diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da803d9892447d059804e.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da803d9892447d059804e.md
index a053a16cee4..573ab9dbdb7 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da803d9892447d059804e.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da803d9892447d059804e.md
@@ -20,19 +20,7 @@ window.fetch = () => Promise.resolve({json: () => Promise.resolve([{ author: 'Wh
 You should create an `img` element.
 
 ```js
-const retryingTest = (test, message, tries = 20) => {
-  if (tries < 1) return Promise.reject(message);
-  if (test()) return Promise.resolve();
-
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      retryingTest(test, message, tries - 1)
-        .then(resolve)
-        .catch(reject);
-    }, 1);
-  });
-};
-await retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('img'), "'img' element not found");
+__helpers.retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('img'), "'img' element not found");
 ```
 
 Your `img` element should have the class `"user-img"`.
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da836581c254815f785fe.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da836581c254815f785fe.md
index 1cdc65c63c4..d981d909ebe 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da836581c254815f785fe.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da836581c254815f785fe.md
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ window.fetch = () => Promise.resolve({json: () => Promise.resolve([{ author: 'Wh
 You should create a `p` element.
 
 ```js
-const retryingTest = (test, message, tries = 20) => {
-  if (tries < 1) return Promise.reject(message);
-  if (test()) return Promise.resolve();
-
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      retryingTest(test, message, tries - 1)
-        .then(resolve)
-        .catch(reject);
-    }, 1);
-  });
-};
-await retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('p'), "'p' element not found");
+__helpers.retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('p'), "'p' element not found");
 ```
 
 Your `p` element should have the class `"bio"`
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da86294fd9f485d3c2bf0.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da86294fd9f485d3c2bf0.md
index 1700b16c7db..5bfa99b2e65 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da86294fd9f485d3c2bf0.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641da86294fd9f485d3c2bf0.md
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ window.fetch = () => Promise.resolve({json: () => Promise.resolve([{ author: 'Wh
 You should create an anchor element.
 
 ```js
-const retryingTest = (test, message, tries = 20) => {
-  if (tries < 1) return Promise.reject(message);
-  if (test()) return Promise.resolve();
-
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      retryingTest(test, message, tries - 1)
-        .then(resolve)
-        .catch(reject);
-    }, 1);
-  });
-};
-await retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('a'), "'a' element not found");
+__helpers.retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('a'), "'a' element not found");
 ```
 
 Your anchor element should have the class `"author-link"`.
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641daa8c2c3e364ac3650b37.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641daa8c2c3e364ac3650b37.md
index 5074796b7e5..0ff03a61f91 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641daa8c2c3e364ac3650b37.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-fetch-and-promises-by-building-an-fcc-authors-page/641daa8c2c3e364ac3650b37.md
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ window.fetch = () => Promise.resolve({json: () => Promise.resolve([{ author: 'Wh
 You should create a `div` element before your `p` element.
 
 ```js
-const retryingTest = (test, message, tries = 20) => {
-  if (tries < 1) return Promise.reject(message);
-  if (test()) return Promise.resolve();
-
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      retryingTest(test, message, tries - 1)
-        .then(resolve)
-        .catch(reject);
-    }, 1);
-  });
-};
-await retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('p')?.previousElementSibling?.tagName === 'DIV', "'div' element not found");
+__helpers.retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('p')?.previousElementSibling?.tagName === 'DIV', "'div' element not found");
 ```
 
 Your `div` element should have the `class` set to `"purple-divider"`.
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da803d9892447d059804e.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da803d9892447d059804e.md
index 43b26c5b481..eb7841a0174 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da803d9892447d059804e.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da803d9892447d059804e.md
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ window.fetch = () => Promise.resolve({json: () => Promise.resolve([{ author: 'Wh
 You should create an `img` element.
 
 ```js
-const retryingTest = (test, message, tries = 20) => {
-  if (tries < 1) return Promise.reject(message);
-  if (test()) return Promise.resolve();
-
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      retryingTest(test, message, tries - 1)
-        .then(resolve)
-        .catch(reject);
-    }, 1);
-  });
-};
-await retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('img'), "'img' element not found");
+__helpers.retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('img'), "'img' element not found");
 ```
 
 Your `img` element should have the class `"user-img"`.
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da836581c254815f785fe.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da836581c254815f785fe.md
index 1b43d589edb..f082a341115 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da836581c254815f785fe.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da836581c254815f785fe.md
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ window.fetch = () => Promise.resolve({json: () => Promise.resolve([{ author: 'Wh
 You should create a `p` element.
 
 ```js
-const retryingTest = (test, message, tries = 20) => {
-  if (tries < 1) return Promise.reject(message);
-  if (test()) return Promise.resolve();
-
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      retryingTest(test, message, tries - 1)
-        .then(resolve)
-        .catch(reject);
-    }, 1);
-  });
-};
-await retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('p'), "'p' element not found");
+__helpers.retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('p'), "'p' element not found");
 ```
 
 Your `p` element should have the class `"bio"`
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da86294fd9f485d3c2bf0.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da86294fd9f485d3c2bf0.md
index 57226cf21a2..0bace46eaba 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da86294fd9f485d3c2bf0.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641da86294fd9f485d3c2bf0.md
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ window.fetch = () => Promise.resolve({json: () => Promise.resolve([{ author: 'Wh
 You should create an anchor element.
 
 ```js
-const retryingTest = (test, message, tries = 20) => {
-  if (tries < 1) return Promise.reject(message);
-  if (test()) return Promise.resolve();
-
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      retryingTest(test, message, tries - 1)
-        .then(resolve)
-        .catch(reject);
-    }, 1);
-  });
-};
-await retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('a'), "'a' element not found");
+__helpers.retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('a'), "'a' element not found");
 ```
 
 Your anchor element should have the class `"author-link"`.
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641daa8c2c3e364ac3650b37.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641daa8c2c3e364ac3650b37.md
index e062e17421b..4c843b6726a 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641daa8c2c3e364ac3650b37.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-fcc-authors-page/641daa8c2c3e364ac3650b37.md
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ window.fetch = () => Promise.resolve({json: () => Promise.resolve([{ author: 'Wh
 You should create a `div` element before your `p` element.
 
 ```js
-const retryingTest = (test, message, tries = 20) => {
-  if (tries < 1) return Promise.reject(message);
-  if (test()) return Promise.resolve();
-
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      retryingTest(test, message, tries - 1)
-        .then(resolve)
-        .catch(reject);
-    }, 1);
-  });
-};
-await retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('p')?.previousElementSibling?.tagName === 'DIV', "'div' element not found");
+__helpers.retryingTest(() => document.querySelector('p')?.previousElementSibling?.tagName === 'DIV', "'div' element not found");
 ```
 
 Your `div` element should have the `class` set to `"purple-divider"`.