diff --git a/test_conformance/basic/utils.h b/test_common/harness/stringHelpers.h
similarity index 88%
rename from test_conformance/basic/utils.h
rename to test_common/harness/stringHelpers.h
index d7b30a09bb..3f6bf64db4 100644
--- a/test_conformance/basic/utils.h
+++ b/test_common/harness/stringHelpers.h
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
-#include <CL/cl_half.h>
-
-extern cl_half_rounding_mode halfRoundingMode;
 
 inline std::string concat_kernel(const char *sstr[], int num)
 {
@@ -41,7 +38,4 @@ inline std::string str_sprintf(const std::string &str, Args... args)
     return std::string(buffer.get(), buffer.get() + s - 1);
 }
 
-#define HFF(num) cl_half_from_float(num, halfRoundingMode)
-#define HTF(num) cl_half_to_float(num)
-
 #endif // BASIC_UTIL_H
diff --git a/test_conformance/basic/test_astype.cpp b/test_conformance/basic/test_astype.cpp
index 08a4cb85aa..45669a7cbd 100644
--- a/test_conformance/basic/test_astype.cpp
+++ b/test_conformance/basic/test_astype.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 //
 #include "harness/compat.h"
+#include "harness/conversions.h"
+#include "harness/stringHelpers.h"
+#include "harness/typeWrappers.h"
 
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -22,11 +25,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "harness/conversions.h"
-#include "harness/typeWrappers.h"
-
 #include "procs.h"
-#include "utils.h"
 
 // clang-format off
 
diff --git a/test_conformance/basic/test_int2fp.cpp b/test_conformance/basic/test_int2fp.cpp
index 365efcbfc7..8b1203a71b 100644
--- a/test_conformance/basic/test_int2fp.cpp
+++ b/test_conformance/basic/test_int2fp.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "CL/cl_half.h"
 #include "harness/compat.h"
 #include "harness/errorHelpers.h"
+#include "harness/stringHelpers.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -28,7 +29,11 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "procs.h"
-#include "utils.h"
+
+extern cl_half_rounding_mode halfRoundingMode;
+
+#define HFF(num) cl_half_from_float(num, halfRoundingMode)
+#define HTF(num) cl_half_to_float(num)
 
 namespace {
 const char *int2float_kernel_code = R"(