diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/GenerateCompilerTests.kt b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/GenerateCompilerTests.kt
index 5d42d213f41..92d643f9fde 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/GenerateCompilerTests.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/GenerateCompilerTests.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.generators.tests
 
-import org.intellij.lang.annotations.Language
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.asJava.AbstractCompilerLightClassTest
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cfg.AbstractControlFlowTest
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cfg.AbstractDataFlowTest
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.ir.AbstractIrBlackBoxCodegenTest
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.ir.AbstractIrBlackBoxInlineCodegenTest
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.ir.AbstractIrCompileKotlinAgainstInlineKotlinTest
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.generators.tests.generator.testGroup
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.generators.util.KT_OR_KTS_WITHOUT_DOTS_IN_NAME
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.integration.AbstractAntTaskTest
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.AbstractIrCfgTestCase
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.AbstractIrSourceRangesTestCase
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.AbstractLocalClassProtoTest
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.TargetBackend
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.AbstractTypeBindingTest
 
-@Language("RegExp") const val KT_OR_KTS = """^(.+)\.(kt|kts)$"""
-@Language("RegExp") const val KT_OR_KTS_WITHOUT_DOTS_IN_NAME = """^([^.]+)\.(kt|kts)$"""
-
-@Language("RegExp") const val KT_WITHOUT_DOTS_IN_NAME = """^([^.]+)\.kt$"""
-
 fun main(args: Array<String>) {
     System.setProperty("java.awt.headless", "true")
 
diff --git a/generators/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/GenerateTests.kt b/generators/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/GenerateTests.kt
index 815b752c546..2e999c9e41c 100755
--- a/generators/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/GenerateTests.kt
+++ b/generators/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/GenerateTests.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.formatter.AbstractFormatterTest
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.formatter.AbstractTypingIndentationTestBase
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.generators.tests.generator.TestGroup
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.generators.tests.generator.testGroup
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.generators.util.KT_OR_KTS
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.generators.util.KT_OR_KTS_WITHOUT_DOTS_IN_NAME
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.generators.util.KT_WITHOUT_DOTS_IN_NAME
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.AbstractExpressionSelectionTest
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.AbstractKotlinTypeAliasByExpansionShortNameIndexTest
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.AbstractSmartSelectionTest
diff --git a/generators/test-generator/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/util/generatorUtil.kt b/generators/test-generator/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/util/generatorUtil.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f63c8311e58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generators/test-generator/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/util/generatorUtil.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.generators.util
+
+import org.intellij.lang.annotations.Language
+
+@Language("RegExp") const val KT_OR_KTS = """^(.+)\.(kt|kts)$"""
+@Language("RegExp") const val KT_OR_KTS_WITHOUT_DOTS_IN_NAME = """^([^.]+)\.(kt|kts)$"""
+
+@Language("RegExp") const val KT_WITHOUT_DOTS_IN_NAME = """^([^.]+)\.kt$"""