diff --git a/access-node/test/config.py b/access-node/test/config.py
index 7067423c148ed49bd52bf59e42b14e964d9d59d0..d807a09a533d63c159b4c160db85402d9b3d62eb 100644
--- a/access-node/test/config.py
+++ b/access-node/test/config.py
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ class JSON_KEYS(Enum):
     firstId = "firstId"
     model = "model"
     count = "count"
+    attributes = 'attributes'
+    multimeterId = 'multimeterId'
+    num_processes = 'num_processes'
+    local_num_threads = 'local_num_threads'
+    gid = "gid"
+    properties = "properties"
+    population = "population"
+    position = "position"
 
 class NEST_API_ENDPOINTS(Enum):
     spikes = "spikes"
@@ -31,4 +39,7 @@ class NEST_API_PARAMS (Enum):
     toTime = "toTime"
     nodeIds = "nodeIds"
     skip = "skip"
-    top = "top"
\ No newline at end of file
+    top = "top"
+
+#Base URL and prefix for HTTP-queries
+BASE_REQUEST_URL_NEST = "http://localhost:9000"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nest-module/general_config/helper_functions.py b/nest-module/general_config/helper_functions.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b2e05e94731dadb45cf25e029dbcfb14d3ae15c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/nest-module/general_config/helper_functions.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-from copy import deepcopy
-import enum
-import itertools
-import json
-from nturl2path import url2pathname
-import time
-import numbers
-import math
-import pytest
-from enum import Enum
-import requests
-import random
-from test_config import *
-
-
-#Receives an enum or a string and converts it to a string. Throws an error if its neither a string nor an enum with a string.
-def convert_enum_or_string_to_string(input):
-    if isinstance(input, Enum):
-        input = input.value
-
-    if isinstance(input, str):
-        return input
-    else:
-        return ValueError("Dict key is neither of type String nor Enum!")
-
-#Builds and returns a HTTP-Query String including the given parameters and values
-def build_query_string(prefix_string, query_params = None):
-    query_string = prefix_string
-    
-    if (query_params == None) or (len(query_params) == 0):
-        return prefix_string
-
-    is_first_parameter = True
-    for param_name, (param_value, param_enabled) in query_params.parameters.items():
-        if not param_enabled:
-            continue
-        
-        if is_first_parameter:
-            query_string += "?"
-            is_first_parameter = False
-        else:
-            query_string += "&"
-
-        query_string += param_name + "="
-
-        if (isinstance(param_value,list)):
-            query_string += ','.join(map(str,param_value))
-        else:
-            query_string += str(param_value)
-
-    return query_string
-     
-#Builds a request URL from the baseurl and the optional query parameters
-#Returns the data in Json format if request is valid
-def get_json_from_url(base_url, query_params = None):
-        query_url = build_query_string(base_url, query_params)
-        response = requests.get(query_url)
-
-        assert(response.status_code == requests.codes.ok)
-        return response.json()
diff --git a/nest-module/general_config/test_config.py b/nest-module/general_config/test_config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7dbdfdbb7a8b48eaa90e79602e55031acb9086ad..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/nest-module/general_config/test_config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-from enum import Enum
-
-#Base URL and prefix for HTTP-queries
-BASE_REQUEST_URL = "http://localhost:9000"
-
-#Relates every value to its corresponding name
-class JSON_QUERY_KEYS(Enum):
-    spikedetectorId = 'spikedetectorId'
-    nodeIds = 'nodeIds'
-    attributes = 'attributes'
-    multimeterId = 'multimeterId'
-    num_processes = 'num_processes'
-    local_num_threads = 'local_num_threads'
-    stepSize = "stepSize"
-    current = "current"
-    begin = "begin"
-    end = "end"
-    gid = "gid"
-    properties = "properties"
-    population = "population"
-    position = "position"
diff --git a/nest-module/test/test_get_multimeters.py b/nest-module/test/test_get_multimeters.py
index 8d5be10c2d54dc771bce0572d4d6f6084b94c5d1..4838b80944b65ae2716917103b1c34a0e93c55d7 100644
--- a/nest-module/test/test_get_multimeters.py
+++ b/nest-module/test/test_get_multimeters.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import requests
 import numbers
-from ..general_config.helper_functions import *
-from ..general_config.test_config import *
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(1, '.../access-node/test')
+from utility_functions import *
+from config import *
 
