diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/Tests/PrimCountModuleTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/Tests/PrimCountModuleTests.cs
index 8c1b6a3370..72f74fa5c9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/Tests/PrimCountModuleTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/Tests/PrimCountModuleTests.cs
@@ -62,16 +62,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land.Tests
             lmm.AddLandObject(lo);
             //scene.loadAllLandObjectsFromStorage(scene.RegionInfo.originRegionID);
             
-            SceneObjectPart part1
-                = new SceneObjectPart(userId, PrimitiveBaseShape.Default, Vector3.Zero, Quaternion.Identity, Vector3.Zero) 
-                    { Name = "obj1", UUID = new UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001") };
-            SceneObjectGroup sog = new SceneObjectGroup(part1);
-            sog.AddPart(
-                new SceneObjectPart(userId, PrimitiveBaseShape.Default, Vector3.Zero, Quaternion.Identity, Vector3.Zero) 
-                    { Name = "obj2", UUID = new UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002") });
-            sog.AddPart(
-                new SceneObjectPart(userId, PrimitiveBaseShape.Default, Vector3.Zero, Quaternion.Identity, Vector3.Zero) 
-                    { Name = "obj3", UUID = new UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003") });            
+            SceneObjectGroup sog = SceneSetupHelpers.CreateSceneObject(3, userId);         
 
             Assert.That(pcm.GetOwnerCount(lo.LandData.GlobalID), Is.EqualTo(0));
             Assert.That(pcm.GetGroupCount(lo.LandData.GlobalID), Is.EqualTo(0));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/SceneSetupHelpers.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/SceneSetupHelpers.cs
index aa4b285981..b7b7383bfc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/SceneSetupHelpers.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/SceneSetupHelpers.cs
@@ -465,5 +465,37 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common.Setup
 
             return part;
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a scene object but do not add it to the scene.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// UUID always starts at 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="parts">The number of parts that should be in the scene object</param>
+        /// <param name="ownerId"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static SceneObjectGroup CreateSceneObject(int parts, UUID ownerId)
+        {
+            SceneObjectPart rootPart
+                = new SceneObjectPart(ownerId, PrimitiveBaseShape.Default, Vector3.Zero, Quaternion.Identity, Vector3.Zero) 
+                    { Name = "part1", UUID = new UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001") };
+            SceneObjectGroup sog = new SceneObjectGroup(rootPart);
+            
+            if (parts > 1)
+            {
+                for (int i = 2; i <= parts; i++)
+                {
+                    sog.AddPart(
+                        new SceneObjectPart(ownerId, PrimitiveBaseShape.Default, Vector3.Zero, Quaternion.Identity, Vector3.Zero) 
+                            { 
+                                Name = string.Format("obj{0}", i), 
+                                UUID = new UUID(string.Format("00000000-0000-0000-0000-{0:D12}", i)) 
+                            });
+                }             
+            }
+            
+            return sog;
+        }
     }
 }