diff --git a/docs/api/05-language-reference.md b/docs/api/05-language-reference.md
index f3240ad485e..f280f6fa600 100644
--- a/docs/api/05-language-reference.md
+++ b/docs/api/05-language-reference.md
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ the following properties (given an example intrinsic `@x`):
 | `@assert()`     | checks a condition and _throws_ if evaluated to false                                                                     |
 | `@filename`     | absolute path of the source file                                                                                          |
 | `@dirname`      | absolute path of the source file's directory                                                                              |
+| `@target`       | a string identifying the current target platform                                                                          |
 | `@app`          | the root of the construct tree                                                                                            |
 | `@unsafeCast()` | cast a value into a different type                                                                                        |
 | `@nodeof()`     | obtain the [tree node](/docs/concepts/application-tree) of a preflight object                                             |
diff --git a/docs/contributing/998-archived/01-compile-targets.md b/docs/contributing/998-archived/01-compile-targets.md
index 8bac3608889..9ce21c51ff4 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/998-archived/01-compile-targets.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/998-archived/01-compile-targets.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ new cloud.Function(inflight ()=> {
   // push a message to queue
   queue.push("m");
   // sleep according to target 
-  if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+  if @target == "sim" {
     log("Running on Simulator, sleeping for 1s");
     util.sleep(1s);
   } else {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ new cloud.Function(inflight ()=> {
 });
 ```
 
-In this example, we want to sleep briefly for the Simulator target and for 30 seconds for cloud targets, this is achieved using the `WING_TARGET` environment variable. 
+In this example, we want to sleep briefly for the simulator target and for 30 seconds for cloud targets, this is achieved using the `@target` intrinsic function.
 
 ## Compiler plugins
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/03-platforms/01-understanding-platforms.md b/docs/docs/03-platforms/01-understanding-platforms.md
index 52b5c7db29e..a8ae8638259 100644
--- a/docs/docs/03-platforms/01-understanding-platforms.md
+++ b/docs/docs/03-platforms/01-understanding-platforms.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ vpc_api_gateway = true
 
 There might be times when you need to write code that is specific to a particular platform target. For example, you may want to activate a verbose logging service only when testing locally to save on cloud log storage costs.
 
-With the Wing `util` library, you can access environment variables. The `WING_TARGET` environment variable contains the current platform target as it's value, which you can use to conditionally run target-specific code. See the example below:
+The `@target` intrinsic returns the current platform target as a string value, which you can use to conditionally run target-specific code. See the example below:
 
 ```js playground example
 bring cloud;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ new cloud.Function(inflight ()=> {
   // push a message to queue
   queue.push("m");
   // sleep according to target 
-  if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+  if @target == "sim" {
     log("Running on Simulator, sleeping for 1s");
     util.sleep(1s);
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/cloud/function.ts b/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/cloud/function.ts
index ea4a33653f7..ba7ee65a63e 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/cloud/function.ts
+++ b/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/cloud/function.ts
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ export class Function extends Resource implements IInflightHost {
     const entrypoint = join(workdir, `${assetName}.cjs`);
     this.entrypoint = entrypoint;
 
-    if (process.env.WING_TARGET) {
-      this.addEnvironment("WING_TARGET", process.env.WING_TARGET);
-    }
-
     if (props.concurrency !== undefined && props.concurrency <= 0) {
       throw new Error(
         "concurrency option on cloud.Function must be a positive integer"
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/cloud/service.ts b/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/cloud/service.ts
index 1289da7eb3e..4d67f7ac8f9 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/cloud/service.ts
+++ b/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/cloud/service.ts
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ export class Service extends Resource implements IInflightHost {
     const entrypoint = join(workdir, `${this.assetName}.cjs`);
     this.entrypoint = entrypoint;
 
-    if (process.env.WING_TARGET) {
-      this.addEnvironment("WING_TARGET", process.env.WING_TARGET);
-    }
-
     this.handler = handler;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/core/lifting.ts b/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/core/lifting.ts
index 41d2bb7fad0..544f79d2e1a 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/core/lifting.ts
+++ b/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/core/lifting.ts
@@ -423,5 +423,9 @@ export class Lifting {
       // no lift-related methods to call - it's probably a primitive
       // so no capabilities need to be added to the inflight host
     }
+
+    if (process.env.WING_TARGET) {
+      host.addEnvironment("WING_TARGET", process.env.WING_TARGET!);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/target-sim/resource.ts b/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/target-sim/resource.ts
index 7b2fa17cb5a..75ff2f1ff83 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/target-sim/resource.ts
+++ b/packages/@winglang/sdk/src/target-sim/resource.ts
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ export class Resource
     const entrypoint = join(workdir, `${assetName}.cjs`);
     this.entrypoint = entrypoint;
 
-    if (process.env.WING_TARGET) {
-      this.addEnvironment("WING_TARGET", process.env.WING_TARGET);
-    }
-
     this.factory = factory;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/ast.rs b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/ast.rs
index 1c151d3b3bd..5ab099cc641 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/ast.rs
+++ b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/ast.rs
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ pub enum IntrinsicKind {
 	Dirname,
 	Filename,
 	App,
+	Target,
 }
 
 impl Display for IntrinsicKind {
@@ -601,6 +602,7 @@ impl Display for IntrinsicKind {
 			IntrinsicKind::Dirname => write!(f, "@dirname"),
 			IntrinsicKind::Filename => write!(f, "@filename"),
 			IntrinsicKind::App => write!(f, "@app"),
+			IntrinsicKind::Target => write!(f, "@target"),
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -611,6 +613,7 @@ impl IntrinsicKind {
 			"@dirname" => IntrinsicKind::Dirname,
 			"@filename" => IntrinsicKind::Filename,
 			"@app" => IntrinsicKind::App,
+			"@target" => IntrinsicKind::Target,
 			_ => IntrinsicKind::Unknown,
 		}
 	}
@@ -630,6 +633,7 @@ impl IntrinsicKind {
 				Phase::Preflight => true,
 				_ => false,
 			},
+			IntrinsicKind::Target => true,
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/jsify.rs b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/jsify.rs
index 7381b3df495..0ec7e4593cc 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/jsify.rs
+++ b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/jsify.rs
@@ -726,6 +726,9 @@ impl<'a> JSifier<'a> {
 				IntrinsicKind::App => {
 					new_code!(expr_span, HELPERS_VAR, ".nodeof(this).app")
 				}
+				IntrinsicKind::Target => {
+					new_code!(expr_span, "process.env.WING_TARGET")
+				}
 			},
 			ExprKind::Call { callee, arg_list } => {
 				let function_type = match callee {
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics.snap b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics.snap
index df4afd74925..b79b34d2f83 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics.snap
+++ b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics.snap
@@ -22,4 +22,11 @@ source: packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/completions.rs
     kind: markdown
     value: "Get the normalized absolute path of the current Wing source file.\n\nThe resolved path represents a path during preflight only and is not guaranteed to be valid while inflight."
   sortText: bb|@filename
+- label: "@target"
+  kind: 6
+  detail: str
+  documentation:
+    kind: markdown
+    value: "Returns a string identifying the current compilation platform.\n\nThis value is set by the CLI at compile time and can be used to conditionally compile code that is dependent on the target platform."
+  sortText: bb|@target
 
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics_partial.snap b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics_partial.snap
index df4afd74925..b79b34d2f83 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics_partial.snap
+++ b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics_partial.snap
@@ -22,4 +22,11 @@ source: packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/completions.rs
     kind: markdown
     value: "Get the normalized absolute path of the current Wing source file.\n\nThe resolved path represents a path during preflight only and is not guaranteed to be valid while inflight."
   sortText: bb|@filename
+- label: "@target"
+  kind: 6
+  detail: str
+  documentation:
+    kind: markdown
+    value: "Returns a string identifying the current compilation platform.\n\nThis value is set by the CLI at compile time and can be used to conditionally compile code that is dependent on the target platform."
+  sortText: bb|@target
 
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/parser.rs b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/parser.rs
index 67da995f7c9..88a88c8c6e0 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/parser.rs
+++ b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/parser.rs
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ impl<'s> Parser<'s> {
 		};
 
 		if matches!(kind, IntrinsicKind::Unknown) {
-			self.add_error("Invalid intrinsic", &expression_node);
+			self.add_error(format!("Unknown intrinsic: @{}", name), &expression_node);
 		}
 
 		Ok(Expr::new(
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/type_check.rs b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/type_check.rs
index 57c9a8bee83..707d2c688c0 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/type_check.rs
+++ b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/type_check.rs
@@ -2333,6 +2333,28 @@ See https://www.winglang.io/docs/concepts/application-tree for more information.
 				AccessModifier::Public,
 				StatementIdx::Top,
 			);
+
+		// @target
+		let _ = self.types
+			.intrinsics
+			.define(
+				&Symbol::global(IntrinsicKind::Target.to_string()),
+				SymbolKind::Variable(VariableInfo {
+					access: AccessModifier::Public,
+					name: Symbol::global(IntrinsicKind::Target.to_string()),
+					docs: Some(Docs::with_summary(
+						r#"Returns a string identifying the current compilation platform.
+
+This value is set by the CLI at compile time and can be used to conditionally compile code that is dependent on the target platform."#,
+					)),
+					kind: VariableKind::StaticMember,
+					phase: Phase::Independent,
+					type_: self.types.string(),
+					reassignable: false,
+				}),
+				AccessModifier::Public,
+				StatementIdx::Top,
+			);
 	}
 
 	fn add_builtin(&mut self, name: &str, typ: Type, scope: &mut Scope) {
@@ -2981,7 +3003,11 @@ See https://www.winglang.io/docs/concepts/application-tree for more information.
 				}
 
 				match intrinsic.kind {
-					IntrinsicKind::Dirname | IntrinsicKind::Filename | IntrinsicKind::App | IntrinsicKind::Unknown => {
+					IntrinsicKind::Dirname
+					| IntrinsicKind::Filename
+					| IntrinsicKind::App
+					| IntrinsicKind::Target
+					| IntrinsicKind::Unknown => {
 						return (sig.return_type, sig.phase);
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/packages/winglang/project-templates/wing/private-api/main.w b/packages/winglang/project-templates/wing/private-api/main.w
index 15a34c521a5..495be7679cc 100644
--- a/packages/winglang/project-templates/wing/private-api/main.w
+++ b/packages/winglang/project-templates/wing/private-api/main.w
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 bring cloud;
 bring http;
-bring util;
 
 /**
  * The example below is a simple note-taking app.
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ bring util;
 let noteService = new NoteService();
 
 // Consumer functions (not required for the app to work, but useful for testing)
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "tf-aws" {
+if @target == "tf-aws" {
   new cloud.Function(inflight (event) => {
     if let event = event?.tryAsStr() {
       let parts = event.split(":");
@@ -128,4 +127,4 @@ if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "tf-aws" {
   
     return "event is required `NAME`";
   }) as "Consumer-GET";
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/doc_examples/valid/01-understanding-platforms.md_example_1/main.w b/tests/doc_examples/valid/01-understanding-platforms.md_example_1/main.w
index 3f8f521da20..0adc4312683 100644
--- a/tests/doc_examples/valid/01-understanding-platforms.md_example_1/main.w
+++ b/tests/doc_examples/valid/01-understanding-platforms.md_example_1/main.w
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ new cloud.Function(inflight ()=> {
   // push a message to queue
   queue.push("m");
   // sleep according to target 
-  if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+  if @target == "sim" {
     log("Running on Simulator, sleeping for 1s");
     util.sleep(1s);
   } else {
diff --git a/tests/error/invalid-token.test.w b/tests/error/invalid-token.test.w
index 37dcb73a218..5da625c9941 100644
--- a/tests/error/invalid-token.test.w
+++ b/tests/error/invalid-token.test.w
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bring sim;
-bring util;
 
 inflight class MyResourceBackend impl sim.IResource {
   ctx: sim.IResourceContext;
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ class MyResource {
 }
 
 // Only run these tests in the simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let r = new MyResource();
   let fakeAttr = r.fakeAttr();
 
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/api/aws-api.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/api/aws-api.test.w
index 9edfcc1c1de..b1cb9c74089 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/api/aws-api.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/api/aws-api.test.w
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 bring cloud;
 bring aws;
-bring util;
-
-let target = util.env("WING_TARGET");
 
 let api = new cloud.Api() as "api";
 api.get("/api", inflight (req: cloud.ApiRequest): cloud.ApiResponse => {
@@ -39,4 +36,4 @@ test "validates the AWS Api" {
     // If the test is not on AWS, it should not fail, so I am returning true.
     assert(true);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/api/cycle.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/api/cycle.test.w
index 8e87d265631..2bf274a7e4e 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/api/cycle.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/api/cycle.test.w
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ bring util;
 // This test checks that an API can have a route whose handler
 // references the API's URL.
 
-if ["sim", "tf-aws", "awscdk"].contains(util.env("WING_TARGET")) {
+if ["sim", "tf-aws", "awscdk"].contains(@target) {
   let api = new cloud.Api();
 
   api.get("/my_url", inflight () => {
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/aws-bucket.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/aws-bucket.test.w
index f9385552455..d9e6078e232 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/aws-bucket.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/aws-bucket.test.w
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 bring cloud;
 bring aws;
-bring util;
-
-let target = util.env("WING_TARGET");
 
 let bucket = new cloud.Bucket() as "aws-wing-bucket";
 
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ let bucketInfo = getBucketInfo(bucket);
 
 test "validates the AWS Bucket" {
   if let bucket = bucketInfo {
-    if target == "tf-aws" {
+    if @target == "tf-aws" {
       assert(bucket.get("bucketArn").contains("arn:aws:s3:::aws-wing-bucket"));
       assert(bucket.get("bucketName").contains("aws-wing-bucket"));
     } else { // If it's not a 'tf-aws' target, it's an 'awscdk'
@@ -32,4 +29,4 @@ test "validates the AWS Bucket" {
     // If the test is not on AWS, it should not fail, so I am returning true.
     assert(true);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/bucket-ref.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/bucket-ref.test.w
index 7a4537a0c83..e7b6c6abcd7 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/bucket-ref.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/bucket-ref.test.w
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bring cloud;
 bring aws;
-bring util;
 bring expect;
+
 let b = new cloud.Bucket();
 
 // this will only work if we are testing on tf-aws
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if let name = aws.Bucket.from(b)?.bucketName {
   }
 }
 
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let dummyName = "wing-dummy-bucket";
   let dummyArn = "arn:aws:s3:::{dummyName}";
   let br = new aws.BucketRef(dummyName);
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/events.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/events.test.w
index 13a1dd176b7..79ff51b9f15 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/events.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/events.test.w
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ new std.Test(inflight () => {
   b.delete("c");
 
 // https://github.com/winglang/wing/issues/2724
-  if (util.env("WING_TARGET") != "tf-aws") {
+  if @target != "tf-aws" {
     // assert that onCreate events about the "a", "b", and "c" objects were each produced exactly 1 time
     checkHitCount(key: "a", type: "OnCreate()", source: Source.anyEvent, count: 1);
     checkHitCount(key: "b", type: "OnCreate()", source: Source.anyEvent, count: 1);
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/signed_url.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/signed_url.test.w
index 8c31d91acfa..94ff2dd8bae 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/signed_url.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/bucket/signed_url.test.w
@@ -51,14 +51,13 @@ test "signedUrl PUT" {
 
 test "signedUrl duration option is respected" {
   let isExpiredTokenError = (output: str) => {
-    let target = util.env("WING_TARGET");
     let var result = false;
 
-    if target == "tf-aws" {
+    if @target == "tf-aws" {
       result = output.contains("<Code>AccessDenied</Code><Message>Request has expired</Message>");
-    } else if target == "tf-gcp" {
+    } else if @target == "tf-gcp" {
       result = output.contains("<Code>ExpiredToken</Code><Message>Invalid argument.</Message>");
-    } else if target == "sim" {
+    } else if @target == "sim" {
       result = output.contains("Signed URL has expired");
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/container/container.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/container/container.test.w
index c21f2562537..9a89acad4f2 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/container/container.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/container/container.test.w
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ skipPlatforms:
 
 bring sim;
 bring http;
-bring util;
 bring expect;
 
 // only relevant in simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
-
+if @target == "sim" {
   let echo = new sim.Container(
     name: "http-echo",
     image: "hashicorp/http-echo",
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/container/entrypoint.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/container/entrypoint.test.w
index c2799745c82..0dff2145ef3 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/container/entrypoint.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/container/entrypoint.test.w
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ skipPlatforms:
 
 bring sim;
 bring http;
-bring util;
 bring expect;
 
 // only relevant in simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let entrypoint = new sim.Container(
     name: "my-entrypoint-app",
     image: "./my-docker-image",
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/container/mount.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/container/mount.test.w
index ab2588ff53e..7ea694c69f1 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/container/mount.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/container/mount.test.w
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ skipPlatforms:
   - darwin
 \*/
 bring sim;
-bring util;
 
 // only relevant in simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let container = new sim.Container(
     name: "postgres",
     image: "postgres:15",
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/container/network.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/container/network.test.w
index 41c43afd399..4ff3eafecae 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/container/network.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/container/network.test.w
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ skipPlatforms:
 
 bring sim;
 bring http;
-bring util;
 bring expect;
 
 // only relevant in simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let networkHost = new sim.Container(
     name: "http-echo",
     image: "hashicorp/http-echo",
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/counter/aws-counter.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/counter/aws-counter.test.w
index 7dd1d5d2f25..acb5d2a53e7 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/counter/aws-counter.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/counter/aws-counter.test.w
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 bring cloud;
 bring aws;
-bring util;
-
-let target = util.env("WING_TARGET");
 
 let counter = new cloud.Counter(initial: 1) as "aws-wing-counter";
 
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ let counterInfo = getCounterInfo(counter);
 
 test "validates the AWS counter name" {
   if let counter = counterInfo {
-    if target == "tf-aws" {
+    if @target == "tf-aws" {
       assert(counter.get("dynamoTableArn").contains("arn:aws:dynamodb:"));
       assert(counter.get("dynamoTableArn").contains("aws-wing-counter"));
       assert(counter.get("dynamoTableName").contains("aws-wing-counter"));
@@ -33,4 +30,4 @@ test "validates the AWS counter name" {
     // If the test is not on AWS, it should not fail, so I am returning true.
     assert(true);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/function/aws-function.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/function/aws-function.test.w
index 0164c3455ed..10c26c65629 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/function/aws-function.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/function/aws-function.test.w
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 bring aws;
 bring cloud;
 bring expect;
-bring util;
-
-let target = util.env("WING_TARGET");
 
 let getFunctionInfo = (f: cloud.Function): Map<str>? => {
   if let lambda = aws.Function.from(f) {
@@ -27,7 +24,7 @@ let fn = new cloud.Function(inflight (msg: Json?) => {
     let remainingTime = ctx.remainingTimeInMillis();
     assert(remainingTime > 0);
   } else {
-    if target == "tf-aws" || target == "awscdk" {
+    if @target == "tf-aws" || @target == "awscdk" {
       expect.fail("Expected to have a context object");
     }
   }
@@ -39,18 +36,18 @@ let fnInfo = getFunctionInfo(fn);
 
 new std.Test(inflight () => {
   if let info = fnInfo {
-    if target == "tf-aws" {
+    if @target == "tf-aws" {
       assert(info.get("functionArn").contains("arn:aws:lambda:"));
       assert(info.get("functionArn").contains(":function:"));
       assert(info.get("functionArn").contains("aws-wing-function"));
       assert(info.get("functionName").contains("aws-wing-function"));
-    } else if target == "awscdk" {
+    } else if @target == "awscdk" {
       assert(info.get("functionArn").contains("arn:aws:lambda:"));
       assert(info.get("functionArn").contains(":function:"));
       assert(info.get("functionArn").contains("awswingfunction"));
       assert(info.get("functionName").contains("awswingfunction"));
     } else {
-      expect.fail("Unexpected target " + target);
+      expect.fail("Unexpected target " + @target);
     }
   } else {
     // If the test is not on AWS, it should not fail, so I am returning true.
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/function/aws-layer.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/function/aws-layer.test.w
index 06124776aa5..26e640c8506 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/function/aws-layer.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/function/aws-layer.test.w
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 bring aws;
 bring cloud;
 bring expect;
-bring util;
 
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "tf-aws" {
+if @target == "tf-aws" {
   let fn = new cloud.Function(inflight () => {
     return "Hello world!";
   });
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/function/concurrency.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/function/concurrency.test.w
index 699c22e028c..f204c91cb05 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/function/concurrency.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/function/concurrency.test.w
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ bring util;
 
 // TODO: support concurrency on AWS
 
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let c = new cloud.Counter();
   
   let f1 = new cloud.Function(inflight () => {
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/function/function-ref.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/function/function-ref.test.w
index 0c2c29a0b7b..479f1b69792 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/function/function-ref.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/function/function-ref.test.w
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if let arn = aws.Function.from(f)?.functionArn {
   }
 }
 
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   bring expect;
 
   let dummyArn = "arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:111111111111:function:Function-11111111";
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/function/timeout.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/function/timeout.test.w
index cc1da9c7c3b..e70618079b9 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/function/timeout.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/function/timeout.test.w
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ bring expect;
 let c = new cloud.Counter();
 
 let ERROR_MSG_BY_TARGET: Map<str> = {"tf-gcp": "upstream request timeout"};
-let timeoutError = ERROR_MSG_BY_TARGET.tryGet(util.env("WING_TARGET")) ?? "Function timed out";
+let timeoutError = ERROR_MSG_BY_TARGET.tryGet(@target) ?? "Function timed out";
 let TIMEOUT_BY_TARGET: Map<num> = {"tf-gcp": 120}; 
-let timeoutValue = TIMEOUT_BY_TARGET.tryGet(util.env("WING_TARGET")) ?? 60;
+let timeoutValue = TIMEOUT_BY_TARGET.tryGet(@target) ?? 60;
 
 let f1 = new cloud.Function(inflight () => {
   util.sleep(1.5s);
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/queue/aws-queue.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/queue/aws-queue.test.w
index c42fd4d69cc..bc99e349fe6 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/queue/aws-queue.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/queue/aws-queue.test.w
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ bring cloud;
 bring aws;
 bring util;
 
-let target = util.env("WING_TARGET");
-
 let queue = new cloud.Queue() as "aws-wing-queue";
 
 let getQueueInfo = (q: cloud.Queue): Map<str>? => {
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ let queueInfo = getQueueInfo(queue);
 
 test "validates the AWS queue name" {
   if let queue = queueInfo {
-    if target == "tf-aws" {
+    if @target == "tf-aws" {
       assert(queue.get("queueArn").contains("arn:aws:sqs:"));
       assert(queue.get("queueArn").contains("aws-wing-queue"));
       assert(queue.get("queueName").contains("aws-wing-queue"));
@@ -34,4 +32,4 @@ test "validates the AWS queue name" {
     // If the test is not on AWS, it should not fail, so I am returning true.
     assert(true);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/queue/push.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/queue/push.test.w
index 817a7fd99dd..1afa08ac39d 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/queue/push.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/queue/push.test.w
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ new std.Test(inflight () => {
   });
 
   q.purge(); 
-  if util.env("WING_TARGET") != "sim" {
+  if @target != "sim" {
     // In a real cloud, purging is expensive so we should wait a minute regardless of .approxSize()
     // e.g. See AWS docs for queue purging (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-sqs/classes/purgequeuecommand.html)
     util.sleep(1m);
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/queue/queue-ref.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/queue/queue-ref.test.w
index fff25baefa4..39c0a16bdaf 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/queue/queue-ref.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/queue/queue-ref.test.w
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if let arn = aws.Queue.from(q)?.queueArn {
   }
 }
 
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   bring expect;
 
   let dummyArn = "arn:aws:sqs:us-east-1:111111111111:Queue-11111111";
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
 
     assert(err);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/queue/retention_period.main.w b/tests/sdk_tests/queue/retention_period.main.w
index 9f664f2c9e9..41ab3f4052a 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/queue/retention_period.main.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/queue/retention_period.main.w
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ bring cloud;
 bring util;
 
 // TODO: timeout is not supported in sim - https://github.com/winglang/wing/issues/2401
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") != "sim" {
+if @target != "sim" {
   let var timeout = 30s;
   let var retentionPeriod = 60s;
 
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/queue/timeout.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/queue/timeout.test.w
index 604315a96b9..5ff40483ea9 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/queue/timeout.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/queue/timeout.test.w
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ bring util;
 
 let var timeout: duration = 30s;
 let var sleep: duration = 31s;
-if (util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim") {
+if @target == "sim" {
   timeout = 1s;
   sleep = 2s;
 }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ new std.Test(inflight () => {
   util.sleep(duration.fromSeconds(timeout.seconds + 1));
   // The queue should have 2 messages still due to timeout - doesn't work on aws or sim unfortunately
   // for aws- https://github.com/winglang/wing/issues/3354
-  if (util.env("WING_TARGET") != "tf-aws") {
+  if @target != "tf-aws" {
     assert(q.approxSize() == 2);
   }
   }, timeout: 2m) as "timeout";
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/call.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/call.test.w
index 9ea58686123..bdb25e1f3ae 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/call.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/call.test.w
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class MyResource {
 }
 
