diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/common/mod.rs b/crates/uv/tests/common/mod.rs
index 51aedba9e..e71a93980 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -88,11 +88,7 @@ impl TestContext {
             PythonVersion::from_str(python_version).expect("Tests must use valid Python versions");
 
         let mut filters = Vec::new();
-        filters.extend(
-            Self::path_patterns(python)
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|pattern| (format!("{pattern}python.*"), "[PYTHON]".to_string())),
-        );
+
         filters.extend(
             Self::path_patterns(&cache_dir)
                 .into_iter()
@@ -146,28 +142,36 @@ impl TestContext {
         // Destroy any remaining UNC prefixes (Windows only)
         filters.push((r"\\\\\?\\".to_string(), String::new()));
 
-        // Add Python patch version filtering unless explicitly requested to ensure
-        // snapshots are patch version agnostic when it is not a part of the test.
-        if python_version.patch().is_none() {
-            filters.push((
-                format!(
-                    r"({})\.\d+",
-                    regex::escape(python_version.to_string().as_str())
-                ),
-                "$1.[X]".to_string(),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        Self {
+        let mut result = Self {
             temp_dir,
             cache_dir,
             venv,
             python_version: python_version.to_string(),
             filters,
             workspace_root,
-        }
+        };
+
+        result.add_filters_for_python_version(&python_version, python);
+
+        result
     }
 
+    fn add_filters_for_python_version(&mut self, version: &PythonVersion, executable: PathBuf) {
+        // Add filtering for the interpreter path
+        self.filters.extend(
+            Self::path_patterns(executable)
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|pattern| (format!("{pattern}python.*"), format!("[PYTHON-{version}]"))),
+        );
+        // Add Python patch version filtering unless explicitly requested to ensure
+        // snapshots are patch version agnostic when it is not a part of the test.
+        if version.patch().is_none() {
+            self.filters.push((
+                format!(r"({})\.\d+", regex::escape(version.to_string().as_str())),
+                "$1.[X]".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+    }
     /// Create a `pip compile` command for testing.
     pub fn compile(&self) -> std::process::Command {
         let mut command = self.compile_without_exclude_newer();
@@ -487,6 +491,31 @@ impl TestContext {
             &format!("{}{}", self.python_kind(), self.python_version),
         )
     }
+
+    /// Reset the virtual environment in the test context.
+    pub fn reset_venv(&self) {
+        create_venv_from_executable(
+            &self.temp_dir,
+            &self.cache_dir,
+            &get_toolchain(&self.python_version),
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new virtual environment named `.venv` in the test context.
+    fn create_venv(&mut self, python: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let parent = self.temp_dir.to_path_buf();
+        self.create_venv_in_parent(parent, python)
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new virtual environment named `.venv` in the given directory.
+    fn create_venv_in_parent<P: AsRef<Path>>(&mut self, path: P, python: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let executable = get_toolchain(python);
+        self.add_filters_for_python_version(
+            &PythonVersion::from_str(python).unwrap(),
+            executable.clone(),
+        );
+        create_venv_from_executable(&ChildPath::new(path.as_ref()), &self.cache_dir, &executable)
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn site_packages_path(venv: &Path, python: &str) -> PathBuf {
@@ -539,17 +568,6 @@ pub fn get_toolchain(python: &str) -> PathBuf {
         .unwrap_or(PathBuf::from(python))
 }
 
-/// Create a virtual environment named `.venv` in a temporary directory with the given
-/// Python version.
-pub fn create_venv<Parent: assert_fs::prelude::PathChild + AsRef<std::path::Path>>(
-    temp_dir: &Parent,
-    cache_dir: &assert_fs::TempDir,
-    python: &str,
-) -> PathBuf {
-    let python = get_toolchain(python);
-    create_venv_from_executable(temp_dir, cache_dir, &python)
-}
-
 /// Create a virtual environment named `.venv` in a temporary directory with the given
 /// Python executable.
 pub fn create_venv_from_executable<
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/pip_sync.rs b/crates/uv/tests/pip_sync.rs
index 0379b9a3a..f8a3eb782 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/pip_sync.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/pip_sync.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use indoc::indoc;
 use predicates::Predicate;
 use url::Url;
 
-use common::{create_venv, uv_snapshot, venv_to_interpreter};
+use common::{uv_snapshot, venv_to_interpreter};
 use uv_fs::Simplified;
 
 use crate::common::{
@@ -998,13 +998,13 @@ fn install_local_wheel() -> Result<()> {
     context.assert_command("import tomli").success();
 
     // Create a new virtual environment.
-    let venv = create_venv(&context.temp_dir, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     // Reinstall. The wheel should come from the cache, so there shouldn't be a "download".
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ fn install_local_wheel() -> Result<()> {
     context.assert_command("import tomli").success();
 
     // Create a new virtual environment.
-    let venv = create_venv(&context.temp_dir, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     // "Modify" the wheel.
     // The `filetime` crate works on Windows unlike the std.
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ fn install_local_wheel() -> Result<()> {
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1280,14 +1280,12 @@ fn install_url_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
         .success();
 
     // Re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1304,16 +1302,14 @@ fn install_url_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
         .success();
 