-REQUEST_URL = BASE_REQUEST_URL +  "/multimeters"
+REQUEST_URL = BASE_REQUEST_URL_NEST +  "/multimeters"
 
 def test_get_multimeters(nest_simulation):
     multimeters = get_json_from_url(REQUEST_URL)
@@ -11,17 +13,17 @@ def test_get_multimeters(nest_simulation):
     assert(isinstance(multimeters, list))
 
     for multimeter in multimeters:
-        assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.multimeterId.value in multimeter)
-        assert(isinstance(multimeter[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.multimeterId.value], int))
+        assert(JSON_KEYS.multimeterId.value in multimeter)
+        assert(isinstance(multimeter[JSON_KEYS.multimeterId.value], int))
 
-        assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.attributes.value in multimeter)
-        assert(isinstance(multimeter[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.attributes.value], list))
+        assert(JSON_KEYS.attributes.value in multimeter)
+        assert(isinstance(multimeter[JSON_KEYS.attributes.value], list))
 
-        for attribute in multimeter[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.attributes.value]:
+        for attribute in multimeter[JSON_KEYS.attributes.value]:
             assert(isinstance(attribute, str))
 
-        assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.nodeIds.value in multimeter)
-        assert(isinstance(multimeter[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.nodeIds.value], list))
+        assert(JSON_KEYS.nodeIds.value in multimeter)
+        assert(isinstance(multimeter[JSON_KEYS.nodeIds.value], list))
 
-        for node_id in multimeter[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.nodeIds.value]:
+        for node_id in multimeter[JSON_KEYS.nodeIds.value]:
             assert(isinstance(node_id, int))
diff --git a/nest-module/test/test_get_neuron_properties.py b/nest-module/test/test_get_neuron_properties.py
index 6ef158e1eaff76df661b3fc40df6cbb00e2c4474..2f23e3461c9a7540ae164ab72c6588e7e7a1b08c 100644
--- a/nest-module/test/test_get_neuron_properties.py
+++ b/nest-module/test/test_get_neuron_properties.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import requests
 import numbers
-from ..general_config.helper_functions import *
-from ..general_config.test_config import *
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(1, '.../access-node/test')
+from utility_functions import *
+from config import *
 
 #Currently, this endpoint does not behave according to the specs, remove early return statements if they do
 
@@ -14,14 +16,14 @@ def test_get_neuron_properties(nest_simulation):
     assert(isinstance(neurons_properties, list))
 
     for neuron_properties in neurons_properties:
-        assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.gid.value in neuron_properties)
-        assert(isinstance(neuron_properties[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.gid.value], numbers.Number))
+        assert(JSON_KEYS.gid.value in neuron_properties)
+        assert(isinstance(neuron_properties[JSON_KEYS.gid.value], numbers.Number))
 
-        assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.properties.value in neuron_properties)
-        assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.population.value in neuron_properties[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.properties.value])
+        assert(JSON_KEYS.properties.value in neuron_properties)
+        assert(JSON_KEYS.population.value in neuron_properties[JSON_KEYS.properties.value])
 
