diff --git a/crates/cargo-test-support/src/lib.rs b/crates/cargo-test-support/src/lib.rs
index 40129e430..2c8c2c6fe 100644
--- a/crates/cargo-test-support/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/cargo-test-support/src/lib.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ pub mod prelude {
     pub use crate::cargo_test;
     pub use crate::paths::CargoPathExt;
     pub use crate::ArgLineCommandExt;
-    pub use crate::CargoCommandExt;
     pub use crate::ChannelChangerCommandExt;
     pub use crate::TestEnvCommandExt;
     pub use snapbox::IntoData;
@@ -598,11 +597,6 @@ pub fn main_file(println: &str, externed_deps: &[&str]) -> String {
     buf
 }
 
-/// Path to the cargo binary
-pub fn cargo_exe() -> PathBuf {
-    snapbox::cmd::cargo_bin("cargo")
-}
-
 /// This is the raw output from the process.
 ///
 /// This is similar to `std::process::Output`, however the `status` is
@@ -1472,21 +1466,6 @@ impl TestEnvCommandExt for snapbox::cmd::Command {
     }
 }
 
-/// Test the cargo command
-pub trait CargoCommandExt {
-    fn cargo_ui() -> Self;
-}
-
-impl CargoCommandExt for snapbox::cmd::Command {
-    fn cargo_ui() -> Self {
-        Self::new(cargo_exe())
-            .with_assert(compare::assert_ui())
-            .env("CARGO_TERM_COLOR", "always")
-            .env("CARGO_TERM_HYPERLINKS", "true")
-            .test_env()
-    }
-}
-
 /// Add a list of arguments as a line
 pub trait ArgLineCommandExt: Sized {
     fn arg_line(mut self, s: &str) -> Self {
@@ -1524,15 +1503,6 @@ impl ArgLineCommandExt for snapbox::cmd::Command {
     }
 }
 
-/// Run `cargo $arg_line`, see [`Execs`]
-pub fn cargo_process(arg_line: &str) -> Execs {
-    let cargo = cargo_exe();
-    let mut p = process(&cargo);
-    p.env("CARGO", cargo);
-    p.arg_line(arg_line);
-    execs().with_process_builder(p)
-}
-
 /// Run `git $arg_line`, see [`ProcessBuilder`]
 pub fn git_process(arg_line: &str) -> ProcessBuilder {
     let mut p = process("git");
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/build.rs b/tests/testsuite/build.rs
index 30d8f8765..39fad946d 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/build.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/build.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use std::io::Read;
 use std::process::Stdio;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_exe;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use crate::utils::tools;
 use cargo::core::compiler::UserIntent;
 use cargo::core::Shell;
@@ -17,9 +19,8 @@ use cargo_test_support::paths::root;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::Package;
 use cargo_test_support::str;
 use cargo_test_support::{
-    basic_bin_manifest, basic_lib_manifest, basic_manifest, cargo_exe, cargo_process, git,
-    is_nightly, main_file, paths, process, project, rustc_host, sleep_ms, symlink_supported, t,
-    Execs, ProjectBuilder,
+    basic_bin_manifest, basic_lib_manifest, basic_manifest, git, is_nightly, main_file, paths,
+    process, project, rustc_host, sleep_ms, symlink_supported, t, Execs, ProjectBuilder,
 };
 use cargo_util::paths::dylib_path_envvar;
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/build_script.rs b/tests/testsuite/build_script.rs
index 716c20019..c62170211 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/build_script.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/build_script.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::io;
 use std::thread;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_exe;
 use crate::utils::cross_compile::{
     can_run_on_host as cross_compile_can_run_on_host, disabled as cross_compile_disabled,
 };
@@ -14,9 +15,7 @@ use cargo_test_support::compare::assert_e2e;
 use cargo_test_support::paths::cargo_home;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::Package;
 use cargo_test_support::str;
-use cargo_test_support::{
-    basic_manifest, cargo_exe, cross_compile, is_coarse_mtime, project, project_in,
-};
+use cargo_test_support::{basic_manifest, cross_compile, is_coarse_mtime, project, project_in};
 use cargo_test_support::{git, rustc_host, sleep_ms, slow_cpu_multiplier, symlink_supported};
 use cargo_util::paths::{self, remove_dir_all};
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_command.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_command.rs
index a84e26f3a..e0fe47dd3 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/cargo_command.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_command.rs
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ use std::process::Stdio;
 use std::str;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_exe;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use crate::utils::tools::echo_subcommand;
 use cargo_test_support::basic_manifest;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::Package;
 use cargo_test_support::rustc_host;
 use cargo_test_support::str;
-use cargo_test_support::{
-    basic_bin_manifest, cargo_exe, cargo_process, paths, project, project_in_home,
-};
+use cargo_test_support::{basic_bin_manifest, paths, project, project_in_home};
 use cargo_util::paths::join_paths;
 