 // Only run these tests in the simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let r1 = new MyResource();
 
   test "resource.call with a field name returns the field value" {
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/no-stop.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/no-stop.test.w
index cbd1d4b985d..77b7f37aa44 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/no-stop.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/no-stop.test.w
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 bring sim;
 bring expect;
-bring util;
 
 class Simple {
   pub foo: str;
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ class Simple {
 }
 
 // Only run these tests in the simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let s = new Simple();
 
   test "token is resolved" {
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w
index a1426e06092..a1505d91f18 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bring sim;
-bring util;
 
 inflight class OnStartThrowerBackend impl sim.IResource {
   new() {
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ class OnStartThrower {
 }
 
 // Only run these tests in the simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let r = new OnStartThrower();
 
   test "method calls fail if the resource fails to start" {
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w
index ac4739d32f8..31f939ac967 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bring sim;
-bring util;
 
 inflight class OnStopThrowerBackend impl sim.IResource {
   pub onStop() {
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ class OnStopThrower {
 }
 
 // Only run these tests in the simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let r = new OnStopThrower();
 
   test "if a resource throws an error on stopping, it doesn't crash the simulation" {
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/resource.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/resource.test.w
index f3e7d320073..23a006ea2ef 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/resource.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/resource.test.w
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 bring cloud;
 bring sim;
-bring util;
 
 inflight class CounterBackend impl sim.IResource {
   var counter: num;
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ class Counter {
 let c = new Counter();
 
 // Only run these tests in the simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   test "Counter" {
     assert(c.inc() == 0);
     assert(c.inc() == 1);
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ class DoubleCounter extends Counter {
 
 let dc = new DoubleCounter();
 
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   test "DoubleCounter" {
     assert(dc.inc() == 0);
     assert(dc.inc() == 2);
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/state.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/state.test.w
index a04ba5fac61..4606d3ae9ee 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/state.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/state.test.w
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 bring fs;
 bring sim;
-bring util;
 
 inflight class ResourceWithStateBackend impl sim.IResource {
   ctx: sim.IResourceContext;
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ class ResourceWithState {
 }
 
 // Only run these tests in the simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let r = new ResourceWithState();
 
   test "sim.Resource can read and write state" {
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/tokens.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/tokens.test.w
index 1d80c62dbe2..ee4b9c9d738 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/resource/tokens.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/resource/tokens.test.w
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bring sim;
-bring util;
 
 inflight class BadTokenResolverBackend impl sim.IResource {
   ctx: sim.IResourceContext;
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ class BadTokenResolver {
 }
 
 // Only run these tests in the simulator
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   let r = new BadTokenResolver();
 
   test "calling resolveToken during a method call emits an error" {
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w
index ee6cdcbda87..c60ce7afb3b 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w
@@ -1,50 +1,42 @@
-/*\
-skip: true
-\*/
-
 bring cloud;
-bring util;
 bring expect;
 
 new cloud.Schedule( rate: 5m ) as "s0";
 
-// doesn't work on sim: https://github.com/winglang/wing/issues/2732
-if (util.env("WING_TARGET") != "sim") {
-  // Those are testing the many errors in initialization of a cloud.Schedule
-  let var error = "";
-  try {
-      new cloud.Schedule( rate: nil, cron: nil ) as "s1";
-  } catch e {
-      error = e;
-  }
-  expect.equal(error, "rate or cron need to be filled.");
-
-  try {
-      new cloud.Schedule( rate: 2m, cron: "* * * * *" ) as "s2";
-  } catch e {
-      error = e;
-  }
-  expect.equal(error, "rate and cron cannot be configured simultaneously.");
-
-
-  try {
-      new cloud.Schedule( rate: 1s ) as "s3";
-  } catch e {
-      error = e;
-  }
-  expect.equal(error, "rate can not be set to less than 1 minute.");
-
-  try {
-      new cloud.Schedule( cron: "* * * * * *" ) as "s4";
-  } catch e {
-      error = e;
-  }
-  expect.equal(error, "cron string must be in UNIX cron format");
-
-  try {
-      new cloud.Schedule( cron: "* * * * ?" ) as "s5";
-  } catch e {
-      error = e;
-  }
-  expect.equal(error, "cron string must be in UNIX cron format");
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+// Those are testing the many errors in initialization of a cloud.Schedule
+let var error = "";
+try {
+    new cloud.Schedule( rate: nil, cron: nil ) as "s1";
+} catch e {
+    error = e;
+}
+expect.equal(error, "rate or cron need to be filled.");
+
+try {
+    new cloud.Schedule( rate: 2m, cron: "* * * * *" ) as "s2";
+} catch e {
+    error = e;
+}
+expect.equal(error, "rate and cron cannot be configured simultaneously.");
+
+
+try {
+    new cloud.Schedule( rate: 1s ) as "s3";
+} catch e {
+    error = e;
+}
+expect.equal(error, "rate can not be set to less than 1 minute.");
+
+try {
+    new cloud.Schedule( cron: "* * * * * *" ) as "s4";
+} catch e {
+    error = e;
+}
+expect.equal(error, "cron string must be in UNIX cron format");
+
+try {
+    new cloud.Schedule( cron: "* * * * ?" ) as "s5";
+} catch e {
+    error = e;
+}
+expect.equal(error, "cron string must be in UNIX cron format");
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/secret/secret-ref.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/secret/secret-ref.test.w
index e6adbc23720..13612d02eca 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/secret/secret-ref.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/secret/secret-ref.test.w
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-bring util;
 bring aws;
 bring expect;
 
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "tf-aws" {
+if @target == "tf-aws" {
   let someExistingSecretArn = "arn:aws:secretsmanager:::secret:mysecret";
   let secret = new aws.SecretRef(someExistingSecretArn);
 
   test "secretArn" {
     expect.equal(someExistingSecretArn, secret.secretArn);
   }
-} 
\ No newline at end of file
+} 
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/service/callbacks.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/service/callbacks.test.w
index dae377a4811..2b5074455d2 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/service/callbacks.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/service/callbacks.test.w
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 bring cloud;
-bring util;
 bring http;
 