     // Clear the cache, then re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(Command::new(get_bin())
         .arg("clean")
         .arg("source_distribution")
         .arg("--cache-dir")
         .arg(context.cache_dir.path())
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str())
+
         .current_dir(&context.temp_dir), @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
@@ -1327,7 +1323,7 @@ fn install_url_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     uv_snapshot!(sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1376,14 +1372,12 @@ fn install_git_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
         .success();
 
     // Re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1395,12 +1389,12 @@ fn install_git_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     "###
     );
 
-    check_command(&venv, "import uv_public_pypackage", &context.temp_dir);
+    context
+        .assert_command("import uv_public_pypackage")
+        .success();
 
     // Clear the cache, then re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     let filters = if cfg!(windows) {
         [("Removed 2 files", "Removed 3 files")]
@@ -1415,7 +1409,7 @@ fn install_git_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
         .arg("werkzeug")
         .arg("--cache-dir")
         .arg(context.cache_dir.path())
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str())
+
         .current_dir(&context.temp_dir), @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
@@ -1429,7 +1423,7 @@ fn install_git_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     uv_snapshot!(sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1476,14 +1470,12 @@ fn install_registry_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
         .success();
 
     // Re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1500,9 +1492,7 @@ fn install_registry_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
         .success();
 
     // Clear the cache, then re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     let filters: Vec<(&str, &str)> = if cfg!(windows) {
         // On Windows, the number of files removed is different.
@@ -1522,7 +1512,7 @@ fn install_registry_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
         .arg("source_distribution")
         .arg("--cache-dir")
         .arg(context.cache_dir.path())
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str())
+
         .current_dir(&context.temp_dir), @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
@@ -1536,7 +1526,7 @@ fn install_registry_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     uv_snapshot!(sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1593,14 +1583,12 @@ fn install_path_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
         .success();
 
     // Re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1617,16 +1605,14 @@ fn install_path_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
         .success();
 
     // Clear the cache, then re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(Command::new(get_bin())
         .arg("clean")
         .arg("source-distribution")
         .arg("--cache-dir")
         .arg(context.cache_dir.path())
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str())
+
         .current_dir(&context.temp_dir), @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
@@ -1640,7 +1626,7 @@ fn install_path_source_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1693,14 +1679,12 @@ fn install_path_built_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     context.assert_command("import tomli").success();
 
     // Re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&context.temp_dir, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1712,12 +1696,10 @@ fn install_path_built_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     "###
     );
 
-    check_command(&venv, "import tomli", &parent);
+    context.assert_command("import tomli").success();
 
     // Clear the cache, then re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     let filters = if cfg!(windows) {
         // We do not display sizes on Windows
@@ -1736,7 +1718,7 @@ fn install_path_built_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
         .arg("tomli")
         .arg("--cache-dir")
         .arg(context.cache_dir.path())
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str())
+
         .current_dir(&context.temp_dir), @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
@@ -1750,7 +1732,7 @@ fn install_path_built_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1763,7 +1745,7 @@ fn install_path_built_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     "###
     );
 
-    check_command(&venv, "import tomli", &context.temp_dir);
+    context.assert_command("import tomli").success();
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -1802,14 +1784,12 @@ fn install_url_built_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     context.assert_command("import tqdm").success();
 
     // Re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(filters, sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1821,19 +1801,17 @@ fn install_url_built_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     "###
     );
 
-    check_command(&venv, "import tqdm", &context.temp_dir);
+    context.assert_command("import tqdm").success();
 
     // Clear the cache, then re-run the installation in a new virtual environment.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(Command::new(get_bin())
         .arg("clean")
         .arg("tqdm")
         .arg("--cache-dir")
         .arg(context.cache_dir.path())
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str())
+
         .current_dir(&context.temp_dir), @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
@@ -1847,7 +1825,7 @@ fn install_url_built_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     uv_snapshot!(filters, sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -1860,7 +1838,7 @@ fn install_url_built_dist_cached() -> Result<()> {
     "###
     );
 
-    check_command(&venv, "import tqdm", &context.temp_dir);
+    context.assert_command("import tqdm").success();
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -2103,15 +2081,13 @@ fn refresh() -> Result<()> {
 
     // Re-run the installation into with `--refresh`. Ensure that we resolve and download the
     // latest versions of the packages.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--refresh")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -2125,8 +2101,8 @@ fn refresh() -> Result<()> {
     "###
     );
 
-    check_command(&venv, "import markupsafe", &context.temp_dir);
-    check_command(&venv, "import tomli", &context.temp_dir);
+    context.assert_command("import markupsafe").success();
+    context.assert_command("import tomli").success();
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -2160,16 +2136,14 @@ fn refresh_package() -> Result<()> {
 
     // Re-run the installation into with `--refresh`. Ensure that we resolve and download the
     // latest versions of the packages.
-    let parent = context.temp_dir.child("parent");
-    parent.create_dir_all()?;
-    let venv = create_venv(&parent, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.txt")
         .arg("--refresh-package")
         .arg("tomli")
         .arg("--strict")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
@@ -2833,12 +2807,12 @@ fn offline() -> Result<()> {
     );
 
     // Install with `--offline` with a populated cache.
-    let venv = create_venv(&context.temp_dir, &context.cache_dir, "3.12");
+    context.reset_venv();
 
     uv_snapshot!(sync_without_exclude_newer(&context)
         .arg("requirements.in")
         .arg("--offline")
-        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", venv.as_os_str()), @r###"
+        , @r###"
     success: true
     exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----