 fn path() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ fn overwrite_cargo_environment_variable() {
 
     // Create two other cargo binaries in the project root, one with the wrong
     // name and one with the right name.
-    let cargo_exe = cargo_test_support::cargo_exe();
+    let cargo_exe = crate::utils::cargo_exe();
     let wrong_name_path = p
         .root()
         .join(format!("wrong_name{}", env::consts::EXE_SUFFIX));
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_config/mod.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_config/mod.rs
index 5346a7c02..be5cf7d35 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/cargo_config/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_config/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 mod help;
 
 fn cargo_process(s: &str) -> cargo_test_support::Execs {
-    let mut p = cargo_test_support::cargo_process(s);
+    let mut p = crate::utils::cargo_process(s);
     // Clear out some of the environment added by the default cargo_process so
     // the tests don't need to deal with it.
     p.env_remove("CARGO_PROFILE_DEV_SPLIT_DEBUGINFO")
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/concurrent.rs b/tests/testsuite/concurrent.rs
index 5fb6dc157..1f8afa35c 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/concurrent.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/concurrent.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::thread;
 use std::{env, str};
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use cargo_test_support::cargo_process;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::git;
 use cargo_test_support::install::assert_has_installed_exe;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/credential_process.rs b/tests/testsuite/credential_process.rs
index a373ea0a2..a775f829f 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/credential_process.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/credential_process.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 //! Tests for credential-process.
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{Package, TestRegistry};
-use cargo_test_support::{basic_manifest, cargo_process, paths, project, registry, str, Project};
+use cargo_test_support::{basic_manifest, paths, project, registry, str, Project};
 
 fn toml_bin(proj: &Project, name: &str) -> String {
     proj.bin(name).display().to_string().replace('\\', "\\\\")
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/directory.rs b/tests/testsuite/directory.rs
index 2406e7e98..4bd13860a 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/directory.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/directory.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::str;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use cargo_test_support::cargo_process;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::git;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{cksum, Package};
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/error.rs b/tests/testsuite/error.rs
index e948ba226..8898ff1ad 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/error.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/error.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! General error tests that don't belong anywhere else.
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use cargo_test_support::cargo_process;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 
 #[cargo_test]
 fn internal_error() {
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/feature_unification.rs b/tests/testsuite/feature_unification.rs
index 278788a93..f5337336a 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/feature_unification.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/feature_unification.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //! Tests for workspace feature unification.
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use cargo_test_support::{basic_manifest, cargo_process, project, str};
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
+use cargo_test_support::{basic_manifest, project, str};
 
 #[cargo_test]
 fn workspace_feature_unification() {
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/features2.rs b/tests/testsuite/features2.rs
index 8216f4055..ec121c78c 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/features2.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/features2.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 use std::fs::File;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use crate::utils::cross_compile::disabled as cross_compile_disabled;
 use cargo_test_support::cross_compile::alternate;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
 use cargo_test_support::publish::validate_crate_contents;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{Dependency, Package};
 use cargo_test_support::str;
-use cargo_test_support::{basic_manifest, cargo_process, project, rustc_host, Project};
+use cargo_test_support::{basic_manifest, project, rustc_host, Project};
 
 /// Switches Cargo.toml to use `resolver = "2"`.
 pub fn switch_to_resolver_2(p: &Project) {
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/freshness.rs b/tests/testsuite/freshness.rs
index 29b269938..837b03d42 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/freshness.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/freshness.rs
@@ -2986,7 +2986,7 @@ fn cargo_env_changes() {
         )
         .build();
 
