diff --git a/platform/dvcs/testFramework/com/intellij/dvcs/test/Executor.java b/platform/dvcs/testFramework/com/intellij/dvcs/test/Executor.java
index e4d345cb2fff..4414ba5d83e5 100644
--- a/platform/dvcs/testFramework/com/intellij/dvcs/test/Executor.java
+++ b/platform/dvcs/testFramework/com/intellij/dvcs/test/Executor.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -147,6 +148,47 @@ public class Executor {
     return stdout;
   }
 
+  protected static List<String> splitCommandInParameters(String command) {
+    List<String> split = new ArrayList<String>();
+
+    boolean insideParam = false;
+    StringBuilder currentParam = new StringBuilder();
+    for (char c : command.toCharArray()) {
+      boolean flush = false;
+      if (insideParam) {
+        if (c == '\'') {
+          insideParam = false;
+          flush = true;
+        }
+        else {
+          currentParam.append(c);
+        }
+      }
+      else if (c == '\'') {
+        insideParam = true;
+      }
+      else if (c == ' ') {
+        flush = true;
+      }
+      else {
+        currentParam.append(c);
+      }
+
+      if (flush) {
+        if (!StringUtil.isEmptyOrSpaces(currentParam.toString())) {
+          split.add(currentParam.toString());
+        }
+        currentParam = new StringBuilder();
+      }
+    }
+
+    // last flush
+    if (!StringUtil.isEmptyOrSpaces(currentParam.toString())) {
+      split.add(currentParam.toString());
+    }
+    return split;
+  }
+
   protected static String findExecutable(String programName, String unixExec, String winExec, Collection<String> pathEnvs) {
     String exec = findInPathEnvs(programName, pathEnvs);
     if (exec != null) {
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/testFramework/git4idea/test/GitExecutor.java b/plugins/git4idea/testFramework/git4idea/test/GitExecutor.java
index 51f9ebca5d7c..a1d9704b4ee2 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/testFramework/git4idea/test/GitExecutor.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/testFramework/git4idea/test/GitExecutor.java
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@
 package git4idea.test;
 
 import com.intellij.dvcs.test.Executor;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import git4idea.repo.GitRepository;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -59,46 +57,6 @@ public class GitExecutor extends Executor {
     throw new RuntimeException("fatal error during execution of Git command: $command");
   }
 
-  private static List<String> splitCommandInParameters(String command) {
-    List<String> split = new ArrayList<String>();
-
-    boolean insideParam = false;
-    StringBuilder currentParam = new StringBuilder();
-    for (char c : command.toCharArray()) {
-      boolean flush = false;
-      if (insideParam) {
-        if (c == '\'') {
-          insideParam = false;
-          flush = true;
-        }
-        else {
-          currentParam.append(c);
-        }
-      }
-      else if (c == '\'') {
-        insideParam = true;
-      }
-      else if (c == ' ') {
-        flush = true;
-      }
-      else {
-        currentParam.append(c);
-      }
-
-      if (flush) {
-        if (!StringUtil.isEmptyOrSpaces(currentParam.toString())) {
-          split.add(currentParam.toString());
-        }
-        currentParam = new StringBuilder();
-      }
-    }
-
-    // last flush
-    if (!StringUtil.isEmptyOrSpaces(currentParam.toString())) {
-      split.add(currentParam.toString());
-    }
-    return split;
-  }
 
   public static String git(GitRepository repository, String command) {
     if (repository != null) {