diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_common_test_helpers.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_common_test_helpers.erl
index ce3c2543c..a33178d0a 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_common_test_helpers.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_common_test_helpers.erl
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     start_epmd/0,
     start_peer/2,
     stop_peer/1,
+    ebin_path/0,
     listener_port/2
 ]).
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_shared_sub_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_shared_sub_SUITE.erl
index 040b3d295..e15aca6a1 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_shared_sub_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_shared_sub_SUITE.erl
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ recv_msgs(Count, Msgs) ->
 start_peer(Name, Port) ->
     {ok, Node} = emqx_cth_peer:start_link(
         Name,
-        ebin_path()
+        emqx_common_test_helpers:ebin_path()
     ),
     pong = net_adm:ping(Node),
     setup_node(Node, Port),
@@ -1261,9 +1261,6 @@ host() ->
     [_, Host] = string:tokens(atom_to_list(node()), "@"),
     Host.
 
-ebin_path() ->
-    ["-pa" | code:get_path()].
-
 setup_node(Node, Port) ->
     EnvHandler =
         fun(_) ->