diff --git a/yarn-project/bb-prover/src/avm_proving.test.ts b/yarn-project/bb-prover/src/avm_proving.test.ts
index 7ff6ff83ce59..6444b8b01ebc 100644
--- a/yarn-project/bb-prover/src/avm_proving.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/bb-prover/src/avm_proving.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 import { GlobalVariables } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
 
+
+
+import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
+
+
+
 import { proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract } from '../src/test/test_avm.js';
 
+
 const TIMEOUT = 60_000;
 const TIMESTAMP = new Fr(99833);
 const GLOBAL_VARIABLES = GlobalVariables.empty();
@@ -30,7 +37,7 @@ describe('AVM WitGen, proof generation and verification', () => {
   it.each(avmFunctionsAndCalldata)(
     'Should prove %s',
     async (name, calldata) => {
-      await proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract(name, calldata);
+      await proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract(jest, mock, name, calldata);
     },
     TIMEOUT,
   );
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ describe('AVM WitGen, proof generation and verification', () => {
     it.each(avmHashFunctions)(
       'Should prove %s',
       async (name, calldata) => {
-        await proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract(name, calldata);
+        await proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract(jest, mock, name, calldata);
       },
       TIMEOUT * 2, // We need more for keccak for now
     );
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ describe('AVM WitGen, proof generation and verification', () => {
   it(
     'Should prove that timestamp matches',
     async () => {
-      await proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract('assert_timestamp', [TIMESTAMP], undefined, GLOBAL_VARIABLES);
+      await proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract(jest, mock, 'assert_timestamp', [TIMESTAMP], undefined, GLOBAL_VARIABLES);
     },
     TIMEOUT,
   );
@@ -95,6 +102,8 @@ describe('AVM WitGen, proof generation and verification', () => {
     async () => {
       // The error assertion string must match with that of assert_timestamp noir function.
       await proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract(
+        jest,
+        mock,
         'assert_timestamp',
         [TIMESTAMP.add(new Fr(1))],
         'timestamp does not match',
@@ -116,7 +125,7 @@ describe('AVM WitGen, proof generation and verification', () => {
     it.each(avmEmbeddedCurveFunctions)(
       'Should prove %s',
       async (name, calldata) => {
-        await proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract(name, calldata);
+        await proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract(jest, mock, name, calldata);
       },
       TIMEOUT,
     );
@@ -145,9 +154,9 @@ describe('AVM WitGen, proof generation and verification', () => {
     it.each(avmContextFunctions)(
       'Should prove %s',
       async contextFunction => {
-        await proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract(contextFunction);
+        await proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract(jest, mock, contextFunction);
       },
       TIMEOUT,
     );
   });
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn-project/bb-prover/src/test/test_avm.ts b/yarn-project/bb-prover/src/test/test_avm.ts
index 4903d96210a6..d9f522bf7114 100644
--- a/yarn-project/bb-prover/src/test/test_avm.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/bb-prover/src/test/test_avm.ts
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/simulator/avm/fixtures';
 import { SerializableContractInstance } from '@aztec/types/contracts';
 
-import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
-import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import path from 'path';
@@ -116,6 +114,11 @@ const getPublicInputs = (result: PublicExecutionResult): PublicCircuitPublicInpu
 };
 
 export async function proveAvmTestContract(
+  // NOTE(AD): these are hackishly passed instead of
+  // importing them as this module gets exported in our index.ts and jest is only a dev dependency/
+  // In the future, a testing helper package that depends on jest might be a better solution
+  jest: any,
+  jestMock: any,
   functionName: string,
   calldata: Fr[] = [],
   assertionErrString?: string,
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ export async function proveAvmTestContract(
   const globals = globalVariables == undefined ? GlobalVariables.empty() : globalVariables;
   const environment = initExecutionEnvironment({ functionSelector, calldata, globals });
 
-  const contractsDb = mock<PublicContractsDB>();
+  const contractsDb = jestMock() as PublicContractsDB;
   const contractInstance = new SerializableContractInstance({
     version: 1,
     salt: new Fr(0x123),
@@ -135,11 +138,11 @@ export async function proveAvmTestContract(
     initializationHash: new Fr(0x101112),
     publicKeysHash: new Fr(0x161718),
   }).withAddress(environment.address);
-  contractsDb.getContractInstance.mockResolvedValue(Promise.resolve(contractInstance));
+  (contractsDb.getContractInstance as any).mockResolvedValue(Promise.resolve(contractInstance));
 
