diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/AnalysisAlertResult.stories.tsx b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/AnalysisAlertResult.stories.tsx
index 199610fd21c..1a4e308e0cb 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/AnalysisAlertResult.stories.tsx
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/stories/variant-analysis/AnalysisAlertResult.stories.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Meta, StoryFn } from "@storybook/react";
 
 import AnalysisAlertResult from "../../view/variant-analysis/AnalysisAlertResult";
 import type { AnalysisAlert } from "../../variant-analysis/shared/analysis-result";
+import { createMockAnalysisAlert } from "../../../test/factories/variant-analysis/shared/analysis-alert";
 
 export default {
   title: "Variant Analysis/Analysis Alert Result",
@@ -14,35 +15,7 @@ const Template: StoryFn<typeof AnalysisAlertResult> = (args) => (
 
 export const Warning = Template.bind({});
 
-const warningAlert: AnalysisAlert = {
-  message: {
-    tokens: [
-      {
-        t: "text",
-        text: "This is an empty block.",
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-  shortDescription: "This is an empty block.",
-  fileLink: {
-    fileLinkPrefix:
-      "https://github.com/expressjs/express/blob/33e8dc303af9277f8a7e4f46abfdcb5e72f6797b",
-    filePath: "test/app.options.js",
-  },
-  severity: "Warning",
-  codeSnippet: {
-    startLine: 10,
-    endLine: 14,
-    text: "    app.del('/', function(){});\n    app.get('/users', function(req, res){});\n    app.put('/users', function(req, res){});\n\n    request(app)\n",
-  },
-  highlightedRegion: {
-    startLine: 12,
-    startColumn: 41,
-    endLine: 12,
-    endColumn: 43,
-  },
-  codeFlows: [],
-};
+const warningAlert: AnalysisAlert = createMockAnalysisAlert();
 
 Warning.args = {
   alert: warningAlert,
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/test/factories/variant-analysis/shared/analysis-alert.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/test/factories/variant-analysis/shared/analysis-alert.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af9885a45fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/test/factories/variant-analysis/shared/analysis-alert.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import type { AnalysisAlert } from "../../../../src/variant-analysis/shared/analysis-result";
+
+export function createMockAnalysisAlert(): AnalysisAlert {
+  return {
+    message: {
+      tokens: [
+        {
+          t: "text",
+          text: "This is an empty block.",
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    shortDescription: "This is an empty block.",
+    fileLink: {
+      fileLinkPrefix:
+        "https://github.com/expressjs/express/blob/33e8dc303af9277f8a7e4f46abfdcb5e72f6797b",
+      filePath: "test/app.options.js",
+    },
+    severity: "Warning",
+    codeSnippet: {
+      startLine: 10,
+      endLine: 14,
+      text: "    app.del('/', function(){});\n    app.get('/users', function(req, res){});\n    app.put('/users', function(req, res){});\n\n    request(app)\n",
+    },
+    highlightedRegion: {
+      startLine: 12,
+      startColumn: 41,
+      endLine: 12,
+      endColumn: 43,
+    },
+    codeFlows: [],
+  };
+}