diff --git a/test/lib/agent_helper.js b/test/lib/agent_helper.js
index 7cbac195fd..7f73a1201f 100644
--- a/test/lib/agent_helper.js
+++ b/test/lib/agent_helper.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const { EventEmitter } = require('events')
 const Transaction = require('../../lib/transaction')
 const symbols = require('../../lib/symbols')
 const InstrumentationTracker = require('../../lib/instrumentation-tracker')
+const { removeModules } = require('./cache-buster')
 const http = require('http')
 const https = require('https')
 const semver = require('semver')
@@ -220,11 +221,7 @@ helper.maybeLoadSecurityAgent = function maybeLoadSecurityAgent(agent) {
  */
 helper.maybeUnloadSecurityAgent = function maybeUnloadSecurityAgent(agent) {
   if (helper.isSecurityAgentEnabled(agent)) {
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('@newrelic/security-agent')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@newrelic/security-agent'])
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/lib/cache-buster.js b/test/lib/cache-buster.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93cbcccde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/cache-buster.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 New Relic Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+'use strict'
+
+/**
+ * Utility method to remove a set of modules from the require cache.
+ *
+ * @param {string[]} modules The set of module names to remove from the cache.
+ */
+module.exports = {
+  /**
+   * Removes explicitly named modules from the require cache.
+   *
+   * @param {string[]} modules
+   *
+   * @returns {number} The number of cache entries removed.
+   */
+  removeModules(modules = []) {
+    let removed = 0
+    const keys = Object.keys(require.cache)
+    for (const mod of modules) {
+      for (const key of keys) {
+        if (key.includes(mod) === false) {
+          continue
+        }
+        delete require.cache[key]
+        removed += 1
+      }
+    }
+    return removed
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Removes modules from the require cache that are identified by a matcher.
+   *
+   * @param {RegExp} matcher
+   *
+   * @returns {number} The number of cache entries removed.
+   */
+  removeMatchedModules(matcher) {
+    let removed = 0
+    const keys = Object.keys(require.cache)
+    for (const key of keys) {
+      if (matcher.test(key) === false) {
+        continue
+      }
+      delete require.cache[key]
+      removed += 1
+    }
+    return removed
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/config/config-location.test.js b/test/unit/config/config-location.test.js
index 3ed4c1bbe9..ae0ce87da8 100644
--- a/test/unit/config/config-location.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/config/config-location.test.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const fsPromises = require('fs/promises')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
 
+const { removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const Config = require('../../../lib/config')
 
 tap.test('when overriding the config file location via NEW_RELIC_HOME', (t) => {
@@ -153,11 +154,7 @@ tap.test('Selecting config file path', (t) => {
     process.chdir(originalWorkingDirectory)
 
     const mainModuleRegex = new RegExp(MAIN_MODULE_DIR)
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (mainModuleRegex.test(key)) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeMatchedModules(mainModuleRegex)
   })
 
   t.test('should load the default newrelic.js config file', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/koa.test.js b/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/koa.test.js
index 47bb083be1..f9c84c8729 100644
--- a/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/koa.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/koa.test.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../../lib/cache-buster')
 const InstrumentationDescriptor = require('../../../../lib/instrumentation-descriptor')
 
 tap.beforeEach((t) => {
@@ -23,11 +24,7 @@ tap.beforeEach((t) => {
 
 tap.afterEach((t) => {
   helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
-  Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-    if (key.includes('koa')) {
-      delete require.cache[key]
-    }
-  })
+  removeModules(['koa'])
 })
 
 tap.test('Koa instrumentation', async (t) => {
diff --git a/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/route.test.js b/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/route.test.js
index 25f47d5d06..38bf850c95 100644
--- a/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/route.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/route.test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 const tap = require('tap')
 const { METHODS } = require('../../../../lib/instrumentation/http-methods')
 const helper = require('../../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../../lib/cache-buster')
 const InstrumentationDescriptor = require('../../../../lib/instrumentation-descriptor')
 
 tap.beforeEach((t) => {
@@ -24,11 +25,7 @@ tap.beforeEach((t) => {
 
 tap.afterEach((t) => {
   helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
-  Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-    if (key.includes('koa-route')) {
-      delete require.cache[key]
-    }
-  })
+  removeModules(['koa-route'])
 })
 
