diff --git a/cuda_core/tests/helpers/__init__.py b/cuda_core/tests/helpers/__init__.py
index d081f1185..02cbe6d8e 100644
--- a/cuda_core/tests/helpers/__init__.py
+++ b/cuda_core/tests/helpers/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 import os
 import pathlib
-import platform
 import sys
 
 CUDA_PATH = os.environ.get("CUDA_PATH")
@@ -20,16 +19,8 @@
 
 
 try:
-    import cuda_python_test_helpers
+    from cuda_python_test_helpers import *  # noqa: F403
 except ImportError:
     # Import shared platform helpers for tests across repos
     sys.path.insert(0, str(pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3] / "cuda_python_test_helpers"))
-    import cuda_python_test_helpers
-
-
-IS_WSL = cuda_python_test_helpers.IS_WSL
-supports_ipc_mempool = cuda_python_test_helpers.supports_ipc_mempool
-IS_WINDOWS = platform.system() == "Windows"
-
-
-del cuda_python_test_helpers
+    from cuda_python_test_helpers import *  # noqa: F403
diff --git a/cuda_core/tests/helpers/buffers.py b/cuda_core/tests/helpers/buffers.py
index 52220956d..972e83e13 100644
--- a/cuda_core/tests/helpers/buffers.py
+++ b/cuda_core/tests/helpers/buffers.py
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import ctypes
-import sys
 
 from cuda.core.experimental import Buffer, MemoryResource
 from cuda.core.experimental._utils.cuda_utils import driver, handle_return
 
-if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
-    libc = ctypes.CDLL("msvcrt.dll")
-else:
-    libc = ctypes.CDLL("libc.so.6")
-
+from . import libc
 
 __all__ = ["DummyUnifiedMemoryResource", "PatternGen", "make_scratch_buffer", "compare_equal_buffers"]
 
diff --git a/cuda_core/tests/helpers/latch.py b/cuda_core/tests/helpers/latch.py
index 6dcc1c964..46516c1b0 100644
--- a/cuda_core/tests/helpers/latch.py
+++ b/cuda_core/tests/helpers/latch.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def __init__(self, device, timeout_sec=60):
                        }
 
                        // Avoid 100% spin.
-                       __nanosleep(10000000); // 10 ms
+                       __nanosleep(1000000); // 1 ms
                    }
                }
                """
diff --git a/cuda_python_test_helpers/cuda_python_test_helpers/__init__.py b/cuda_python_test_helpers/cuda_python_test_helpers/__init__.py
index 5996498d9..a661b4f1a 100644
--- a/cuda_python_test_helpers/cuda_python_test_helpers/__init__.py
+++ b/cuda_python_test_helpers/cuda_python_test_helpers/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+import ctypes
 import functools
 import os
+import platform
+import sys
 from contextlib import suppress
 from typing import Union
 
 from cuda.core.experimental._utils.cuda_utils import handle_return
 
+__all__ = [
+    "IS_WINDOWS",
+    "IS_WSL",
+    "libc",
+    "supports_ipc_mempool",
+]
+
 
 def _detect_wsl() -> bool:
     data = ""
@@ -19,6 +29,12 @@ def _detect_wsl() -> bool:
 
 
 IS_WSL: bool = _detect_wsl()
+IS_WINDOWS: bool = platform.system() == "Windows" or sys.platform.startswith("win")
+
+if IS_WINDOWS:
+    libc = ctypes.CDLL("msvcrt.dll")
+else:
+    libc = ctypes.CDLL("libc.so.6")
 
 
 @functools.cache
@@ -54,9 +70,3 @@ def supports_ipc_mempool(device_id: Union[int, object]) -> bool:
         return (int(mask) & int(posix_fd)) != 0
     except Exception:
         return False
-
-
-__all__ = [
-    "IS_WSL",
-    "supports_ipc_mempool",
-]