diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py b/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py
index 88e956da5cfc..6fbfcee86d70 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
     DEFAULT_WEB_HOST,
     target_url_parts,
 )
-from tool_shed.webapp.app import UniverseApplication as ToolshedUniverseApplication
-from tool_shed.webapp.fast_app import initialize_fast_app as init_tool_shed_fast_app
 from .test_logging import logging_config_file
 
 galaxy_root = galaxy_directory()
@@ -71,9 +69,8 @@
 log = logging.getLogger("test_driver")
 
 
-# Global variables to pass database contexts around - only needed for older
+# Global variable to pass database contexts around - only needed for older
 # Tool Shed twill tests that didn't utilize the API for such interactions.
-tool_shed_context = None
 install_context = None
 
 
@@ -583,26 +580,6 @@ def build_galaxy_app(simple_kwargs) -> GalaxyUniverseApplication:
     return app
 
 
-def build_shed_app(simple_kwargs):
-    """Build a Galaxy app object from a simple keyword arguments.
-
-    Construct paste style complex dictionary. Also setup "global" reference
-    to sqlalchemy database context for tool shed database.
-    """
-    log.info("Tool shed database connection: %s", simple_kwargs["database_connection"])
-    # TODO: Simplify global_conf to match Galaxy above...
-    simple_kwargs["__file__"] = "tool_shed_wsgi.yml.sample"
-    simple_kwargs["global_conf"] = get_webapp_global_conf()
-
-    app = ToolshedUniverseApplication(**simple_kwargs)
-    log.info("Embedded Toolshed application started")
-
-    global tool_shed_context
-    tool_shed_context = app.model.context
-
-    return app
-
-
 def explicitly_configured_host_and_port(prefix, config_object):
     host_env_key = f"{prefix}_TEST_HOST"
     port_env_key = f"{prefix}_TEST_PORT"
@@ -758,7 +735,14 @@ def launch_gravity(port, gxit_port=None, galaxy_config=None):
     )
 
 
-def launch_server(app_factory, webapp_factory, prefix=DEFAULT_CONFIG_PREFIX, galaxy_config=None, config_object=None):
+def launch_server(
+    app_factory,
+    webapp_factory,
+    prefix=DEFAULT_CONFIG_PREFIX,
+    galaxy_config=None,
+    config_object=None,
+    init_fast_app=init_galaxy_fast_app,
+):
     name = prefix.lower()
     host, port = explicitly_configured_host_and_port(prefix, config_object)
     port = attempt_ports(port)
@@ -792,12 +776,7 @@ def launch_server(app_factory, webapp_factory, prefix=DEFAULT_CONFIG_PREFIX, gal
         static_enabled=True,
         register_shutdown_at_exit=False,
     )
-    if name == "galaxy":
-        asgi_app = init_galaxy_fast_app(wsgi_webapp, app)
-    elif name == "tool_shed":
-        asgi_app = init_tool_shed_fast_app(wsgi_webapp, app)
-    else:
-        raise NotImplementedError(f"Launching {name} not implemented")
+    asgi_app = init_fast_app(wsgi_webapp, app)
 
     server, port, thread = uvicorn_serve(asgi_app, host=host, port=port)
     set_and_wait_for_http_target(prefix, host, port, url_prefix=url_prefix)
diff --git a/lib/tool_shed/test/base/driver.py b/lib/tool_shed/test/base/driver.py
index b342a749f591..a4fa67efdfb5 100644
--- a/lib/tool_shed/test/base/driver.py
+++ b/lib/tool_shed/test/base/driver.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 from galaxy_test.driver import driver_util
 from tool_shed.test.base.api_util import get_admin_api_key
 from tool_shed.webapp import buildapp as toolshedbuildapp
+from tool_shed.webapp.app import UniverseApplication as ToolshedUniverseApplication
+from tool_shed.webapp.fast_app import initialize_fast_app as init_tool_shed_fast_app
 
 log = driver_util.build_logger()
 
@@ -36,6 +38,29 @@
 <data_managers>
 </data_managers>
 """
+# Global variable to pass database contexts around - only needed for older
+# Tool Shed twill tests that didn't utilize the API for such interactions.
+tool_shed_context = None
+
+
+def build_shed_app(simple_kwargs):
+    """Build a Galaxy app object from a simple keyword arguments.
+
+    Construct paste style complex dictionary. Also setup "global" reference
+    to sqlalchemy database context for tool shed database.
+    """
+    log.info("Tool shed database connection: %s", simple_kwargs["database_connection"])
+    # TODO: Simplify global_conf to match Galaxy above...
+    simple_kwargs["__file__"] = "tool_shed_wsgi.yml.sample"
+    simple_kwargs["global_conf"] = driver_util.get_webapp_global_conf()
+
+    app = ToolshedUniverseApplication(**simple_kwargs)
+    log.info("Embedded Toolshed application started")
+
+    global tool_shed_context
+    tool_shed_context = app.model.context
+
+    return app
 
 
 class ToolShedTestDriver(driver_util.TestDriver):
@@ -117,10 +142,11 @@ def _setup_local(self):
         # ---- Run tool shed webserver ------------------------------------------------------
         # TODO: Needed for hg middleware ('lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/framework/middleware/hg.py')
         tool_shed_server_wrapper = driver_util.launch_server(
-            app_factory=lambda: driver_util.build_shed_app(kwargs),
+            app_factory=lambda: build_shed_app(kwargs),
             webapp_factory=toolshedbuildapp.app_factory,
             galaxy_config=kwargs,
             prefix="TOOL_SHED",
+            init_fast_app=init_tool_shed_fast_app,
         )
         self.server_wrappers.append(tool_shed_server_wrapper)
         tool_shed_test_host = tool_shed_server_wrapper.host
diff --git a/lib/tool_shed/test/base/test_db_util.py b/lib/tool_shed/test/base/test_db_util.py
index 03b1bbcc7550..f957cfe0ea2c 100644
--- a/lib/tool_shed/test/base/test_db_util.py
+++ b/lib/tool_shed/test/base/test_db_util.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 def sa_session():
-    from galaxy_test.driver.driver_util import tool_shed_context as sa_session
+    from .driver import tool_shed_context as sa_session
 
     return sa_session