diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index ea86d6dfe0..d668e4bb9f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Changed
 * Move from udatetime to ciso8601 for date functionality ahead of supporting python3.9 #5692
   Contributed by Amanda McGuinness (@amanda11 intive)
 
-* Refactor tests to use python imports to identify test fixtures. #5699 #5702 #5703 #5704
+* Refactor tests to use python imports to identify test fixtures. #5699 #5702 #5703 #5704 #5705
   Contributed by @cognifloyd
 
 Removed
diff --git a/contrib/packs/tests/__init__.py b/contrib/packs/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/contrib/packs/tests/fixtures/__init__.py b/contrib/packs/tests/fixtures/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1effc747e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/packs/tests/fixtures/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2022 The StackStorm Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import os
+
+FIXTURES_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
diff --git a/contrib/packs/tests/test_action_download.py b/contrib/packs/tests/test_action_download.py
index c29e95fccc..a2ceeea152 100644
--- a/contrib/packs/tests/test_action_download.py
+++ b/contrib/packs/tests/test_action_download.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 
 from pack_mgmt.download import DownloadGitRepoAction
 
-BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+# this import allows pants to detect that the fixtures are used in this file
+from .fixtures import FIXTURES_DIR
 
 PACK_INDEX = {
     "test": {
@@ -639,7 +640,7 @@ def test_run_pack_dowload_local_git_repo_detached_head_state(self):
             side_effect=TypeError("detached head")
         )
 
-        pack_path = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "fixtures/stackstorm-test")
+        pack_path = os.path.join(FIXTURES_DIR, "stackstorm-test")
 
         result = action.run(
             packs=["file://%s" % (pack_path)], abs_repo_base=self.repo_base
@@ -665,7 +666,7 @@ def test_run_pack_download_local_directory(self):
         )
 
         # 2. Local pack which is not a git repository
-        pack_path = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "fixtures/stackstorm-test4")
+        pack_path = os.path.join(FIXTURES_DIR, "stackstorm-test4")
 
         result = action.run(
             packs=["file://%s" % (pack_path)], abs_repo_base=self.repo_base
diff --git a/st2common/tests/fixtures/__init__.py b/st2common/tests/fixtures/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/st2common/tests/fixtures/local_runner/__init__.py b/st2common/tests/fixtures/local_runner/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/st2common/tests/fixtures/local_runner/fixture.py b/st2common/tests/fixtures/local_runner/fixture.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eed9bd17a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/st2common/tests/fixtures/local_runner/fixture.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2022 The StackStorm Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import os
+
+FIXTURE_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
diff --git a/st2common/tests/integration/log_unicode_data.py b/st2common/tests/integration/log_unicode_data.py
index a4a30f664f..9d8c616610 100644
--- a/st2common/tests/integration/log_unicode_data.py
+++ b/st2common/tests/integration/log_unicode_data.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 from st2common import log as logging
 from st2common.service_setup import setup as common_setup
 
+# Do not use helpers from st2tests to calculate this (avoid extra imports).
 FIXTURES_DIR = os.path.join(ST2TESTS_PATH, "st2tests/fixtures")
 ST2_CONFIG_DEBUG_LL_PATH = os.path.join(
     FIXTURES_DIR, "conf/st2.tests.api.debug_log_level.conf"
diff --git a/st2common/tests/integration/test_rabbitmq_ssl_listener.py b/st2common/tests/integration/test_rabbitmq_ssl_listener.py
index b6c947e5fa..e7b2ce1247 100644
--- a/st2common/tests/integration/test_rabbitmq_ssl_listener.py
+++ b/st2common/tests/integration/test_rabbitmq_ssl_listener.py
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@
 
 from st2common.transport import utils as transport_utils
 
-from st2tests.fixturesloader import get_fixtures_base_path
+from st2tests.fixtures.ssl_certs.fixture import FIXTURE_PATH as CERTS_FIXTURES_PATH
 
 __all__ = ["RabbitMQTLSListenerTestCase"]
 
-CERTS_FIXTURES_PATH = os.path.join(get_fixtures_base_path(), "ssl_certs/")
 ST2_CI = os.environ.get("ST2_CI", "false").lower() == "true"
 
