diff --git a/gno.land/pkg/integration/testing_integration.go b/gno.land/pkg/integration/testing_integration.go
index 2a0a4cf1106..a7d1a6ea6f4 100644
--- a/gno.land/pkg/integration/testing_integration.go
+++ b/gno.land/pkg/integration/testing_integration.go
@@ -750,15 +750,15 @@ func (pl *pkgsLoader) LoadPackage(modroot string, path, name string) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("unable to read package at %q: %w", currentPkg.Dir, err)
 			}
-			imports, err := packages.Imports(pkg)
+			imports, err := packages.Imports(pkg, nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("unable to load package imports in %q: %w", currentPkg.Dir, err)
 			}
 			for _, imp := range imports {
-				if imp == currentPkg.Name || gnolang.IsStdlib(imp) {
+				if imp.PkgPath == currentPkg.Name || gnolang.IsStdlib(imp.PkgPath) {
 					continue
 				}
-				currentPkg.Imports = append(currentPkg.Imports, imp)
+				currentPkg.Imports = append(currentPkg.Imports, imp.PkgPath)
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/gnovm/cmd/gno/download_deps.go b/gnovm/cmd/gno/download_deps.go
index d19de9dd338..5a8c50be20b 100644
--- a/gnovm/cmd/gno/download_deps.go
+++ b/gnovm/cmd/gno/download_deps.go
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ func downloadDeps(io commands.IO, pkgDir string, gnoMod *gnomod.File, fetcher pk
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("read package at %q: %w", pkgDir, err)
 	}
-	imports, err := packages.Imports(pkg)
+	imports, err := packages.Imports(pkg, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("read imports at %q: %w", pkgDir, err)
 	}
 
 	for _, pkgPath := range imports {
-		resolved := gnoMod.Resolve(module.Version{Path: pkgPath})
+		resolved := gnoMod.Resolve(module.Version{Path: pkgPath.PkgPath})
 		resolvedPkgPath := resolved.Path
 
 		if !isRemotePkgPath(resolvedPkgPath) {
diff --git a/gnovm/cmd/gno/lint.go b/gnovm/cmd/gno/lint.go
index a3e7f5310e1..8a1256772df 100644
--- a/gnovm/cmd/gno/lint.go
+++ b/gnovm/cmd/gno/lint.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"go/scanner"
 	"go/types"
-	"io"
+	goio "io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ func execLint(cfg *lintCfg, args []string, io commands.IO) error {
 
 	hasError := false
 
+	bs, ts := test.Store(
+		rootDir, false,
+		nopReader{}, goio.Discard, goio.Discard,
+	)
+
 	for _, pkgPath := range pkgPaths {
 		if verbose {
 			io.ErrPrintln(pkgPath)
@@ -120,12 +125,6 @@ func execLint(cfg *lintCfg, args []string, io commands.IO) error {
 			hasError = true
 		}
 
-		stdout, stdin, stderr := io.Out(), io.In(), io.Err()
-		_, testStore := test.Store(
-			rootDir, false,
-			stdin, stdout, stderr,
-		)
-
 		memPkg, err := gno.ReadMemPackage(pkgPath, pkgPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			io.ErrPrintln(issueFromError(pkgPath, err).String())
@@ -133,22 +132,34 @@ func execLint(cfg *lintCfg, args []string, io commands.IO) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Run type checking
-		if gmFile == nil || !gmFile.Draft {
-			foundErr, err := lintTypeCheck(io, memPkg, testStore)
-			if err != nil {
-				io.ErrPrintln(err)
-				hasError = true
-			} else if foundErr {
-				hasError = true
-			}
-		} else if verbose {
-			io.ErrPrintfln("%s: module is draft, skipping type check", pkgPath)
+		// Perform imports using the parent store.
+		if err := test.LoadImports(ts, memPkg); err != nil {
+			io.ErrPrintln(issueFromError(pkgPath, err).String())
+			hasError = true
+			continue
 		}
 
