diff --git a/emranlib.py b/emranlib.py
index fc1367886a52a..478d578e58b63 100755
--- a/emranlib.py
+++ b/emranlib.py
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@
 
 from tools import shared
 
-shared.exec_process([shared.LLVM_RANLIB, *sys.argv[1:]])
+LLVM_RANLIB = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-ranlib')
+
+shared.exec_process([LLVM_RANLIB, *sys.argv[1:]])
diff --git a/emscan-deps.py b/emscan-deps.py
index 8c49771dbbad8..931b98548773c 100755
--- a/emscan-deps.py
+++ b/emscan-deps.py
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@
 # Add any clang flags that emcc would add.
 newargs += compile.get_cflags(tuple(argv))
 
-shared.exec_process([shared.CLANG_SCAN_DEPS, *newargs])
+CLANG_SCAN_DEPS = shared.llvm_tool_path('clang-scan-deps')
+
+shared.exec_process([CLANG_SCAN_DEPS, *newargs])
diff --git a/test/benchmark/benchmark_sse.py b/test/benchmark/benchmark_sse.py
index aebca3b827d2a..5dc83309f1481 100644
--- a/test/benchmark/benchmark_sse.py
+++ b/test/benchmark/benchmark_sse.py
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, __testdir__)
 
 import clang_native
-from common import EMCC, EMRUN, test_file
+from common import CLANG_CXX, EMCC, EMRUN, test_file
 
 from tools import config
-from tools.shared import CLANG_CXX
 from tools.utils import WINDOWS, run_process, write_file
 
 # System info
diff --git a/test/clang_native.py b/test/clang_native.py
index 25a8992b6c150..7dd0fd509c932 100644
--- a/test/clang_native.py
+++ b/test/clang_native.py
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import sys
+from subprocess import PIPE
+
+import common
 
-from tools.shared import CLANG_CC, CLANG_CXX, PIPE
 from tools.utils import MACOS, WINDOWS, path_from_root, run_process
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('clang_native')
@@ -63,9 +65,9 @@ def get_clang_native_env():
     return CACHED_CLANG_NATIVE_ENV
   env = os.environ.copy()
 
-  env['CC'] = CLANG_CC
-  env['CXX'] = CLANG_CXX
-  env['LD'] = CLANG_CXX
+  env['CC'] = common.CLANG_CC
+  env['CXX'] = common.CLANG_CXX
+  env['LD'] = common.CLANG_CXX
 
   if MACOS:
     path = run_process(['xcrun', '--show-sdk-path'], stdout=PIPE).stdout.strip()
diff --git a/test/common.py b/test/common.py
index c5c7e1532caa9..583a9bf52bfaa 100644
--- a/test/common.py
+++ b/test/common.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 from tools import building, config, shared, utils
 from tools.feature_matrix import Feature
 from tools.settings import COMPILE_TIME_SETTINGS
-from tools.shared import get_canonical_temp_dir
 from tools.utils import (
   WINDOWS,
   exe_path_from_root,
@@ -68,8 +67,7 @@
 LAST_TEST = path_from_root('out/last_test.txt')
 PREVIOUS_TEST_RUN_RESULTS_FILE = path_from_root('out/previous_test_run_results.json')
 
-WEBIDL_BINDER = exe_path_from_root('tools/webidl_binder')
-
+# emscripten tools
 EMBUILDER = exe_path_from_root('embuilder')
 EMMAKE = exe_path_from_root('emmake')
 EMCMAKE = exe_path_from_root('emcmake')
@@ -81,11 +79,23 @@
 EMAR = exe_path_from_root('emar')
 EMRANLIB = exe_path_from_root('emranlib')
 FILE_PACKAGER = exe_path_from_root('tools/file_packager')
+WEBIDL_BINDER = exe_path_from_root('tools/webidl_binder')
+
+# binaryen tools
 WASM_DIS = os.path.join(building.get_binaryen_bin(), 'wasm-dis')
+
+# llvm tools
 WASM_LD = shared.llvm_tool_path('wasm-ld')
+LLVM_DWARFDUMP = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-dwarfdump')
+LLVM_AR = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-ar')
+LLVM_NM = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-nm')
+LLVM_DWP = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-dwp')
 LLVM_COV = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-cov')
+CLANG_CC = shared.clang_tool_path('clang')
+CLANG_CXX = shared.clang_tool_path('clang++')
 LLVM_OBJDUMP = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-objdump')
 LLVM_PROFDATA = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-profdata')
+
 PYTHON = sys.executable
 
