diff --git a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WslRule.kt b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WslRule.kt
index 27100a5a3d80..784ce7c18110 100644
--- a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WslRule.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/wsl/WslRule.kt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package com.intellij.execution.wsl
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.logger
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.IoTestUtil
+import com.intellij.testFramework.ensureCorrectVersion
 import org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions
 import org.junit.rules.ExternalResource
 import java.io.IOException
 import kotlin.io.path.exists
@@ -36,21 +36,6 @@ class WslFixture private constructor(val vms: List<WSLDistribution>) {
   companion object {
     private val LOG = logger<WslFixture>()
 
-    fun ensureCorrectVersion(wsl: WSLDistribution) {
-      System.getenv("WSL_VERSION")?.let {
-        if (it.toInt() != wsl.version) {
-          val error = """
-        Variable provided by environment claims WSL is $it.
-        But wsl is ${wsl.version}.
-        Hence, environment provides wrong information.
-        With all of that, test can't continue. Fix your environment.
-      """.trimIndent()
-          logger<WslRule>().warn(error)
-          Assumptions.abort<Nothing>(error)
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
     @JvmStatic
     fun create(assume: Boolean = true): WslFixture {
       if (assume) {
diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/WslTeamCityTestTool.kt b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/WslTeamCityTestTool.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1e3f55f2755c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/WslTeamCityTestTool.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package com.intellij.testFramework
+
+import com.intellij.execution.wsl.WSLDistribution
+import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger
+
+private val LOGGER = Logger.getInstance("WslTeamCityTestTool")
+
+/**
+ * Early failure for IJI-1731
+ */
+fun ensureCorrectVersion(wsl: WSLDistribution) {
+  System.getenv("WSL_VERSION")?.let { // This var must be set on TC manually
+    if (it.toInt() != wsl.version) {
+      val error = """
+        Variable provided by environment claims WSL is $it.
+        But wsl is ${wsl.version}.
+        Hence, environment provides wrong information.
+        With all of that, test can't continue. Fix your environment.
+      """.trimIndent()
+      LOGGER.error(error)
+      error(error)
+    }
+  }
+}
+