diff --git a/common/djangoapps/course_groups/tests/__init__.py b/common/djangoapps/course_groups/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/course_groups/tests/tests.py b/common/djangoapps/course_groups/tests/tests.py
index 94d52ff6df..0dc8ae5aae 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/course_groups/tests/tests.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/course_groups/tests/tests.py
@@ -10,22 +10,12 @@ from course_groups.cohorts import (get_cohort, get_course_cohorts,
 
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore, _MODULESTORES
 
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import xml_store_config
+
 # NOTE: running this with the lms.envs.test config works without
 # manually overriding the modulestore.  However, running with
 # cms.envs.test doesn't.
 
-
-def xml_store_config(data_dir):
-    return {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'xmodule.modulestore.xml.XMLModuleStore',
-        'OPTIONS': {
-            'data_dir': data_dir,
-            'default_class': 'xmodule.hidden_module.HiddenDescriptor',
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 TEST_DATA_DIR = settings.COMMON_TEST_DATA_ROOT
 TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE = xml_store_config(TEST_DATA_DIR)
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/django_utils.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/django_utils.py
index ad908a2cb1..1a3d2699cc 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/django_utils.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/django_utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,70 @@ import xmodule.modulestore.django
 from xmodule.templates import update_templates
 
 
+def mongo_store_config(data_dir):
+    """
+    Defines default module store using MongoModuleStore.
+
+    Use of this config requires mongo to be running.
+    """
+    store = {
+        'default': {
+            'ENGINE': 'xmodule.modulestore.mongo.MongoModuleStore',
+            'OPTIONS': {
+                'default_class': 'xmodule.raw_module.RawDescriptor',
+                'host': 'localhost',
+                'db': 'test_xmodule',
+                'collection': 'modulestore_%s' % uuid4().hex,
+                'fs_root': data_dir,
+                'render_template': 'mitxmako.shortcuts.render_to_string'
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    store['direct'] = store['default']
+    return store
+
+
+def draft_mongo_store_config(data_dir):
+    """
+    Defines default module store using DraftMongoModuleStore.
+    """
+
+    modulestore_options = {
+        'default_class': 'xmodule.raw_module.RawDescriptor',
+        'host': 'localhost',
+        'db': 'test_xmodule',
+        'collection': 'modulestore_%s' % uuid4().hex,
+        'fs_root': data_dir,
+        'render_template': 'mitxmako.shortcuts.render_to_string'
+    }
+
+    return {
+        'default': {
+            'ENGINE': 'xmodule.modulestore.mongo.DraftMongoModuleStore',
+            'OPTIONS': modulestore_options
+        },
+        'direct': {
+            'ENGINE': 'xmodule.modulestore.mongo.MongoModuleStore',
+            'OPTIONS': modulestore_options
+        }
+    }
+
+
+def xml_store_config(data_dir):
+    """
+    Defines default module store using XMLModuleStore.
+    """
+    return {
+        'default': {
+            'ENGINE': 'xmodule.modulestore.xml.XMLModuleStore',
+            'OPTIONS': {
+                'data_dir': data_dir,
+                'default_class': 'xmodule.hidden_module.HiddenDescriptor',
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
 class ModuleStoreTestCase(TestCase):
     """ Subclass for any test case that uses the mongodb
     module store. This populates a uniquely named modulestore
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/modulestore_config.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/modulestore_config.py
index 9515e449f9..80a7b0a7c1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/modulestore_config.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/modulestore_config.py
@@ -1,71 +1,7 @@
-from uuid import uuid4
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import xml_store_config, mongo_store_config, draft_mongo_store_config
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
-
-def mongo_store_config(data_dir):
-    """
-    Defines default module store using MongoModuleStore.
-
-    Use of this config requires mongo to be running.
-    """
-    store = {
-        'default': {
-            'ENGINE': 'xmodule.modulestore.mongo.MongoModuleStore',
-            'OPTIONS': {
-                'default_class': 'xmodule.raw_module.RawDescriptor',
-                'host': 'localhost',
-                'db': 'test_xmodule',
-                'collection': 'modulestore',
-                'fs_root': data_dir,
-                'render_template': 'mitxmako.shortcuts.render_to_string'
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    store['direct'] = store['default']
-    return store
-
-
-def draft_mongo_store_config(data_dir):
-    """
-    Defines default module store using DraftMongoModuleStore.
-    """
-
-    modulestore_options = {
-        'default_class': 'xmodule.raw_module.RawDescriptor',
-        'host': 'localhost',
-        'db': 'xmodule',
-        'collection': 'modulestore_%s' % uuid4().hex,
-        'fs_root': data_dir,
-        'render_template': 'mitxmako.shortcuts.render_to_string'
-    }
-
-    return {
-        'default': {
-            'ENGINE': 'xmodule.modulestore.mongo.DraftMongoModuleStore',
-            'OPTIONS': modulestore_options
-        },
-        'direct': {
-            'ENGINE': 'xmodule.modulestore.mongo.MongoModuleStore',
-            'OPTIONS': modulestore_options
-        }
-    }
-
-
-def xml_store_config(data_dir):
-    """
-    Defines default module store using XMLModuleStore.
-    """
-    return {
-        'default': {
-            'ENGINE': 'xmodule.modulestore.xml.XMLModuleStore',
-            'OPTIONS': {
-                'data_dir': data_dir,
-                'default_class': 'xmodule.hidden_module.HiddenDescriptor',
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
 TEST_DATA_DIR = settings.COMMON_TEST_DATA_ROOT
 TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE = xml_store_config(TEST_DATA_DIR)
 TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE = mongo_store_config(TEST_DATA_DIR)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_masquerade.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_masquerade.py
index 0a4dada18e..3dc3d2b6b1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_masquerade.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_masquerade.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, User
 from courseware.access import _course_staff_group_name
 from courseware.tests.helpers import LoginEnrollmentTestCase
-from courseware.tests.modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE
+from modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 import xmodule.modulestore.django
 import json
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_module_render.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_module_render.py
index 775b6ff0fc..ea31f5110c 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_module_render.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_module_render.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 import courseware.module_render as render
 from courseware.tests.tests import LoginEnrollmentTestCase
 from courseware.model_data import ModelDataCache
+from modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE
 
