diff --git a/pennylane/capture/__init__.py b/pennylane/capture/__init__.py
index 63b4aaa4261..75e82da4053 100644
--- a/pennylane/capture/__init__.py
+++ b/pennylane/capture/__init__.py
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ def _(*args, **kwargs):
 )
 from .capture_qnode import qnode_call
 
+# by defining this here, we avoid
+# E0611: No name 'AbstractOperator' in module 'pennylane.capture' (no-name-in-module)
+# on use of from capture import AbstractOperator
+AbstractOperator: type
+AbstractMeasurement: type
+qnode_prim: "jax.core.Primitive"
+
 
 def __getattr__(key):
     if key == "AbstractOperator":
@@ -153,3 +160,21 @@ def __getattr__(key):
         return _get_qnode_prim()
 
     raise AttributeError(f"module 'pennylane.capture' has no attribute '{key}'")
+
+
+# pylint: disable=undefined-all-variable
+__all__ = (
+    "disable",
+    "enable",
+    "enabled",
+    "CaptureMeta",
+    "ABCCaptureMeta",
+    "create_operator_primitive",
+    "create_measurement_obs_primitive",
+    "create_measurement_wires_primitive",
+    "create_measurement_mcm_primitive",
+    "qnode_call",
+    "AbstractOperator",
+    "AbstractMeasurement",
+    "qnode_prim",
+)
diff --git a/tests/capture/test_capture_qnode.py b/tests/capture/test_capture_qnode.py
index 56f9f4739f0..553c4485b73 100644
--- a/tests/capture/test_capture_qnode.py
+++ b/tests/capture/test_capture_qnode.py
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 import pennylane as qml
-from pennylane.capture.capture_qnode import _get_qnode_prim
-
-qnode_prim = _get_qnode_prim()
+from pennylane.capture import qnode_prim
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.jax
 
diff --git a/tests/capture/test_measurements_capture.py b/tests/capture/test_measurements_capture.py
index a653a3146f9..eb0ddc5bf6f 100644
--- a/tests/capture/test_measurements_capture.py
+++ b/tests/capture/test_measurements_capture.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 import pennylane as qml
-from pennylane.capture.primitives import _get_abstract_measurement
+from pennylane.capture import AbstractMeasurement
 from pennylane.measurements import (
     ClassicalShadowMP,
     DensityMatrixMP,
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.jax
 
-AbstractMeasurement = _get_abstract_measurement()
-
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def enable_disable_plxpr():
diff --git a/tests/capture/test_operators.py b/tests/capture/test_operators.py
index 6388a3b6ea4..3caff3e42fb 100644
--- a/tests/capture/test_operators.py
+++ b/tests/capture/test_operators.py
@@ -18,14 +18,12 @@
 import pytest
 
 import pennylane as qml
-from pennylane.capture.primitives import _get_abstract_operator
+from pennylane.capture import AbstractOperator
 
 jax = pytest.importorskip("jax")
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.jax
 
-AbstractOperator = _get_abstract_operator()
-
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def enable_disable_plxpr():
diff --git a/tests/capture/test_templates.py b/tests/capture/test_templates.py
index 7648a4c1614..be54b2e8cb8 100644
--- a/tests/capture/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/capture/test_templates.py
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@
 import pytest
 
 import pennylane as qml
-from pennylane.capture.primitives import _get_abstract_operator
 
 jax = pytest.importorskip("jax")
 jnp = jax.numpy
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.jax
 
-AbstractOperator = _get_abstract_operator()
 original_op_bind_code = qml.operation.Operator._primitive_bind_call.__code__