diff --git a/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-common.js b/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-common.js
index 24749d8173..91b35483c5 100644
--- a/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-common.js
+++ b/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-common.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 const common = require('./common')
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const mongoPackage = require('mongodb/package.json')
 
 let METRIC_HOST_NAME = null
 let METRIC_HOST_PORT = null
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ exports.close = common.close
 exports.test = collectionTest
 exports.dropTestCollections = dropTestCollections
 exports.populate = populate
+exports.pkgVersion = mongoPackage.version
 
 const { COLLECTIONS } = common
 
diff --git a/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-misc.tap.js b/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-misc.tap.js
index 7ad73de48a..cfd7f4a46e 100644
--- a/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-misc.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-misc.tap.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 const common = require('./collection-common')
 const semver = require('semver')
-const { pkgVersion, STATEMENT_PREFIX, COLLECTIONS, DB_NAME } = require('./common')
+const { STATEMENT_PREFIX, COLLECTIONS, DB_NAME } = require('./common')
 
 function verifyAggregateData(t, data) {
   t.equal(data.length, 3, 'should have expected amount of results')
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ common.test('rename', async function renameTest(t, collection, verify) {
   verify(null, [`${STATEMENT_PREFIX}/rename`], ['rename'], { strict: false })
 })
 
-if (semver.satisfies(pkgVersion, '<6.0.0')) {
+if (semver.satisfies(common.pkgVersion, '<6.0.0')) {
   common.test('stats', async function statsTest(t, collection, verify) {
     const data = await collection.stats({ i: 5 })
     t.equal(data.ns, `${DB_NAME}.${COLLECTIONS.collection1}`)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ if (semver.satisfies(pkgVersion, '<6.0.0')) {
   })
 }
 
-if (semver.satisfies(pkgVersion, '<5.0.0')) {
+if (semver.satisfies(common.pkgVersion, '<5.0.0')) {
   common.test('mapReduce', async function mapReduceTest(t, collection, verify) {
     const data = await collection.mapReduce(map, reduce, { out: { inline: 1 } })
 
diff --git a/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-update.tap.js b/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-update.tap.js
index 78d60e602b..1ceef321db 100644
--- a/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-update.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/mongodb/collection-update.tap.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 const common = require('./collection-common')
 const semver = require('semver')
-const { pkgVersion, STATEMENT_PREFIX } = require('./common')
+const { STATEMENT_PREFIX } = require('./common')
 
 /**
  * The response from the methods in this file differ between versions
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ common.test('updateOne', async function updateOneTest(t, collection, verify) {
   verify(null, [`${STATEMENT_PREFIX}/updateOne`], ['updateOne'], { strict: false })
 })
 
-if (semver.satisfies(pkgVersion, '<5.0.0')) {
+if (semver.satisfies(common.pkgVersion, '<5.0.0')) {
   common.test('insert', async function insertTest(t, collection, verify) {
     const data = await collection.insert({ foo: 'bar' })
     assertExpectedResult({
diff --git a/test/versioned/mongodb/common.js b/test/versioned/mongodb/common.js
index e4e3c0fb62..dee7cb35b6 100644
--- a/test/versioned/mongodb/common.js
+++ b/test/versioned/mongodb/common.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 'use strict'
 
-const mongoPackage = require('mongodb/package.json')
 const params = require('../../lib/params')
 const urltils = require('../../../lib/util/urltils')
 
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ exports.TRANSACTION_NAME = TRANSACTION_NAME
 exports.DB_NAME = DB_NAME
 exports.COLLECTIONS = COLLECTIONS
 exports.STATEMENT_PREFIX = STATEMENT_PREFIX
-exports.pkgVersion = mongoPackage.version
 
 exports.connect = connect
 exports.close = close