 tap.test('methods', function (t) {
diff --git a/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/router.test.js b/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/router.test.js
index dd34269ae0..300bf85a14 100644
--- a/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/router.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/instrumentation/koa/router.test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const tap = require('tap')
 const instrumentation = require('../../../../lib/instrumentation/koa/router-instrumentation')
 const { METHODS } = require('../../../../lib/instrumentation/http-methods')
 const helper = require('../../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../../lib/cache-buster')
 const InstrumentationDescriptor = require('../../../../lib/instrumentation-descriptor')
 const WRAPPED_METHODS = ['param', 'register', 'routes', 'middleware', 'allowedMethods']
 const UNWRAPPED_METHODS = METHODS.concat([
@@ -45,11 +46,7 @@ tap.test('koa-router', (t) => {
 
   t.afterEach((t) => {
     helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes(koaRouterMod)) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules([koaRouterMod])
   })
 
   t.test('mounting paramware', async (t) => {
@@ -99,11 +96,7 @@ tap.test('koa-router', (t) => {
 
   t.afterEach((t) => {
     helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes(koaRouterMod)) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules([koaRouterMod])
   })
 
   t.test('mounting paramware', async (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/amqplib/callback.tap.js b/test/versioned/amqplib/callback.tap.js
index 3bb73a5afe..8b5cc91c7e 100644
--- a/test/versioned/amqplib/callback.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/amqplib/callback.tap.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 const amqpUtils = require('./amqp-utils')
 const API = require('../../../api')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const tap = require('tap')
 
 /*
@@ -64,11 +65,7 @@ tap.test('amqplib callback instrumentation', function (t) {
 
   t.afterEach(function () {
     helper.unloadAgent(agent)
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach(function (key) {
-      if (/amqplib/.test(key)) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeMatchedModules(/amqplib/)
 
     if (!conn) {
       return
diff --git a/test/versioned/amqplib/promises.tap.js b/test/versioned/amqplib/promises.tap.js
index 5d3e062f29..73ceea75d1 100644
--- a/test/versioned/amqplib/promises.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/amqplib/promises.tap.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 const amqpUtils = require('./amqp-utils')
 const API = require('../../../api')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const tap = require('tap')
 
 /*
@@ -37,11 +38,7 @@ tap.test('amqplib promise instrumentation', function (t) {
     // which the test itself re-requires, but second-order modules (deps of
     // instrumented methods) are not reloaded and thus not re-instrumented. To
     // resolve this we just delete everything. Kill it all.
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach(function (key) {
-      if (/amqplib|bluebird/.test(key)) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeMatchedModules(/amqplib|bluebird/)
 
     agent = helper.instrumentMockedAgent({
       attributes: {
diff --git a/test/versioned/bunyan/bunyan.tap.js b/test/versioned/bunyan/bunyan.tap.js
index 4c37f33106..e54dc608bb 100644
--- a/test/versioned/bunyan/bunyan.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/bunyan/bunyan.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 require('../../lib/logging-helper')
 const { LOGGING } = require('../../../lib/metrics/names')
 const { makeSink, logStuff, originalMsgAssertion, logForwardingMsgAssertion } = require('./helpers')
@@ -28,11 +29,7 @@ tap.test('bunyan instrumentation', (t) => {
     bunyan = null
     // must purge require cache of bunyan related instrumentation
     // to ensure it re-registers on subsequent test runs
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (/bunyan/.test(key)) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeMatchedModules(/bunyan/)
   })
 
   t.test('logging disabled', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/grpc/client-bidi-streaming.tap.js b/test/versioned/grpc/client-bidi-streaming.tap.js
index e86a48746d..07682c0d69 100644
--- a/test/versioned/grpc/client-bidi-streaming.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/grpc/client-bidi-streaming.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const { ERR_CODE, ERR_MSG } = require('./constants.cjs')
 
 const {
@@ -41,11 +42,7 @@ tap.test('gRPC Client: Bidi Streaming', (t) => {
     client.close()
     grpc = null
     proto = null
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('@grpc/grpc-js')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@grpc/grpc-js'])
   })
 
   t.test(
diff --git a/test/versioned/grpc/client-server-streaming.tap.js b/test/versioned/grpc/client-server-streaming.tap.js
index e567bd0b5b..b9659b84e9 100644
--- a/test/versioned/grpc/client-server-streaming.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/grpc/client-server-streaming.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const { ERR_CODE, ERR_MSG } = require('./constants.cjs')
 
 const {
@@ -41,11 +42,7 @@ tap.test('gRPC Client: Server Streaming', (t) => {
     client.close()
     grpc = null
     proto = null
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('@grpc/grpc-js')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@grpc/grpc-js'])
   })
 