 
@@ -446,7 +456,7 @@ class RunnerCore(RetryableTestCase, metaclass=RunnerMeta):
   # default temporary directory settings. set_temp_dir may be called later to
   # override these
   temp_dir = shared.TEMP_DIR
-  canonical_temp_dir = get_canonical_temp_dir(shared.TEMP_DIR)
+  canonical_temp_dir = shared.get_canonical_temp_dir(shared.TEMP_DIR)
 
   library_cache: dict[str, tuple[str, object]] = {}
 
@@ -697,7 +707,7 @@ def setup_wasmfs_test(self):
 
   def set_temp_dir(self, temp_dir):
     self.temp_dir = temp_dir
-    self.canonical_temp_dir = get_canonical_temp_dir(self.temp_dir)
+    self.canonical_temp_dir = shared.get_canonical_temp_dir(self.temp_dir)
     # Explicitly set dedicated temporary directory for parallel tests
     os.environ['EMCC_TEMP_DIR'] = self.temp_dir
 
diff --git a/test/runner.py b/test/runner.py
index 915fde0f4afd6..23701198333ce 100755
--- a/test/runner.py
+++ b/test/runner.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 import jsrun
 import parallel_testsuite
 from color_runner import ColorTextRunner
-from common import errlog
+from common import CLANG_CC, errlog
 from single_line_runner import SingleLineTestRunner
 
 from tools import building, colored_logger, config, shared, utils
@@ -652,8 +652,8 @@ def find_llvm_git_root(dir):
     print(f'LLVM git directory: "{llvm_git_root}"')
     print_repository_info(llvm_git_root, 'LLVM')
 
-  clang_version = utils.run_process([shared.CLANG_CC, '--version'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.strip()
-  print(f'Clang: "{shared.CLANG_CC}"\n{clang_version}\n')
+  clang_version = utils.run_process([CLANG_CC, '--version'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.strip()
+  print(f'Clang: "{CLANG_CC}"\n{clang_version}\n')
 
   print(f'EMTEST_BROWSER: {browser_common.EMTEST_BROWSER}')
   if browser_common.is_firefox():
diff --git a/test/sockets_common.py b/test/sockets_common.py
index 02e42440540e0..e20041e005e43 100644
--- a/test/sockets_common.py
+++ b/test/sockets_common.py
@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@
 
 import clang_native
 import common
-from common import EMCC, PYTHON
+from common import CLANG_CC, EMCC, PYTHON
 from decorators import test_file
 
 from tools import config
-from tools.shared import CLANG_CC
 from tools.utils import run_process
 
 npm_checked = False
diff --git a/test/test_benchmark.py b/test/test_benchmark.py
index 890901273cbcc..fc3e1db2c99b7 100644
--- a/test/test_benchmark.py
+++ b/test/test_benchmark.py
@@ -25,11 +25,19 @@
 import clang_native
 import common
 import jsrun
-from common import EMCC, compiler_for, copy_asset, read_binary, read_file, test_file
+from common import (
+  CLANG_CC,
+  CLANG_CXX,
+  EMCC,
+  compiler_for,
+  copy_asset,
+  read_binary,
+  read_file,
+  test_file,
+)
 from decorators import needs_make, parameterized
 
-from tools import utils
-from tools.shared import CLANG_CC, CLANG_CXX, config
+from tools import config, utils
 from tools.utils import run_process
 
