diff --git a/.changeset/honest-days-fetch.md b/.changeset/honest-days-fetch.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31422e2937b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/honest-days-fetch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/testing": patch
+---
+
+Use `@clerk/backend` package to fetch tokens
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index aca046ff760..a033541e4f9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -51106,6 +51106,7 @@
       "version": "1.1.9",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@clerk/backend": "1.3.0",
         "@clerk/shared": "2.3.2",
         "@clerk/types": "4.7.0",
         "dotenv": "16.4.5"
diff --git a/packages/testing/package.json b/packages/testing/package.json
index 408e2c5a71d..9b437063624 100644
--- a/packages/testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/testing/package.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint src/"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@clerk/backend": "1.3.0",
     "@clerk/shared": "2.3.2",
     "@clerk/types": "4.7.0",
     "dotenv": "16.4.5"
diff --git a/packages/testing/src/common/constants.ts b/packages/testing/src/common/constants.ts
index 357fad9bf86..58ac0a27c76 100644
--- a/packages/testing/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 export const TESTING_TOKEN_PARAM = '__clerk_testing_token';
-
-export const TESTING_TOKEN_API_URL = 'https://api.clerk.com/v1/testing_tokens';
diff --git a/packages/testing/src/common/setup.ts b/packages/testing/src/common/setup.ts
index 5425f2f0629..55901703c7a 100644
--- a/packages/testing/src/common/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/src/common/setup.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { isProductionFromSecretKey, parsePublishableKey } from '@clerk/shared';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 
-import { TESTING_TOKEN_API_URL } from './constants';
 import type { ClerkSetupOptions, ClerkSetupReturn } from './types';
 
 export const fetchEnvVars = async (options?: ClerkSetupOptions): Promise<ClerkSetupReturn> => {
@@ -41,29 +41,17 @@ export const fetchEnvVars = async (options?: ClerkSetupOptions): Promise<ClerkSe
       );
     }
 
-    const options = {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-        Authorization: `Bearer ${secretKey}`,
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-      },
-    };
-
     log('Fetching testing token from Clerk Backend API...');
 
-    const apiUrl = process.env.CLERK_API_URL;
-    const testingTokenApiUrl = apiUrl ? `${apiUrl}/v1/testing_tokens` : TESTING_TOKEN_API_URL;
-
-    await fetch(testingTokenApiUrl, options)
-      .then(response => {
-        return response.json();
-      })
-      .then(data => {
-        testingToken = data.token;
-      })
-      .catch(reason => {
-        throw new Error('Failed to fetch testing token from Clerk API. Error: ' + reason);
-      });
+    try {
+      const apiUrl = process.env.CLERK_API_URL;
+      const clerkClient = createClerkClient({ secretKey, apiUrl });
+      const tokenData = await clerkClient.testingTokens.createTestingToken();
+      testingToken = tokenData.token;
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Failed to fetch testing token from Clerk API.');
+      throw err;
+    }
   }
 
   return {