-// hack: only supported in the "sim" target for now
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+// only supported in the "sim" target for now
+if @target == "sim" {
   let b = new cloud.Bucket();
   let startCounter = new cloud.Counter();
   let status = "status";
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/service/http-server.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/service/http-server.test.w
index 52486f3ae8b..2d13352c6fb 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/service/http-server.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/service/http-server.test.w
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bring cloud;
-bring util;
 bring http;
 
 struct Address {
@@ -12,8 +11,8 @@ inflight interface IHttpServer {
 }
 
 
-// hack: only supported in the "sim" target for now
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+// only supported in the "sim" target for now
+if @target == "sim" {
   class MyService {
     b: cloud.Bucket;
     body: str;
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/service/minimal.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/service/minimal.test.w
index c1a0544027d..4dce1e770ce 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/service/minimal.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/service/minimal.test.w
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 bring cloud;
-bring util;
 
 // hack: only supported in the "sim" target for now
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
-
+if @target == "sim" {
   let s = new cloud.Service(inflight () => {
     log("hello, service!");
 
@@ -17,4 +15,4 @@ if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
     s.stop();
     assert(!s.started());
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/service/stateful.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/service/stateful.test.w
index 6e6ba08cffc..80e8f177b85 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/service/stateful.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/service/stateful.test.w
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ bring util;
 bring http;
 
 // hack: only supported in the "sim" target for now
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+if @target == "sim" {
   class MyService {
     b: cloud.Bucket;
     body: str;
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
   test "service is ready only after onStart finishes" {
     foo.access();
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/service/tokens.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/service/tokens.test.w
index 551be44b0db..771cff56c39 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/service/tokens.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/service/tokens.test.w
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ bring cloud;
 bring util;
 bring http;
 
-// hack: only supported in the "sim" target for now
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+// only supported in the "sim" target for now
+if @target == "sim" {
   let b = new cloud.Bucket();
   let api = new cloud.Api();
   api.get("/", inflight () => {
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/state/get.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/state/get.test.w
index ff0951859d5..223e23e4c09 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/state/get.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/state/get.test.w
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 bring "./my-service.w" as my;
-bring util;
-
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
 
+if @target == "sim" {
   let svc = new my.MyService();
 
   test "state.get() returns the runtime value" {
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/state/set.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/state/set.test.w
index f59658f3778..b062485145b 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/state/set.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/state/set.test.w
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 bring "./my-service.w" as my;
-bring util;
-
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
 
+if @target == "sim" {
   let svc = new my.MyService();
 
   test "token resolved at runtime" {
     log(svc.startTime);
     assert(svc.startTime == "2023-10-16T20:47:39.511Z");
   }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/topic/aws-topic.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/topic/aws-topic.test.w
index d585b1a6b21..7d0d73e8389 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/topic/aws-topic.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/topic/aws-topic.test.w
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 bring cloud;
 bring aws;
-bring util;
-
-let target = util.env("WING_TARGET");
 
 let topic = new cloud.Topic() as "aws-wing-topic";
 
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ let topicInfo = getTopicInfo(topic);
 
 test "validates the AWS topic name" {
   if let topic = topicInfo {
-    if target == "tf-aws" {
+    if @target == "tf-aws" {
       assert(topic.get("topicArn").contains("arn:aws:sns:"));
       assert(topic.get("topicArn").contains("aws-wing-topic"));
       assert(topic.get("topicName").contains("aws-wing-topic"));
@@ -32,4 +29,4 @@ test "validates the AWS topic name" {
   }
   // If the test is not on AWS, it should not fail, so I am returning true.
   assert(true);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/util/shell.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/util/shell.test.w
index 5939d02b2e9..624e2108e35 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/util/shell.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/util/shell.test.w
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ bring util;
 bring expect;
 bring fs;
 
-class Util {
-  extern "./util.js" pub static inflight platform(): str;
-}
-
 let assertThrows = inflight (expected: str, block: (): void) => {
   let var error = false;
   try {
@@ -22,7 +18,7 @@ test "shell() with valid command" {
 
   let output = util.shell(command);
   
-  if Util.platform() != "win32" {
+  if util.os() != "win32" {
     expect.equal(output, "Hello, Wing!\n");
   } else {
     expect.equal(output, "Hello, Wing!\r\n");
@@ -51,7 +47,7 @@ test "shell() with explicit non-zero exit status" {
 
 test "shell() with env option" {
   let var command = "";
-  if Util.platform() != "win32" {
+  if util.os() != "win32" {
     command = "echo $WING_TARGET $ENV_VAR";
   } else {
     command = "echo %WING_TARGET% %ENV_VAR%";
@@ -62,7 +58,7 @@ test "shell() with env option" {
 
   let output = util.shell(command, opts);
 
-  if Util.platform() != "win32" {
+  if util.os() != "win32" {
     expect.equal(output, "Wing\n");
   } else {
     expect.equal(output, "%WING_TARGET% Wing\r\n");
@@ -70,10 +66,8 @@ test "shell() with env option" {
 }
 
 test "shell() with inheritEnv option" {
-  let target = util.env("WING_TARGET");
-
   let var command = "";
-  if Util.platform() != "win32" {
+  if util.os() != "win32" {
     command = "echo $WING_TARGET";
   } else {
     command = "echo %WING_TARGET%";
@@ -85,15 +79,15 @@ test "shell() with inheritEnv option" {
   let output1 = util.shell(command);
   let output2 = util.shell(command, opts);
 
-  if Util.platform() != "win32" {
+  if util.os() != "win32" {
     // \n
     expect.equal(output1.length, 1);
   } else {
     // %WING_TARGET%\r\n
     expect.equal(output1.length, 15);
   }
-  assert(output1.contains(target) == false);
-  assert(output2.contains(target) == true);
+  assert(output1.contains(@target) == false);
+  assert(output2.contains(@target) == true);
 }
 
 test "shell() with cwd option" {
@@ -115,4 +109,4 @@ test "shell() with cwd option" {
   let output2 = util.shell(command2, opts2);
 
   expect.equal(output2, "Error executing command \"exit 1\". Exited with error code: 1");
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/util/util.extern.d.ts b/tests/sdk_tests/util/util.extern.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 06d5b1d6059..00000000000
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/util/util.extern.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-export default interface extern {
-  platform: () => Promise<string>,
-}
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/util/util.js b/tests/sdk_tests/util/util.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 52c30974b28..00000000000
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/util/util.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-const os = require("os");
-
-exports.platform = function () {
-  return os.platform();
-};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/sdk_tests/website/aws-website.test.w b/tests/sdk_tests/website/aws-website.test.w
index 70a8f5062ab..59406caaac8 100644
--- a/tests/sdk_tests/website/aws-website.test.w
+++ b/tests/sdk_tests/website/aws-website.test.w
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 bring cloud;
 bring aws;
-bring util;
-
-let target = util.env("WING_TARGET");
-
 
 let website = new cloud.Website(path: "./website") as "aws-wing-website";
 