 # standard arguments for timing:
diff --git a/test/test_core.py b/test/test_core.py
index ff54c14942cec..f1b44868a856f 100644
--- a/test/test_core.py
+++ b/test/test_core.py
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@
 import clang_native
 import common
 from common import (
+  CLANG_CXX,
   EMAR,
   EMBUILDER,
   EMCC,
   EMXX,
   FILE_PACKAGER,
   LLVM_COV,
+  LLVM_DWARFDUMP,
   LLVM_PROFDATA,
   NON_ZERO,
   PYTHON,
@@ -6710,7 +6712,7 @@ def test_neon_wasm_simd(self):
   @no_big_endian('SIMD support is currently not compatible with big endian')
   def test_sse1(self, args):
     src = test_file('sse/test_sse1.cpp')
-    self.run_process([shared.CLANG_CXX, src, '-msse', '-o', 'test_sse1', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
+    self.run_process([CLANG_CXX, src, '-msse', '-o', 'test_sse1', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
     native_result = self.run_process('./test_sse1', stdout=PIPE).stdout
 
     self.maybe_closure()
@@ -6731,7 +6733,7 @@ def test_sse1(self, args):
   @no_big_endian('SIMD support is currently not compatible with big endian')
   def test_sse2(self, args):
     src = test_file('sse/test_sse2.cpp')
-    self.run_process([shared.CLANG_CXX, src, '-msse2', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-o', 'test_sse2', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
+    self.run_process([CLANG_CXX, src, '-msse2', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-o', 'test_sse2', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
     native_result = self.run_process('./test_sse2', stdout=PIPE).stdout
 
     self.cflags += ['-I' + test_file('sse'), '-msse2', '-fno-inline-functions', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-sSTACK_SIZE=1MB'] + args
@@ -6745,7 +6747,7 @@ def test_sse2(self, args):
   @no_big_endian('SIMD support is currently not compatible with big endian')
   def test_sse3(self):
     src = test_file('sse/test_sse3.cpp')
-    self.run_process([shared.CLANG_CXX, src, '-msse3', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-o', 'test_sse3', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
+    self.run_process([CLANG_CXX, src, '-msse3', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-o', 'test_sse3', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
     native_result = self.run_process('./test_sse3', stdout=PIPE).stdout
 
     self.cflags += ['-I' + test_file('sse'), '-msse3', '-Wno-argument-outside-range']
@@ -6759,7 +6761,7 @@ def test_sse3(self):
   @no_big_endian('SIMD support is currently not compatible with big endian')
   def test_ssse3(self):
     src = test_file('sse/test_ssse3.cpp')
-    self.run_process([shared.CLANG_CXX, src, '-mssse3', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-o', 'test_ssse3', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
+    self.run_process([CLANG_CXX, src, '-mssse3', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-o', 'test_ssse3', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
     native_result = self.run_process('./test_ssse3', stdout=PIPE).stdout
 
     self.cflags += ['-I' + test_file('sse'), '-mssse3', '-Wno-argument-outside-range']
@@ -6776,7 +6778,7 @@ def test_ssse3(self):
   def test_sse4_1(self):
     src = test_file('sse/test_sse4_1.cpp')
     # Run with inlining disabled to avoid slow LLVM behavior with lots of macro expanded loops inside a function body.
-    self.run_process([shared.CLANG_CXX, src, '-msse4.1', '-fno-inline-functions', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-o', 'test_sse4_1', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
+    self.run_process([CLANG_CXX, src, '-msse4.1', '-fno-inline-functions', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-o', 'test_sse4_1', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
     native_result = self.run_process('./test_sse4_1', stdout=PIPE).stdout
 
     self.cflags += ['-I' + test_file('sse'), '-msse4.1', '-fno-inline-functions', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-sSTACK_SIZE=1MB']
@@ -6795,7 +6797,7 @@ def test_sse4_1(self):
   def test_sse4(self, use_4_2):
     msse4 = '-msse4.2' if use_4_2 else '-msse4'
     src = test_file('sse/test_sse4_2.cpp')
-    self.run_process([shared.CLANG_CXX, src, msse4, '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-o', 'test_sse4_2', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
+    self.run_process([CLANG_CXX, src, msse4, '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-o', 'test_sse4_2', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
     native_result = self.run_process('./test_sse4_2', stdout=PIPE).stdout
 
     self.cflags += ['-I' + test_file('sse'), msse4, '-Wno-argument-outside-range']
@@ -6816,7 +6818,7 @@ def test_sse4(self, use_4_2):
   @no_big_endian('SIMD support is currently not compatible with big endian')
   def test_avx(self, args):
     src = test_file('sse/test_avx.cpp')
-    self.run_process([shared.CLANG_CXX, src, '-mavx', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-Wpedantic', '-o', 'test_avx', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
+    self.run_process([CLANG_CXX, src, '-mavx', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-Wpedantic', '-o', 'test_avx', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
     native_result = self.run_process('./test_avx', stdout=PIPE).stdout
 
