diff --git a/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_parallel_tree_manager.py b/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_parallel_tree_manager.py
index 708d286a995e..36009aa2782e 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_parallel_tree_manager.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_parallel_tree_manager.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # coding=utf-8
+import _jb_utils
 
 
 class ParallelTreeManager(object):
@@ -68,6 +69,6 @@ class ParallelTreeManager(object):
         :return: (current_node_id, parent_node_id) or None, None if message must be ignored
         """
         try:
-            return self._branches[tuple(test_name.split("."))]
+            return self._branches[tuple(_jb_utils.test_to_list(test_name))]
         except KeyError:
             return None, None
diff --git a/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_runner_tools.py b/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_runner_tools.py
index 7ff394f081c8..f47d4a151fdd 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_runner_tools.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_runner_tools.py
@@ -25,24 +25,6 @@ JB_VERBOSE = "JB_VERBOSE" in os.environ
 PROJECT_DIR = os.getenv('PWD', os.getcwd())
 
 
-def _parse_parametrized(part):
-    """
-
-    Support nose generators / pytest parameters and other functions that provides names like foo(1,2)
-    Until https://github.com/JetBrains/teamcity-messages/issues/121, all such tests are provided
-    with parentheses.
-    
-    Tests with docstring are reported in similar way but they have space before parenthesis and should be ignored
-    by this function
-    
-    """
-    match = re.match("^([^\\s)(]+)(\\(.+\\))$", part)
-    if not match:
-        return [part]
-    else:
-        return [match.group(1), match.group(2)]
-
-
 class _TreeManagerHolder(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.parallel = "JB_USE_PARALLEL_TREE_MANAGER" in os.environ
@@ -184,17 +166,6 @@ class NewTeamcityServiceMessages(_old_service_messages):
                 self._test_suites[ancestor].was_stopped = True
         _old_service_messages.message(self, messageName, **properties)
 
-    def _test_to_list(self, test_name):
-        """
-        Splits test name to parts to use it as list.
-        It most cases dot is used, but runner may provide custom function
-        """
-        parts = test_name.split(".")
-        result = []
-        for part in parts:
-            result += _parse_parametrized(part)
-        return result
-
     def _fix_setup_teardown_name(self, test_name):
         """
 
@@ -235,7 +206,7 @@ class NewTeamcityServiceMessages(_old_service_messages):
         self._latest_subtest_result = subTestResult
 
     def testStarted(self, testName, captureStandardOutput=None, flowId=None, is_suite=False, metainfo=None):
-        test_name_as_list = self._test_to_list(testName)
+        test_name_as_list = _jb_utils.test_to_list(testName)
         testName = ".".join(test_name_as_list)
 
         def _write_start_message():
@@ -246,13 +217,13 @@ class NewTeamcityServiceMessages(_old_service_messages):
             else:
                 self.message("testStarted", **args)
 
-        commands = _TREE_MANAGER_HOLDER.manager.level_opened(self._test_to_list(testName), _write_start_message)
+        commands = _TREE_MANAGER_HOLDER.manager.level_opened(test_name_as_list, _write_start_message)
         if commands:
             self.do_commands(commands)
             self.testStarted(testName, captureStandardOutput, is_suite=is_suite, metainfo=metainfo)
 
     def testFailed(self, testName, message='', details='', flowId=None, comparison_failure=None):
-        testName = ".".join(self._test_to_list(testName))
+        testName = ".".join(_jb_utils.test_to_list(testName))
         if JB_DISABLE_BUFFERING:
             self._print_error(details)
             details = None
@@ -266,7 +237,7 @@ class NewTeamcityServiceMessages(_old_service_messages):
         self.stderr_output_manager.send_message(self.encode(message))
 
     def testFinished(self, testName, testDuration=None, flowId=None, is_suite=False):
-        test_parts = self._test_to_list(testName)
+        test_parts = _jb_utils.test_to_list(testName)
         testName = ".".join(test_parts)
 
         def _write_finished_message():
@@ -293,7 +264,7 @@ class NewTeamcityServiceMessages(_old_service_messages):
                 del self._test_suites[testName]
 
         commands = _TREE_MANAGER_HOLDER.manager.level_closed(
-            self._test_to_list(testName), _write_finished_message)
+            test_parts, _write_finished_message)
         if commands:
             self.do_commands(commands)
             self.testFinished(testName, testDuration)
diff --git a/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_utils.py b/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_utils.py
index 4207ece10c44..6007ff4b62a9 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_utils.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pycharm/_jb_utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 __author__ = 'Ilya.Kazakevich'
 import fnmatch
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 
 
@@ -138,3 +139,33 @@ class _Py3KUtils(VersionAgnosticUtils):
             assert isinstance(option, OptionDescription)
             parser.add_argument(option.name, help=option.description, action=option.action)
         return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def _parse_parametrized(part):
+    """
+
+    Support nose generators / pytest parameters and other functions that provides names like foo(1,2)
+    Until https://github.com/JetBrains/teamcity-messages/issues/121, all such tests are provided
+    with parentheses.
+
+    Tests with docstring are reported in similar way but they have space before parenthesis and should be ignored
+    by this function
+
+    """
+    match = re.match("^([^\\s)(]+)(\\(.+\\))$", part)
+    if not match:
+        return [part]
+    else:
+        return [match.group(1), match.group(2)]
+
+
+def test_to_list(test_name):
+    """
+    Splits test name to parts to use it as list.
+    It most cases dot is used, but runner may provide custom function
+    """
+    parts = test_name.split(".")
+    result = []
+    for part in parts:
+        result += _parse_parametrized(part)
+    return result
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