diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller_merge_vars.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller_merge_vars.test.php
index 3ee4717e9ae..ffb4f25a90e 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller_merge_vars.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller_merge_vars.test.php
@@ -128,14 +128,6 @@ class MergePostsController extends MergeVarPluginAppController {
  * @package cake.tests.cases.libs.controller
  */
 class ControllerMergeVarsTest extends CakeTestCase {
-/**
- * Skips the case if APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS is defined
- *
- * @return void
- */
-	function skip() {
-		$this->skipIf(defined('APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS'), 'APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS cannot run. %s');
-	}
 /**
  * end test
  *
@@ -151,6 +143,8 @@ function endTest() {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testComponentParamMergingNoDuplication() {
+		$this->skipIf(defined('APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS'), "APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS cannot run {$this->name}");
+		
 		$Controller =& new MergeVariablesController();
 		$Controller->constructClasses();
 
@@ -164,6 +158,8 @@ function testComponentParamMergingNoDuplication() {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testComponentMergingWithRedeclarations() {
+		$this->skipIf(defined('APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS'), "APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS cannot run {$this->name}");
+
 		$Controller =& new MergeVariablesController();
 		$Controller->components['MergeVar'] = array('remote', 'redirect' => true);
 		$Controller->constructClasses();
@@ -178,6 +174,8 @@ function testComponentMergingWithRedeclarations() {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testHelperSettingMergingNoDuplication() {
+		$this->skipIf(defined('APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS'), "APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS cannot run {$this->name}");
+
 		$Controller =& new MergeVariablesController();
 		$Controller->constructClasses();
 
@@ -191,6 +189,8 @@ function testHelperSettingMergingNoDuplication() {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testMergeVarsWithPlugin() {
+		$this->skipIf(defined('APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS'), "APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS cannot run {$this->name}");
+
 		$Controller =& new MergePostsController();
 		$Controller->components = array('Email' => array('ports' => 'open'));
 		$Controller->plugin = 'MergeVarPlugin';
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ function testMergeVarsWithPlugin() {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testMergeVarsNotGreedy() {
+		$this->skipIf(defined('APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS'), "APP_CONTROLLER_EXISTS cannot run {$this->name}");
+
 		$Controller =& new Controller();
 		$Controller->components = array();
 		$Controller->uses = array();