diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/deployment/AddressDictator.spec.ts b/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/deployment/AddressDictator.spec.ts
index 91bf86c1508f5..17d12d771e0e7 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/deployment/AddressDictator.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/deployment/AddressDictator.spec.ts
@@ -1,57 +1,50 @@
-/* External Imports */
 import { ethers } from 'hardhat'
-import { Contract, Signer, ContractFactory } from 'ethers'
+import { Contract, Signer } from 'ethers'
 
-/* Internal Imports */
 import { expect } from '../../../setup'
-import { NON_ZERO_ADDRESS } from '../../../helpers'
+import { deploy, NON_ZERO_ADDRESS } from '../../../helpers'
 
 describe('AddressDictator', () => {
-  let signer: Signer
-  let otherSigner: Signer
-  let signerAddress: string
-  let Factory__AddressDictator: ContractFactory
-  let Factory__Lib_AddressManager: ContractFactory
+  let signer1: Signer
+  let signer2: Signer
   before(async () => {
-    ;[signer, otherSigner] = await ethers.getSigners()
-
-    Factory__AddressDictator = await ethers.getContractFactory(
-      'AddressDictator'
-    )
-
-    Factory__Lib_AddressManager = await ethers.getContractFactory(
-      'Lib_AddressManager'
-    )
-
-    signerAddress = await signer.getAddress()
+    ;[signer1, signer2] = await ethers.getSigners()
   })
 
   let AddressDictator: Contract
   let Lib_AddressManager: Contract
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    Lib_AddressManager = await Factory__Lib_AddressManager.connect(
-      signer
-    ).deploy()
+    Lib_AddressManager = await deploy('Lib_AddressManager', {
+      signer: signer1,
+    })
 
-    AddressDictator = await Factory__AddressDictator.connect(signer).deploy(
-      Lib_AddressManager.address,
-      signerAddress,
-      ['addr1'],
-      [NON_ZERO_ADDRESS]
-    )
+    AddressDictator = await deploy('AddressDictator', {
+      signer: signer1,
+      args: [
+        Lib_AddressManager.address,
+        await signer1.getAddress(),
+        ['addr1'],
+        [NON_ZERO_ADDRESS],
+      ],
+    })
 
-    Lib_AddressManager.transferOwnership(AddressDictator.address)
+    Lib_AddressManager.connect(signer1).transferOwnership(
+      AddressDictator.address
+    )
   })
 
   describe('initialize', () => {
     it('should revert when providing wrong arguments', async () => {
       await expect(
-        Factory__AddressDictator.connect(signer).deploy(
-          Lib_AddressManager.address,
-          signerAddress,
-          ['addr1', 'addr2'],
-          [NON_ZERO_ADDRESS]
-        )
+        deploy('AddressDictator', {
+          signer: signer1,
+          args: [
+            Lib_AddressManager.address,
+            await signer1.getAddress(),
+            ['addr1', 'addr2'],
+            [NON_ZERO_ADDRESS],
+          ],
+        })
       ).to.be.revertedWith(
         'AddressDictator: Must provide an equal number of names and addresses.'
       )
@@ -61,7 +54,7 @@ describe('AddressDictator', () => {
   describe('setAddresses', async () => {
     it('should change the addresses associated with a name', async () => {
       await AddressDictator.setAddresses()
-      expect(await Lib_AddressManager.getAddress('addr1')).to.be.equal(
+      expect(await Lib_AddressManager.getAddress('addr1')).to.equal(
         NON_ZERO_ADDRESS
       )
     })
@@ -69,7 +62,7 @@ describe('AddressDictator', () => {
 
   describe('getNamedAddresses', () => {
     it('should return all the addresses and their names', async () => {
-      expect(await AddressDictator.getNamedAddresses()).to.be.deep.equal([
+      expect(await AddressDictator.getNamedAddresses()).to.deep.equal([
         ['addr1', NON_ZERO_ADDRESS],
       ])
     })
@@ -77,13 +70,13 @@ describe('AddressDictator', () => {
 
