diff --git a/tests/e2e/config/jest.setup.js b/tests/e2e/config/jest.setup.js
index 5c872c85efe..bec62478994 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/config/jest.setup.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/config/jest.setup.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 
 const config = require('config');
 const { HTTPClientFactory } = require('@woocommerce/api');
-const { addConsoleSuppression } = require( '@woocommerce/e2e-environment' );
+const { addConsoleSuppression, updateReadyPageStatus } = require( '@woocommerce/e2e-environment' );
 
 // @todo: remove this once https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-admin/issues/6992 has been addressed
 addConsoleSuppression( 'woocommerce_shared_settings' );
@@ -34,34 +34,6 @@ async function trashExistingPosts() {
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * Uses the WordPress API to update the Ready page's status.
- *
- * @param {string} status | Status to update the page to. One of: publish, future, draft, pending, private
- */
-async function updateReadyPageStatus( status ) {
-	const apiUrl = config.get('url');
-	const wpPagesEndpoint = '/wp/v2/pages';
-	const adminUsername = config.get('users.admin.username');
-	const adminPassword = config.get('users.admin.password');
-	const client = HTTPClientFactory.build(apiUrl)
-		.withBasicAuth(adminUsername, adminPassword)
-		.create();
-
-	// As the default status filter in the API is `publish`, we need to
-	// filter based on the supplied status otherwise no results are returned.
-	let statusFilter = 'publish';
-	if ( 'publish' === status ) {
-		// The page will be in a draft state, so we need to filter on that status
-		statusFilter = 'draft';
-	}
-	const getPostsResponse = await client.get(`${wpPagesEndpoint}?search=ready&status=${statusFilter}`);
-	const pageId = getPostsResponse.data[0].id;
-
-	// Update the page to the new status
-	await client.post(`${wpPagesEndpoint}/${pageId}`, { 'status': status });
-}
-
 // Before every test suite run, delete all content created by the test. This ensures
 // other posts/comments/etc. aren't dirtying tests and tests don't depend on
 // each other's side-effects.
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env/CHANGELOG.md b/tests/e2e/env/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d49bdc3498..dee76d2481b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/env/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tests/e2e/env/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+- `updateReadyPageStatus` utility to update the status of the ready page
+
 # 0.2.2
 
 ## Added
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env/utils/index.js b/tests/e2e/env/utils/index.js
index d66733a44fd..207d00f1049 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/env/utils/index.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/env/utils/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const getAppRoot = require( './app-root' );
 const { getAppName, getAppBase } = require( './app-name' );
 const { getTestConfig, getAdminConfig } = require( './test-config' );
 const takeScreenshotFor = require( './take-screenshot' );
+const updateReadyPageStatus = require('./update-ready-page');
 const consoleUtils = require( './filter-console' );
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -11,5 +12,6 @@ module.exports = {
 	getTestConfig,
 	getAdminConfig,
 	takeScreenshotFor,
+	updateReadyPageStatus,
 	...consoleUtils,
 };
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env/utils/update-ready-page.js b/tests/e2e/env/utils/update-ready-page.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..219f2f8c6fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/env/utils/update-ready-page.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+const { getTestConfig } = require( './test-config' );
+const { HTTPClientFactory } = require('@woocommerce/api');
+
+/**
+ * Uses the WordPress API to update the Ready page's status.
+ *
+ * @param {string} status | Status to update the page to. One of: publish, future, draft, pending, private
+ */
+const updateReadyPageStatus = async ( status ) => {
+	const testConfig = getTestConfig();
+
+	const apiUrl = testConfig.url;
+	const wpPagesEndpoint = '/wp/v2/pages';
+	const adminUsername = testConfig.users.admin.username ? testConfig.users.admin.username : 'admin';
+	const adminPassword = testConfig.users.admin.password ? testConfig.users.admin.password : 'password';
+	const client = HTTPClientFactory.build(apiUrl)
+		.withBasicAuth(adminUsername, adminPassword)
+		.create();
+
+	// As the default status filter in the API is `publish`, we need to
+	// filter based on the supplied status otherwise no results are returned.
+	let statusFilter = 'publish';
+	if ( 'publish' === status ) {
+		// The page will be in a draft state, so we need to filter on that status
+		statusFilter = 'draft';
+	}
+	const getPostsResponse = await client.get(`${wpPagesEndpoint}?search=ready&status=${statusFilter}`);
+	const pageId = getPostsResponse.data[0].id;
+
+	// Update the page to the new status
+	await client.post(`${wpPagesEndpoint}/${pageId}`, { 'status': status });
+}
+
+module.exports = updateReadyPageStatus;