diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_sync_base.py b/playwright/_impl/_sync_base.py
index 0eefbba13..50a2c647e 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_sync_base.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_sync_base.py
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@
     Any,
     Callable,
     Coroutine,
-    Dict,
     Generator,
     Generic,
-    List,
     Type,
     TypeVar,
     Union,
@@ -133,38 +131,6 @@ def remove_listener(self, event: Any, f: Any) -> None:
         """Removes the function ``f`` from ``event``."""
         self._impl_obj.remove_listener(event, self._wrap_handler(f))
 
-    def _gather(self, *actions: Callable) -> List[Any]:
-        g_self = greenlet.getcurrent()
-        results: Dict[Callable, Any] = {}
-        exceptions: List[Exception] = []
-
-        def action_wrapper(action: Callable) -> Callable:
-            def body() -> Any:
-                try:
-                    results[action] = action()
-                except Exception as e:
-                    results[action] = e
-                    exceptions.append(e)
-                g_self.switch()
-
-            return body
-
-        async def task() -> None:
-            for action in actions:
-                g = greenlet.greenlet(action_wrapper(action))
-                g.switch()
-
-        self._loop.create_task(task())
-
-        while len(results) < len(actions):
-            self._dispatcher_fiber.switch()
-
-        asyncio._set_running_loop(self._loop)
-        if exceptions:
-            raise exceptions[0]
-
-        return list(map(lambda action: results[action], actions))
-
 
 class SyncContextManager(SyncBase):
     def __enter__(self: Self) -> Self:
diff --git a/tests/sync/conftest.py b/tests/sync/conftest.py
index 075cccde2..68221b216 100644
--- a/tests/sync/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/sync/conftest.py
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 
-from typing import Dict, Generator
+import asyncio
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Generator, List
 
 import pytest
+from greenlet import greenlet
 
 from playwright.sync_api import (
     Browser,
@@ -83,3 +85,39 @@ def page(context: BrowserContext) -> Generator[Page, None, None]:
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def selectors(playwright: Playwright) -> Selectors:
     return playwright.selectors
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def sync_gather(playwright: Playwright) -> Generator[Callable, None, None]:
+    def _sync_gather_impl(*actions: Callable) -> List[Any]:
+        g_self = greenlet.getcurrent()
+        results: Dict[Callable, Any] = {}
+        exceptions: List[Exception] = []
+
+        def action_wrapper(action: Callable) -> Callable:
+            def body() -> Any:
+                try:
+                    results[action] = action()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    results[action] = e
+                    exceptions.append(e)
+                g_self.switch()
+
+            return body
+
+        async def task() -> None:
+            for action in actions:
+                g = greenlet(action_wrapper(action))
+                g.switch()
+
+        asyncio.create_task(task())
+
+        while len(results) < len(actions):
+            playwright._dispatcher_fiber.switch()
+
+        if exceptions:
+            raise exceptions[0]
+
+        return list(map(lambda action: results[action], actions))
+
+    yield _sync_gather_impl
diff --git a/tests/sync/test_sync.py b/tests/sync/test_sync.py
index fbd94b932..64eace1e9 100644
--- a/tests/sync/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/sync/test_sync.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import multiprocessing
 import os
-from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -266,10 +266,12 @@ def test_sync_set_default_timeout(page: Page) -> None:
     assert "Timeout 1ms exceeded." in exc.value.message
 
 
-def test_close_should_reject_all_promises(context: BrowserContext) -> None:
+def test_close_should_reject_all_promises(
+    context: BrowserContext, sync_gather: Callable
+) -> None:
     new_page = context.new_page()
     with pytest.raises(Error) as exc_info:
-        new_page._gather(
+        sync_gather(
             lambda: new_page.evaluate("() => new Promise(r => {})"),
             lambda: new_page.close(),
         )