diff --git a/plugin/core/constants.py b/plugin/core/constants.py
index beae8df1c..bca52cff2 100644
--- a/plugin/core/constants.py
+++ b/plugin/core/constants.py
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 SublimeKind = Tuple[int, str, str]
 
 
+ST_CACHE_PATH = sublime.cache_path()
+ST_INSTALLED_PACKAGES_PATH = sublime.installed_packages_path()
+ST_PACKAGES_PATH = sublime.packages_path()
+ST_PLATFORM = sublime.platform()
 ST_VERSION = int(sublime.version())
 
 
diff --git a/plugin/core/logging.py b/plugin/core/logging.py
index ebaeb3629..2ff74386c 100644
--- a/plugin/core/logging.py
+++ b/plugin/core/logging.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
+from .constants import ST_PACKAGES_PATH
 from typing import Any
 import traceback
 import inspect
-import sublime
 
 
 log_debug = False
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def trace() -> None:
         return
     previous_frame = current_frame.f_back
     file_name, line_number, function_name, _, _ = inspect.getframeinfo(previous_frame)  # type: ignore
-    file_name = file_name[len(sublime.packages_path()) + len("/LSP/"):]
+    file_name = file_name[len(ST_PACKAGES_PATH) + len("/LSP/"):]
     debug(f"TRACE {function_name:<32} {file_name}:{line_number}")
 
 
diff --git a/plugin/core/open.py b/plugin/core/open.py
index a9a695f50..097efc937 100644
--- a/plugin/core/open.py
+++ b/plugin/core/open.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
+from .constants import ST_PLATFORM
 from .constants import ST_VERSION
 from .logging import exception_log
 from .promise import Promise
@@ -133,11 +134,7 @@ def center_selection(v: sublime.View, r: Range) -> sublime.View:
     window = v.window()
     if window:
         window.focus_view(v)
-    if int(sublime.version()) >= 4124:
-        v.show_at_center(selection.begin(), animate=False)
-    else:
-        # TODO: remove later when a stable build lands
-        v.show_at_center(selection.begin())  # type: ignore
+    v.show_at_center(selection.begin(), animate=False)
     return v
 
 
@@ -155,9 +152,9 @@ def open_externally(uri: str, take_focus: bool) -> bool:
     """
     try:
         # TODO: handle take_focus
-        if sublime.platform() == "windows":
+        if ST_PLATFORM == "windows":
             os.startfile(uri)  # type: ignore
-        elif sublime.platform() == "osx":
+        elif ST_PLATFORM == "osx":
             subprocess.check_call(("/usr/bin/open", uri))
         else:  # linux
             subprocess.check_call(("xdg-open", uri))
diff --git a/plugin/core/transports.py b/plugin/core/transports.py
index 1ea3cbbf7..40868ff27 100644
--- a/plugin/core/transports.py
+++ b/plugin/core/transports.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
+from .constants import ST_PLATFORM
 from .logging import exception_log, debug
 from .types import TCP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
 from .types import TransportConfig
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ def kill_all_subprocesses() -> None:
 
 def _fixup_startup_args(args: list[str]) -> Any:
     startupinfo = None
-    if sublime.platform() == "windows":
+    if ST_PLATFORM == "windows":
         startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()  # type: ignore
         startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.SW_HIDE | subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW  # type: ignore
         executable_arg = args[0]
diff --git a/plugin/core/url.py b/plugin/core/url.py
index 1e9f09418..75c3f6235 100644
--- a/plugin/core/url.py
+++ b/plugin/core/url.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
+from .constants import ST_INSTALLED_PACKAGES_PATH
+from .constants import ST_PACKAGES_PATH
 from typing import Any
 from typing_extensions import deprecated
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
@@ -15,10 +17,10 @@ def filename_to_uri(file_name: str) -> str:
     """
     Convert a file name obtained from view.file_name() into an URI
     """
-    prefix = sublime.installed_packages_path()
+    prefix = ST_INSTALLED_PACKAGES_PATH
     if file_name.startswith(prefix):
         return _to_resource_uri(file_name, prefix)
-    prefix = sublime.packages_path()
+    prefix = ST_PACKAGES_PATH
     if file_name.startswith(prefix) and not os.path.exists(file_name):
         return _to_resource_uri(file_name, prefix)
     path = pathname2url(file_name)
diff --git a/plugin/core/views.py b/plugin/core/views.py
index 8fc644570..654fabef7 100644
--- a/plugin/core/views.py
+++ b/plugin/core/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 from .constants import CODE_ACTION_KINDS
+from .constants import ST_CACHE_PATH
 from .constants import SUBLIME_KIND_SCOPES
 from .constants import SublimeKind
 from .css import css as lsp_css
@@ -115,13 +116,13 @@ def get_storage_path() -> str:
     - on Windows: %LocalAppData%/Sublime Text
     - on Linux: ~/.cache/sublime-text
     """
-    return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(sublime.cache_path(), "..", "Package Storage"))
+    return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(ST_CACHE_PATH, "..", "Package Storage"))
 
 
 def extract_variables(window: sublime.Window) -> dict[str, str]:
     variables = window.extract_variables()
     variables["storage_path"] = get_storage_path()
-    variables["cache_path"] = sublime.cache_path()
+    variables["cache_path"] = ST_CACHE_PATH
     variables["temp_dir"] = tempfile.gettempdir()
     variables["home"] = os.path.expanduser('~')
     return variables
diff --git a/plugin/locationpicker.py b/plugin/locationpicker.py
index d4ccc01d5..97d5f73b0 100644
--- a/plugin/locationpicker.py
+++ b/plugin/locationpicker.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
+from .core.constants import ST_PACKAGES_PATH
 from .core.constants import SublimeKind
 from .core.logging import debug
 from .core.protocol import DocumentUri
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ def open_basic_file(
     else:
         prefix = 'res:/Packages'  # Note: keep in sync with core/url.py#_to_resource_uri
         assert uri.startswith(prefix)
-        filename = sublime.packages_path() + url2pathname(uri[len(prefix):])
+        filename = ST_PACKAGES_PATH + url2pathname(uri[len(prefix):])
         # Window.open_file can only focus and scroll to a location in a resource file if it is already opened
         if not session.window.find_open_file(filename):
             return None