     self.cflags += ['-I' + test_file('sse'), '-mavx', '-fno-inline-functions', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-sSTACK_SIZE=1MB'] + args
@@ -6837,7 +6839,7 @@ def test_avx(self, args):
   @no_big_endian('SIMD support is currently not compatible with big endian')
   def test_avx2(self, args):
     src = test_file('sse/test_avx2.cpp')
-    self.run_process([shared.CLANG_CXX, src, '-mavx2', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-Wpedantic', '-o', 'test_avx2', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
+    self.run_process([CLANG_CXX, src, '-mavx2', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-Wpedantic', '-o', 'test_avx2', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args(), stdout=PIPE)
     native_result = self.run_process('./test_avx2', stdout=PIPE).stdout
 
     self.cflags += ['-I' + test_file('sse'), '-mavx2', '-Wno-argument-outside-range', '-sSTACK_SIZE=1MB'] + args
@@ -6861,7 +6863,7 @@ def test_fma(self):
   @no_big_endian('SIMD support is currently not compatible with big endian')
   def test_fma_relaxed(self):
     src = test_file('sse/test_fma_relaxed.cpp')
-    self.run_process([shared.CLANG_CXX, src, '-mfma', '-mavx', '-o', 'test_fma_relaxed', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args())
+    self.run_process([CLANG_CXX, src, '-mfma', '-mavx', '-o', 'test_fma_relaxed', '-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1'] + clang_native.get_clang_native_args())
     native_result = self.run_process('./test_fma_relaxed', stdout=PIPE).stdout
 
     self.do_runf(src, native_result,
@@ -8073,7 +8075,7 @@ def test_dwarf(self):
 
     self.emcc('test_dwarf.c')
 
-    out = self.run_process([shared.LLVM_DWARFDUMP, 'a.out.wasm', '-all'], stdout=PIPE).stdout
+    out = self.run_process([LLVM_DWARFDUMP, 'a.out.wasm', '-all'], stdout=PIPE).stdout
 
     # parse the sections
     sections = {}
diff --git a/test/test_other.py b/test/test_other.py
index 9adc7980cabaf..facb4a1e69c7d 100644
--- a/test/test_other.py
+++ b/test/test_other.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 import jsrun
 import line_endings
 from common import (
+  CLANG_CC,
+  CLANG_CXX,
   EMAR,
   EMBUILDER,
   EMCC,
@@ -46,6 +48,10 @@
   EMRANLIB,
   EMXX,
   FILE_PACKAGER,
+  LLVM_AR,
+  LLVM_DWARFDUMP,
+  LLVM_DWP,
+  LLVM_NM,
   NON_ZERO,
   PYTHON,
   TEST_ROOT,
@@ -106,18 +112,9 @@
   with_env_modify,
 )
 
-from tools import building, cache, response_file, shared, utils, webassembly
+from tools import building, cache, config, response_file, shared, utils, webassembly
 from tools.building import get_building_env
 from tools.link import binary_encode
-from tools.shared import (
-  CLANG_CC,
-  CLANG_CXX,
-  LLVM_AR,
-  LLVM_DWARFDUMP,
-  LLVM_DWP,
-  LLVM_NM,
-  config,
-)
 from tools.system_libs import DETERMINISTIC_PREFIX
 from tools.utils import (
   MACOS,
@@ -6607,7 +6604,7 @@ def check(what, args, fail=True, expect=''):
 import os
 print(os.environ.get('NM'))
 ''')
-    check(EMCONFIGURE, [PYTHON, 'test.py'], expect=shared.LLVM_NM, fail=False)
+    check(EMCONFIGURE, [PYTHON, 'test.py'], expect=LLVM_NM, fail=False)
 
     create_file('test.c', 'int main() { return 0; }')
     os.mkdir('test_cache')
@@ -12163,12 +12160,12 @@ def test_emranlib(self):
 
