diff --git a/benchmarks/gem_busy.c b/benchmarks/gem_busy.c
index bda3e13..c1cee6c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/gem_busy.c
+++ b/benchmarks/gem_busy.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 #include "intel_chipset.h"
 #include "igt_stats.h"
 
-#define LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR       DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2)
-
 #define LOCAL_I915_EXEC_NO_RELOC (1<<11)
 #define LOCAL_I915_EXEC_HANDLE_LUT (1<<12)
 
@@ -73,20 +71,6 @@ static bool gem_busy(int fd, uint32_t handle)
 	return busy.busy != 0;
 }
 
-static int __gem_execbuf_wr(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
-{
-	int err = 0;
-	if (igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR, execbuf))
-		err = -errno;
-	errno = 0;
-	return err;
-}
-
-static void gem_execbuf_wr(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
-{
-	igt_assert_eq(__gem_execbuf_wr(fd, execbuf), 0);
-}
-
 static bool gem_wait__busy(int fd, uint32_t handle)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_gem_wait wait;
diff --git a/benchmarks/gem_latency.c b/benchmarks/gem_latency.c
index 7975ade..6cb16ba 100644
--- a/benchmarks/gem_latency.c
+++ b/benchmarks/gem_latency.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include "drm.h"
 
-#define LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR       DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2)
-
 #define LOCAL_I915_EXEC_FENCE_IN              (1<<16)
 #define LOCAL_I915_EXEC_FENCE_OUT             (1<<17)
 
@@ -103,20 +101,6 @@ inline static uint32_t read_timestamp(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int __gem_execbuf_wr(int _fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
-{
-	int err = 0;
-	if (igt_ioctl(_fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR, execbuf))
-		err = -errno;
-	errno = 0;
-	return err;
-}
-
-static void gem_execbuf_wr(int _fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
-{
-	igt_assert_eq(__gem_execbuf_wr(_fd, execbuf), 0);
-}
-
 struct consumer {
 	pthread_t thread;
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/gem_wsim.c b/benchmarks/gem_wsim.c
index b366a5d..485de15 100644
--- a/benchmarks/gem_wsim.c
+++ b/benchmarks/gem_wsim.c
@@ -1481,22 +1481,6 @@ static void init_status_page(struct workload *wrk, unsigned int flags)
 	}
 }
 
-#define LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR       DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2)
-
-static int __gem_execbuf_wr(int gemfd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
-{
-	int err = 0;
-	if (igt_ioctl(gemfd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR, execbuf))
-		err = -errno;
-	errno = 0;
-	return err;
-}
-
-static void gem_execbuf_wr(int gemfd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
-{
-	igt_assert_eq(__gem_execbuf_wr(gemfd, execbuf), 0);
-}
-
 static void
 do_eb(struct workload *wrk, struct w_step *w, enum intel_engine_id engine,
       unsigned int flags)
diff --git a/lib/ioctl_wrappers.c b/lib/ioctl_wrappers.c
index 48bdcc5..0816a7b 100644
--- a/lib/ioctl_wrappers.c
+++ b/lib/ioctl_wrappers.c
@@ -624,6 +624,39 @@ void gem_execbuf(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
 	igt_assert_eq(__gem_execbuf(fd, execbuf), 0);
 }
 
+#define LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR \
+    DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2)
+
+/**
+ * __gem_execbuf_wr:
+ * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
+ * @execbuf: execbuffer data structure
+ *
+ * This wraps the EXECBUFFER2_WR ioctl, which submits a batchbuffer for the gpu to
+ * run. This is allowed to fail, with -errno returned.
+ */
+int __gem_execbuf_wr(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+	if (igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR, execbuf))
+		err = -errno;
+	errno = 0;
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gem_execbuf_wr:
+ * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
+ * @execbuf: execbuffer data structure
+ *
+ * This wraps the EXECBUFFER2_WR ioctl, which submits a batchbuffer for the gpu to
+ * run.
+ */
+void gem_execbuf_wr(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
+{
+	igt_assert_eq(__gem_execbuf_wr(fd, execbuf), 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * __gem_mmap__gtt:
  * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
diff --git a/lib/ioctl_wrappers.h b/lib/ioctl_wrappers.h
index d6d8bad..e1279d9 100644
--- a/lib/ioctl_wrappers.h
+++ b/lib/ioctl_wrappers.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ uint32_t __gem_create_stolen(int fd, uint64_t size);
 uint32_t gem_create_stolen(int fd, uint64_t size);
 uint32_t __gem_create(int fd, int size);
 uint32_t gem_create(int fd, uint64_t size);
+void gem_execbuf_wr(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf);
+int __gem_execbuf_wr(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf);
 void gem_execbuf(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf);
 int __gem_execbuf(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf);
 
diff --git a/tests/gem_exec_fence.c b/tests/gem_exec_fence.c
index 05e55f0..82b0c89 100644
--- a/tests/gem_exec_fence.c
+++ b/tests/gem_exec_fence.c
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@
 
 IGT_TEST_DESCRIPTION("Check that execbuf waits for explicit fences");
 
-#define LOCAL_PARAM_HAS_EXEC_FENCE 44
 #define LOCAL_EXEC_FENCE_IN (1 << 16)
 #define LOCAL_EXEC_FENCE_OUT (1 << 17)
-#define LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR       DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2)
 
 #ifndef SYNC_IOC_MERGE
 struct sync_merge_data {
@@ -101,20 +99,6 @@ static void store(int fd, unsigned ring, int fence, uint32_t target, unsigned of
 	gem_close(fd, obj[BATCH].handle);
 }
 
-static int __gem_execbuf_wr(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
-{
-	int err = 0;
-	if (igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR, execbuf))
-		err = -errno;
-	errno = 0;
-	return err;
-}
-
-static void gem_execbuf_wr(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
-{
-	igt_assert_eq(__gem_execbuf_wr(fd, execbuf), 0);
-}
-
 static bool fence_busy(int fence)
 {
 	return poll(&(struct pollfd){fence, POLLIN}, 1, 0) == 0;
diff --git a/tests/gem_exec_nop.c b/tests/gem_exec_nop.c
index 440e357..45ab47d 100644
--- a/tests/gem_exec_nop.c
+++ b/tests/gem_exec_nop.c
@@ -489,22 +489,6 @@ static void sequential(int fd, uint32_t handle, unsigned flags, int timeout)
 }
 
 #define LOCAL_EXEC_FENCE_OUT (1 << 17)
-#define LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR       DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2)
-
-static int __gem_execbuf_wr(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
-{
-	int err = 0;
-	if (igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER2_WR, execbuf))
-		err = -errno;
-	errno = 0;
-	return err;
-}
-
-static void gem_execbuf_wr(int fd, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *execbuf)
-{
-	igt_assert_eq(__gem_execbuf_wr(fd, execbuf), 0);
-}
-
 static bool fence_enable_signaling(int fence)
 {
 	return poll(&(struct pollfd){fence, POLLIN}, 1, 0) == 0;
