diff --git a/sanic/utils.py b/sanic/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c39f03ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sanic/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import aiohttp
+from sanic.log import log
+
+HOST = '127.0.0.1'
+PORT = 42101
+
+
+async def local_request(method, uri, *args, **kwargs):
+    url = 'http://{host}:{port}{uri}'.format(host=HOST, port=PORT, uri=uri)
+    log.info(url)
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        async with getattr(session, method)(url, *args, **kwargs) as response:
+            response.text = await response.text()
+            return response
+
+
+def sanic_endpoint_test(app, method='get', uri='/', gather_request=True,
+                        *request_args, **request_kwargs):
+    results = []
+    exceptions = []
+
+    if gather_request:
+        @app.middleware
+        def _collect_request(request):
+            results.append(request)
+
+    async def _collect_response(loop):
+        try:
+            response = await local_request(method, uri, *request_args,
+                                           **request_kwargs)
+            results.append(response)
+        except Exception as e:
+            exceptions.append(e)
+        app.stop()
+
+    app.run(host=HOST, port=42101, after_start=_collect_response)
+
+    if exceptions:
+        raise ValueError("Exception during request: {}".format(exceptions))
+
+    if gather_request:
+        try:
+            request, response = results
+            return request, response
+        except:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "request and response object expected, got ({})".format(
+                    results))
+    else:
+        try:
+            return results[0]
+        except:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "request object expected, got ({})".format(results))
diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d80b9f3e..00000000
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-import aiohttp
-from sanic.log import log
-
-HOST = '127.0.0.1'
-PORT = 42101
-
-async def local_request(method, uri, *args, **kwargs):
-	url = 'http://{host}:{port}{uri}'.format(host=HOST, port=PORT, uri=uri)
-	log.info(url)
-	async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
-		async with getattr(session, method)(url, *args, **kwargs) as response:
-			response.text = await response.text()
-			return response
-
-def sanic_endpoint_test(app, method='get', uri='/', gather_request=True, *request_args, **request_kwargs):
-	results = []
-	exceptions = []
-
-	if gather_request:
-		@app.middleware
-		def _collect_request(request):
-			results.append(request)
-	
-	async def _collect_response(loop):
-		try:
-			response = await local_request(method, uri, *request_args, **request_kwargs)
-			results.append(response)
-		except Exception as e:
-			exceptions.append(e)
-		app.stop()
-
-	app.run(host=HOST, port=42101, after_start=_collect_response)
-
-	if exceptions:
-		raise ValueError("Exception during request: {}".format(exceptions))
-
-	if gather_request:
-		try:
-			request, response = results
-			return request, response
-		except:
-			raise ValueError("request and response object expected, got ({})".format(results))
-	else:
-		try:
-			return results[0]
-		except:
-			raise ValueError("request object expected, got ({})".format(results))