-  const storageDb = mock<PublicStateDB>();
+  const storageDb = jestMock() as PublicStateDB;
   const storageValue = new Fr(5);
-  storageDb.storageRead.mockResolvedValue(Promise.resolve(storageValue));
+  (storageDb.storageRead as any).mockResolvedValue(Promise.resolve(storageValue));
 
   const hostStorage = initHostStorage({ contractsDb });
   const trace = new PublicSideEffectTrace(startSideEffectCounter);
@@ -196,12 +199,24 @@ export async function proveAvmTestContract(
  * execution.
  */
 export async function proveAndVerifyAvmTestContract(
+  // NOTE(AD): these are hackishly passed instead of
+  // importing them as this module gets exported in our index.ts and jest is only a dev dependency/
+  // In the future, a testing helper package that depends on jest might be a better solution
+  jest: any,
+  jestMock: any,
   functionName: string,
   calldata: Fr[] = [],
   assertionErrString?: string,
   globalVariables?: GlobalVariables,
 ) {
-  const succeededRes = await proveAvmTestContract(functionName, calldata, assertionErrString, globalVariables);
+  const succeededRes = await proveAvmTestContract(
+    jest,
+    jestMock,
+    functionName,
+    calldata,
+    assertionErrString,
+    globalVariables,
+  );
 
   // Then we test VK extraction and serialization.
   const vkData = await extractAvmVkData(succeededRes.vkPath!);
diff --git a/yarn-project/ivc-integration/package.json b/yarn-project/ivc-integration/package.json
index 2976b6de2d8d..5036e1f55463 100644
--- a/yarn-project/ivc-integration/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/ivc-integration/package.json
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.0",
     "@types/node": "^18.7.23",
     "jest": "^29.5.0",
+    "jest-mock-extended": "^3.0.3",
     "levelup": "^5.1.1",
     "memdown": "^6.1.1",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
diff --git a/yarn-project/ivc-integration/src/avm_integration.test.ts b/yarn-project/ivc-integration/src/avm_integration.test.ts
index 4f64f94fab50..7c92e32b186e 100644
--- a/yarn-project/ivc-integration/src/avm_integration.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/ivc-integration/src/avm_integration.test.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 import { type BBSuccess, BB_RESULT, generateProof, verifyProof } from '@aztec/bb-prover';
 import { proveAvmTestContract } from '@aztec/bb-prover';
-import {
-  AVM_PROOF_LENGTH_IN_FIELDS,
-  AVM_VERIFICATION_KEY_LENGTH_IN_FIELDS,
-  PUBLIC_CIRCUIT_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH,
-} from '@aztec/circuits.js/constants';
+import { AVM_PROOF_LENGTH_IN_FIELDS, AVM_VERIFICATION_KEY_LENGTH_IN_FIELDS, PUBLIC_CIRCUIT_PUBLIC_INPUTS_LENGTH } from '@aztec/circuits.js/constants';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
 import { createDebugLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { BufferReader } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
 import { type FixedLengthArray } from '@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types/types';
 
+
+
 import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
 import fs from 'fs/promises';
+import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
 import os from 'os';
 import path from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
 import { MockPublicKernelCircuit, witnessGenMockPublicKernelCircuit } from './index.js';
 
+
 // Auto-generated types from noir are not in camel case.
 /* eslint-disable camelcase */
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('AVM Integration', () => {
   }
 
   it('Should generate and verify an ultra honk proof from an AVM verification', async () => {
-    const bbSuccess = await proveAvmTestContract('new_note_hash', [new Fr(1)]);
+    const bbSuccess = await proveAvmTestContract(jest, mock, 'new_note_hash', [new Fr(1)]);
 
     const avmProofPath = bbSuccess.proofPath;
     const avmVkPath = bbSuccess.vkPath;
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@ describe('AVM Integration', () => {
 
     expect(verifyResult.status).toBe(BB_RESULT.SUCCESS);
   });
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn-project/yarn.lock b/yarn-project/yarn.lock
index f9c30a026f8e..faafc60d2554 100644
--- a/yarn-project/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn-project/yarn.lock
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/node": ^18.7.23
     change-case: ^5.4.4
     jest: ^29.5.0
+    jest-mock-extended: ^3.0.3
     levelup: ^5.1.1
     memdown: ^6.1.1
     ts-node: ^10.9.1