diff --git a/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.test.ts b/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.test.ts
index 6883f86a7a..b24e1fdfc8 100644
--- a/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.test.ts
+++ b/src/experimental/patterns/ec2-app.test.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ import { Match, Template } from "aws-cdk-lib/assertions";
 import type { CfnAutoScalingGroup } from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-autoscaling";
 import { CfnScalingPolicy } from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-autoscaling";
 import { InstanceClass, InstanceSize, InstanceType, UserData } from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2";
-import { CloudFormationStackArtifact } from "aws-cdk-lib/cx-api";
 import { AccessScope } from "../../constants";
 import { GuUserData } from "../../constructs/autoscaling";
 import { GuStack } from "../../constructs/core";
-import { simpleGuStackForTesting } from "../../utils/test";
+import { getTemplateAfterAspectInvocation, simpleGuStackForTesting } from "../../utils/test";
 import type { GuEc2AppExperimentalProps } from "./ec2-app";
 import {
   GuEc2AppExperimental,
@@ -15,31 +14,6 @@ import {
   RollingUpdateDurations,
 } from "./ec2-app";
 
-/**
- * `Aspects` appear to run only at synth time.
- * This means we must synth the stack to see the results of the `Aspect`.
- *
- * @see https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/29047
- *
- * @param stack the stack to synthesise
- */
-function getTemplateAfterAspectInvocation(stack: GuStack): Template {
-  const app = App.of(stack);
-
-  if (!app) {
-    throw new Error(`Unable to locate the enclosing App from GuStack ${stack.node.id}`);
-  }
-
-  const { artifacts } = app.synth();
-  const cfnStack = artifacts.find((_): _ is CloudFormationStackArtifact => _ instanceof CloudFormationStackArtifact);
-
-  if (!cfnStack) {
-    throw new Error("Unable to locate a CloudFormationStackArtifact");
-  }
-
-  return Template.fromJSON(cfnStack.template as Record<string, unknown>);
-}
-
 // TODO test User Data includes a build number
 describe("The GuEc2AppExperimental pattern", () => {
   function initialProps(scope: GuStack, app: string = "test-gu-ec2-app"): GuEc2AppExperimentalProps {
diff --git a/src/utils/test/index.ts b/src/utils/test/index.ts
index b33d36e620..d05b79e64d 100644
--- a/src/utils/test/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/test/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from "./assertions";
 export * from "./simple-gu-stack";
 export * from "./attach-policy-to-test-role";
+export * from "./template";
diff --git a/src/utils/test/template.ts b/src/utils/test/template.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b52285680e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/test/template.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { App } from "aws-cdk-lib";
+import { Template } from "aws-cdk-lib/assertions";
+import { CloudFormationStackArtifact } from "aws-cdk-lib/cx-api";
+import type { GuStack } from "../../constructs/core";
+
+/**
+ * `Aspects` appear to run only at synth time.
+ * This means we must synth the stack to see the results of the `Aspect`.
+ *
+ * @see https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/29047
+ *
+ * @param stack the stack to synthesise
+ */
+export function getTemplateAfterAspectInvocation(stack: GuStack): Template {
+  const app = App.of(stack);
+
+  if (!app) {
+    throw new Error(`Unable to locate the enclosing App from GuStack ${stack.node.id}`);
+  }
+
+  const { artifacts } = app.synth();
+  const cfnStack = artifacts.find((_): _ is CloudFormationStackArtifact => _ instanceof CloudFormationStackArtifact);
+
+  if (!cfnStack) {
+    throw new Error("Unable to locate a CloudFormationStackArtifact");
+  }
+
+  return Template.fromJSON(cfnStack.template as Record<string, unknown>);
+}