diff --git a/platform/smRunner/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/ui/MockPrinter.java b/platform/smRunner/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/ui/MockPrinter.java
index 3896d0c64e6d..021798455960 100644
--- a/platform/smRunner/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/ui/MockPrinter.java
+++ b/platform/smRunner/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/ui/MockPrinter.java
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ public class MockPrinter implements Printer {
   protected final StringBuilder myStdErr = new StringBuilder();
   protected final StringBuilder myStdSys = new StringBuilder();
 
+  /**
+   * Creates printer and prints printable on it.
+   * @param printable printable to print on this printer
+   * @return printer filled with printable output
+   */
+  @NotNull
+  public static MockPrinter fillPrinter(@NotNull Printable printable) {
+    MockPrinter printer = new MockPrinter();
+    printable.printOn(printer);
+    return printer;
+  }
+
   public MockPrinter() {
     this(true);
   }
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/python/testing/PythonPyTestingTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/python/testing/PythonPyTestingTest.java
index 6eaf2a872c02..8a0c0ef98697 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/python/testing/PythonPyTestingTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/python/testing/PythonPyTestingTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.jetbrains.env.python.testing;
 
+import com.intellij.execution.testframework.sm.runner.ui.MockPrinter;
 import com.jetbrains.env.PyEnvTestCase;
 import com.jetbrains.env.ut.PyTestTestTask;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
@@ -29,9 +30,12 @@ public class PythonPyTestingTest extends PyEnvTestCase {
         assertEquals(9, allTestsCount());
         assertEquals(5, passedTestsCount());
         assertEquals(4, failedTestsCount());
-        Assert.assertThat("No test stdout", getMockPrinter(findTestByName("testOne")).getStdOut(), Matchers.startsWith("I am test1"));
+        Assert
+          .assertThat("No test stdout", MockPrinter.fillPrinter(findTestByName("testOne")).getStdOut(), Matchers.startsWith("I am test1"));
+
         // Ensure test has stdout even it fails
-        Assert.assertThat("No stdout for fail", getMockPrinter(findTestByName("testFail")).getStdOut(), Matchers.startsWith("I will fail"));
+        Assert.assertThat("No stdout for fail", MockPrinter.fillPrinter(findTestByName("testFail")).getStdOut(),
+                          Matchers.startsWith("I will fail"));
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/ut/PyUnitTestTask.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/ut/PyUnitTestTask.java
index e300a1e69255..633885453ff9 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/ut/PyUnitTestTask.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/ut/PyUnitTestTask.java
@@ -274,19 +274,6 @@ public abstract class PyUnitTestTask extends PyExecutionFixtureTestTask {
     Assert.assertEquals(output(), 0, failedTestsCount());
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates {@link MockPrinter} filled with test output. Use it to check what output test has.
-   *
-   * @param test test to fill mock printer with
-   * @return filled print.
-   */
-  @NotNull
-  protected static MockPrinter getMockPrinter(@NotNull final Printable test) {
-    final MockPrinter printer = new MockPrinter();
-    test.printOn(printer);
-    return printer;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Searches for test by its name recursevly in {@link #myTestProxy}
    *