 		// Handle runtime errors
 		hasRuntimeErr := catchRuntimeError(pkgPath, io.Err(), func() {
-			tm := test.Machine(testStore, stdout, memPkg.Path)
+			// Wrap in cache wrap so execution of the linter doesn't impact
+			// other packages.
+			cw := bs.CacheWrap()
+			gs := ts.BeginTransaction(cw, cw)
+
+			// Run type checking
+			if gmFile == nil || !gmFile.Draft {
+				foundErr, err := lintTypeCheck(io, memPkg, gs)
+				if err != nil {
+					io.ErrPrintln(err)
+					hasError = true
+				} else if foundErr {
+					hasError = true
+				}
+			} else if verbose {
+				io.ErrPrintfln("%s: module is draft, skipping type check", pkgPath)
+			}
+
+			tm := test.Machine(gs, goio.Discard, memPkg.Path)
 			defer tm.Release()
 
 			// Check package
@@ -253,7 +264,7 @@ func guessSourcePath(pkg, source string) string {
 // XXX: Ideally, error handling should encapsulate location details within a dedicated error type.
 var reParseRecover = regexp.MustCompile(`^([^:]+)((?::(?:\d+)){1,2}):? *(.*)$`)
 
-func catchRuntimeError(pkgPath string, stderr io.WriteCloser, action func()) (hasError bool) {
+func catchRuntimeError(pkgPath string, stderr goio.WriteCloser, action func()) (hasError bool) {
 	defer func() {
 		// Errors catched here mostly come from: gnovm/pkg/gnolang/preprocess.go
 		r := recover()
@@ -307,3 +318,7 @@ func issueFromError(pkgPath string, err error) lintIssue {
 	}
 	return issue
 }
+
+type nopReader struct{}
+
+func (nopReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) { return 0, goio.EOF }
diff --git a/gnovm/cmd/gno/mod.go b/gnovm/cmd/gno/mod.go
index f762b070fe4..5479d934ce6 100644
--- a/gnovm/cmd/gno/mod.go
+++ b/gnovm/cmd/gno/mod.go
@@ -362,15 +362,12 @@ func getImportToFilesMap(pkgPath string) (map[string][]string, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		imports, _, err := packages.FileImports(filename, string(data))
+		imports, err := packages.FileImports(filename, string(data), nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		for _, imp := range imports {
-			if imp.Error != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
 			m[imp.PkgPath] = append(m[imp.PkgPath], filename)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/lint/bad_import.txtar b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/lint/bad_import.txtar
index b5edbdd0223..e2c0431443c 100644
--- a/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/lint/bad_import.txtar
+++ b/gnovm/cmd/gno/testdata/lint/bad_import.txtar
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ module gno.land/p/test
 
 -- stdout.golden --
 -- stderr.golden --
-bad_file.gno:3:8: could not import python (import not found: python) (code=4)
 bad_file.gno:3:8: unknown import path python (code=2)
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/doc/dirs.go b/gnovm/pkg/doc/dirs.go
index eadbec7d464..b287fd20708 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/doc/dirs.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/doc/dirs.go
@@ -105,10 +105,14 @@ func packageImportsRecursive(root string, pkgPath string) []string {
 		pkg = &gnovm.MemPackage{}
 	}
 
-	res, err := packages.Imports(pkg)
+	resRaw, err := packages.Imports(pkg, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		// ignore packages with invalid imports
-		res = nil
+		resRaw = nil
+	}
+	res := make([]string, len(resRaw))
+	for idx, imp := range resRaw {
+		res[idx] = imp.PkgPath
 	}
 
 	entries, err := os.ReadDir(root)
@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ func packageImportsRecursive(root string, pkgPath string) []string {
 
 		for _, imp := range sub {
 			if !slices.Contains(res, imp) {
-				res = append(res, imp)
+				res = append(res, imp) //nolint:makezero
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnomod/pkg.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnomod/pkg.go
index 35f52e3dded..a0831d494b0 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnomod/pkg.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnomod/pkg.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/gnovm"
@@ -122,16 +121,19 @@ func ListPkgs(root string) (PkgList, error) {
 			pkg = &gnovm.MemPackage{}
 		}
 