   describe('returnOwnership', () => {
     it('should transfer contract ownership to finalOwner', async () => {
-      await expect(AddressDictator.connect(signer).returnOwnership()).to.not.be
+      await expect(AddressDictator.connect(signer1).returnOwnership()).to.not.be
         .reverted
     })
 
     it('should revert when called by non-owner', async () => {
       await expect(
-        AddressDictator.connect(otherSigner).returnOwnership()
+        AddressDictator.connect(signer2).returnOwnership()
       ).to.be.revertedWith('AddressDictator: only callable by finalOwner')
     })
   })
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/deployment/ChugSplashDictator.spec..ts b/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/deployment/ChugSplashDictator.spec..ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e6767fd48a17d..0000000000000
--- a/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/deployment/ChugSplashDictator.spec..ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-/* External Imports */
-import { ethers } from 'hardhat'
-import { Contract, Signer, ContractFactory } from 'ethers'
-
-/* Internal Imports */
-import { expect } from '../../../setup'
-
-describe('ChugSplashDictator', () => {
-  let signer: Signer
-  let otherSigner: Signer
-  let signerAddress: string
-
-  let Factory__L1ChugSplashProxy: ContractFactory
-  let Factory__ChugSplashDictator: ContractFactory
-  before(async () => {
-    ;[signer, otherSigner] = await ethers.getSigners()
-
-    Factory__L1ChugSplashProxy = await ethers.getContractFactory(
-      'L1ChugSplashProxy'
-    )
-
-    Factory__ChugSplashDictator = await ethers.getContractFactory(
-      'ChugSplashDictator'
-    )
-
-    signerAddress = await signer.getAddress()
-  })
-
-  let L1ChugSplashProxy: Contract
-  let ChugSplashDictator: Contract
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    L1ChugSplashProxy = await Factory__L1ChugSplashProxy.connect(signer).deploy(
-      signerAddress
-    )
-
-    ChugSplashDictator = await Factory__ChugSplashDictator.connect(
-      signer
-    ).deploy(
-      L1ChugSplashProxy.address,
-      signerAddress,
-      ethers.utils.keccak256('0x1111'),
-      ethers.utils.keccak256('0x1234'),
-      ethers.utils.keccak256('0x5678'),
-      ethers.utils.keccak256('0x1234'),
-      ethers.utils.keccak256('0x1234')
-    )
-
-    await L1ChugSplashProxy.connect(signer).setOwner(ChugSplashDictator.address)
-  })
-
-  describe('doActions', () => {
-    it('should revert when sent wrong code', async () => {
-      await expect(ChugSplashDictator.doActions('0x2222')).to.be.revertedWith(
-        'ChugSplashDictator: Incorrect code hash.'
-      )
-    })
-
-    it('should set the proxy code, storage & owner', async () => {
-      await expect(ChugSplashDictator.connect(signer).doActions('0x1111')).to
-        .not.be.reverted
-    })
-  })
-
-  describe('returnOwnership', () => {
-    it('should transfer contractc ownership to finalOwner', async () => {
-      await expect(ChugSplashDictator.connect(signer).returnOwnership()).to.not
-        .be.reverted
-    })
-
-    it('should revert when called by non-owner', async () => {
-      await expect(
-        ChugSplashDictator.connect(otherSigner).returnOwnership()
-      ).to.be.revertedWith('ChugSplashDictator: only callable by finalOwner')
-    })
-  })
-})
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/deployment/ChugSplashDictator.spec.ts b/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/deployment/ChugSplashDictator.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..260b7065bd10e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/deployment/ChugSplashDictator.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { ethers } from 'hardhat'
+import { Contract, Signer } from 'ethers'
+
+import { expect } from '../../../setup'
+import { deploy } from '../../../helpers'
+
+describe('ChugSplashDictator', () => {
+  let signer1: Signer
+  let signer2: Signer
+  before(async () => {
+    ;[signer1, signer2] = await ethers.getSigners()
+  })
+
+  let L1ChugSplashProxy: Contract
+  let ChugSplashDictator: Contract
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    L1ChugSplashProxy = await deploy('L1ChugSplashProxy', {
+      signer: signer1,
+      args: [await signer1.getAddress()],
+    })
+
+    ChugSplashDictator = await deploy('ChugSplashDictator', {
+      signer: signer1,
+      args: [
+        L1ChugSplashProxy.address,
+        await signer1.getAddress(),
+        ethers.utils.keccak256('0x1111'),
+        ethers.utils.keccak256('0x1234'),
+        ethers.utils.keccak256('0x5678'),
+        ethers.utils.keccak256('0x1234'),
+        ethers.utils.keccak256('0x1234'),
+      ],
+    })
+
+    await L1ChugSplashProxy.connect(signer1).setOwner(
+      ChugSplashDictator.address
+    )
+  })
+
+  describe('doActions', () => {
+    it('should revert when sent wrong code', async () => {
+      await expect(ChugSplashDictator.doActions('0x2222')).to.be.revertedWith(
+        'ChugSplashDictator: Incorrect code hash.'
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('should set the proxy code, storage & owner', async () => {
+      await expect(ChugSplashDictator.connect(signer1).doActions('0x1111')).to
+        .not.be.reverted
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('returnOwnership', () => {
+    it('should transfer contractc ownership to finalOwner', async () => {
+      await expect(ChugSplashDictator.connect(signer1).returnOwnership()).to.not
+        .be.reverted
+    })
+
+    it('should revert when called by non-owner', async () => {
+      await expect(
+        ChugSplashDictator.connect(signer2).returnOwnership()
+      ).to.be.revertedWith('ChugSplashDictator: only callable by finalOwner')
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/contracts/chugsplash/L1ChugSplashProxy.spec.ts b/packages/contracts/test/contracts/chugsplash/L1ChugSplashProxy.spec.ts
index 9dece778785fe..ab469b57285e3 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/test/contracts/chugsplash/L1ChugSplashProxy.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/contracts/chugsplash/L1ChugSplashProxy.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-/* Imports: External */
 import hre from 'hardhat'
 import { Contract, Signer } from 'ethers'
 import { smock } from '@defi-wonderland/smock'
 
