diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index be25b8f47..b86e3c27a 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from os.path import join
 from asv import config
 from asv import repo
+from .test_workflow import generate_basic_conf
+
 
 try:
     import hglib
@@ -109,3 +111,11 @@ def two_branch_repo_case(request, tmpdir):
     conf.project = join(tmpdir, "repo")
     r = repo.get_repo(conf)
     return dvcs, master, r, conf
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def existing_env_conf(tmpdir):
+    tmpdir, local, conf, machine_file = generate_basic_conf(tmpdir)
+    conf.environment_type = "existing"
+    conf.pythons = ["same"]
+    return tmpdir, local, conf, machine_file
diff --git a/test/test_run.py b/test/test_run.py
index 8f24e6320..eabb55cd0 100644
--- a/test/test_run.py
+++ b/test/test_run.py
@@ -31,14 +31,6 @@ def basic_conf_with_subdir(tmpdir, dummy_packages):
     return generate_basic_conf(tmpdir, 'some_subdir')
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def existing_env_conf(tmpdir):
-    tmpdir, local, conf, machine_file = generate_basic_conf(tmpdir)
-    conf.environment_type = "existing"
-    conf.pythons = ["same"]
-    return tmpdir, local, conf, machine_file
-
-
 def test_set_commit_hash(capsys, existing_env_conf):
     tmpdir, local, conf, machine_file = existing_env_conf