-    let cargo_exe = cargo_test_support::cargo_exe();
+    let cargo_exe = crate::utils::cargo_exe();
     let other_cargo_path = p.root().join(cargo_exe.file_name().unwrap());
     std::fs::hard_link(&cargo_exe, &other_cargo_path).unwrap();
     let other_cargo = || {
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/global_cache_tracker.rs b/tests/testsuite/global_cache_tracker.rs
index 1b7730d28..a42e054c8 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/global_cache_tracker.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/global_cache_tracker.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo::core::global_cache_tracker::{self, DeferredGlobalLastUse, GlobalCacheTracker};
 use cargo::util::cache_lock::CacheLockMode;
 use cargo::GlobalContext;
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ use cargo_test_support::compare::assert_e2e;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{Package, RegistryBuilder};
 use cargo_test_support::{
-    basic_manifest, cargo_process, execs, git, process, project, retry, sleep_ms, str,
-    thread_wait_timeout, Execs, Project,
+    basic_manifest, execs, git, process, project, retry, sleep_ms, str, thread_wait_timeout, Execs,
+    Project,
 };
 use itertools::Itertools;
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/help.rs b/tests/testsuite/help.rs
index ae3a95a03..cec7d5513 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/help.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/help.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::str::from_utf8;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::Package;
 use cargo_test_support::str;
-use cargo_test_support::{basic_manifest, cargo_process, paths, project};
+use cargo_test_support::{basic_manifest, paths, project};
 
 #[cargo_test]
 fn help() {
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/install.rs b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
index e0ce5294e..7197649b2 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/install.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::thread;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::compare::assert_e2e;
 use cargo_test_support::cross_compile;
 use cargo_test_support::git;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{self, Package};
 use cargo_test_support::str;
-use cargo_test_support::{
-    basic_manifest, cargo_process, project, project_in, symlink_supported, t,
-};
+use cargo_test_support::{basic_manifest, project, project_in, symlink_supported, t};
 use cargo_util::{ProcessBuilder, ProcessError};
 
 use crate::utils::cross_compile::disabled as cross_compile_disabled;
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/install_upgrade.rs b/tests/testsuite/install_upgrade.rs
index 037b4a4d8..4677309a4 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/install_upgrade.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/install_upgrade.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use crate::utils::cross_compile::disabled as cross_compile_disabled;
 use cargo::core::PackageId;
 use cargo_test_support::install::exe;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{self, Package};
-use cargo_test_support::{
-    basic_manifest, cargo_process, cross_compile, execs, git, process, project, str, Execs,
-};
+use cargo_test_support::{basic_manifest, cross_compile, execs, git, process, project, str, Execs};
 
 fn pkg_maybe_yanked(name: &str, vers: &str, yanked: bool) {
     Package::new(name, vers)
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/jobserver.rs b/tests/testsuite/jobserver.rs
index 295040322..f66c01740 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/jobserver.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/jobserver.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use std::process::Command;
 use std::thread;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_exe;
 use cargo_test_support::basic_bin_manifest;
-use cargo_test_support::cargo_exe;
 use cargo_test_support::install::assert_has_installed_exe;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
 use cargo_test_support::{project, rustc_host, str};
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/lockfile_path.rs b/tests/testsuite/lockfile_path.rs
index 2718553e2..2c492e88b 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/lockfile_path.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/lockfile_path.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ use std::fs;
 use snapbox::str;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::compare::assert_e2e;
 use cargo_test_support::install::assert_has_installed_exe;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{Package, RegistryBuilder};
 use cargo_test_support::{
-    basic_bin_manifest, cargo_process, cargo_test, paths, project, symlink_supported,
-    ProjectBuilder,
+    basic_bin_manifest, cargo_test, paths, project, symlink_supported, ProjectBuilder,
 };
 ///////////////////////////////
 //// Unstable feature tests start
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/login.rs b/tests/testsuite/login.rs
index 2cfcc8f86..f93618b37 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/login.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/login.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use cargo_test_support::cargo_process;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{self, RegistryBuilder};
 use cargo_test_support::str;
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/logout.rs b/tests/testsuite/logout.rs
index 23cf1b9a7..283754b41 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/logout.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/logout.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 use super::login::check_token;
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::TestRegistry;
-use cargo_test_support::{cargo_process, registry, str};
+use cargo_test_support::{registry, str};
 
