diff --git a/internal/tests/cluster/ipv6_listener_test.go b/internal/tests/cluster/ipv6_listener_test.go
index d09b75789c..8274de0e16 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cluster/ipv6_listener_test.go
+++ b/internal/tests/cluster/ipv6_listener_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/cmd/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/controller"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/worker"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/tests/helper"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func TestIPv6Listener(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer c1.Shutdown()
 
-	expectWorkers(t, c1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
 
 	wconf, err := config.DevWorker()
 	require.NoError(err)
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func TestIPv6Listener(t *testing.T) {
 	defer w1.Shutdown()
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
 
 	c2 := c1.AddClusterControllerMember(t, &controller.TestControllerOpts{
 		Logger: c1.Config().Logger.ResetNamed("c2"),
@@ -64,12 +65,12 @@ func TestIPv6Listener(t *testing.T) {
 	defer c2.Shutdown()
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c2, w1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c2, w1)
 
 	require.NoError(w1.Worker().Shutdown())
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1)
-	expectWorkers(t, c2)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c2)
 
 	client, err := api.NewClient(nil)
 	require.NoError(err)
diff --git a/internal/tests/cluster/multi_controller_worker_test.go b/internal/tests/cluster/multi_controller_worker_test.go
index c2ad13d1ee..80b3c6613f 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cluster/multi_controller_worker_test.go
+++ b/internal/tests/cluster/multi_controller_worker_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/cmd/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/controller"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/worker"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/tests/helper"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/strutil"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ func TestMultiControllerMultiWorkerConnections(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer c2.Shutdown()
 
-	expectWorkers(t, c1)
-	expectWorkers(t, c2)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c2)
 
 	w1 := worker.NewTestWorker(t, &worker.TestWorkerOpts{
 		WorkerAuthKms:    c1.Config().WorkerAuthKms,
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ func TestMultiControllerMultiWorkerConnections(t *testing.T) {
 	defer w1.Shutdown()
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
-	expectWorkers(t, c2, w1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c2, w1)
 
 	w2 := w1.AddClusterWorkerMember(t, &worker.TestWorkerOpts{
 		Logger: logger.Named("w2"),
@@ -57,13 +58,13 @@ func TestMultiControllerMultiWorkerConnections(t *testing.T) {
 	defer w2.Shutdown()
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w1, w2)
-	expectWorkers(t, c2, w1, w2)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1, w2)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c2, w1, w2)
 
 	require.NoError(w1.Worker().Shutdown())
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w2)
-	expectWorkers(t, c2, w2)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w2)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c2, w2)
 
 	w1 = worker.NewTestWorker(t, &worker.TestWorkerOpts{
 		WorkerAuthKms:    c1.Config().WorkerAuthKms,
@@ -73,12 +74,12 @@ func TestMultiControllerMultiWorkerConnections(t *testing.T) {
 	defer w1.Shutdown()
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w1, w2)
-	expectWorkers(t, c2, w1, w2)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1, w2)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c2, w1, w2)
 
 	require.NoError(c2.Controller().Shutdown())
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w1, w2)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1, w2)
 
 	c2 = c1.AddClusterControllerMember(t, &controller.TestControllerOpts{
 		Logger: c1.Config().Logger.ResetNamed("c2"),
@@ -86,8 +87,8 @@ func TestMultiControllerMultiWorkerConnections(t *testing.T) {
 	defer c2.Shutdown()
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w1, w2)
-	expectWorkers(t, c2, w1, w2)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1, w2)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c2, w1, w2)
 }
 
 func TestWorkerAppendInitialUpstreams(t *testing.T) {
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ func TestWorkerAppendInitialUpstreams(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer c1.Shutdown()
 
-	expectWorkers(t, c1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
 
 	initialUpstreams := append(c1.ClusterAddrs(), "127.0.0.9")
 	w1 := worker.NewTestWorker(t, &worker.TestWorkerOpts{
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ func TestWorkerAppendInitialUpstreams(t *testing.T) {
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
 