-		imports, err := packages.Imports(pkg)
+		importsRaw, err := packages.Imports(pkg, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			// ignore imports on error
-			imports = []string{}
+			importsRaw = nil
+		}
+		imports := make([]string, 0, len(importsRaw))
+		for _, imp := range importsRaw {
+			// remove self and standard libraries from imports
+			if imp.PkgPath != gnoMod.Module.Mod.Path &&
+				!gnolang.IsStdlib(imp.PkgPath) {
+				imports = append(imports, imp.PkgPath)
+			}
 		}
-
-		// remove self and standard libraries from imports
-		imports = slices.DeleteFunc(imports, func(imp string) bool {
-			return imp == gnoMod.Module.Mod.Path || gnolang.IsStdlib(imp)
-		})
 
 		pkgs = append(pkgs, Pkg{
 			Dir:     path,
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/packages/imports.go b/gnovm/pkg/packages/imports.go
index e72f37276db..201965bc588 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/packages/imports.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/packages/imports.go
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Imports returns the list of gno imports from a [gnovm.MemPackage].
-func Imports(pkg *gnovm.MemPackage) ([]string, error) {
-	allImports := make([]string, 0)
-	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
+// fset is optional.
+func Imports(pkg *gnovm.MemPackage, fset *token.FileSet) ([]FileImport, error) {
+	allImports := make([]FileImport, 0, 16)
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{}, 16)
 	for _, file := range pkg.Files {
 		if !strings.HasSuffix(file.Name, ".gno") {
 			continue
@@ -23,50 +24,54 @@ func Imports(pkg *gnovm.MemPackage) ([]string, error) {
 		if strings.HasSuffix(file.Name, "_filetest.gno") {
 			continue
 		}
-		imports, _, err := FileImports(file.Name, file.Body)
+		imports, err := FileImports(file.Name, file.Body, fset)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		for _, im := range imports {
-			if im.Error != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
 			if _, ok := seen[im.PkgPath]; ok {
 				continue
 			}
-			allImports = append(allImports, im.PkgPath)
+			allImports = append(allImports, im)
 			seen[im.PkgPath] = struct{}{}
 		}
 	}
-	sort.Strings(allImports)
+	sort.Slice(allImports, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return allImports[i].PkgPath < allImports[j].PkgPath
+	})
 
 	return allImports, nil
 }
 
+// FileImport represents an import
 type FileImport struct {
 	PkgPath string
 	Spec    *ast.ImportSpec
-	Error   error
 }
 
 // FileImports returns the list of gno imports in the given file src.
 // The given filename is only used when recording position information.
-func FileImports(filename string, src string) ([]*FileImport, *token.FileSet, error) {
-	fs := token.NewFileSet()
-	f, err := parser.ParseFile(fs, filename, src, parser.ImportsOnly)
+func FileImports(filename string, src string, fset *token.FileSet) ([]FileImport, error) {
+	if fset == nil {
+		fset = token.NewFileSet()
+	}
+	f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, filename, src, parser.ImportsOnly)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	res := make([]*FileImport, len(f.Imports))
+	res := make([]FileImport, len(f.Imports))
 	for i, im := range f.Imports {
-		fi := FileImport{Spec: im}
 		importPath, err := strconv.Unquote(im.Path.Value)
 		if err != nil {
-			fi.Error = fmt.Errorf("%v: unexpected invalid import path: %v", fs.Position(im.Pos()).String(), im.Path.Value)
-		} else {
-			fi.PkgPath = importPath
+			// should not happen - parser.ParseFile should already ensure we get
+			// a valid string literal here.
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("%v: unexpected invalid import path: %v", fset.Position(im.Pos()).String(), im.Path.Value))
+		}
+
+		res[i] = FileImport{
+			PkgPath: importPath,
+			Spec:    im,
 		}
-		res[i] = &fi
 	}
-	return res, fs, nil
+	return res, nil
 }
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/packages/imports_test.go b/gnovm/pkg/packages/imports_test.go
index 14808dcbd6f..3750aa9108c 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/packages/imports_test.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/packages/imports_test.go
@@ -120,8 +120,12 @@ func TestImports(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pkg, err := gnolang.ReadMemPackage(tmpDir, "test")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	imports, err := Imports(pkg)
+	imports, err := Imports(pkg, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	importsStrings := make([]string, len(imports))
+	for idx, imp := range imports {
+		importsStrings[idx] = imp.PkgPath
+	}
 