     # Create a library with no archive map
     self.run_process([EMAR, 'crS', 'liba.a', 'foo.o', 'bar.o'])
-    output = self.run_process([shared.LLVM_NM, '--print-armap', 'liba.a'], stdout=PIPE).stdout
+    output = self.run_process([LLVM_NM, '--print-armap', 'liba.a'], stdout=PIPE).stdout
     self.assertNotContained('Archive map', output)
 
     # Add an archive map
     self.run_process([EMRANLIB, 'liba.a'])
-    output = self.run_process([shared.LLVM_NM, '--print-armap', 'liba.a'], stdout=PIPE).stdout
+    output = self.run_process([LLVM_NM, '--print-armap', 'liba.a'], stdout=PIPE).stdout
     self.assertContained('Archive map', output)
 
   def test_pthread_stub(self):
diff --git a/tools/building.py b/tools/building.py
index a18290c8ed23d..5baec4ac64598 100644
--- a/tools/building.py
+++ b/tools/building.py
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
   EMCC,
   EMRANLIB,
   EMXX,
-  LLVM_DWARFDUMP,
-  LLVM_NM,
-  LLVM_OBJCOPY,
-  LLVM_OBJDUMP,
   asmjs_mangle,
   check_call,
   demangle_c_symbol_name,
@@ -57,6 +53,10 @@
 binaryen_checked = False
 EXPECTED_BINARYEN_VERSION = 132
 WASM_LD = shared.llvm_tool_path('wasm-ld')
+LLVM_DWARFDUMP = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-dwarfdump')
+LLVM_OBJCOPY = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-objcopy')
+LLVM_OBJDUMP = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-objdump')
+LLVM_NM = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-nm')
 
 # the exports the user requested
 user_requested_exports: set[str] = set()
diff --git a/tools/emdwp.py b/tools/emdwp.py
index 9a07a7df5464e..bf198c8e8bb85 100755
--- a/tools/emdwp.py
+++ b/tools/emdwp.py
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@
 
 from tools import shared
 
-shared.exec_process([shared.LLVM_DWP, *sys.argv[1:]])
+LLVM_DWP = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-dwp')
+
+shared.exec_process([LLVM_DWP, *sys.argv[1:]])
diff --git a/tools/emnm.py b/tools/emnm.py
index 1d5c4df9e9f61..05b75f72b13d8 100755
--- a/tools/emnm.py
+++ b/tools/emnm.py
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@
 
 from tools import shared
 
-shared.exec_process([shared.LLVM_NM, *sys.argv[1:]])
+LLVM_NM = shared.llvm_tool_path('llvm-nm')
+
+shared.exec_process([LLVM_NM, *sys.argv[1:]])
diff --git a/tools/emscripten.py b/tools/emscripten.py
index 6aeaeea9507be..ff2196d32473d 100644
--- a/tools/emscripten.py
+++ b/tools/emscripten.py
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ def finalize_wasm(infile, outfile, js_syms):
       with shared.get_temp_files().get_file('.bin') as url_file:
         utils.write_binary(url_file,
                            leb128.u.encode(len(base_url)) + base_url.encode('utf-8'))
-        cmd = [shared.LLVM_OBJCOPY,
+        cmd = [building.LLVM_OBJCOPY,
                '--add-section',
                'sourceMappingURL=' + url_file,
                infile]
diff --git a/tools/shared.py b/tools/shared.py
index 8cb17a97b1201..a3a36b9159420 100644
--- a/tools/shared.py
+++ b/tools/shared.py
@@ -629,14 +629,7 @@ def init():
 
 CLANG_CC = clang_tool_path('clang')
 CLANG_CXX = clang_tool_path('clang++')
-CLANG_SCAN_DEPS = llvm_tool_path('clang-scan-deps')
 LLVM_AR = llvm_tool_path('llvm-ar')
-LLVM_DWP = llvm_tool_path('llvm-dwp')
-LLVM_RANLIB = llvm_tool_path('llvm-ranlib')
-LLVM_NM = llvm_tool_path('llvm-nm')
-LLVM_DWARFDUMP = llvm_tool_path('llvm-dwarfdump')
-LLVM_OBJCOPY = llvm_tool_path('llvm-objcopy')
-LLVM_OBJDUMP = llvm_tool_path('llvm-objdump')
 
 EMCC = exe_path_from_root('emcc')
 EMXX = exe_path_from_root('em++')