-/* Imports: Internal */
 import { expect } from '../../setup'
 import { getContractInterface } from '../../../src'
+import { deploy } from '../../helpers'
 
 describe('L1ChugSplashProxy', () => {
   let signer1: Signer
@@ -16,12 +15,9 @@ describe('L1ChugSplashProxy', () => {
 
   let L1ChugSplashProxy: Contract
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    const Factory__L1ChugSplashProxy = await hre.ethers.getContractFactory(
-      'L1ChugSplashProxy'
-    )
-    L1ChugSplashProxy = await Factory__L1ChugSplashProxy.deploy(
-      await signer1.getAddress()
-    )
+    L1ChugSplashProxy = await deploy('L1ChugSplashProxy', {
+      args: [await signer1.getAddress()],
+    })
   })
 
   describe('getOwner', () => {
@@ -173,14 +169,16 @@ describe('L1ChugSplashProxy', () => {
       const owner = await smock.fake<Contract>(
         getContractInterface('iL1ChugSplashDeployer')
       )
-      const factory = await hre.ethers.getContractFactory('L1ChugSplashProxy')
-      const proxy = await factory.deploy(owner.address)
+
+      L1ChugSplashProxy = await deploy('L1ChugSplashProxy', {
+        args: [owner.address],
+      })
 
       owner.isUpgrading.returns(true)
 
       await expect(
         owner.wallet.sendTransaction({
-          to: proxy.address,
+          to: L1ChugSplashProxy.address,
           data: '0x',
         })
       ).to.be.revertedWith(
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/helpers/utils/deploy.ts b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/utils/deploy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..23525868b6fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/utils/deploy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import hre from 'hardhat'
+
+export const deploy = async (
+  name: string,
+  opts?: {
+    args?: any[]
+    signer?: any
+  }
+) => {
+  const factory = await hre.ethers.getContractFactory(name, opts?.signer)
+  return factory.deploy(...(opts?.args || []))
+}
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/helpers/utils/index.ts b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/utils/index.ts
index 27bae2fef287c..c7d4b27add422 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/test/helpers/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/utils/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export * from './eth-time'
+export * from './deploy'