diff --git a/test/testautovariables.cpp b/test/testautovariables.cpp
index 4b945793f09..ad5a3575974 100644
--- a/test/testautovariables.cpp
+++ b/test/testautovariables.cpp
@@ -57,10 +57,7 @@ class TestAutoVariables : public TestFixture {
             tokenizer.simplifyTokenList2();
             const std::string str2(tokenizer.tokens()->stringifyList(0,true));
             if (str1 != str2)
-                warn(("Unsimplified code in test case. It looks like this test "
-                      "should either be cleaned up or moved to TestTokenizer or "
-                      "TestSimplifyTokens instead.\nstr1="+str1+"\nstr2="+str2).c_str());
-
+                warnUnsimplified(str1, str2);
 
             // Check auto variables
             checkAutoVariables.autoVariables();
diff --git a/test/testboost.cpp b/test/testboost.cpp
index f869d12a769..e7b1cbbbbfb 100644
--- a/test/testboost.cpp
+++ b/test/testboost.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class TestBoost : public TestFixture {
         tokenizer.simplifyTokenList2();
         const std::string str2(tokenizer.tokens()->stringifyList(0,true));
         if (str1 != str2)
-            warn("Unsimplified code in test case");
+            warnUnsimplified(str1, str2);
 
         // Check..
         CheckBoost checkBoost;
diff --git a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
index dbc3e6daee3..7709dd15e35 100644
--- a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
+++ b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ class TestBufferOverrun : public TestFixture {
 
         // Ensure that the test case is not bad.
         if (verify && str1 != str2) {
-            warn(("Unsimplified code in test case. It looks like this test "
-                  "should either be cleaned up or moved to TestTokenizer or "
-                  "TestSimplifyTokens instead.\nstr1="+str1+"\nstr2="+str2).c_str());
+            warnUnsimplified(str1, str2);
         }
 
         // Check for buffer overruns..
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index 7538a87e76b..60688f4ab5b 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ class TestClass : public TestFixture {
         tokenizer.simplifyTokenList2();
         const std::string str2(tokenizer.tokens()->stringifyList(0,true));
         if (verify && str1 != str2)
-            warn(("Unsimplified code in test case\nstr1="+str1+"\nstr2="+str2).c_str());
+            warnUnsimplified(str1, str2);
 
         CheckClass checkClass(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
         checkClass.checkConst();
diff --git a/test/testcondition.cpp b/test/testcondition.cpp
index 988c243076d..bee2374fd34 100644
--- a/test/testcondition.cpp
+++ b/test/testcondition.cpp
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ class TestCondition : public TestFixture {
 
         // Ensure that the test case is not bad.
         if (validate && str1 != str2) {
-            warn(("Unsimplified code in test case. It looks like this test "
-                  "should either be cleaned up or moved to TestTokenizer or "
-                  "TestSimplifyTokens instead.\nstr1="+str1+"\nstr2="+str2).c_str());
+            warnUnsimplified(str1, str2);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/testnullpointer.cpp b/test/testnullpointer.cpp
index 7e74d0b01c7..c0bf7bbc808 100644
--- a/test/testnullpointer.cpp
+++ b/test/testnullpointer.cpp
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ class TestNullPointer : public TestFixture {
         tokenizer.simplifyTokenList2();
         const std::string str2(tokenizer.tokens()->stringifyList(0,true));
         if (verify && str1 != str2)
-            warn(("Unsimplified code in test case. It looks like this test "
-                  "should either be cleaned up or moved to TestTokenizer or "
-                  "TestSimplifyTokens instead.\nstr1="+str1+"\nstr2="+str2).c_str());
+            warnUnsimplified(str1, str2);
 
         checkNullPointer.nullConstantDereference();
     }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 532df8297b9..ebb6b33ac63 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class TestOther : public TestFixture {
             tokenizer.simplifyTokenList2();
             const std::string str2(tokenizer.tokens()->stringifyList(0,true));
             if (str1 != str2)
-                warn(("Unsimplified code in test case\nstr1="+str1+"\nstr2="+str2).c_str());
+                warnUnsimplified(str1, str2);
             checkOther.runSimplifiedChecks(&tokenizer, settings, this);
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/testsuite.cpp b/test/testsuite.cpp
index 75dbba9b3f3..0d61da5cf30 100644
--- a/test/testsuite.cpp
+++ b/test/testsuite.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,13 @@ void TestFixture::warn(const char msg[])
     warnings << "Warning: " << currentTest << " " << msg << std::endl;
 }
 
+void TestFixture::warnUnsimplified(const std::string& unsimplified, const std::string& simplified)
+{
+    warn(("Unsimplified code in test case. It looks like this test "
+          "should either be cleaned up or moved to TestTokenizer or "
+          "TestSimplifyTokens instead.\nactual=" + unsimplified + "\nexpected=" + simplified).c_str());
+}
+
 void TestFixture::processOptions(const options& args)
 {
     quiet_tests = args.quiet();
diff --git a/test/testsuite.h b/test/testsuite.h
index cbc6bdb5ad1..779d87fc9ff 100644
--- a/test/testsuite.h
+++ b/test/testsuite.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class TestFixture : public ErrorLogger {
     virtual void reportErr(const ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage &msg);
     void run(const std::string &str);
     void warn(const char msg[]);
+    void warnUnsimplified(const std::string& unsimplified, const std::string& simplified);
 
     TestFixture(const std::string &_name);
     virtual ~TestFixture() { }
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index a1e9b1f20da..b87aa4706cc 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -2093,9 +2093,7 @@ class TestUninitVar : public TestFixture {
         tokenizer.simplifyTokenList2();
         const std::string str2(tokenizer.tokens()->stringifyList(0,true));
         if (verify && str1 != str2)
-            warn(("Unsimplified code in test case. It looks like this test "
-                  "should either be cleaned up or moved to TestTokenizer or "
-                  "TestSimplifyTokens instead.\nstr1="+str1+"\nstr2="+str2).c_str());
+            warnUnsimplified(str1, str2);
 
         // Check for redundant code..
         CheckUninitVar checkuninitvar(&tokenizer, &settings1, this);