 	// Upstreams should be equivalent to the controller cluster addr after status updates
 	assert.Equal(c1.ClusterAddrs(), w1.Worker().LastStatusSuccess().LastCalculatedUpstreams)
diff --git a/internal/tests/cluster/session_cleanup_test.go b/internal/tests/cluster/session_cleanup_test.go
index c41023f936..f3fa64572d 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cluster/session_cleanup_test.go
+++ b/internal/tests/cluster/session_cleanup_test.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func testWorkerSessionCleanupSingle(burdenCase timeoutBurdenType) func(t *testin
 			WorkerStatusGracePeriodDuration: controllerGracePeriod(burdenCase),
 		})
 
-		expectWorkers(t, c1)
+		helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
 
 		// Wire up the testing proxies
 		require.Len(c1.ClusterAddrs(), 1)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func testWorkerSessionCleanupSingle(burdenCase timeoutBurdenType) func(t *testin
 		require.NoError(err)
 		err = c1.WaitForNextWorkerStatusUpdate(w1.Name())
 		require.NoError(err)
-		expectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
+		helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
 
 		// Use an independent context for test things that take a context so
 		// that we aren't tied to any timeouts in the controller, etc. This
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ func testWorkerSessionCleanupMulti(burdenCase timeoutBurdenType) func(t *testing
 			PublicClusterAddr:               pl2.Addr().String(),
 			WorkerStatusGracePeriodDuration: controllerGracePeriod(burdenCase),
 		})
-		expectWorkers(t, c1)
-		expectWorkers(t, c2)
+		helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
+		helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c2)
 
 		// *************
 		// ** Proxy 1 **
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ func testWorkerSessionCleanupMulti(burdenCase timeoutBurdenType) func(t *testing
 		require.NoError(err)
 		err = c2.WaitForNextWorkerStatusUpdate(w1.Name())
 		require.NoError(err)
-		expectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
-		expectWorkers(t, c2, w1)
+		helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
+		helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c2, w1)
 
 		// Use an independent context for test things that take a context so
 		// that we aren't tied to any timeouts in the controller, etc. This
diff --git a/internal/tests/cluster/unix_listener_test.go b/internal/tests/cluster/unix_listener_test.go
index 39eeed4f26..a0b7902237 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cluster/unix_listener_test.go
+++ b/internal/tests/cluster/unix_listener_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/cmd/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/controller"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/worker"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/tests/helper"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func TestUnixListener(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer c1.Shutdown()
 
-	expectWorkers(t, c1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
 
 	wconf, err := config.DevWorker()
 	require.NoError(err)
@@ -68,11 +69,11 @@ func TestUnixListener(t *testing.T) {
 	defer w1.Shutdown()
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
 
 	require.NoError(w1.Worker().Shutdown())
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
 
 	require.NoError(c1.Controller().Shutdown())
 	c1 = controller.NewTestController(t, &controller.TestControllerOpts{
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func TestUnixListener(t *testing.T) {
 	defer c1.Shutdown()
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
 
 	client, err := api.NewClient(nil)
 	require.NoError(err)
diff --git a/internal/tests/cluster/util.go b/internal/tests/cluster/util.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a1db761708..0000000000
--- a/internal/tests/cluster/util.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
-
-package cluster
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/controller"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/worker"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func expectWorkers(t *testing.T, c *controller.TestController, workers ...*worker.TestWorker) {
-	updateTimes := c.Controller().WorkerStatusUpdateTimes()
-	workerMap := map[string]*worker.TestWorker{}
-	for _, w := range workers {
-		workerMap[w.Name()] = w
-	}
-	updateTimes.Range(func(k, v any) bool {
-		require.NotNil(t, k)
-		require.NotNil(t, v)
-		if workerMap[k.(string)] == nil {
-			// We don't remove from updateTimes currently so if we're not
-			// expecting it we'll see an out-of-date entry
-			return true
-		}
-		assert.WithinDuration(t, time.Now(), v.(time.Time), 30*time.Second)
-		delete(workerMap, k.(string))
-		return true
-	})
-	assert.Empty(t, workerMap)
-}
diff --git a/internal/tests/cluster/worker_bytesupdown_test.go b/internal/tests/cluster/worker_bytesupdown_test.go
index 3c6e5e0fb9..e9867074cb 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cluster/worker_bytesupdown_test.go
+++ b/internal/tests/cluster/worker_bytesupdown_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestWorkerBytesUpDown(t *testing.T) {
 		WorkerStatusGracePeriodDuration: helper.DefaultWorkerStatusGracePeriod,
 	})
 