   t.test('should track server streaming requests as an external when in a transaction', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/grpc/client-streaming.tap.js b/test/versioned/grpc/client-streaming.tap.js
index 6ec7d78749..fcc2c60905 100644
--- a/test/versioned/grpc/client-streaming.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/grpc/client-streaming.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const { ERR_CODE, ERR_MSG, HALT_CODE, HALT_SERVER_ERR_MSG } = require('./constants.cjs')
 
 const {
@@ -41,11 +42,7 @@ tap.test('gRPC Client: Client Streaming', (t) => {
     client.close()
     grpc = null
     proto = null
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('@grpc/grpc-js')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@grpc/grpc-js'])
   })
 
   t.test('should track client streaming requests as an external when in a transaction', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/grpc/client-unary.tap.js b/test/versioned/grpc/client-unary.tap.js
index 99cd9d977e..314deadd03 100644
--- a/test/versioned/grpc/client-unary.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/grpc/client-unary.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const { ERR_CODE, ERR_MSG } = require('./constants.cjs')
 
 const {
@@ -41,11 +42,7 @@ tap.test('gRPC Client: Unary Requests', (t) => {
     client.close()
     grpc = null
     proto = null
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('@grpc/grpc-js')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@grpc/grpc-js'])
   })
 
   t.test('should track unary client requests as an external when in a transaction', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/grpc/server-bidi-streaming.tap.js b/test/versioned/grpc/server-bidi-streaming.tap.js
index 98503652e0..e9fc21c117 100644
--- a/test/versioned/grpc/server-bidi-streaming.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/grpc/server-bidi-streaming.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const DESTINATIONS = require('../../../lib/config/attribute-filter').DESTINATIONS
 const DESTINATION = DESTINATIONS.TRANS_EVENT | DESTINATIONS.ERROR_EVENT
 const { ERR_CODE, ERR_SERVER_MSG } = require('./constants.cjs')
@@ -45,11 +46,7 @@ tap.test('gRPC Server: Bidi Streaming', (t) => {
     client.close()
     grpc = null
     proto = null
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('@grpc/grpc-js')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@grpc/grpc-js'])
   })
 
   t.test('should track bidirectional requests', async (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/grpc/server-client-streaming.tap.js b/test/versioned/grpc/server-client-streaming.tap.js
index 161c9cfefc..768335c8ff 100644
--- a/test/versioned/grpc/server-client-streaming.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/grpc/server-client-streaming.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const DESTINATIONS = require('../../../lib/config/attribute-filter').DESTINATIONS
 const DESTINATION = DESTINATIONS.TRANS_EVENT | DESTINATIONS.ERROR_EVENT
 const { ERR_CODE, ERR_SERVER_MSG, HALT_CODE, HALT_GRPC_SERVER_MSG } = require('./constants.cjs')
@@ -45,11 +46,7 @@ tap.test('gRPC Server: Client Streaming', (t) => {
     client.close()
     grpc = null
     proto = null
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('@grpc/grpc-js')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@grpc/grpc-js'])
   })
 
   t.test('should track client streaming requests', async (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/grpc/server-streaming.tap.js b/test/versioned/grpc/server-streaming.tap.js
index eb8c7c00b1..606a71c20a 100644
--- a/test/versioned/grpc/server-streaming.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/grpc/server-streaming.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const DESTINATIONS = require('../../../lib/config/attribute-filter').DESTINATIONS
 const DESTINATION = DESTINATIONS.TRANS_EVENT | DESTINATIONS.ERROR_EVENT
 const { ERR_CODE, ERR_SERVER_MSG } = require('./constants.cjs')
@@ -45,11 +46,7 @@ tap.test('gRPC Server: Server Streaming', (t) => {
     client.close()
     grpc = null
     proto = null
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('@grpc/grpc-js')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@grpc/grpc-js'])
   })
 
   t.test('should track server-streaming requests', async (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/grpc/server-unary.tap.js b/test/versioned/grpc/server-unary.tap.js
index 9dc9e5027e..e1d8beafae 100644
--- a/test/versioned/grpc/server-unary.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/grpc/server-unary.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const DESTINATIONS = require('../../../lib/config/attribute-filter').DESTINATIONS
 const DESTINATION = DESTINATIONS.TRANS_EVENT | DESTINATIONS.ERROR_EVENT
 const { ERR_CODE, ERR_SERVER_MSG } = require('./constants.cjs')
@@ -45,11 +46,7 @@ tap.test('gRPC Server: Unary Requests', (t) => {
     client.close()
     grpc = null
     proto = null
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('@grpc/grpc-js')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@grpc/grpc-js'])
   })
 
   t.test('should track unary server requests', async (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis-3.tap.js b/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis-3.tap.js
index 932fe33ea7..3bbbe993da 100644
--- a/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis-3.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis-3.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
 const params = require('../../lib/params')
 
