diff --git a/test/functional/NewUserTest.php b/test/functional/NewUserTest.php
index 93a37d4c..30a12bd7 100644
--- a/test/functional/NewUserTest.php
+++ b/test/functional/NewUserTest.php
@@ -85,76 +85,6 @@ private function approveGroup($uid)
         ]);
     }
 
-    // delete requests made by that user
-    // delete user entry
-    // delete user group entry
-    // remove user from org group
-    // remove user from "all users" group
-    // does not remove user from PI groups
-    private function ensureUserDoesNotExist()
-    {
-        global $USER, $SQL, $LDAP, $REDIS;
-        $SQL->deleteRequestsByUser($USER->uid);
-        if ($USER->exists()) {
-            $org = $USER->getOrgGroup();
-            if ($org->exists() and $org->inOrg($USER)) {
-                $org->removeUser($USER);
-                ensure(!$org->inOrg($USER));
-            }
-            $LDAP->getUserEntry($USER->uid)->delete();
-            ensure(!$USER->exists());
-        }
-        if ($USER->getGroupEntry()->exists()) {
-            $USER->getGroupEntry()->delete();
-            ensure(!$USER->getGroupEntry()->exists());
-        }
-        $all_users_group = $LDAP->getQualifiedUserGroup();
-        $all_member_uids = $all_users_group->getAttribute("memberuid");
-        if (in_array($USER->uid, $all_member_uids)) {
-            $all_users_group->setAttribute(
-                "memberuid",
-                // array_diff will break the contiguity of the array indexes
-                // ldap_mod_replace requires contiguity, array_values restores contiguity
-                array_values(array_diff($all_member_uids, [$USER->uid])),
-            );
-            $all_users_group->write();
-            ensure(!in_array($USER->uid, $all_users_group->getAttribute("memberuid")));
-        }
-        $REDIS->removeCacheArray("sorted_qualified_users", "", $USER->uid);
-    }
-
-    private function ensureOrgGroupDoesNotExist()
-    {
-        global $USER, $SSO, $LDAP, $SQL, $MAILER, $REDIS, $WEBHOOK;
-        $org_group = $LDAP->getOrgGroupEntry($SSO["org"]);
-        if ($org_group->exists()) {
-            $org_group->delete();
-            ensure(!$org_group->exists());
-        }
-        $REDIS->removeCacheArray("sorted_orgs", "", $SSO["org"]);
-    }
-
-    private function ensureUserNotInPIGroup(UnityGroup $pi_group)
-    {
-        global $USER, $REDIS;
-        if ($pi_group->memberExists($USER)) {
-            $pi_group->removeUser($USER);
-            ensure(!$pi_group->memberExists($USER));
-        }
-        $REDIS->removeCacheArray($pi_group->gid, "members", $USER->uid);
-    }
-
-    private function ensurePIGroupDoesNotExist()
-    {
-        global $USER, $LDAP, $REDIS;
-        $gid = $USER->getPIGroup()->gid;
-        if ($USER->getPIGroup()->exists()) {
-            $LDAP->getPIGroupEntry($gid)->delete();
-            ensure(!$USER->getPIGroup()->exists());
-        }
-        $REDIS->removeCacheArray("sorted_groups", "", $gid);
-    }
-
     #[DataProvider("provider")]
     public function testCreateUserByJoinGoupByPI($user_to_create_args, $expected_uid_gid)
     {
@@ -222,9 +152,9 @@ public function testCreateUserByJoinGoupByPI($user_to_create_args, $expected_uid
             $this->assertTrue(!$pi_group->requestExists($USER));
         } finally {
             switchUser(...$user_to_create_args);
-            $this->ensureOrgGroupDoesNotExist();
-            $this->ensureUserNotInPIGroup($pi_group);
-            $this->ensureUserDoesNotExist();
+            ensureOrgGroupDoesNotExist();
+            ensureUserNotInPIGroup($pi_group);
+            ensureUserDoesNotExist();
         }
     }
 
@@ -258,8 +188,8 @@ public function testCreateMultipleUsersByJoinGoupByPI()
         } finally {
             foreach ($users_to_create_args as $user_to_create_args) {
                 switchUser(...$user_to_create_args);
-                $this->ensureUserNotInPIGroup($pi_group);
-                $this->ensureUserDoesNotExist();
+                ensureUserNotInPIGroup($pi_group);
+                ensureUserDoesNotExist();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -330,9 +260,9 @@ public function testCreateUserByJoinGoupByAdmin($user_to_create_args, $expected_
             $this->assertTrue(!$pi_group->requestExists($USER));
         } finally {
             switchUser(...$user_to_create_args);
-            $this->ensureOrgGroupDoesNotExist();
-            $this->ensureUserNotInPIGroup($pi_group);
-            $this->ensureUserDoesNotExist();
+            ensureOrgGroupDoesNotExist();
+            ensureUserNotInPIGroup($pi_group);
+            ensureUserDoesNotExist();
         }
     }
 
