diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/TaskInventoryTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/TaskInventoryTests.cs
index 1c8f07898c..32bb06898a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/TaskInventoryTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/TaskInventoryTests.cs
@@ -66,15 +66,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Tests
 
             // Create an object embedded inside the first
             UUID taskSceneObjectItemId = UUID.Parse("00000000-0000-0000-0000-100000000000");
-
-            SceneObjectGroup taskSceneObject = SceneSetupHelpers.CreateSceneObject(1, UUID.Zero);
-            AssetBase taskSceneObjectAsset = AssetHelpers.CreateAsset(0x10, taskSceneObject);
-            scene.AssetService.Store(taskSceneObjectAsset);
             TaskInventoryItem taskSceneObjectItem
-                = new TaskInventoryItem
-                    { Name = "tso", AssetID = taskSceneObjectAsset.FullID, ItemID = taskSceneObjectItemId,
-                      Type = (int)AssetType.Object, InvType = (int)InventoryType.Object };
-            sop1.Inventory.AddInventoryItem(taskSceneObjectItem, true);
+                = TaskInventoryHelpers.AddSceneObjectItem(scene, sop1, "tso", taskSceneObjectItemId);
 
             scene.AddSceneObject(sog1);
 
@@ -114,6 +107,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Tests
             SceneObjectGroup sog1 = SceneSetupHelpers.CreateSceneObject(1, user1.PrincipalID);
             SceneObjectPart sop1 = sog1.RootPart;
             TaskInventoryItem sopItem1 = TaskInventoryHelpers.AddNotecard(scene, sop1);
+
             InventoryFolderBase folder 
                 = InventoryArchiveUtils.FindFolderByPath(scene.InventoryService, user1.PrincipalID, "Objects")[0];
             
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/TaskInventoryHelpers.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/TaskInventoryHelpers.cs
index 48724f4af4..4467573569 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/TaskInventoryHelpers.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/TaskInventoryHelpers.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 
-namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common
+namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Setup
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Utility functions for carrying out task inventory tests.
@@ -64,5 +64,26 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common
             
             return ncItem;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Add a scene object item to the given part.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="scene"></param>
+        /// <param name="sop"></param>
+        /// <param name="itemName"></param>
+        /// <param name="id"></param>
+        public static TaskInventoryItem AddSceneObjectItem(Scene scene, SceneObjectPart sop, string itemName, UUID id)
+        {
+            SceneObjectGroup taskSceneObject = SceneSetupHelpers.CreateSceneObject(1, UUID.Zero);
+            AssetBase taskSceneObjectAsset = AssetHelpers.CreateAsset(0x10, taskSceneObject);
+            scene.AssetService.Store(taskSceneObjectAsset);
+            TaskInventoryItem taskSceneObjectItem
+                = new TaskInventoryItem
+                    { Name = itemName, AssetID = taskSceneObjectAsset.FullID, ItemID = id,
+                      Type = (int)AssetType.Object, InvType = (int)InventoryType.Object };
+            sop.Inventory.AddInventoryItem(taskSceneObjectItem, true);
+
+            return taskSceneObjectItem;
+        }
     }
 }
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