diff --git a/libraries/testing/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/testing/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c71359ec44..b2bb8bb9158 100644
--- a/libraries/testing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/testing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 file(GLOB HEADERS "include/eosio/testing/*.hpp")
 
+configure_file(contracts.hpp.in include/testing_contracts/contracts.hpp ESCAPE_QUOTES)
+add_library(eosio_testing_contracts INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(eosio_testing_contracts INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/testing_contracts)
+
 ## SORT .cpp by most likely to change / break compile
 add_library( eosio_testing
              tester.cpp
@@ -7,7 +11,7 @@ add_library( eosio_testing
              ${HEADERS}
         )
 
-target_link_libraries( eosio_testing eosio_chain fc chainbase Logging IR WAST WASM Runtime Boost::unit_test_framework )
+target_link_libraries( eosio_testing eosio_testing_contracts eosio_chain fc chainbase Logging IR WAST WASM Runtime )
 target_include_directories( eosio_testing
                             PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include"
                                    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../wasm-jit/Include"
diff --git a/unittests/contracts.hpp.in b/libraries/testing/contracts.hpp.in
similarity index 77%
rename from unittests/contracts.hpp.in
rename to libraries/testing/contracts.hpp.in
index 274ce0a8d86..5856c91a8d3 100644
--- a/unittests/contracts.hpp.in
+++ b/libraries/testing/contracts.hpp.in
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <eosio/testing/tester.hpp>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <eosio/chain/asset.hpp>
+#include <fc/io/fstream.hpp>
 
 #define CORE_SYM_NAME "${CORE_SYMBOL_NAME}"
 #define CORE_SYM_PRECISION 4
@@ -18,9 +21,17 @@ struct core_sym {
 };
 
 // CN -> contract C++ name, C -> contract name, D -> top level directory
-#define MAKE_READ_WASM_ABI(CN,C, D) \
-   static std::vector<uint8_t> CN ## _wasm() { return read_wasm("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unittests/" #D "/" #C "/" #C ".wasm"); } \
-   static std::vector<char> CN ## _abi() { return read_abi("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unittests/" #D "/" #C "/" #C ".abi"); }
+#define MAKE_READ_WASM_ABI(CN,C, D)                                                         \
+   static std::vector<uint8_t> CN ## _wasm() {                                              \
+      std::string s;                                                                        \
+      fc::read_file_contents("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unittests/" #D "/" #C "/" #C ".wasm", s); \
+      return std::vector<uint8_t>(s.begin(), s.end());                                      \
+   }                                                                                        \
+   static std::vector<char> CN ## _abi() {                                                  \
+      std::string s;                                                                        \
+      fc::read_file_contents("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unittests/" #D "/" #C "/" #C ".abi", s);  \
+      return std::vector<char>(s.begin(), s.end());                                         \
+   }
 
 namespace eosio {
    namespace testing {
diff --git a/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_account_query_db.cpp b/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_account_query_db.cpp
index 3ec746d840c..c8882d91a53 100644
--- a/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_account_query_db.cpp
+++ b/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_account_query_db.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE account_query_db
 #include <eosio/chain/permission_object.hpp>
-#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <eosio/testing/tester.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/types.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/block_state.hpp>
diff --git a/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_blockvault_sync_strategy.cpp b/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_blockvault_sync_strategy.cpp
index a82fa14eddd..684b343b665 100644
--- a/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_blockvault_sync_strategy.cpp
+++ b/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_blockvault_sync_strategy.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE blockvault_sync_strategy
-#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/permission_object.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/types.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain_plugin/blockvault_sync_strategy.hpp>
diff --git a/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_chain_plugin.cpp b/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_chain_plugin.cpp
index 161baa63a06..fbcb8570170 100644
--- a/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_chain_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/chain_plugin/test/test_chain_plugin.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE chain_plugin
 #include <eosio/chain/permission_object.hpp>
-#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <eosio/testing/tester.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/types.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.hpp>
diff --git a/plugins/txn_test_gen_plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/txn_test_gen_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d7ca913ba8..817eaa979df 100644
--- a/plugins/txn_test_gen_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/txn_test_gen_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ add_library( txn_test_gen_plugin
              txn_test_gen_plugin.cpp
              ${HEADERS} )
              
-target_link_libraries( txn_test_gen_plugin appbase fc http_plugin chain_plugin eosio_testing )
+target_link_libraries( txn_test_gen_plugin appbase fc http_plugin chain_plugin eosio_testing_contracts )
 target_include_directories( txn_test_gen_plugin PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
                             txn_test_gen_plugin PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libraries/testing/include
                             txn_test_gen_plugin PUBLIC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unittests/include )
diff --git a/unittests/CMakeLists.txt b/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
index a5e0d1fa6aa..923cfcc1422 100644
--- a/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(contracts)
-configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/contracts.hpp.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/contracts.hpp ESCAPE_QUOTES)
 
 add_subdirectory(snapshots)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/snapshots.hpp.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/snapshots.hpp ESCAPE_QUOTES)
diff --git a/unittests/delay_tests.cpp b/unittests/delay_tests.cpp
index 3349c2a069d..f4b8b994362 100644
--- a/unittests/delay_tests.cpp
+++ b/unittests/delay_tests.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <eosio/chain/generated_transaction_object.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/global_property_object.hpp>
+#include <eosio/testing/tester.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>