-	expectWorkers(t, c1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
 
 	// Wire up the testing proxies
 	require.Len(c1.ClusterAddrs(), 1)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestWorkerBytesUpDown(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NoError(w1.Worker().WaitForNextSuccessfulStatusUpdate())
 	require.NoError(c1.WaitForNextWorkerStatusUpdate(w1.Name()))
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
 
 	// Use an independent context for test things that take a context so
 	// that we aren't tied to any timeouts in the controller, etc. This
diff --git a/internal/tests/cluster/worker_proxy_test.go b/internal/tests/cluster/worker_proxy_test.go
index fa677d1d5b..8c876a7dbb 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cluster/worker_proxy_test.go
+++ b/internal/tests/cluster/worker_proxy_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestWorkerSessionProxyMultipleConnections(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer c1.Shutdown()
 
-	expectWorkers(t, c1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
 
 	// Wire up the testing proxies
 	require.Len(c1.ClusterAddrs(), 1)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestWorkerSessionProxyMultipleConnections(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(err)
 	err = c1.WaitForNextWorkerStatusUpdate(w1.Name())
 	require.NoError(err)
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1)
 
 	// Use an independent context for test things that take a context so
 	// that we aren't tied to any timeouts in the controller, etc. This
diff --git a/internal/tests/cluster/worker_tagging_test.go b/internal/tests/cluster/worker_tagging_test.go
index 1126cbacc6..1e3e35b77b 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cluster/worker_tagging_test.go
+++ b/internal/tests/cluster/worker_tagging_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/controller"
 	ct "github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/controller/handlers/targets"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/worker"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/tests/helper"
 	pb "github.com/hashicorp/boundary/sdk/pbs/controller/api/resources/targets"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/mr-tron/base58"
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func TestWorkerTagging(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := c1.Context()
 
 	// No workers yet
-	expectWorkers(t, c1)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1)
 
 	// Ensure target is valid
 	client := c1.Client()
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ func TestWorkerTagging(t *testing.T) {
 
 	w3.Worker().WaitForNextSuccessfulStatusUpdate()
 
-	expectWorkers(t, c1, w1, w2, w3)
+	helper.ExpectWorkers(t, c1, w1, w2, w3)
 
 	// Ensure we are using the OSS filter, which uses egress only for worker selection
 	oldAuthFun := ct.AuthorizeSessionWorkerFilterFn
diff --git a/internal/tests/helper/testing_helper.go b/internal/tests/helper/testing_helper.go
index e5092fa464..c4128a2503 100644
--- a/internal/tests/helper/testing_helper.go
+++ b/internal/tests/helper/testing_helper.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/targets"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/globals"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/cmd/commands/connect"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/controller"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/controller/common"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/daemon/worker"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/session"
@@ -502,3 +503,24 @@ func NewTestTcpServer(t *testing.T) *TestTcpServer {
 	go ts.run()
 	return ts
 }
+
+func ExpectWorkers(t *testing.T, c *controller.TestController, workers ...*worker.TestWorker) {
+	updateTimes := c.Controller().WorkerStatusUpdateTimes()
+	workerMap := map[string]*worker.TestWorker{}
+	for _, w := range workers {
+		workerMap[w.Name()] = w
+	}
+	updateTimes.Range(func(k, v any) bool {
+		require.NotNil(t, k)
+		require.NotNil(t, v)
+		if workerMap[k.(string)] == nil {
+			// We don't remove from updateTimes currently so if we're not
+			// expecting it we'll see an out-of-date entry
+			return true
+		}
+		assert.WithinDuration(t, time.Now(), v.(time.Time), 30*time.Second)
+		delete(workerMap, k.(string))
+		return true
+	})
+	assert.Empty(t, workerMap)
+}