@@ -126,13 +127,6 @@ async function setup(t) {
 }
 
 function clearLoadedModules(t) {
-  let deletedCount = 0
-  Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-    if (key.indexOf('/ioredis/node_modules/ioredis/') >= 0) {
-      delete require.cache[key]
-      deletedCount++
-    }
-  })
-
+  const deletedCount = removeMatchedModules(/ioredis\/node_modules\/ioredis/)
   t.comment(`Cleared ${deletedCount} modules matching '*/ioredis/node_modules/ioredis/*'`)
 }
diff --git a/test/versioned/langchain/runnables-streaming.tap.js b/test/versioned/langchain/runnables-streaming.tap.js
index 6b86bb2424..118c32e6a4 100644
--- a/test/versioned/langchain/runnables-streaming.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/langchain/runnables-streaming.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 // load the assertSegments assertion
 require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
 const { filterLangchainEvents, filterLangchainEventsByType } = require('./common')
@@ -48,11 +49,7 @@ async function afterEach(t) {
   t.context?.server?.close()
   helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
   // bust the require-cache so it can re-instrument
-  Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-    if (key.includes('@langchain/core') || key.includes('openai')) {
-      delete require.cache[key]
-    }
-  })
+  removeModules(['@langchain/core', 'openai'])
 }
 
 tap.test('Langchain instrumentation - chain streaming', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/langchain/runnables.tap.js b/test/versioned/langchain/runnables.tap.js
index a1591f2e7b..e6ced1cc4c 100644
--- a/test/versioned/langchain/runnables.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/langchain/runnables.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 // load the assertSegments assertion
 require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
 const { filterLangchainEvents, filterLangchainEventsByType } = require('./common')
@@ -46,11 +47,7 @@ tap.test('Langchain instrumentation - runnable sequence', (t) => {
     t.context?.server?.close()
     helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
     // bust the require-cache so it can re-instrument
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('@langchain/core') || key.includes('openai')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@langchain/core', 'openai'])
   })
 
   t.test('should create langchain events for every invoke call', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/langchain/tools.tap.js b/test/versioned/langchain/tools.tap.js
index 26490c38ed..baf24f7343 100644
--- a/test/versioned/langchain/tools.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/langchain/tools.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules, removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 // load the assertSegments assertion
 require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
 const { version: pkgVersion } = require('@langchain/core/package.json')
@@ -32,11 +33,8 @@ tap.test('Langchain instrumentation - tools', (t) => {
   t.afterEach((t) => {
     helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
     // bust the require-cache so it can re-instrument
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('@langchain/core') || key.endsWith('/helpers/custom-tool.js')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@langchain/core'])
+    removeMatchedModules(/helpers\/custom-tool\.js$/)
   })
 
   t.test('should create span on successful tools create', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/langchain/vectorstore.tap.js b/test/versioned/langchain/vectorstore.tap.js
index 2851d0bdfd..07511626a1 100644
--- a/test/versioned/langchain/vectorstore.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/langchain/vectorstore.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 // load the assertSegments assertion
 require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
 const { version: pkgVersion } = require('@langchain/core/package.json')
@@ -61,16 +62,7 @@ tap.test('Langchain instrumentation - vectorstore', (t) => {
     t.context?.server?.close()
     helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
     // bust the require-cache so it can re-instrument
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (
-        key.includes('@langchain/core') ||
-        key.includes('openai') ||
-        key.includes('@elastic') ||
-        key.includes('@langchain/community')
-      ) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['@langchain/core', 'openai', '@elastic', '@langchain/community'])
   })
 
   t.test('should create vectorstore events for every similarity search call', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/mysql/helpers.js b/test/versioned/mysql/helpers.js
index b85305d064..7e7ffd8430 100644
--- a/test/versioned/mysql/helpers.js
+++ b/test/versioned/mysql/helpers.js
@@ -4,17 +4,15 @@
  */
 
