diff --git a/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_utils/__init__.py b/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..830c1bf0de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_utils/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-NVIDIA-SOFTWARE-LICENSE
diff --git a/cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/driver_cu_result_explanations.py b/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_utils/driver_cu_result_explanations.py
similarity index 100%
rename from cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/driver_cu_result_explanations.py
rename to cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_utils/driver_cu_result_explanations.py
diff --git a/cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/runtime_cuda_error_explanations.py b/cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_utils/runtime_cuda_error_explanations.py
similarity index 100%
rename from cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/runtime_cuda_error_explanations.py
rename to cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_utils/runtime_cuda_error_explanations.py
diff --git a/cuda_bindings/tests/test_enum_explanations.py b/cuda_bindings/tests/test_enum_explanations.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01dc66719b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cuda_bindings/tests/test_enum_explanations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-NVIDIA-SOFTWARE-LICENSE
+
+import importlib
+import importlib.metadata
+
+import pytest
+
+from cuda.bindings import driver, runtime
+
+_EXPLANATION_MODULES = [
+    ("driver_cu_result_explanations", "DRIVER_CU_RESULT_EXPLANATIONS", driver.CUresult),
+    ("runtime_cuda_error_explanations", "RUNTIME_CUDA_ERROR_EXPLANATIONS", runtime.cudaError_t),
+]
+
+
+def _get_binding_version():
+    try:
+        major_minor = importlib.metadata.version("cuda-bindings").split(".")[:2]
+    except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
+        major_minor = importlib.metadata.version("cuda-python").split(".")[:2]
+    return tuple(int(v) for v in major_minor)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("module_name,dict_name,enum_type", _EXPLANATION_MODULES)
+def test_explanations_health(module_name, dict_name, enum_type):
+    mod = importlib.import_module(f"cuda.bindings._utils.{module_name}")
+    expl_dict = getattr(mod, dict_name)
+
+    known_codes = set()
+    for error in enum_type:
+        code = int(error)
+        assert code in expl_dict
+        known_codes.add(code)
+
+    if _get_binding_version() >= (13, 0):
+        extra_expl = sorted(set(expl_dict.keys()) - known_codes)
+        assert not extra_expl
diff --git a/cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/cuda_utils.pyx b/cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/cuda_utils.pyx
index 867d066ce2..726f8b4aba 100644
--- a/cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/cuda_utils.pyx
+++ b/cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/cuda_utils.pyx
@@ -26,8 +26,15 @@ from cpython.buffer cimport PyObject_GetBuffer, PyBuffer_Release, Py_buffer, PyB
 
 from cuda.bindings cimport cynvrtc, cynvvm, cynvjitlink
 
-from cuda.core._utils.driver_cu_result_explanations import DRIVER_CU_RESULT_EXPLANATIONS
-from cuda.core._utils.runtime_cuda_error_explanations import RUNTIME_CUDA_ERROR_EXPLANATIONS
+try:
+    from cuda.bindings._utils.driver_cu_result_explanations import DRIVER_CU_RESULT_EXPLANATIONS
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    DRIVER_CU_RESULT_EXPLANATIONS = {}
+
+try:
+    from cuda.bindings._utils.runtime_cuda_error_explanations import RUNTIME_CUDA_ERROR_EXPLANATIONS
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    RUNTIME_CUDA_ERROR_EXPLANATIONS = {}
 
 
 class CUDAError(Exception):
diff --git a/cuda_core/tests/test_cuda_utils.py b/cuda_core/tests/test_cuda_utils.py
index f218182766..59b6369815 100644
--- a/cuda_core/tests/test_cuda_utils.py
+++ b/cuda_core/tests/test_cuda_utils.py
@@ -11,42 +11,6 @@
 from cuda.core._utils.clear_error_support import assert_type_str_or_bytes_like, raise_code_path_meant_to_be_unreachable
 
 
-def test_driver_cu_result_explanations_health():
-    expl_dict = cuda_utils.DRIVER_CU_RESULT_EXPLANATIONS
-
-    # Ensure all CUresult enums are in expl_dict
-    known_codes = set()
-    for error in driver.CUresult:
-        code = int(error)
-        assert code in expl_dict
-        known_codes.add(code)
-
-    from cuda.core._utils.version import binding_version
-
-    if binding_version() >= (13, 0, 0):
-        # Ensure expl_dict has no codes not known as a CUresult enum
-        extra_expl = sorted(set(expl_dict.keys()) - known_codes)
-        assert not extra_expl
-
-
-def test_runtime_cuda_error_explanations_health():
-    expl_dict = cuda_utils.RUNTIME_CUDA_ERROR_EXPLANATIONS
-
-    # Ensure all cudaError_t enums are in expl_dict
-    known_codes = set()
-    for error in runtime.cudaError_t:
-        code = int(error)
-        assert code in expl_dict
-        known_codes.add(code)
-
-    from cuda.core._utils.version import binding_version
-
-    if binding_version() >= (13, 0, 0):
-        # Ensure expl_dict has no codes not known as a cudaError_t enum
-        extra_expl = sorted(set(expl_dict.keys()) - known_codes)
-        assert not extra_expl
-
-
 def test_check_driver_error():
     num_unexpected = 0
     for error in driver.CUresult: