diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/UuidGathererTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/UuidGathererTests.cs
index dc98550dc2..b68a0444c8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/UuidGathererTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/UuidGathererTests.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common;
+using OpenSim.Tests.Common.Setup;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
@@ -55,11 +56,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
         public void TestCorruptAsset()
         {
             TestHelper.InMethod();
-
+            
             UUID corruptAssetUuid = UUID.Parse("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000666");
-            AssetBase corruptAsset = new AssetBase(corruptAssetUuid, corruptAssetUuid.ToString(), (sbyte)AssetType.Object);
-            corruptAsset.Data = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("CORRUPT ASSET");
-
+            AssetBase corruptAsset = AssetHelpers.CreateAsset(corruptAssetUuid, "CORRUPT ASSET");
             m_assetService.Store(corruptAsset);
 
             IDictionary<UUID, int> foundAssetUuids = new Dictionary<UUID, int>();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/AssetHelpers.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/AssetHelpers.cs
index 3b3babe349..df69cd9e8b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/AssetHelpers.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Common/Setup/AssetHelpers.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tests.Common
 {       
     public class AssetHelpers
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create an asset from the given data
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="assetUuid"></param>
+        /// <param name="data"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static AssetBase CreateAsset(UUID assetUuid, string data)
+        {
+            AssetBase asset = new AssetBase(assetUuid, assetUuid.ToString(), (sbyte)AssetType.Object);
+            asset.Data = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(data);
+            return asset;
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Create an asset from the given scene object
         /// </summary>