-
-
 def explicitly_configured_host_and_port(prefix, config_object):
     host_env_key = f"{prefix}_TEST_HOST"
     port_env_key = f"{prefix}_TEST_PORT"
@@ -794,8 +772,6 @@ def launch_server(app_factory, webapp_factory, prefix=DEFAULT_CONFIG_PREFIX, gal
     )
     if name == "galaxy":
         asgi_app = init_galaxy_fast_app(wsgi_webapp, app)
-    elif name == "tool_shed":
-        asgi_app = init_tool_shed_fast_app(wsgi_webapp, app)
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Launching {name} not implemented")
 
diff --git a/lib/tool_shed/test/base/driver.py b/lib/tool_shed/test/base/driver.py
index b342a749f591..b236d371fca5 100644
--- a/lib/tool_shed/test/base/driver.py
+++ b/lib/tool_shed/test/base/driver.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 from galaxy_test.driver import driver_util
 from tool_shed.test.base.api_util import get_admin_api_key
 from tool_shed.webapp import buildapp as toolshedbuildapp
+from tool_shed.webapp.app import UniverseApplication as ToolshedUniverseApplication
+from tool_shed.webapp.fast_app import initialize_fast_app as init_tool_shed_fast_app
 
 log = driver_util.build_logger()
 
@@ -38,6 +40,48 @@
 """
 
 
+def build_shed_app(simple_kwargs):
+    """Build a Galaxy app object from a simple keyword arguments.
+
+    Construct paste style complex dictionary. Also setup "global" reference
+    to sqlalchemy database context for tool shed database.
+    """
+    log.info("Tool shed database connection: %s", simple_kwargs["database_connection"])
+    # TODO: Simplify global_conf to match Galaxy above...
+    simple_kwargs["__file__"] = "tool_shed_wsgi.yml.sample"
+    simple_kwargs["global_conf"] = driver_util.get_webapp_global_conf()
+
+    app = ToolshedUniverseApplication(**simple_kwargs)
+    log.info("Embedded Toolshed application started")
+
+    global tool_shed_context
+    tool_shed_context = app.model.context
+
+    return app
+
+
+def launch_shed_server(app_factory, webapp_factory, prefix="TOOL_SHED", galaxy_config=None, config_object=None):
+    name = prefix.lower()
+    host, port = driver_util.explicitly_configured_host_and_port(prefix, config_object)
+    port = driver_util.attempt_ports(port)
+
+    app = app_factory()
+    url_prefix = getattr(app.config, f"{name}_url_prefix", "/")
+    wsgi_webapp = webapp_factory(
+        galaxy_config["global_conf"],
+        app=app,
+        use_translogger=False,
+        static_enabled=True,
+        register_shutdown_at_exit=False,
+    )
+    asgi_app = init_tool_shed_fast_app(wsgi_webapp, app)
+
+    server, port, thread = driver_util.uvicorn_serve(asgi_app, host=host, port=port)
+    driver_util.set_and_wait_for_http_target(prefix, host, port, url_prefix=url_prefix)
+    log.debug(f"Embedded uvicorn web server for {name} started at {host}:{port}{url_prefix}")
+    return driver_util.EmbeddedServerWrapper(app, server, name, host, port, thread=thread, prefix=url_prefix)
+
+
 class ToolShedTestDriver(driver_util.TestDriver):
     """Instantiate a Galaxy-style TestDriver for testing the tool shed."""
 
@@ -116,11 +160,10 @@ def _setup_local(self):
         os.environ["TOOL_SHED_TEST_TOOL_DATA_TABLE_CONF"] = shed_tool_data_table_conf_file
         # ---- Run tool shed webserver ------------------------------------------------------
         # TODO: Needed for hg middleware ('lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/framework/middleware/hg.py')
-        tool_shed_server_wrapper = driver_util.launch_server(
-            app_factory=lambda: driver_util.build_shed_app(kwargs),
+        tool_shed_server_wrapper = launch_shed_server(
+            app_factory=lambda: build_shed_app(kwargs),
             webapp_factory=toolshedbuildapp.app_factory,
             galaxy_config=kwargs,
-            prefix="TOOL_SHED",
         )
         self.server_wrappers.append(tool_shed_server_wrapper)
         tool_shed_test_host = tool_shed_server_wrapper.host