diff --git a/test/helpers/ssltestlib.c b/test/helpers/ssltestlib.c
index 906aed4b47..b2ebed5531 100644
--- a/test/helpers/ssltestlib.c
+++ b/test/helpers/ssltestlib.c
@@ -7,8 +7,17 @@
  * https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
  */
 
+/*
+ * We need access to the deprecated low level ENGINE APIs for legacy purposes
+ * when the deprecated calls are not hidden
+ */
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_DEPRECATED_3_0
+# define OPENSSL_SUPPRESS_DEPRECATED
+#endif
+
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include <openssl/engine.h>
 #include "internal/e_os.h"
 #include "internal/nelem.h"
 #include "ssltestlib.h"
@@ -1451,3 +1460,27 @@ int ssl_ctx_add_large_cert_chain(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx, SSL_CTX *sctx,
     X509_free(chaincert);
     return ret;
 }
+
+ENGINE *load_dasync(void)
+{
+#if !defined(OPENSSL_NO_TLS1_2) && !defined(OPENSSL_NO_DYNAMIC_ENGINE)
+    ENGINE *e;
+
+    if (!TEST_ptr(e = ENGINE_by_id("dasync")))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!TEST_true(ENGINE_init(e))) {
+        ENGINE_free(e);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!TEST_true(ENGINE_register_ciphers(e))) {
+        ENGINE_free(e);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return e;
+#else
+    return NULL;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/ssltestlib.h b/test/helpers/ssltestlib.h
index 468662ed0b..a810bc426f 100644
--- a/test/helpers/ssltestlib.h
+++ b/test/helpers/ssltestlib.h
@@ -83,4 +83,6 @@ SSL_SESSION *create_a_psk(SSL *ssl, size_t mdsize);
 int ssl_ctx_add_large_cert_chain(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx, SSL_CTX *sctx,
                                  const char *cert_file);
 
+ENGINE *load_dasync(void);
+
 #endif /* OSSL_TEST_SSLTESTLIB_H */
diff --git a/test/sslapitest.c b/test/sslapitest.c
index 31ba451117..ffa8213fe3 100644
--- a/test/sslapitest.c
+++ b/test/sslapitest.c
@@ -11193,27 +11193,6 @@ end:
 #endif /* OSSL_NO_USABLE_TLS1_3 */
 
 #if !defined(OPENSSL_NO_TLS1_2) && !defined(OPENSSL_NO_DYNAMIC_ENGINE)
-
-static ENGINE *load_dasync(void)
-{
-    ENGINE *e;
-
-    if (!TEST_ptr(e = ENGINE_by_id("dasync")))
-        return NULL;
-
-    if (!TEST_true(ENGINE_init(e))) {
-        ENGINE_free(e);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (!TEST_true(ENGINE_register_ciphers(e))) {
-        ENGINE_free(e);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return e;
-}
-
 /*
  * Test TLSv1.2 with a pipeline capable cipher. TLSv1.3 and DTLS do not
  * support this yet. The only pipeline capable cipher that we have is in the