 fn simple_logout_test(registry: &TestRegistry, reg: Option<&str>, flag: &str, note: &str) {
     let msg = reg.unwrap_or("crates-io");
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/main.rs b/tests/testsuite/main.rs
index 2eeb27827..bcff5664a 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/main.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/main.rs
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ mod yank;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
 pub mod prelude {
+    pub use crate::utils::ext::CargoCommandExt;
     pub use crate::utils::ext::CargoProjectExt;
     pub use cargo_test_support::prelude::*;
-    pub use cargo_test_support::CargoCommandExt;
 }
 
 #[cargo_test]
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/new.rs b/tests/testsuite/new.rs
index 43eccb062..b559b5887 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/new.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/new.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::env;
 use std::fs::{self, File};
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use cargo_test_support::cargo_process;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
 use cargo_test_support::str;
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/old_cargos.rs b/tests/testsuite/old_cargos.rs
index 64d4ba054..42d3e9c9c 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/old_cargos.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/old_cargos.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 use std::fs;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_exe;
 use cargo::CargoResult;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{self, Dependency, Package};
-use cargo_test_support::{cargo_exe, execs, paths, process, project, rustc_host, str};
+use cargo_test_support::{execs, paths, process, project, rustc_host, str};
 use cargo_util::{ProcessBuilder, ProcessError};
 use semver::Version;
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/package.rs b/tests/testsuite/package.rs
index 244477707..69ab788ea 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/package.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/package.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ use std::fs::{self, read_to_string, File};
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::publish::validate_crate_contents;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{self, Package};
 use cargo_test_support::{
-    basic_manifest, cargo_process, git, paths, project, rustc_host, str, symlink_supported, t,
-    Project, ProjectBuilder,
+    basic_manifest, git, paths, project, rustc_host, str, symlink_supported, t, Project,
+    ProjectBuilder,
 };
 use flate2::read::GzDecoder;
 use tar::Archive;
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs b/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs
index 7d32bf038..1d3a095f4 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 use std::fs::File;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::Package;
 use cargo_test_support::{
-    basic_manifest, cargo_process, git, paths, project, publish::validate_crate_contents, str,
+    basic_manifest, git, paths, project, publish::validate_crate_contents, str,
 };
 
 fn pl_manifest(name: &str, version: &str, extra: &str) -> String {
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/registry.rs b/tests/testsuite/registry.rs
index 16e47e5f1..a2b2e9d85 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/registry.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/registry.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo::core::SourceId;
-use cargo_test_support::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{
     self, registry_path, Dependency, Package, RegistryBuilder, Response, TestRegistry,
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/rust_version.rs b/tests/testsuite/rust_version.rs
index 0063e18cc..183d068d0 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/rust_version.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/rust_version.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //! Tests for targets with `rust-version`.
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use cargo_test_support::{cargo_process, project, registry::Package, str};
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
+use cargo_test_support::{project, registry::Package, str};
 
 #[cargo_test]
 fn rust_version_satisfied() {
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/rustup.rs b/tests/testsuite/rustup.rs
index 7d47ca774..181a257e7 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/rustup.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/rustup.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::paths::{home, root};
-use cargo_test_support::{cargo_process, process, project, str};
+use cargo_test_support::{process, project, str};
 