 from .factories import UserFactory
 
@@ -21,21 +22,6 @@ class Stub:
         pass
 
 
-def xml_store_config(data_dir):
-    return {
-        'default': {
-            'ENGINE': 'xmodule.modulestore.xml.XMLModuleStore',
-            'OPTIONS': {
-                'data_dir': data_dir,
-                'default_class': 'xmodule.hidden_module.HiddenDescriptor',
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-TEST_DATA_DIR = settings.COMMON_TEST_DATA_ROOT
-TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE = xml_store_config(TEST_DATA_DIR)
-
-
 @override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE)
 class ModuleRenderTestCase(LoginEnrollmentTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
index 25492ad379..b4689eae6a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
@@ -14,28 +14,13 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 import courseware.views as views
 from xmodule.modulestore import Location
 from pytz import UTC
+from modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE
 
 
 class Stub():
     pass
 
 
-# This part is required for modulestore() to work properly
-def xml_store_config(data_dir):
-    return {
-        'default': {
-            'ENGINE': 'xmodule.modulestore.xml.XMLModuleStore',
-            'OPTIONS': {
-                'data_dir': data_dir,
-                'default_class': 'xmodule.hidden_module.HiddenDescriptor',
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-TEST_DATA_DIR = settings.COMMON_TEST_DATA_ROOT
-TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE = xml_store_config(TEST_DATA_DIR)
-
-
 @override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE)
 class TestJumpTo(TestCase):
     """Check the jumpto link for a course"""
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/tests.py
index 43b190c04b..157cd06d4f 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/tests.py
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.xml_importer import import_from_xml
 from xmodule.modulestore.xml import XMLModuleStore
 
 from helpers import LoginEnrollmentTestCase
-from modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_DIR, TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE, TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE, TEST_DATA_DRAFT_MONGO_MODULESTORE
+from modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_DIR,\
+    TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE,\
+    TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE,\
+    TEST_DATA_DRAFT_MONGO_MODULESTORE
 
 
 class ActivateLoginTest(LoginEnrollmentTestCase):
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_enrollment.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_enrollment.py
index 5bf2afc9ea..b3455511b5 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_enrollment.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_enrollment.py
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from courseware.access import _course_staff_group_name
 from courseware.tests.helpers import LoginEnrollmentTestCase
-from courseware.tests.modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_XML_MODULESTORE
+from courseware.tests.modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
 from student.tests.factories import UserFactory, CourseEnrollmentFactory, AdminFactory
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
-from courseware.tests.tests import TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE, LoginEnrollmentTestCase
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment, CourseEnrollmentAllowed
 from instructor.views import get_and_clean_student_list, send_mail_to_student
 from django.core import mail