diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/CompileJavaAgainstKotlinTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/CompileJavaAgainstKotlinTest.java
index 8b0cc8d0ff4..32fe6c20c93 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/CompileJavaAgainstKotlinTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/CompileJavaAgainstKotlinTest.java
@@ -59,27 +59,6 @@ public class CompileJavaAgainstKotlinTest extends UsefulTestCase {
         jetCoreEnvironment.addToClasspath(new File(JetTestCaseBuilder.getHomeDirectory(), "compiler/testData/mockJDK-1.7/jre/lib/annotations.jar"));
     }
 
-    private void mkdirs(File file) throws IOException {
-        if (file.isDirectory()) {
-            return;
-        }
-        if (!file.mkdirs()) {
-            throw new IOException();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void rmrf(File file) {
-        if (file != null) {
-            File[] children = file.listFiles();
-            if (children != null) {
-                for (File child : children) {
-                    rmrf(child);
-                }
-            }
-            file.delete();
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public String getName() {
         return ktFile.getName();
@@ -89,8 +68,7 @@ public class CompileJavaAgainstKotlinTest extends UsefulTestCase {
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
         tmpdir = new File("tmp/" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + "." + this.getName());
-        rmrf(tmpdir);
-        mkdirs(tmpdir);
+        JetTestUtils.recreateDirectory(tmpdir);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/JetTestUtils.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/JetTestUtils.java
index ed43b181be0..ab08e533763 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/JetTestUtils.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/JetTestUtils.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.jet.util.slicedmap.ReadOnlySlice;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.util.slicedmap.SlicedMap;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.util.slicedmap.WritableSlice;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 
@@ -128,4 +130,33 @@ public class JetTestUtils {
     public static BindingContext analyzeNamespace(@NotNull JetNamespace namespace, @NotNull JetControlFlowDataTraceFactory flowDataTraceFactory) {
         return AnalyzerFacade.analyzeOneNamespaceWithJavaIntegration(namespace, flowDataTraceFactory);
     }
+
+
+    public static void mkdirs(File file) throws IOException {
+        if (file.isDirectory()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!file.mkdirs()) {
+            throw new IOException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void rmrf(File file) {
+        if (file != null) {
+            File[] children = file.listFiles();
+            if (children != null) {
+                for (File child : children) {
+                    rmrf(child);
+                }
+            }
+            file.delete();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void recreateDirectory(File file) throws IOException {
+        rmrf(file);
+        mkdirs(file);
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/ReadClassDataTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/ReadClassDataTest.java
index e97ad3202cd..5deb55ba672 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/ReadClassDataTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/ReadClassDataTest.java
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ public class ReadClassDataTest extends UsefulTestCase {
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
         tmpdir = new File("tmp/" + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + "." + this.getName());
-        rmrf(tmpdir);
-        mkdirs(tmpdir);
+        JetTestUtils.recreateDirectory(tmpdir);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -74,27 +73,6 @@ public class ReadClassDataTest extends UsefulTestCase {
         Disposer.dispose(myTestRootDisposable);
     }
 
-    private void mkdirs(File file) throws IOException {
-        if (file.isDirectory()) {
-            return;
-        }
-        if (!file.mkdirs()) {
-            throw new IOException();
-        }
-    }
-    
-    private void rmrf(File file) {
-        if (file != null) {
-            File[] children = file.listFiles();
-            if (children != null) {
-                for (File child : children) {
-                    rmrf(child);
-                }
-            }
-            file.delete();
-        }
-    }
-    
     private void createMockCoreEnvironment() {
         jetCoreEnvironment = new JetCoreEnvironment(myTestRootDisposable);