 /// Helper to generate an executable.
 fn make_exe(dest: &Path, name: &str, contents: &str, env: &[(&str, PathBuf)]) -> PathBuf {
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ fn custom_calls_other_cargo() {
     let custom_bin = root().join("custom-bin");
     custom_bin.mkdir_p();
     // `cargo` points to the real cargo.
-    let cargo_exe = cargo_test_support::cargo_exe();
+    let cargo_exe = crate::utils::cargo_exe();
     fs::hard_link(&cargo_exe, custom_bin.join(cargo_exe.file_name().unwrap())).unwrap();
     // `rustc` executes the real rustc.
     real_rustc_wrapper(&custom_bin, "custom toolchain rustc running");
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/search.rs b/tests/testsuite/search.rs
index a7ab0d988..e4de2cedb 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/search.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/search.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo::util::cache_lock::CacheLockMode;
-use cargo_test_support::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{RegistryBuilder, Response};
 use cargo_test_support::str;
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/source_replacement.rs b/tests/testsuite/source_replacement.rs
index aeee72bff..94fdfdca9 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/source_replacement.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/source_replacement.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 use std::fs;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{Package, RegistryBuilder, TestRegistry};
-use cargo_test_support::{cargo_process, paths, project, str, t};
+use cargo_test_support::{paths, project, str, t};
 
 fn setup_replacement(config: &str) -> TestRegistry {
     let crates_io = RegistryBuilder::new()
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/test.rs b/tests/testsuite/test.rs
index 17bc6f7f5..099a2bc7a 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/test.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/test.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 use std::fs;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_exe;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::Package;
-use cargo_test_support::{
-    basic_bin_manifest, basic_lib_manifest, basic_manifest, cargo_exe, project, str,
-};
+use cargo_test_support::{basic_bin_manifest, basic_lib_manifest, basic_manifest, project, str};
 use cargo_test_support::{cross_compile, paths};
 use cargo_test_support::{rustc_host, rustc_host_env, sleep_ms};
 use cargo_util::paths::dylib_path_envvar;
@@ -3912,7 +3911,7 @@ test env_test ... ok
         .run();
 
     // Check that `cargo test` propagates the environment's $CARGO
-    let cargo_exe = cargo_test_support::cargo_exe();
+    let cargo_exe = cargo_exe();
     let other_cargo_path = p.root().join(cargo_exe.file_name().unwrap());
     std::fs::hard_link(&cargo_exe, &other_cargo_path).unwrap();
     let stderr_other_cargo = format!(
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/utils/ext.rs b/tests/testsuite/utils/ext.rs
index f47a6d76e..19bc17733 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/utils/ext.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/utils/ext.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use cargo_test_support::{ArgLineCommandExt, Execs, Project};
+use cargo_test_support::{compare, ArgLineCommandExt, Execs, Project, TestEnvCommandExt};
 
 pub trait CargoProjectExt {
     /// Creates a `ProcessBuilder` to run cargo.
@@ -32,3 +32,18 @@ impl CargoProjectExt for Project {
 pub fn cargo_exe() -> PathBuf {
     snapbox::cmd::cargo_bin!("cargo").to_path_buf()
 }
+
+/// Test the cargo command
+pub trait CargoCommandExt {
+    fn cargo_ui() -> Self;
+}
+
+impl CargoCommandExt for snapbox::cmd::Command {
+    fn cargo_ui() -> Self {
+        Self::new(cargo_exe())
+            .with_assert(compare::assert_ui())
+            .env("CARGO_TERM_COLOR", "always")
+            .env("CARGO_TERM_HYPERLINKS", "true")
+            .test_env()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/utils/mod.rs b/tests/testsuite/utils/mod.rs
index aac92e00d..c068ea335 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use cargo_test_support::{execs, process, ArgLineCommandExt, Execs};
+
 pub mod cross_compile;
 pub mod ext;
 pub mod tools;
+
+/// Run `cargo $arg_line`, see [`Execs`]
+pub fn cargo_process(arg_line: &str) -> Execs {
+    let cargo = cargo_exe();
+    let mut p = process(&cargo);
+    p.env("CARGO", cargo);
+    p.arg_line(arg_line);
+    execs().with_process_builder(p)
+}
+
+/// Path to the cargo binary
+pub fn cargo_exe() -> PathBuf {
+    snapbox::cmd::cargo_bin!("cargo").to_path_buf()
+}
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/version.rs b/tests/testsuite/version.rs
index 8ec5765f2..9dd4e3a2c 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/version.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/version.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //! Tests for displaying the cargo version.
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use cargo_test_support::{cargo_process, project};
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
+use cargo_test_support::project;
 
 #[cargo_test]
 fn simple() {