diff --git a/test/MemberBuilderValidator/MethodTest.js b/test/MemberBuilderValidator/MethodTest.js
index ab9558c..bd3473e 100644
--- a/test/MemberBuilderValidator/MethodTest.js
+++ b/test/MemberBuilderValidator/MethodTest.js
@@ -287,20 +287,11 @@ require( 'common' ).testCase(
      */
     'Methods support visibility escalation or equality': function()
     {
-        var tests = [
-            [ 'private',   'protected' ],
-            [ 'protected', 'public' ],
-
-            [ 'public',    'public' ],
-            [ 'protected', 'protected' ],
-            [ 'private',   'private' ]
-        ];
-
-        for ( var i = 0, len = tests.length; i < len; i++ )
+        var _self = this;
+        shared.visEscalationTest( function( cur )
         {
-            var cur = tests[ i ];
-            this.quickVisChangeTest( cur[ 0 ], cur[ 1 ], false );
-        }
+            _self.quickVisChangeTest( cur[ 0 ], cur[ 1 ], false );
+        } );
     },
 
 
diff --git a/test/MemberBuilderValidator/inc-common.js b/test/MemberBuilderValidator/inc-common.js
index 6128d1d..27adc0c 100644
--- a/test/MemberBuilderValidator/inc-common.js
+++ b/test/MemberBuilderValidator/inc-common.js
@@ -120,3 +120,30 @@ exports.quickKeywordTest = function( type, keywords, identifier, prev )
     }
 };
 
+
+/**
+ * Passes test visibility levels [ x1, x2 ] to test method T to ensure that test
+ * T will pass when x2 is used to override a member declared using x1
+ *
+ * @param {function(function())} test test function
+ *
+ * @return {undefined}
+ */
+exports.visEscalationTest = function( test )
+{
+    var tests = [
+        [ 'private',   'protected' ],
+        [ 'protected', 'public' ],
+
+        [ 'public',    'public' ],
+        [ 'protected', 'protected' ],
+        [ 'private',   'private' ]
+    ];
+
+    for ( var i = 0, len = tests.length; i < len; i++ )
+    {
+        var cur = tests[ i ];
+        test( cur );
+    }
+};
+