diff --git a/bin/tests/system/isctest/util.py b/bin/tests/system/isctest/util.py
index 904e088ff6..eec03ae724 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/isctest/util.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/isctest/util.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # information regarding copyright ownership.
 
 import dns.zone
+import pytest
 
 
 def zone_contains(
@@ -40,3 +41,9 @@ def file_contents_contain(file, substr):
             if f"{substr}" in line:
                 return True
     return False
+
+
+def param(*args, **kwargs):
+    if "id" not in kwargs:
+        kwargs["id"] = args[0]  # use first argument  as test ID
+    return pytest.param(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/kasp/tests_kasp.py b/bin/tests/system/kasp/tests_kasp.py
index e6bc020554..2440914995 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/kasp/tests_kasp.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/kasp/tests_kasp.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from isctest.kasp import (
     KeyProperties,
     KeyTimingMetadata,
 )
+from isctest.util import param
 from isctest.vars.algorithms import ECDSAP256SHA256, ECDSAP384SHA384
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.extra_artifacts(
@@ -129,12 +130,6 @@ KASP_INHERIT_TSIG_SECRET = {
 }
 
 
-def param(*args, **kwargs):
-    if "id" not in kwargs:
-        kwargs["id"] = args[0]  # use first argument  as test ID
-    return pytest.param(*args, **kwargs)
-
-
 def autosign_properties(alg, size):
     return [
         f"ksk {lifetime['P2Y']} {alg} {size} goal:omnipresent dnskey:omnipresent krrsig:omnipresent ds:omnipresent",