 'use strict'
+
 const params = require('../../lib/params')
+const { removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 
 module.exports = async function setupDb(user, db, table, mysql) {
   const regex = new RegExp(/mysql/)
   await createDb(mysql, user, db)
   await createTable(mysql, user, db, table)
-  Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-    if (regex.test(key)) {
-      delete require.cache[key]
-    }
-  })
+  removeMatchedModules(regex)
 }
 
 function runCommand(client, cmd) {
diff --git a/test/versioned/nestjs/nest.tap.js b/test/versioned/nestjs/nest.tap.js
index 19649b7aee..4eb737bead 100644
--- a/test/versioned/nestjs/nest.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/nestjs/nest.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const { promisify } = require('node:util')
 const makeRequest = promisify(helper.makeGetRequest)
 const { initNestApp, deleteNestApp } = require('./setup')
@@ -28,11 +29,7 @@ tap.test('Verify the Nest.js instrumentation', (t) => {
   t.teardown(async () => {
     app.close()
     helper.unloadAgent(agent)
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (/test-app/.test(key)) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeMatchedModules(/test-app/)
     await deleteNestApp()
   })
 
diff --git a/test/versioned/pino/pino.tap.js b/test/versioned/pino/pino.tap.js
index 20cfe829da..af7537fc8d 100644
--- a/test/versioned/pino/pino.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/pino/pino.tap.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const { sink, once } = require('pino/test/helper')
 const split = require('split2')
 const { truncate } = require('../../../lib/util/application-logging')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const { LOGGING } = require('../../../lib/metrics/names')
 const { originalMsgAssertion } = require('./helpers')
 const semver = require('semver')
@@ -29,11 +30,7 @@ tap.test('Pino instrumentation', (t) => {
   }
 
   t.beforeEach(async (t) => {
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (/pino/.test(key)) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeMatchedModules(/pino/)
 
     t.context.pino = null
     t.context.agent = null
diff --git a/test/versioned/redis/redis-v4.tap.js b/test/versioned/redis/redis-v4.tap.js
index 9ad5d0fe1c..029700223e 100644
--- a/test/versioned/redis/redis-v4.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/redis/redis-v4.tap.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 const tap = require('tap')
 const test = tap.test
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const params = require('../../lib/params')
 const urltils = require('../../../lib/util/urltils')
 
@@ -52,11 +53,7 @@ test('Redis instrumentation', function (t) {
     }
     // must purge require cache of redis related instrumentation
     // otherwise it will not re-register on subsequent test runs
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (/redis/.test(key)) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeMatchedModules(/redis/)
   })
 
   t.test('should find Redis calls in the transaction trace', function (t) {
diff --git a/test/versioned/superagent/async-await.tap.js b/test/versioned/superagent/async-await.tap.js
index cfd5ba43b8..5638257277 100644
--- a/test/versioned/superagent/async-await.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/superagent/async-await.tap.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
-
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const EXTERNAL_NAME = /External\/newrelic.com(:443)*\//
 
 tap.test('SuperAgent instrumentation with async/await', (t) => {
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ tap.test('SuperAgent instrumentation with async/await', (t) => {
   })
   t.afterEach((t) => {
     helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('superagent')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['superagent'])
   })
 
   t.test('should maintain transaction context with promises', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/superagent/superagent.tap.js b/test/versioned/superagent/superagent.tap.js
index 4f661527fe..f5cbd30c24 100644
--- a/test/versioned/superagent/superagent.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/superagent/superagent.tap.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
-
+const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const EXTERNAL_NAME = /External\/newrelic.com(:443)*\//
 
 tap.test('SuperAgent instrumentation', (t) => {
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ tap.test('SuperAgent instrumentation', (t) => {
   })
   t.afterEach((t) => {
     helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (key.includes('superagent')) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeModules(['superagent'])
   })
 
   t.test('should maintain transaction context with callbacks', (t) => {
diff --git a/test/versioned/winston/winston.tap.js b/test/versioned/winston/winston.tap.js
index 63e89a4aac..cb98177f38 100644
--- a/test/versioned/winston/winston.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/winston/winston.tap.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const { removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 const concat = require('concat-stream')
 require('../../lib/logging-helper')
 const { Writable } = require('stream')
@@ -39,11 +40,7 @@ tap.test('winston instrumentation', (t) => {
     winston = null
     // must purge require cache of winston related instrumentation
     // otherwise it will not re-register on subsequent test runs
-    Object.keys(require.cache).forEach((key) => {
-      if (/winston/.test(key)) {
-        delete require.cache[key]
-      }
-    })
+    removeMatchedModules(/winston/)
 
     /**
      * since our nr-winston-transport gets registered