@@ -21,7 +17,7 @@ let websiteName = getWebsiteInfo(website);
 
 test "validates the AWS bucket name" {
   if let website = websiteName {
-    if target == "tf-aws" {
+    if @target == "tf-aws" {
       assert(website.get("bucketArn").contains("arn:aws:s3:::"));
       assert(website.get("bucketArn").contains("aws-wing-website"));
       assert(website.get("bucketName").contains("aws-wing-website"));
@@ -33,4 +29,4 @@ test "validates the AWS bucket name" {
   }
   // If the test is not on AWS, it should not fail, so I am returning true.
   assert(true);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/valid/casting.test.w b/tests/valid/casting.test.w
index e4ecffbbd1e..58412dcd403 100644
--- a/tests/valid/casting.test.w
+++ b/tests/valid/casting.test.w
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 bring cloud;
-bring util;
 bring "@cdktf/provider-aws" as aws;
 
 let b = new cloud.Bucket();
 
-if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "tf-aws" {
+if @target == "tf-aws" {
   let s3Bucket: aws.s3Bucket.S3Bucket = unsafeCast(nodeof(b).findChild("Default"));
   
   s3Bucket.addOverride("bucket_prefix", "my-prefix-");
diff --git a/tests/valid/dynamo.test.w b/tests/valid/dynamo.test.w
index eda854e8be5..f5af47b99ae 100644
--- a/tests/valid/dynamo.test.w
+++ b/tests/valid/dynamo.test.w
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ skip: true
 bring "@cdktf/provider-aws" as tfaws;
 bring aws;
 bring cloud;
-bring util;
 
 enum AttributeType {
   String,
@@ -23,9 +22,8 @@ class DynamoTable {
   table: tfaws.dynamodbTable.DynamodbTable;
   tableName: str;
   new() {
-    let target = util.env("WING_TARGET");
-    if target != "tf-aws" {
-      throw "Unsupported target: {target} (expected 'tf-aws')";
+    if @target != "tf-aws" {
+      throw "Unsupported target: {@target} (expected 'tf-aws')";
     }
 
     this.table = new tfaws.dynamodbTable.DynamodbTable(
diff --git a/tests/valid/dynamo_awscdk.test.w b/tests/valid/dynamo_awscdk.test.w
index c4cbb3b4cbb..d5a041bb04d 100644
--- a/tests/valid/dynamo_awscdk.test.w
+++ b/tests/valid/dynamo_awscdk.test.w
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ class DynamoTable {
   table: awscdk.aws_dynamodb.Table;
   tableName: str;
   new() {
-    let target = util.env("WING_TARGET");
-    if target != "awscdk" {
-      throw "Unsupported target: {target} (expected 'awscdk')";
+    if @target != "awscdk" {
+      throw "Unsupported target: {@target} (expected 'awscdk')";
     }
 
     this.table = new awscdk.aws_dynamodb.Table(
diff --git a/tests/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w b/tests/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w
index c4cf053c5d8..379d301c0c4 100644
--- a/tests/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w
+++ b/tests/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ let fn2 = new cloud.Function(inflight () => {
   return "{n}-fn2";
 }) as "fn2";
 
-let sim = util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim";
-
 test "single instance of Foo" {
   let x = fn.invoke("");
   let y = fn.invoke("");
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ test "single instance of Foo" {
 
   // the simulator intentionally reuses the sandbox across invocations
   // but we can't trust that this will always happen on the cloud
-  if sim {
+  if @target == "sim" {
     expect.equal(y, "101");
     log("client has been reused");
   }
diff --git a/tests/valid/intrinsics.test.w b/tests/valid/intrinsics.test.w
index ee23acf5f96..ca9775f9d64 100644
--- a/tests/valid/intrinsics.test.w
+++ b/tests/valid/intrinsics.test.w
@@ -19,3 +19,8 @@ expect.equal(bar.Bar.getSubdir(), fs.join(@dirname, "subdir"));
 expect.equal(@filename, currentFile);
 expect.equal(fs.dirname(currentFile), @dirname);
 expect.equal(bar.Bar.getSubfile(), fs.join(@dirname, "subdir", "bar.w"));
+
+// @target
+
+// some of the targets we are testing in the monorepo - but any string is valid
+expect.ok(["sim", "tf-aws", "tf-azure", "tf-gcp", "awscdk"].contains(@target));
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w_test_sim.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w_test_sim.md
index dd4557439b3..7a2968f04e6 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w_test_sim.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w_test_sim.md
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 ## stdout.log
 ```log
 [ERROR] method calls fail if the resource fails to start | Error: unexpected error!
-  --> on-start.test.w:6:5
+  --> on-start.test.w:5:5
   | 
   | inflight class OnStartThrowerBackend impl sim.IResource {
   |   new() {
-6 |     throw "unexpected error!";
+5 |     throw "unexpected error!";
   |     ^
-at $inflight_init <ABSOLUTE>/on-start.test.w:6:5
-at <ABSOLUTE>/on-start.test.w:17:18
+at $inflight_init <ABSOLUTE>/on-start.test.w:5:5
+at <ABSOLUTE>/on-start.test.w:16:18
 [ERROR] method calls fail if the resource fails to start | Error: root/Default/OnStartThrower/Resource failed to start: Error: unexpected error!
 [ERROR] method calls fail if the resource fails to start | Error: Resource is not running (it may have crashed or stopped)
 pass ─ on-start.test.wsim » root/Default/test:method calls fail if the resource fails to start
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w_test_sim.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w_test_sim.md
index da5227a4fdf..5e6cb205fb8 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w_test_sim.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w_test_sim.md
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 ## stdout.log
 ```log
 [ERROR] if a resource throws an error on stopping, it doesn't crash the simulation | Error: unexpected error!
-  --> on-stop.test.w:6:5
+  --> on-stop.test.w:5:5
   | 
   | inflight class OnStopThrowerBackend impl sim.IResource {
   |   pub onStop() {
-6 |     throw "unexpected error!";
+5 |     throw "unexpected error!";
   |     ^
-at onStop <ABSOLUTE>/on-stop.test.w:6:5
+at onStop <ABSOLUTE>/on-stop.test.w:5:5
 pass ─ on-stop.test.wsim » root/Default/test:if a resource throws an error on stopping, it doesn't crash the simulation
 