-        assert(isinstance(neuron_properties[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.properties.value][JSON_QUERY_KEYS.population.value], numbers.Integral))
-        assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.population.value in neuron_properties[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.properties.value])
-        assert(isinstance(neuron_properties[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.properties.value][JSON_QUERY_KEYS.population.value], list))
+        assert(isinstance(neuron_properties[JSON_KEYS.properties.value][JSON_KEYS.population.value], numbers.Integral))
+        assert(JSON_KEYS.population.value in neuron_properties[JSON_KEYS.properties.value])
+        assert(isinstance(neuron_properties[JSON_KEYS.properties.value][JSON_KEYS.population.value], list))
 
 
diff --git a/nest-module/test/test_get_populations.py b/nest-module/test/test_get_populations.py
index 6aed870f56d6e3e57b2d8b97e154382130dea794..08abda39af06b8b554272306cd7613be189c9e39 100644
--- a/nest-module/test/test_get_populations.py
+++ b/nest-module/test/test_get_populations.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import requests
 import numbers
-from ..general_config.helper_functions import *
-from ..general_config.test_config import *
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(1, '.../access-node/test')
+from utility_functions import *
+from config import *
 
 #Currently, this endpoint does not behave according to the specs, remove early return statements if they do
 
diff --git a/nest-module/test/test_get_simulation_time_info.py b/nest-module/test/test_get_simulation_time_info.py
index 9ed4ec8272847824c1f6fd8f60aa692f2ac374dd..569d91d31622f6194e77c601ea86b11b6ba4483d 100644
--- a/nest-module/test/test_get_simulation_time_info.py
+++ b/nest-module/test/test_get_simulation_time_info.py
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ import pytest
 import time
 import numbers
 import math
-from ..general_config.helper_functions import *
-from ..general_config.test_config import *
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(1, '.../access-node/test')
+from utility_functions import *
+from config import *
 
-REQUEST_URL = BASE_REQUEST_URL +  "/simulationTimeInfo"
+REQUEST_URL = BASE_REQUEST_URL_NEST +  "/simulationTimeInfo"
 
 class NestSimulationTime:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -19,23 +21,23 @@ def simulation_time(request):
 def test_simulation_time_info(nest_simulation, simulation_time):
     simulation_time_info =  get_json_from_url(REQUEST_URL)
 
-    assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.stepSize.value in simulation_time_info)
-    assert(isinstance(simulation_time_info[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.stepSize.value], numbers.Number))
-    assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.current.value in simulation_time_info)
-    assert(isinstance(simulation_time_info[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.current.value], numbers.Number))
-    assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.begin.value in simulation_time_info)
-    assert(isinstance(simulation_time_info[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.begin.value], numbers.Number))
-    assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.end.value in simulation_time_info)
-    assert(isinstance(simulation_time_info[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.end.value], numbers.Number))
+    assert(JSON_KEYS.stepSize.value in simulation_time_info)
+    assert(isinstance(simulation_time_info[JSON_KEYS.stepSize.value], numbers.Number))
+    assert(JSON_KEYS.current.value in simulation_time_info)
+    assert(isinstance(simulation_time_info[JSON_KEYS.current.value], numbers.Number))
+    assert(JSON_KEYS.begin.value in simulation_time_info)
+    assert(isinstance(simulation_time_info[JSON_KEYS.begin.value], numbers.Number))
+    assert(JSON_KEYS.end.value in simulation_time_info)
+    assert(isinstance(simulation_time_info[JSON_KEYS.end.value], numbers.Number))
 
-    assert(simulation_time_info[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.begin.value] <= simulation_time_info[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.current.value])
-    assert(simulation_time_info[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.end.value] >= simulation_time_info[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.current.value])
+    assert(simulation_time_info[JSON_KEYS.begin.value] <= simulation_time_info[JSON_KEYS.current.value])
+    assert(simulation_time_info[JSON_KEYS.end.value] >= simulation_time_info[JSON_KEYS.current.value])
 
     # In theory these should be true but due to floating point inaccuracies and bad default values for 'step_size' it is not
     # assert(math.fmod(simulation_time_info['current'], simulation_time_info['step_size']) == 0.0)
     # assert(math.fmod(simulation_time_info['begin'], simulation_time_info['step_size']) == 0.0)
     # assert(math.fmod(simulation_time_info['end'], simulation_time_info['step_size']) == 0.0)
 
