diff --git a/selfdrive/car/volkswagen/tests/test_volkswagen.py b/selfdrive/car/volkswagen/tests/test_volkswagen.py
index e4548ab76c..85da10a0c2 100755
--- a/selfdrive/car/volkswagen/tests/test_volkswagen.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/volkswagen/tests/test_volkswagen.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+import re
 import unittest
 
-from openpilot.selfdrive.car.volkswagen.values import SPARE_PART_FW_PATTERN
 from openpilot.selfdrive.car.volkswagen.fingerprints import FW_VERSIONS
 
+# TODO: determine the unknown groups
+SPARE_PART_FW_PATTERN = re.compile(b'\xf1\x87(?P<gateway>[0-9][0-9A-Z]{2})(?P<unknown>[0-9][0-9A-Z][0-9])(?P<unknown2>[0-9A-Z]{2}[0-9])([A-Z0-9]| )')
+
 
 class TestVolkswagenPlatformConfigs(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_spare_part_fw_pattern(self):
diff --git a/selfdrive/car/volkswagen/values.py b/selfdrive/car/volkswagen/values.py
index 5052ff1026..375ca78104 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/volkswagen/values.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/volkswagen/values.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from enum import Enum, IntFlag
-import re
 
 from cereal import car
 from panda.python import uds
@@ -363,9 +362,6 @@ VOLKSWAGEN_VERSION_RESPONSE = bytes([uds.SERVICE_TYPE.READ_DATA_BY_IDENTIFIER +
 
 VOLKSWAGEN_RX_OFFSET = 0x6a
 
-# TODO: determine the unknown groups
-SPARE_PART_FW_PATTERN = re.compile(b'\xf1\x87(?P<gateway>[0-9][0-9A-Z]{2})(?P<unknown>[0-9][0-9A-Z][0-9])(?P<unknown2>[0-9A-Z]{2}[0-9])([A-Z0-9]| )')
-
 FW_QUERY_CONFIG = FwQueryConfig(
   requests=[request for bus, obd_multiplexing in [(1, True), (1, False), (0, False)] for request in [
     Request(