 Tests 1 passed (1)
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e93a393f163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# [init.test.w](../../../../../../tests/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w) | compile | tf-aws
+
+## main.tf.json
+```json
+{
+  "//": {
+    "metadata": {
+      "backend": "local",
+      "stackName": "root"
+    },
+    "outputs": {}
+  },
+  "provider": {
+    "aws": [
+      {}
+    ]
+  },
+  "resource": {
+    "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule": {
+      "s0_Schedule_7FE1E150": {
+        "//": {
+          "metadata": {
+            "path": "root/Default/Default/s0/Schedule",
+            "uniqueId": "s0_Schedule_7FE1E150"
+          }
+        },
+        "schedule_expression": "rate(5 minutes)"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_test_sim.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_test_sim.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9329ccefd9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_test_sim.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# [init.test.w](../../../../../../tests/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w) | test | sim
+
+## stdout.log
+```log
+pass ─ init.test.wsim (no tests)
+
+Tests 1 passed (1)
+Snapshots 1 skipped
+Test Files 1 passed (1)
+Duration <DURATION>
+```
+
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/casting.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/casting.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
index 47b9f5b4e68..86887482149 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/casting.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/casting.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
@@ -85,11 +85,10 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
     $helpers.nodeof(this).root.$preflightTypesMap = { };
     let $preflightTypesMap = {};
     const cloud = $stdlib.cloud;
-    const util = $stdlib.util;
     const aws = require("@cdktf/provider-aws");
     $helpers.nodeof(this).root.$preflightTypesMap = $preflightTypesMap;
     const b = globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.cloud.Bucket", cloud.Bucket, this, "Bucket");
-    if ($helpers.eq((util.Util.env("WING_TARGET")), "tf-aws")) {
+    if ($helpers.eq(process.env.WING_TARGET, "tf-aws")) {
       const s3Bucket = ($helpers.nodeof(b).findChild("Default"));
       (s3Bucket.addOverride("bucket_prefix", "my-prefix-"));
       console.log($helpers.nodeof(s3Bucket).path);
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
index 31d6ec7983f..385847fa764 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports = function({ $foo }) {
 "use strict";
 const $helpers = require("@winglang/sdk/lib/helpers");
 const $macros = require("@winglang/sdk/lib/macros");
-module.exports = function({ $expect_Util, $fn, $fn2, $sim }) {
+module.exports = function({ $expect_Util, $fn, $fn2 }) {
   class $Closure3 {
     constructor($args) {
       const {  } = $args;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module.exports = function({ $expect_Util, $fn, $fn2, $sim }) {
       const y = (await $fn.invoke(""));
       const z = (await $fn2.invoke(""));
       (await $expect_Util.equal(x, "100"));
-      if ($sim) {
+      if ($helpers.eq(process.env.WING_TARGET, "sim")) {
         (await $expect_Util.equal(y, "101"));
         console.log("client has been reused");
       }
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
             $expect_Util: ${$stdlib.core.liftObject($stdlib.core.toLiftableModuleType(globalThis.$ClassFactory.resolveType("@winglang/sdk.expect.Util") ?? expect.Util, "@winglang/sdk/expect", "Util"))},
             $fn: ${$stdlib.core.liftObject(fn)},
             $fn2: ${$stdlib.core.liftObject(fn2)},
-            $sim: ${$stdlib.core.liftObject(sim)},
           })
         `;
       }
@@ -556,13 +555,11 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
             [$stdlib.core.toLiftableModuleType(globalThis.$ClassFactory.resolveType("@winglang/sdk.expect.Util") ?? expect.Util, "@winglang/sdk/expect", "Util"), ["equal"]],
             [fn, ["invoke"]],
             [fn2, ["invoke"]],
-            [sim, []],
           ],
           "$inflight_init": [
             [$stdlib.core.toLiftableModuleType(globalThis.$ClassFactory.resolveType("@winglang/sdk.expect.Util") ?? expect.Util, "@winglang/sdk/expect", "Util"), []],
             [fn, []],
             [fn2, []],
-            [sim, []],
           ],
         });
       }
@@ -630,7 +627,6 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
     const foo = new Foo(this, "Foo");
     const fn = globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.cloud.Function", cloud.Function, this, "Function", new $Closure1(this, "$Closure1"));
     const fn2 = globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.cloud.Function", cloud.Function, this, "fn2", new $Closure2(this, "$Closure2"));
-    const sim = $helpers.eq((util.Util.env("WING_TARGET")), "sim");
     globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.std.Test", std.Test, this, "test:single instance of Foo", new $Closure3(this, "$Closure3"));
     const fn3 = globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.cloud.Function", cloud.Function, this, "fn3", new $Closure4(this, "$Closure4"));
     globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.std.Test", std.Test, this, "test:Foo state is not shared between function invocations", new $Closure5(this, "$Closure5"));
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/intrinsics.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/intrinsics.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
index 98e4e785968..8c28992ceed 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/intrinsics.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/intrinsics.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
     (expect.Util.equal($helpers.resolve(__dirname, "../../../intrinsics.test.w"), currentFile));
     (expect.Util.equal((fs.Util.dirname(currentFile)), $helpers.resolve(__dirname, "../../..")));
     (expect.Util.equal((bar.Bar.getSubfile(this)), (fs.Util.join($helpers.resolve(__dirname, "../../.."), "subdir", "bar.w"))));
+    (expect.Util.ok($macros.__Array_contains(false, ["sim", "tf-aws", "tf-azure", "tf-gcp", "awscdk"], process.env.WING_TARGET)));
   }
 }
 const $APP = $PlatformManager.createApp({ outdir: $outdir, name: "intrinsics.test", rootConstruct: $Root, isTestEnvironment: $wing_is_test, entrypointDir: process.env['WING_SOURCE_DIR'], rootId: process.env['WING_ROOT_ID'] });