diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 77995cb5a74..bcb11aa1f79 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ repos:
         exclude: ^(packages/grid/ansible/)
       - id: name-tests-test
         always_run: true
-        exclude: ^(packages/grid/backend/grid/tests/utils/)|^(.*fixtures.py)
+        exclude: ^(packages/grid/backend/grid/tests/utils/)|^(.*fixtures.py)|^packages/syft/tests/.*/utils.py
       - id: requirements-txt-fixer
         always_run: true
       - id: mixed-line-ending
diff --git a/packages/syft/tests/syft/action_test.py b/packages/syft/tests/syft/action_test.py
index a0a42f6accb..7cdc5d73232 100644
--- a/packages/syft/tests/syft/action_test.py
+++ b/packages/syft/tests/syft/action_test.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 from syft.service.response import SyftError
 from syft.types.uid import LineageID
 
+# relative
+from .utils import currently_fail_on_python_3_12
+
 
 def test_actionobject_method(worker):
     root_domain_client = worker.root_client
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ def test_actionobject_method(worker):
     assert res[0] == "A"
 
 
+@currently_fail_on_python_3_12(raises=AttributeError)
 def test_lib_function_action(worker):
     root_domain_client = worker.root_client
     numpy_client = root_domain_client.api.lib.numpy
diff --git a/packages/syft/tests/syft/eager_test.py b/packages/syft/tests/syft/eager_test.py
index 68ef65404cd..7f34e80430d 100644
--- a/packages/syft/tests/syft/eager_test.py
+++ b/packages/syft/tests/syft/eager_test.py
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-# stdlib
-import sys
-
 # third party
 import numpy as np
-import pytest
 
 # syft absolute
 from syft.service.action.action_object import ActionObject
 from syft.service.action.plan import planify
 from syft.types.twin_object import TwinObject
 
-PYTHON_AT_LEAST_3_12 = sys.version_info >= (3, 12)
+# relative
+from .utils import currently_fail_on_python_3_12
 
 
 def test_eager_permissions(worker, guest_client):
@@ -76,11 +73,7 @@ def my_plan(x=np.array([[2, 2, 2], [2, 2, 2]])):  # noqa: B008
     assert res_ptr.get_from(guest_client) == 729
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail(
-    PYTHON_AT_LEAST_3_12,
-    raises=AttributeError,
-    reason="Does not work yet on Python>=3.12 and numpy>=1.26",
-)
+@currently_fail_on_python_3_12(raises=AttributeError)
 def test_plan_with_function_call(worker, guest_client):
     root_domain_client = worker.root_client
     guest_client = worker.guest_client
diff --git a/packages/syft/tests/syft/serde/__init__.py b/packages/syft/tests/syft/serde/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/packages/syft/tests/syft/serde/numpy_functions_test.py b/packages/syft/tests/syft/serde/numpy_functions_test.py
index c6a503b9d48..4b759322e23 100644
--- a/packages/syft/tests/syft/serde/numpy_functions_test.py
+++ b/packages/syft/tests/syft/serde/numpy_functions_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# stdlib
-import sys
-
 # third party
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
@@ -9,12 +6,14 @@
 from syft import ActionObject
 from syft.service.response import SyftAttributeError
 
+# relative
+from ..utils import PYTHON_AT_LEAST_3_12
+from ..utils import currently_fail_on_python_3_12
+
 PYTHON_ARRAY = [0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3]
 NP_ARRAY = np.array([0, 1, 1, 5, 5, 3])
 NP_2dARRAY = np.array([[3, 4, 5, 2], [6, 7, 2, 6]])
 
-PYTHON_AT_LEAST_3_12 = sys.version_info >= (3, 12)
-
 NOT_WORK_YET_ON_NUMPY_1_26_PYTHON_3_12: list[tuple[str, str]] = [
     ("linspace", "10,10,10"),
     ("logspace", "0,2"),
@@ -85,10 +84,7 @@
         pytest.param(
             func,
             func_arguments,
-            marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
-                PYTHON_AT_LEAST_3_12,
-                reason="Does not work yet on Python>=3.12 and numpy>=1.26",
-            ),
+            marks=currently_fail_on_python_3_12(),
         )
         for func, func_arguments in NOT_WORK_YET_ON_NUMPY_1_26_PYTHON_3_12
     ],
diff --git a/packages/syft/tests/syft/utils.py b/packages/syft/tests/syft/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..668c551efbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/syft/tests/syft/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# stdlib
+from functools import partial
+import sys
+
+# third party
+import pytest
+
+PYTHON_AT_LEAST_3_12 = sys.version_info >= (3, 12)
+FAIL_ON_PYTHON_3_12_REASON = "Does not work yet on Python>=3.12 and numpy>=1.26"
+
+currently_fail_on_python_3_12 = partial(
+    pytest.mark.xfail,
+    PYTHON_AT_LEAST_3_12,
+    reason=FAIL_ON_PYTHON_3_12_REASON,
+)