 NON_SSL_LISTENER_PORT = 5672
diff --git a/st2common/tests/integration/test_register_content_script.py b/st2common/tests/integration/test_register_content_script.py
index 212b0b7b99..d416ae9af1 100644
--- a/st2common/tests/integration/test_register_content_script.py
+++ b/st2common/tests/integration/test_register_content_script.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 # import this so that pants can infer dependencies for the glob below
 from st2tests.fixtures.packs.dummy_pack_1.fixture import PACK_PATH as DUMMY_PACK_1_PATH
 from st2tests.fixtures.packs.dummy_pack_4.fixture import PACK_PATH as DUMMY_PACK_4_PATH
+from st2tests.fixtures.packs.runners.fixture import FIXTURE_PATH as RUNNER_DIRS
 from st2tests.fixtures.packs_1.dummy_pack_4.fixture import PACK_PATH as EMPTY_PACK_PATH
 
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def test_register_from_pack_success(self):
         pack_dir = DUMMY_PACK_1_PATH
-        runner_dirs = os.path.join(get_fixtures_packs_base_path(), "runners")
+        runner_dirs = RUNNER_DIRS
 
         opts = [
             "--register-pack=%s" % (pack_dir),
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def test_register_from_pack_success(self):
     def test_register_from_pack_fail_on_failure_pack_dir_doesnt_exist(self):
         # No fail on failure flag, should succeed
         pack_dir = "doesntexistblah"
-        runner_dirs = os.path.join(get_fixtures_packs_base_path(), "runners")
+        runner_dirs = RUNNER_DIRS
 
         opts = [
             "--register-pack=%s" % (pack_dir),
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ def test_register_from_pack_fail_on_failure_pack_dir_doesnt_exist(self):
     def test_register_from_pack_action_metadata_fails_validation(self):
         # No fail on failure flag, should succeed
         pack_dir = DUMMY_PACK_4_PATH
-        runner_dirs = os.path.join(get_fixtures_packs_base_path(), "runners")
+        runner_dirs = RUNNER_DIRS
 
         opts = [
             "--register-pack=%s" % (pack_dir),
diff --git a/st2common/tests/integration/test_service_setup_log_level_filtering.py b/st2common/tests/integration/test_service_setup_log_level_filtering.py
index 4fcd526402..36c891896c 100644
--- a/st2common/tests/integration/test_service_setup_log_level_filtering.py
+++ b/st2common/tests/integration/test_service_setup_log_level_filtering.py
@@ -22,36 +22,34 @@
 from eventlet.green import subprocess
 
 from st2tests.base import IntegrationTestCase
-from st2tests.fixturesloader import get_fixtures_base_path
+from st2tests.fixtures.conf.fixture import FIXTURE_PATH as CONF_FIXTURES_PATH
 
 __all__ = ["ServiceSetupLogLevelFilteringTestCase"]
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
-FIXTURES_DIR = get_fixtures_base_path()
-
 ST2_CONFIG_INFO_LL_PATH = os.path.join(
-    FIXTURES_DIR, "conf/st2.tests.api.info_log_level.conf"
+    CONF_FIXTURES_PATH, "st2.tests.api.info_log_level.conf"
 )
 ST2_CONFIG_INFO_LL_PATH = os.path.abspath(ST2_CONFIG_INFO_LL_PATH)
 
 ST2_CONFIG_DEBUG_LL_PATH = os.path.join(
-    FIXTURES_DIR, "conf/st2.tests.api.debug_log_level.conf"
+    CONF_FIXTURES_PATH, "st2.tests.api.debug_log_level.conf"
 )
 ST2_CONFIG_DEBUG_LL_PATH = os.path.abspath(ST2_CONFIG_DEBUG_LL_PATH)
 
 ST2_CONFIG_AUDIT_LL_PATH = os.path.join(
-    FIXTURES_DIR, "conf/st2.tests.api.audit_log_level.conf"
+    CONF_FIXTURES_PATH, "st2.tests.api.audit_log_level.conf"
 )
 ST2_CONFIG_AUDIT_LL_PATH = os.path.abspath(ST2_CONFIG_AUDIT_LL_PATH)
 
 ST2_CONFIG_SYSTEM_DEBUG_PATH = os.path.join(
-    FIXTURES_DIR, "conf/st2.tests.api.system_debug_true.conf"
+    CONF_FIXTURES_PATH, "st2.tests.api.system_debug_true.conf"
 )
 ST2_CONFIG_SYSTEM_DEBUG_PATH = os.path.abspath(ST2_CONFIG_SYSTEM_DEBUG_PATH)
 
 ST2_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LL_DEBUG_PATH = os.path.join(
-    FIXTURES_DIR, "conf/st2.tests.api.system_debug_true_logging_debug.conf"
+    CONF_FIXTURES_PATH, "st2.tests.api.system_debug_true_logging_debug.conf"
 )
 
