diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/PlatformTestCase.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/PlatformTestCase.java
index 8bbf90165ca0..1fdd67c6c14f 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/PlatformTestCase.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/PlatformTestCase.java
@@ -498,53 +498,6 @@ public abstract class PlatformTestCase extends UsefulTestCase implements DataPro
     SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(runnable);
   }
 
-  protected void runTest() throws Throwable {
-    /*
-    Method runMethod = null;
-    try {
-      runMethod = getClass().getMethod(getName(), new Class[0]);
-    }
-    catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
-      fail("Method \"" + getName() + "\" not found");
-    }
-    if (runMethod != null && !Modifier.isPublic(runMethod.getModifiers())) {
-      fail("Method \"" + getName() + "\" should be public");
-    }
-
-    final Method method = runMethod;
-    */
-
-    final Throwable[] throwables = new Throwable[1];
-
-    Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
-      public void run() {
-        try {
-          PlatformTestCase.super.runTest();
-          /*
-          method.invoke(IdeaTestCase.this, new Class[0]);
-          */
-        }
-        catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
-          e.fillInStackTrace();
-          throwables[0] = e.getTargetException();
-        }
-        catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
-          e.fillInStackTrace();
-          throwables[0] = e;
-        }
-        catch (Throwable e) {
-          throwables[0] = e;
-        }
-      }
-    };
-
-    invokeTestRunnable(runnable);
-
-    if (throwables[0] != null) {
-      throw throwables[0];
-    }
-  }
-
   protected boolean isRunInWriteAction() {
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java
index d7f645c12ebe..648c9d945c05 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.*;
@@ -154,6 +155,39 @@ public abstract class UsefulTestCase extends TestCase {
     return myTestRootDisposable;
   }
 
+  protected void runTest() throws Throwable {
+    final Throwable[] throwables = new Throwable[1];
+
+    Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
+      public void run() {
+        try {
+          UsefulTestCase.super.runTest();
+        }
+        catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+          e.fillInStackTrace();
+          throwables[0] = e.getTargetException();
+        }
+        catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+          e.fillInStackTrace();
+          throwables[0] = e;
+        }
+        catch (Throwable e) {
+          throwables[0] = e;
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    invokeTestRunnable(runnable);
+
+    if (throwables[0] != null) {
+      throw throwables[0];
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected void invokeTestRunnable(Runnable runnable) throws Exception {
+    runnable.run();
+  }
+
   @NonNls
   public static String toString(Collection<?> collection) {
     if (collection.isEmpty()) {