-    new_time = simulation_time_info[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.current.value]
+    new_time = simulation_time_info[JSON_KEYS.current.value]
     assert(simulation_time.current_time <= new_time)
     simulation_time.current_time = new_time
diff --git a/nest-module/test/test_get_spikedetectors.py b/nest-module/test/test_get_spikedetectors.py
index 468cc8fd2885d1ea2d3c9b7c1de23901552b735d..c2d56913fc2339145917f025ae373ea13adb8c97 100644
--- a/nest-module/test/test_get_spikedetectors.py
+++ b/nest-module/test/test_get_spikedetectors.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from distutils.command.config import config
 import requests
 import numbers
-from ..general_config.helper_functions import *
-from ..general_config.test_config import *
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(1, '.../access-node/test')
+from utility_functions import *
+from config import *
 
-REQUEST_URL = BASE_REQUEST_URL +  "/spikedetectors"
+REQUEST_URL = BASE_REQUEST_URL_NEST +  "/spikedetectors"
 
 def test_get_spikedetectors(nest_simulation):
     spike_detectors = get_json_from_url(REQUEST_URL)
@@ -12,11 +14,11 @@ def test_get_spikedetectors(nest_simulation):
     assert(isinstance(spike_detectors, list))
 
     for spike_detector in spike_detectors:
-        assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.spikedetectorId.value in spike_detector)
-        assert(isinstance(spike_detector[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.spikedetectorId.value], int))
+        assert(JSON_KEYS.spikedetectorId.value in spike_detector)
+        assert(isinstance(spike_detector[JSON_KEYS.spikedetectorId.value], int))
 
-        assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.nodeIds.value in spike_detector)
-        assert(isinstance(spike_detector[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.nodeIds.value], list))
+        assert(JSON_KEYS.nodeIds.value in spike_detector)
+        assert(isinstance(spike_detector[JSON_KEYS.nodeIds.value], list))
 
-        for node_id in spike_detector[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.nodeIds.value]:
+        for node_id in spike_detector[JSON_KEYS.nodeIds.value]:
             assert(isinstance(node_id, int))
diff --git a/nest-module/test/test_kernel_status.py b/nest-module/test/test_kernel_status.py
index c27a123ebc2fa5a7649e948e2a24a6bc9566031f..a377eda21ed843d94735e676a4d9aa975134a62c 100644
--- a/nest-module/test/test_kernel_status.py
+++ b/nest-module/test/test_kernel_status.py
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 import requests
 import numbers
-from ..general_config.helper_functions import *
-from ..general_config.test_config import *
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(1, '.../access-node/test')
+from utility_functions import *
+from config import *
 
-REQUEST_URL = BASE_REQUEST_URL +  "/kernelStatus"
+REQUEST_URL = BASE_REQUEST_URL_NEST +  "/kernelStatus"
 
 def test_get_kernel_status(nest_simulation):
     kernel_status = get_json_from_url(REQUEST_URL)
 
     assert(isinstance(kernel_status, dict))
 
-    assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.num_processes.value in kernel_status)
-    assert(isinstance(kernel_status[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.num_processes.value],numbers.Number))
+    assert(JSON_KEYS.num_processes.value in kernel_status)
+    assert(isinstance(kernel_status[JSON_KEYS.num_processes.value],numbers.Number))
         
-    assert(JSON_QUERY_KEYS.local_num_threads.value in kernel_status)
-    assert(isinstance(kernel_status[JSON_QUERY_KEYS.local_num_threads.value],numbers.Number))
+    assert(JSON_KEYS.local_num_threads.value in kernel_status)
+    assert(isinstance(kernel_status[JSON_KEYS.local_num_threads.value],numbers.Number))