diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionSortingTestCase.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionSortingTestCase.java
index 47eee184beb9..91309e5ddf32 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionSortingTestCase.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionSortingTestCase.java
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.impl.LookupImpl;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.TestDataPath;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 
-import javax.swing.*;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-
 /**
  * @author peter
  */
@@ -41,30 +36,12 @@ public abstract class CompletionSortingTestCase extends LightFixtureCompletionTe
   }
 
   protected void assertPreferredItems(final int selected, @NonNls final String... expected) {
-    final LookupImpl lookup = getLookup();
-    final JList list = lookup.getList();
-    final List<LookupElement> model = lookup.getItems();
-    final List<String> actual = new ArrayList<String>();
-    final int count = lookup.getPreferredItemsCount();
-    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-      actual.add(model.get(i).getLookupString());
-    }
-    if (!actual.equals(Arrays.asList(expected))) {
-      final List<String> strings = new ArrayList<String>();
-      for (int i = 0; i < model.size(); i++) {
-        final LookupElement item = model.get(i);
-        strings.add(item.getLookupString() + Arrays.toString(item.getUserData(CompletionLookupArranger.WEIGHT)));
-        if (i == count - 1) {
-          strings.add("---");
-        }
-      }
-      assertOrderedEquals(strings, expected);
-    }
-    assertEquals(selected, list.getSelectedIndex());
+    myFixture.assertPreferredCompletionItems(selected, expected);
   }
 
   protected LookupImpl invokeCompletion(final String path) throws Exception {
-    myFixture.configureFromExistingVirtualFile(myFixture.copyFileToProject(path, com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil.getShortName(path, '/')));
+    myFixture.configureFromExistingVirtualFile(
+      myFixture.copyFileToProject(path, com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil.getShortName(path, '/')));
     myFixture.complete(myType);
     return getLookup();
   }
diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/CodeInsightTestFixture.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/CodeInsightTestFixture.java
index 867567e7ae6b..d45529c849d0 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/CodeInsightTestFixture.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/CodeInsightTestFixture.java
@@ -367,4 +367,6 @@ public interface CodeInsightTestFixture extends IdeaProjectTestFixture {
 
   void testFolding(String fileName);
   void testFoldingWithCollapseStatus(String fileName);
+
+  void assertPreferredCompletionItems(int selected, @NonNls String... expected);
 }
diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
index d3df88473bf0..02d9a3460ead 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.analysis.AnalysisScope;
 import com.intellij.codeHighlighting.HighlightDisplayLevel;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.TargetElementUtilBase;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.CodeCompletionHandlerBase;
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.CompletionLookupArranger;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.CompletionProgressIndicator;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.CompletionType;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.DaemonCodeAnalyzer;
@@ -900,7 +901,7 @@ public class CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl extends BaseFixture implements CodeInsig
   @Override
   @Nullable
   public LookupElement[] getLookupElements() {
-    LookupImpl lookup = (LookupImpl)LookupManager.getActiveLookup(myEditor);
+    LookupImpl lookup = getLookup();
     if (lookup == null) {
       return myEmptyLookup ? LookupElement.EMPTY_ARRAY : null;
     }
@@ -1683,4 +1684,34 @@ public class CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl extends BaseFixture implements CodeInsig
   public void testFolding(final String verificationFileName) {
     testFoldingRegions(verificationFileName, false);
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void assertPreferredCompletionItems(final int selected, @NonNls final String... expected) {
+    final LookupImpl lookup = getLookup();
+    assertNotNull(lookup);
+    final JList list = lookup.getList();
+    final List<LookupElement> model = lookup.getItems();
+    final List<String> actual = new ArrayList<String>();
+    final int count = lookup.getPreferredItemsCount();
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+      actual.add(model.get(i).getLookupString());
+    }
+    if (!actual.equals(Arrays.asList(expected))) {
+      final List<String> strings = new ArrayList<String>();
+      for (int i = 0; i < model.size(); i++) {
+        final LookupElement item = model.get(i);
+        strings.add(item.getLookupString() + Arrays.toString(item.getUserData(CompletionLookupArranger.WEIGHT)));
+        if (i == count - 1) {
+          strings.add("---");
+        }
+      }
+      assertOrderedEquals(strings, expected);
+    }
+    assertEquals(selected, list.getSelectedIndex());
+  }
+
+  private LookupImpl getLookup() {
+    return (LookupImpl)LookupManager.getActiveLookup(myEditor);
+  }
+
 }