diff --git a/tests/test.py b/tests/test.py
index ef4250c31..2d0e12e10 100644
--- a/tests/test.py
+++ b/tests/test.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from mongomock_motor import AsyncMongoMockClient
 
 import game
-from const import CREATED, VARIANTS, STALEMATE, MATE
+from const import CREATED, STALEMATE, MATE
 from fairy import FairyBoard
 from game import Game
 from bug.game_bug import GameBug
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from utils import sanitize_fen
 from pychess_global_app_state_utils import get_app_state
 from logger import handler
+from variants import VARIANTS
 
 game.KEEP_TIME = 0
 game.MAX_PLY = 120
diff --git a/tests/test_960_rematch.py b/tests/test_960_rematch.py
index e9cb8b780..e0fed3b17 100644
--- a/tests/test_960_rematch.py
+++ b/tests/test_960_rematch.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 from mongomock_motor import AsyncMongoMockClient
 
 import game
-from const import VARIANTS
 from game import Game
 from glicko2.glicko2 import DEFAULT_PERF
 from seek import Seek
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@
 from pychess_global_app_state_utils import get_app_state
 from newid import id8
 from logger import handler
+from variants import VARIANTS
 
 game.KEEP_TIME = 0
 game.MAX_PLY = 120
diff --git a/tests/test_auto_pairing.py b/tests/test_auto_pairing.py
index 9141c8aab..84f12f09a 100644
--- a/tests/test_auto_pairing.py
+++ b/tests/test_auto_pairing.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 from seek import Seek
 from user import User
 from pychess_global_app_state_utils import get_app_state
-from const import VARIANTS
 from glicko2.glicko2 import DEFAULT_PERF
 from auto_pair import (
     add_to_auto_pairings,
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@
     find_matching_user_for_seek,
 )
 from logger import handler
+from variants import VARIANTS
 
 logging.getLogger().removeHandler(handler)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_corr_janggi_setup.py b/tests/test_corr_janggi_setup.py
index 821beef6e..7eeb72480 100644
--- a/tests/test_corr_janggi_setup.py
+++ b/tests/test_corr_janggi_setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from aiohttp.test_utils import AioHTTPTestCase
 from mongomock_motor import AsyncMongoMockClient
 
-from const import VARIANTS, STARTED
+from const import STARTED
 from glicko2.glicko2 import DEFAULT_PERF
 from seek import Seek
 from server import make_app
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from utils import join_seek, load_game
 from pychess_global_app_state_utils import get_app_state
 from newid import id8
+from variants import VARIANTS
 
 logging.basicConfig()
 logging.getLogger().setLevel(level=logging.ERROR)
diff --git a/tests/test_game_play.py b/tests/test_game_play.py
index 061719173..9f99ee357 100644
--- a/tests/test_game_play.py
+++ b/tests/test_game_play.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from mongomock_motor import AsyncMongoMockClient
 
-from const import STARTED, VARIANTS
+from const import STARTED
 from game import Game
 from glicko2.glicko2 import DEFAULT_PERF
 from newid import id8
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from user import User
 from utils import insert_game_to_db
 from pychess_global_app_state_utils import get_app_state
+from variants import VARIANTS
 
 DEFAULT_PERFS = {variant: DEFAULT_PERF for variant in VARIANTS}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_tournament.py b/tests/test_tournament.py
index 509fcb207..f2c9234a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_tournament.py
+++ b/tests/test_tournament.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 from const import (
     BYEGAME,
     STARTED,
-    VARIANTS,
     ARENA,
     RR,
     SWISS,
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@
 from user import User
 from utils import play_move
 from logger import handler
+from variants import VARIANTS
 
 import logging