 PYTHON_BINARY = sys.executable
diff --git a/st2common/tests/unit/test_crypto_utils.py b/st2common/tests/unit/test_crypto_utils.py
index 5f8f07fa69..7fbbe9bf8f 100644
--- a/st2common/tests/unit/test_crypto_utils.py
+++ b/st2common/tests/unit/test_crypto_utils.py
@@ -38,12 +38,10 @@
 from st2common.util.crypto import cryptography_symmetric_encrypt
 from st2common.util.crypto import cryptography_symmetric_decrypt
 
-from st2tests.fixturesloader import get_fixtures_base_path
+from st2tests.fixtures.keyczar_keys.fixture import FIXTURE_PATH as KEY_FIXTURES_PATH
 
 __all__ = ["CryptoUtilsTestCase", "CryptoUtilsKeyczarCompatibilityTestCase"]
 
-KEY_FIXTURES_PATH = os.path.join(get_fixtures_base_path(), "keyczar_keys/")
-
 
 class CryptoUtilsTestCase(TestCase):
     @classmethod
diff --git a/st2common/tests/unit/test_shell_action_system_model.py b/st2common/tests/unit/test_shell_action_system_model.py
index 76609ab953..28cd78a00b 100644
--- a/st2common/tests/unit/test_shell_action_system_model.py
+++ b/st2common/tests/unit/test_shell_action_system_model.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 
 from local_runner.local_shell_script_runner import LocalShellScriptRunner
 
-CURRENT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-FIXTURES_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, "../fixtures"))
+from tests.fixtures.local_runner.fixture import FIXTURE_DIR as LOCAL_RUNNER_FIXTURE_DIR
+
 LOGGED_USER_USERNAME = pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0]
 
 __all__ = ["ShellCommandActionTestCase", "ShellScriptActionTestCase"]
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         }
 
     def _get_fixture(self, name):
-        path = os.path.join(FIXTURES_DIR, "local_runner", name)
+        path = os.path.join(LOCAL_RUNNER_FIXTURE_DIR, name)
 
         with open(path, "r") as fp:
             content = fp.read().strip()
diff --git a/st2common/tests/unit/test_spec_loader.py b/st2common/tests/unit/test_spec_loader.py
index a9b91d96d2..284a38e838 100644
--- a/st2common/tests/unit/test_spec_loader.py
+++ b/st2common/tests/unit/test_spec_loader.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 from st2common.util import spec_loader
 
+# indicate to pants that this test uses this fixture.
+from st2tests.fixtures.specs import __package__ as specs_fixture_package
+
 
 class SpecLoaderTest(unittest2.TestCase):
     def test_spec_loader(self):
@@ -31,6 +34,6 @@ def test_bad_spec_duplicate_keys(self):
             yaml.constructor.ConstructorError,
             'found duplicate key "swagger"',
             spec_loader.load_spec,
-            "st2tests.fixtures.specs",
+            specs_fixture_package,
             "openapi.yaml.j2",
         )
diff --git a/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/conf/__init__.py b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/conf/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/conf/fixture.py b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/conf/fixture.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38db492a73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/conf/fixture.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright 2022 The StackStorm Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import os
+
+# Warning: Do not import fixturesloader to avoid breaking
+#   st2common/tests/integration/log_unicode_data.py
+FIXTURE_PATH = os.path.dirname(__file__)
diff --git a/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/keyczar_keys/__init__.py b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/keyczar_keys/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/keyczar_keys/fixture.py b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/keyczar_keys/fixture.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3463c93569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/keyczar_keys/fixture.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2022 The StackStorm Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from st2tests import fixturesloader
+
+FIXTURE_NAME, FIXTURE_PATH = fixturesloader.get_fixture_name_and_path(__file__)
diff --git a/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/packs/runners/fixture.py b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/packs/runners/fixture.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3463c93569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/packs/runners/fixture.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2022 The StackStorm Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from st2tests import fixturesloader
+
+FIXTURE_NAME, FIXTURE_PATH = fixturesloader.get_fixture_name_and_path(__file__)
diff --git a/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/packs/runners/test_async_runner/__init__.py b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/packs/runners/test_async_runner/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/packs/runners/test_polling_async_runner/__init__.py b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/packs/runners/test_polling_async_runner/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/ssl_certs/__init__.py b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/ssl_certs/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/ssl_certs/fixture.py b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/ssl_certs/fixture.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3463c93569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/st2tests/st2tests/fixtures/ssl_certs/fixture.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2022 The StackStorm Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from st2tests import fixturesloader
+
+FIXTURE_NAME, FIXTURE_PATH = fixturesloader.get_fixture_name_and_path(__file__)