@@ -395,9 +325,9 @@ public function testCreateUserByCreateGroup($user_to_create_args, $expected_uid_
             $this->assertRequestedPIGroup(false);
         } finally {
             switchUser(...$user_to_create_args);
-            $this->ensureOrgGroupDoesNotExist();
-            $this->ensurePIGroupDoesNotExist();
-            $this->ensureUserDoesNotExist();
+            ensureOrgGroupDoesNotExist();
+            ensurePIGroupDoesNotExist();
+            ensureUserDoesNotExist();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php b/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php
index 48a5464c..d829b6c3 100644
--- a/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php
+++ b/test/phpunit-bootstrap.php
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 require_once __DIR__ . "/../resources/lib/exceptions/EncodingUnknownException.php";
 require_once __DIR__ . "/../resources/lib/exceptions/EncodingConversionException.php";
 
+use UnityWebPortal\lib\UnityGroup;
+
 $_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"] = "phpunit"; // used for config override
 require_once __DIR__ . "/../resources/config.php";
 
@@ -161,6 +163,76 @@ function http_get(string $phpfile, array $get_data = []): void
     }
 }
 
+// delete requests made by that user
+// delete user entry
+// delete user group entry
+// remove user from org group
+// remove user from "all users" group
+// does not remove user from PI groups
+function ensureUserDoesNotExist()
+{
+    global $USER, $SQL, $LDAP, $REDIS;
+    $SQL->deleteRequestsByUser($USER->uid);
+    if ($USER->exists()) {
+        $org = $USER->getOrgGroup();
+        if ($org->exists() and $org->inOrg($USER)) {
+            $org->removeUser($USER);
+            ensure(!$org->inOrg($USER));
+        }
+        $LDAP->getUserEntry($USER->uid)->delete();
+        ensure(!$USER->exists());
+    }
+    if ($USER->getGroupEntry()->exists()) {
+        $USER->getGroupEntry()->delete();
+        ensure(!$USER->getGroupEntry()->exists());
+    }
+    $all_users_group = $LDAP->getQualifiedUserGroup();
+    $all_member_uids = $all_users_group->getAttribute("memberuid");
+    if (in_array($USER->uid, $all_member_uids)) {
+        $all_users_group->setAttribute(
+            "memberuid",
+            // array_diff will break the contiguity of the array indexes
+            // ldap_mod_replace requires contiguity, array_values restores contiguity
+            array_values(array_diff($all_member_uids, [$USER->uid])),
+        );
+        $all_users_group->write();
+        ensure(!in_array($USER->uid, $all_users_group->getAttribute("memberuid")));
+    }
+    $REDIS->removeCacheArray("sorted_qualified_users", "", $USER->uid);
+}
+
+function ensureOrgGroupDoesNotExist()
+{
+    global $USER, $SSO, $LDAP, $SQL, $MAILER, $REDIS, $WEBHOOK;
+    $org_group = $LDAP->getOrgGroupEntry($SSO["org"]);
+    if ($org_group->exists()) {
+        $org_group->delete();
+        ensure(!$org_group->exists());
+    }
+    $REDIS->removeCacheArray("sorted_orgs", "", $SSO["org"]);
+}
+
+function ensureUserNotInPIGroup(UnityGroup $pi_group)
+{
+    global $USER, $REDIS;
+    if ($pi_group->memberExists($USER)) {
+        $pi_group->removeUser($USER);
+        ensure(!$pi_group->memberExists($USER));
+    }
+    $REDIS->removeCacheArray($pi_group->gid, "members", $USER->uid);
+}
+
+function ensurePIGroupDoesNotExist()
+{
+    global $USER, $LDAP, $REDIS;
+    $gid = $USER->getPIGroup()->gid;
+    if ($USER->getPIGroup()->exists()) {
+        $LDAP->getPIGroupEntry($gid)->delete();
+        ensure(!$USER->getPIGroup()->exists());
+    }
+    $REDIS->removeCacheArray("sorted_groups", "", $gid);
+}
+
 function getNormalUser()
 {
     return ["user2@org1.test", "foo", "bar", "user2@org1.test"];