diff --git a/android/package.go b/android/package.go
index ed604c6..077c4a4 100644
--- a/android/package.go
+++ b/android/package.go
@@ -22,7 +22,19 @@
 )
 
 func init() {
-	RegisterModuleType("package", PackageFactory)
+	RegisterPackageBuildComponents(InitRegistrationContext)
+}
+
+// Register the package module type and supporting mutators.
+//
+// This must be called in the correct order (relative to other methods that also
+// register mutators) to match the order of mutator registration in mutator.go.
+// Failing to do so will result in an unrealistic test environment.
+func RegisterPackageBuildComponents(ctx RegistrationContext) {
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("package", PackageFactory)
+
+	// Register mutators that are hard coded in to mutator.go.
+	ctx.HardCodedPreArchMutators(RegisterPackageRenamer)
 }
 
 // The information maintained about each package.
diff --git a/android/package_test.go b/android/package_test.go
index bc66928..4710e39 100644
--- a/android/package_test.go
+++ b/android/package_test.go
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@
 	config := TestArchConfig(buildDir, nil, "", fs)
 
 	ctx := NewTestArchContext()
-	ctx.RegisterModuleType("package", PackageFactory)
-	ctx.PreArchMutators(RegisterPackageRenamer)
+	RegisterPackageBuildComponents(ctx)
 	ctx.Register(config)
 
 	_, errs := ctx.ParseBlueprintsFiles(".")
diff --git a/android/visibility_test.go b/android/visibility_test.go
index fbf2fb7..c74271a 100644
--- a/android/visibility_test.go
+++ b/android/visibility_test.go
@@ -871,10 +871,9 @@
 	config := TestArchConfig(buildDir, nil, "", fs)
 
 	ctx := NewTestArchContext()
-	ctx.RegisterModuleType("package", PackageFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("mock_library", newMockLibraryModule)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("mock_defaults", defaultsFactory)
-	ctx.PreArchMutators(RegisterPackageRenamer)
+	RegisterPackageBuildComponents(ctx)
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(RegisterVisibilityRuleChecker)
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(RegisterDefaultsPreArchMutators)
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(RegisterVisibilityRuleGatherer)