-	require.Equal(t, expected, imports)
+	require.Equal(t, expected, importsStrings)
 }
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/test/filetest.go b/gnovm/pkg/test/filetest.go
index 12bc9ed7f28..648cbb2a759 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/test/filetest.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/test/filetest.go
@@ -175,12 +175,20 @@ type runResult struct {
 }
 
 func (opts *TestOptions) runTest(m *gno.Machine, pkgPath, filename string, content []byte) (rr runResult) {
+	pkgName := gno.Name(pkgPath[strings.LastIndexByte(pkgPath, '/')+1:])
+
 	// Eagerly load imports.
 	// This is executed using opts.Store, rather than the transaction store;
 	// it allows us to only have to load the imports once (and re-use the cached
 	// versions). Running the tests in separate "transactions" means that they
 	// don't get the parent store dirty.
-	if err := LoadImports(opts.TestStore, filename, content); err != nil {
+	if err := LoadImports(opts.TestStore, &gnovm.MemPackage{
+		Name: string(pkgName),
+		Path: pkgPath,
+		Files: []*gnovm.MemFile{
+			{Name: filename, Body: string(content)},
+		},
+	}); err != nil {
 		// NOTE: we perform this here, so we can capture the runResult.
 		return runResult{Error: err.Error()}
 	}
@@ -210,7 +218,6 @@ func (opts *TestOptions) runTest(m *gno.Machine, pkgPath, filename string, conte
 	}()
 
 	// Use last element after / (works also if slash is missing).
-	pkgName := gno.Name(pkgPath[strings.LastIndexByte(pkgPath, '/')+1:])
 	if !gno.IsRealmPath(pkgPath) {
 		// Simple case - pure package.
 		pn := gno.NewPackageNode(pkgName, pkgPath, &gno.FileSet{})
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/test/imports.go b/gnovm/pkg/test/imports.go
index 731bf9756dd..8b24fdeaa77 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/test/imports.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/test/imports.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"go/token"
 	"io"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/gnolang/gno/gnovm"
 	gno "github.com/gnolang/gno/gnovm/pkg/gnolang"
 	"github.com/gnolang/gno/gnovm/pkg/packages"
 	teststdlibs "github.com/gnolang/gno/gnovm/tests/stdlibs"
@@ -214,13 +216,13 @@ func (e *stackWrappedError) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%v\nstack:\n%v", e.err, string(e.stack))
 }
 
-// LoadImports parses the given file and attempts to retrieve all pure packages
+// LoadImports parses the given MemPackage and attempts to retrieve all pure packages
 // from the store. This is mostly useful for "eager import loading", whereby all
 // imports are pre-loaded in a permanent store, so that the tests can use
 // ephemeral transaction stores.
-func LoadImports(store gno.Store, filename string, content []byte) (err error) {
+func LoadImports(store gno.Store, memPkg *gnovm.MemPackage) (err error) {
 	defer func() {
-		// This is slightly different from the handling below; we do not have a
+		// This is slightly different from other similar error handling; we do not have a
 		// machine to work with, as this comes from an import; so we need
 		// "machine-less" alternatives. (like v.String instead of v.Sprint)
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
@@ -239,14 +241,12 @@ func LoadImports(store gno.Store, filename string, content []byte) (err error) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	imports, fset, err := packages.FileImports(filename, string(content))
+	fset := token.NewFileSet()
+	imports, err := packages.Imports(memPkg, fset)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, imp := range imports {
-		if imp.Error != nil {
-			return imp.Error
-		}
 		if gno.IsRealmPath(imp.PkgPath) {
 			// Don't eagerly load realms.
 			// Realms persist state and can change the state of other realms in initialization.
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/test/test.go b/gnovm/pkg/test/test.go
index 3ea3d4bc9bd..6d483d2fc9a 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/test/test.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/test/test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strconv"
@@ -182,6 +181,11 @@ func Test(memPkg *gnovm.MemPackage, fsDir string, opts *TestOptions) error {
 
 	var errs error
 
+	// Eagerly load imports.
+	if err := LoadImports(opts.TestStore, memPkg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Stands for "test", "integration test", and "filetest".
 	// "integration test" are the test files with `package xxx_test` (they are
 	// not necessarily integration tests, it's just for our internal reference.)
@@ -424,10 +428,6 @@ func parseMemPackageTests(store gno.Store, memPkg *gnovm.MemPackage) (tset, itse
 			continue // skip this file.
 		}
 
-		if err := LoadImports(store, path.Join(memPkg.Path, mfile.Name), []byte(mfile.Body)); err != nil {
-			errs = multierr.Append(errs, err)
-		}
-
 		n, err := gno.ParseFile(mfile.Name, mfile.Body)
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = multierr.Append(errs, err)