diff --git a/test/MemberBuilderValidator/MethodTest.js b/test/MemberBuilderValidator/MethodTest.js
index bd3473e..9db0bc5 100644
--- a/test/MemberBuilderValidator/MethodTest.js
+++ b/test/MemberBuilderValidator/MethodTest.js
@@ -44,34 +44,21 @@ require( 'common' ).testCase(
 
         this.quickVisChangeTest = function( start, override, failtest )
         {
-            var name  = 'foo',
+            shared.quickVisChangeTest.call( _self, start, override, failtest,
+                function( name, startobj, overrideobj )
+                {
+                    startobj.virtual     = true;
+                    overrideobj.override = true;
 
-                startobj    = { 'virtual': true },
-                overrideobj = { 'override': true }
-            ;
-
-            startobj[ start ]       = true;
-            overrideobj[ override ] = true;
-
-            var testfun = function()
-            {
-                _self.sut.validateMethod(
-                    name,
-                    function() {},
-                    overrideobj,
-                    { member: function() {} },
-                    startobj
-                );
-            };
-
-            if ( failtest )
-            {
-                this.quickFailureTest( name, 'de-escalate', testfun );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _self.assertDoesNotThrow( testfun, Error );
-            }
+                    _self.sut.validateMethod(
+                        name,
+                        function() {},
+                        overrideobj,
+                        { member: function() {} },
+                        startobj
+                    );
+                }
+            );
         };
     },
 
diff --git a/test/MemberBuilderValidator/PropertyTest.js b/test/MemberBuilderValidator/PropertyTest.js
index a297c99..6af3675 100644
--- a/test/MemberBuilderValidator/PropertyTest.js
+++ b/test/MemberBuilderValidator/PropertyTest.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ require( 'common' ).testCase(
 {
     caseSetUp: function()
     {
+        var _self = this;
+
         this.quickFailureTest = shared.quickFailureTest;
 
         this.quickKeywordPropTest = function( keywords, identifier, prev )
@@ -40,33 +42,16 @@ require( 'common' ).testCase(
 
         this.quickVisChangeTest = function( start, override, failtest )
         {
-            var _self = this,
-                name  = 'foo',
-
-                startobj    = {},
-                overrideobj = {}
-            ;
-
-            startobj[ start ]       = true;
-            overrideobj[ override ] = true;
-
-            var testfun = function()
-            {
-                _self.sut.validateProperty(
-                    name, 'bar', overrideobj,
-                    { member: 'foo' },
-                    startobj
-                );
-            };
-
-            if ( failtest )
-            {
-                this.quickFailureTest( name, 'de-escalate', testfun );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _self.assertDoesNotThrow( testfun, Error );
-            }
+            shared.quickVisChangeTest.call( _self, start, override, failtest,
+                function( name, startobj, overrideobj )
+                {
+                    _self.sut.validateProperty(
+                        name, 'bar', overrideobj,
+                        { member: 'foo' },
+                        startobj
+                    );
+                }
+            );
         };
     },
 
diff --git a/test/MemberBuilderValidator/inc-common.js b/test/MemberBuilderValidator/inc-common.js
index 27adc0c..ec0e612 100644
--- a/test/MemberBuilderValidator/inc-common.js
+++ b/test/MemberBuilderValidator/inc-common.js
@@ -147,3 +147,44 @@ exports.visEscalationTest = function( test )
     }
 };
 
+
+/**
+ * Performs a simple visibility change test using access modifiers
+ *
+ * Important: invoke within the context of the test case.
+ *
+ * @param  {string}  start     start keyword
+ * @param  {string}  override  overriding keyword
+ * @param  {bool}    failtest  whether the assertion should test for failure
+ *
+ * @param  {function()}  func  test function
+ *
+ * @return  {undefined}
+ */
+exports.quickVisChangeTest = function( start, override, failtest, func )
+{
+    var _self = this,
+        name  = 'foo',
+
+        startobj    = {},
+        overrideobj = {}
+    ;
+
+    startobj[ start ]       = true;
+    overrideobj[ override ] = true;
+
+    var testfun = function()
+    {
+        func( name, startobj, overrideobj );
+    };
+
+    if ( failtest )
+    {
+        this.quickFailureTest( name, 'de-escalate', testfun );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        _self.assertDoesNotThrow( testfun, Error );
+    }
+};
+