diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go
index 388cdc272e..77662a8485 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go
@@ -259,21 +259,3 @@ func isVmtype(vmType define.VMType) bool {
 func isWSL() bool {
 	return isVmtype(define.WSLVirt)
 }
-
-// Only used on Windows
-//
-//nolint:unparam,unused
-func runSystemCommand(binary string, cmdArgs []string, timeout time.Duration, wait bool) (*machineSession, error) {
-	GinkgoWriter.Println(binary + " " + strings.Join(cmdArgs, " "))
-	c := exec.Command(binary, cmdArgs...)
-	session, err := Start(c, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
-	if err != nil {
-		Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to start session: %q", err))
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	ms := machineSession{session}
-	if wait {
-		ms.waitWithTimeout(timeout)
-	}
-	return &ms, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go
index 950e85fd50..35afaf8c37 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_windows_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega/gexec"
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/define"
 )
@@ -34,3 +38,18 @@ func getOtherProvider() string {
 	}
 	return ""
 }
+
+func runSystemCommand(binary string, cmdArgs []string, timeout time.Duration, wait bool) (*machineSession, error) {
+	GinkgoWriter.Println(binary + " " + strings.Join(cmdArgs, " "))
+	c := exec.Command(binary, cmdArgs...)
+	session, err := Start(c, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
+	if err != nil {
+		Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to start session: %q", err))
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	ms := machineSession{session}
+	if wait {
+		ms.waitWithTimeout(timeout)
+	}
+	return &ms, nil
+}