diff --git a/src/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 81de58230c7..191edb661b5 100644
--- a/src/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ set(OV_ONNX_NAMESPACE ngraph_onnx)
 
 if(ENABLE_TESTS)
     add_definitions("-DTEST_FILES=\"${TEST_MODEL_ZOO}/core/files\"")
-    add_subdirectory(util)
-    add_subdirectory(engines_util)
     if (ENABLE_OV_ONNX_FRONTEND)
         add_subdirectory(onnx_test_util)
     endif()
diff --git a/src/core/tests/frontend/shared/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/tests/frontend/shared/CMakeLists.txt
index addd1ef23e8..ac2da5eaaa8 100644
--- a/src/core/tests/frontend/shared/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/tests/frontend/shared/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ add_subdirectory(test_builtin_extensions_2)
 
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../..)
+
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC engines_test_util openvino::runtime
         offline_transformations cnpy commonTestUtils ngraph_test_util openvino::util
         nlohmann_json_schema_validator test_builtin_extensions_1 test_builtin_extensions_2)
diff --git a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ec6788a581..ebfdf9c5e62 100644
--- a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ endif()
 add_subdirectory(ngraph_helpers)
 add_subdirectory(unit)
 add_subdirectory(ie_test_utils)
+add_subdirectory(util)
+add_subdirectory(engines_util)
 
 if(ENABLE_FUNCTIONAL_TESTS)
     add_subdirectory(functional)
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/engines_util/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 87%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/CMakeLists.txt
rename to src/tests/engines_util/CMakeLists.txt
index 3240725fd31..efd0cfb7ab4 100644
--- a/src/core/tests/engines_util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/engines_util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ ie_faster_build(engines_test_util UNITY)
 
 target_link_libraries(engines_test_util PUBLIC openvino::runtime openvino::runtime::dev gtest gmock ngraph_test_util)
 target_include_directories(engines_test_util PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_include_directories(engines_test_util PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..")
 
 add_clang_format_target(engines_test_util_clang FOR_SOURCES ${ENGINES_UTIL_SRC})
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/engine_factory.hpp b/src/tests/engines_util/engine_factory.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/engine_factory.hpp
rename to src/tests/engines_util/engine_factory.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/engine_traits.hpp b/src/tests/engines_util/engine_traits.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/engine_traits.hpp
rename to src/tests/engines_util/engine_traits.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/execute_tools.cpp b/src/tests/engines_util/execute_tools.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/execute_tools.cpp
rename to src/tests/engines_util/execute_tools.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/execute_tools.hpp b/src/tests/engines_util/execute_tools.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/execute_tools.hpp
rename to src/tests/engines_util/execute_tools.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/random.hpp b/src/tests/engines_util/random.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/random.hpp
rename to src/tests/engines_util/random.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/shared_utils.cpp b/src/tests/engines_util/shared_utils.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/shared_utils.cpp
rename to src/tests/engines_util/shared_utils.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/shared_utils.hpp b/src/tests/engines_util/shared_utils.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/shared_utils.hpp
rename to src/tests/engines_util/shared_utils.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/test_case.cpp b/src/tests/engines_util/test_case.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/test_case.cpp
rename to src/tests/engines_util/test_case.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/test_case.hpp b/src/tests/engines_util/test_case.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/test_case.hpp
rename to src/tests/engines_util/test_case.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/test_case_engine.hpp b/src/tests/engines_util/test_case_engine.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/test_case_engine.hpp
rename to src/tests/engines_util/test_case_engine.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/engines_util/test_engines.hpp b/src/tests/engines_util/test_engines.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/engines_util/test_engines.hpp
rename to src/tests/engines_util/test_engines.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/util/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 89%
rename from src/core/tests/util/CMakeLists.txt
rename to src/tests/util/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a834e7290e..4ed029fa48f 100644
--- a/src/core/tests/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ie_faster_build(ngraph_test_util UNITY)
 
 target_link_libraries(ngraph_test_util PUBLIC openvino::runtime gtest gmock)
 target_include_directories(ngraph_test_util PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_include_directories(ngraph_test_util PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..")
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE all_util_src "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.cpp" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.hpp")
 add_clang_format_target(ngraph_test_util_clang FOR_SOURCES ${all_util_src})
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/all_close.cpp b/src/tests/util/all_close.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/all_close.cpp
rename to src/tests/util/all_close.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/all_close.hpp b/src/tests/util/all_close.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/all_close.hpp
rename to src/tests/util/all_close.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/all_close_f.cpp b/src/tests/util/all_close_f.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/all_close_f.cpp
rename to src/tests/util/all_close_f.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/all_close_f.hpp b/src/tests/util/all_close_f.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/all_close_f.hpp
rename to src/tests/util/all_close_f.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/float_util.cpp b/src/tests/util/float_util.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/float_util.cpp
rename to src/tests/util/float_util.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/float_util.hpp b/src/tests/util/float_util.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/float_util.hpp
rename to src/tests/util/float_util.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/graph_comparator.cpp b/src/tests/util/graph_comparator.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/graph_comparator.cpp
rename to src/tests/util/graph_comparator.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/graph_comparator.hpp b/src/tests/util/graph_comparator.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/graph_comparator.hpp
rename to src/tests/util/graph_comparator.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/matcher.hpp b/src/tests/util/matcher.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/matcher.hpp
rename to src/tests/util/matcher.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/ndarray.hpp b/src/tests/util/ndarray.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/ndarray.hpp
rename to src/tests/util/ndarray.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/test_common.cpp b/src/tests/util/test_common.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/test_common.cpp
rename to src/tests/util/test_common.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/test_common.hpp b/src/tests/util/test_common.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/test_common.hpp
rename to src/tests/util/test_common.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/test_control.cpp b/src/tests/util/test_control.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/test_control.cpp
rename to src/tests/util/test_control.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/test_control.hpp b/src/tests/util/test_control.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/test_control.hpp
rename to src/tests/util/test_control.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/test_tools.hpp b/src/tests/util/test_tools.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/test_tools.hpp
rename to src/tests/util/test_tools.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/type_prop.hpp b/src/tests/util/type_prop.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/type_prop.hpp
rename to src/tests/util/type_prop.hpp
diff --git a/src/core/tests/util/visitor.hpp b/src/tests/util/visitor.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/tests/util/visitor.hpp
rename to src/tests/util/visitor.hpp