diff --git a/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/removeresource_test.go b/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/removeresource_test.go
index 48fcf84da..7db4c919f 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/removeresource_test.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/removeresource_test.go
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5/commands/internal/remove"
+	testutils_test "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5/commands/internal/testutils"
 )
 
 func TestRemoveResources(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []remove.Case{
+	testCases := []testutils_test.Case{
 		{
 			Description: "remove resources",
-			Given: remove.Given{
+			Given: testutils_test.Given{
 				Items: []string{
 					"resource1.yaml",
 					"resource2.yaml",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestRemoveResources(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				RemoveArgs: []string{"resource1.yaml"},
 			},
-			Expected: remove.Expected{
+			Expected: testutils_test.Expected{
 				Items: []string{
 					"resource2.yaml",
 					"resource3.yaml",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestRemoveResources(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Description: "remove resource with pattern",
-			Given: remove.Given{
+			Given: testutils_test.Given{
 				Items: []string{
 					"foo/resource1.yaml",
 					"foo/resource2.yaml",
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestRemoveResources(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				RemoveArgs: []string{"foo/resource*.yaml"},
 			},
-			Expected: remove.Expected{
+			Expected: testutils_test.Expected{
 				Items: []string{
 					"do/not/deleteme/please.yaml",
 				},
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestRemoveResources(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Description: "nothing found to remove",
-			Given: remove.Given{
+			Given: testutils_test.Given{
 				Items: []string{
 					"resource1.yaml",
 					"resource2.yaml",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestRemoveResources(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				RemoveArgs: []string{"foo"},
 			},
-			Expected: remove.Expected{
+			Expected: testutils_test.Expected{
 				Items: []string{
 					"resource2.yaml",
 					"resource3.yaml",
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ func TestRemoveResources(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Description: "no arguments",
-			Given:       remove.Given{},
-			Expected: remove.Expected{
+			Given:       testutils_test.Given{},
+			Expected: testutils_test.Expected{
 				Err: errors.New("must specify a resource file"),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			Description: "remove with multiple pattern arguments",
-			Given: remove.Given{
+			Given: testutils_test.Given{
 				Items: []string{
 					"foo/foo.yaml",
 					"bar/bar.yaml",
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestRemoveResources(t *testing.T) {
 					"res*.yaml",
 				},
 			},
-			Expected: remove.Expected{
+			Expected: testutils_test.Expected{
 				Items: []string{
 					"do/not/deleteme/please.yaml",
 				},
@@ -107,5 +107,5 @@ func TestRemoveResources(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	remove.ExecuteRemoveTestCases(t, testCases, "resources", newCmdRemoveResource)
+	testutils_test.ExecuteRemoveTestCases(t, testCases, "resources", newCmdRemoveResource)
 }
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/removetransformer_test.go b/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/removetransformer_test.go
index 15181bba6..3b05e9ddd 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/removetransformer_test.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/edit/remove/removetransformer_test.go
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ package remove
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5/commands/internal/remove"
+	testutils_test "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5/commands/internal/testutils"
+
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/errors"
 )
 
 func TestRemoveTransformer(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []remove.Case{
+	testCases := []testutils_test.Case{
 		{
 			Description: "remove transformers",
-			Given: remove.Given{
+			Given: testutils_test.Given{
 				Items: []string{
 					"transformer1.yaml",
 					"transformer2.yaml",
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func TestRemoveTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				RemoveArgs: []string{"transformer1.yaml"},
 			},
-			Expected: remove.Expected{
+			Expected: testutils_test.Expected{
 				Items: []string{
 					"transformer2.yaml",
 					"transformer3.yaml",
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func TestRemoveTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Description: "remove transformer with pattern",
-			Given: remove.Given{
+			Given: testutils_test.Given{
 				Items: []string{
 					"foo/transformer1.yaml",
 					"foo/transformer2.yaml",
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func TestRemoveTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				RemoveArgs: []string{"foo/transformer*.yaml"},
 			},
-			Expected: remove.Expected{
+			Expected: testutils_test.Expected{
 				Items: []string{
 					"do/not/deleteme/please.yaml",
 				},
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func TestRemoveTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Description: "nothing found to remove",
-			Given: remove.Given{
+			Given: testutils_test.Given{
 				Items: []string{
 					"transformer1.yaml",
 					"transformer2.yaml",
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func TestRemoveTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				RemoveArgs: []string{"foo"},
 			},
-			Expected: remove.Expected{
+			Expected: testutils_test.Expected{
 				Items: []string{
 					"transformer2.yaml",
 					"transformer3.yaml",
@@ -74,14 +75,14 @@ func TestRemoveTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Description: "no arguments",
-			Given:       remove.Given{},
-			Expected: remove.Expected{
+			Given:       testutils_test.Given{},
+			Expected: testutils_test.Expected{
 				Err: errors.Errorf("must specify a transformer file"),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			Description: "remove with multiple pattern arguments",
-			Given: remove.Given{
+			Given: testutils_test.Given{
 				Items: []string{
 					"foo/foo.yaml",
 					"bar/bar.yaml",
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ func TestRemoveTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 					"tra*.yaml",
 				},
 			},
-			Expected: remove.Expected{
+			Expected: testutils_test.Expected{
 				Items: []string{
 					"do/not/deleteme/please.yaml",
 				},
@@ -107,5 +108,5 @@ func TestRemoveTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	remove.ExecuteRemoveTestCases(t, testCases, "transformers", newCmdRemoveTransformer)
+	testutils_test.ExecuteRemoveTestCases(t, testCases, "transformers", newCmdRemoveTransformer)
 }
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/internal/remove/remove_testutils.go b/kustomize/commands/internal/testutils/remove_testutils.go
similarity index 92%
rename from kustomize/commands/internal/remove/remove_testutils.go
rename to kustomize/commands/internal/testutils/remove_testutils.go
index bdd2fbdfd..efb411a59 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/internal/remove/remove_testutils.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/internal/testutils/remove_testutils.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-package remove
+package testutils_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	testutils_test "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5/commands/internal/testutils"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/filesys"
 )
 
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ func ExecuteRemoveTestCases(
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.Description, func(t *testing.T) {
 			fSys := filesys.MakeFsInMemory()
-			testutils_test.WriteTestKustomizationWith(
+			WriteTestKustomizationWith(
 				fSys,
 				[]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n  - %s",
 					collectionName,
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ func ExecuteRemoveTestCases(
 				}
 				return
 			}
-			content, err := testutils_test.ReadTestKustomization(fSys)
+			content, err := ReadTestKustomization(fSys)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected read error: %v", err)
 			}