diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 05fd513..eeb1aac 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
+# pyre-strict
+
+import importlib.resources
 import logging
 
 logging.disable()
+
+
+def read_fixture(filepath: str) -> str:
+    return (
+        importlib.resources.files(__package__)
+        .joinpath("fixtures")
+        .joinpath(filepath)
+        .read_text()
+    )
diff --git a/tests/test_branch_worker.py b/tests/test_branch_worker.py
index f8cf38f..3b2dabb 100644
--- a/tests/test_branch_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_branch_worker.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 # pyre-unsafe
 
-import importlib.resources
-import os
 import random
 import re
 import shutil
@@ -51,6 +49,8 @@
     init_pw_responses,
 )
 
+from . import read_fixture
+
 
 TEST_REPO = "repo"
 TEST_REPO_URL = f"https://user:pass@127.0.0.1:0/org/{TEST_REPO}"
@@ -104,12 +104,6 @@
 }
 
 
-def read_fixture(filepath: str) -> str:
-    with importlib.resources.path(__package__, "fixtures") as base:
-        with open(os.path.join(base, "fixtures", filepath)) as f:
-            return f.read()
-
-
 class BranchWorkerMock(BranchWorker):
     def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         presets = {
diff --git a/tests/test_github_logs.py b/tests/test_github_logs.py
index e021634..c84c101 100644
--- a/tests/test_github_logs.py
+++ b/tests/test_github_logs.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 # pyre-unsafe
 
-import importlib.resources
-import os
 import unittest
 
 from aioresponses import aioresponses
@@ -15,11 +13,7 @@
 
 from kernel_patches_daemon.github_logs import BpfGithubLogExtractor, GithubFailedJobLog
 
-
-def read_fixture(filepath: str) -> str:
-    with importlib.resources.path(__package__, "fixtures") as base:
-        with open(os.path.join(base, "fixtures", filepath)) as f:
-            return f.read()
+from . import read_fixture
 
 
 class MockWorkflowJob(WorkflowJob):