diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Converter/ConvertToPythonProjectCommandTestFixture.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Converter/ConvertToPythonProjectCommandTestFixture.cs
index e5f565cc96..e2622282bb 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Converter/ConvertToPythonProjectCommandTestFixture.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Converter/ConvertToPythonProjectCommandTestFixture.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Converter
 		[TestFixtureSetUp]
 		public void SetUpFixture()
 		{
-			MSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
+			PythonMSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
 
 			List<ProjectBindingDescriptor> bindings = new List<ProjectBindingDescriptor>();
 			using (TextReader reader = PythonBindingAddInFile.ReadAddInFile()) {
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Converter/ProjectHasStartupObjectTestFixture.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Converter/ProjectHasStartupObjectTestFixture.cs
index f94b1eb298..44fd87a9d2 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Converter/ProjectHasStartupObjectTestFixture.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Converter/ProjectHasStartupObjectTestFixture.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Converter
 		[TestFixtureSetUp]
 		public void SetUpFixture()
 		{
-			MSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
+			PythonMSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
 
 			List<ProjectBindingDescriptor> bindings = new List<ProjectBindingDescriptor>();
 			using (TextReader reader = PythonBindingAddInFile.ReadAddInFile()) {
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Gui/AppSettingsPanelTestFixture.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Gui/AppSettingsPanelTestFixture.cs
index 77c59a6125..51e9680c84 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Gui/AppSettingsPanelTestFixture.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Gui/AppSettingsPanelTestFixture.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Gui
 		[SetUp]
 		public void SetUp()
 		{
-			MSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
+			PythonMSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
 			
 			ProjectCreateInformation info = new ProjectCreateInformation();
 			info.Solution = new Solution();
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Gui/CompilingOptionsPanelTestFixture.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Gui/CompilingOptionsPanelTestFixture.cs
index 7e6b51e07f..2dab6e0d99 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Gui/CompilingOptionsPanelTestFixture.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Gui/CompilingOptionsPanelTestFixture.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Gui
 		[SetUp]
 		public void SetUp()
 		{
-			MSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
+			PythonMSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
 			
 			ProjectCreateInformation info = new ProjectCreateInformation();
 			info.Solution = new Solution();
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Parsing/ParserTestFixture.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Parsing/ParserTestFixture.cs
index 01c3bf0853..49e6f55707 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Parsing/ParserTestFixture.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Parsing/ParserTestFixture.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Parsing
 		[TestFixtureSetUp]
 		public void SetUpFixture()
 		{
-			MSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
+			PythonMSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
 			parser = new PythonParser();
 		}
 		
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj
index 1c500c2d14..6d57011de2 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonBinding.Tests.csproj
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Utils\MockPythonConsolePad.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\MockPythonFileService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\MockWorkbench.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Utils\MSBuildEngineHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\PythonMSBuildEngineHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\TestablePythonConsole.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\Tests\AddInPathHelperTestFixture.cs" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="..\Project\PythonBinding.addin">
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonLanguage/CreateNewPythonProjectTestFixture.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonLanguage/CreateNewPythonProjectTestFixture.cs
index 5c26429f3d..33d9f75264 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonLanguage/CreateNewPythonProjectTestFixture.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/PythonLanguage/CreateNewPythonProjectTestFixture.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace PythonBinding.Tests.PythonLanguage
 		[TestFixtureSetUp]
 		public void SetUpFixture()
 		{
-			MSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
+			PythonMSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
 			
 			info = new ProjectCreateInformation();
 			info.Solution = new Solution();
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Testing/PythonTestFrameworkIsTestProjectTests.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Testing/PythonTestFrameworkIsTestProjectTests.cs
index 7b5b0f64be..81b6f36eaf 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Testing/PythonTestFrameworkIsTestProjectTests.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Testing/PythonTestFrameworkIsTestProjectTests.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Testing
 		[TestFixtureSetUp]
 		public void SetUpFixture()
 		{
-			MSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
+			PythonMSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
 		}
 		
 		[SetUp]
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/MSBuildEngineHelper.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/PythonMSBuildEngineHelper.cs
similarity index 50%
rename from src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/MSBuildEngineHelper.cs
rename to src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/PythonMSBuildEngineHelper.cs
index 749df0ba9e..c7c87a5574 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/MSBuildEngineHelper.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Python/PythonBinding/Test/Utils/PythonMSBuildEngineHelper.cs
@@ -8,16 +8,14 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using ICSharpCode.PythonBinding;
+using ICSharpCode.Scripting.Tests.Utils;
 using ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project;
 
 namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Utils
 {
-	/// <summary>
-	/// Description of MSBuildEngineHelper.
-	/// </summary>
-	public sealed class MSBuildEngineHelper
+	public sealed class PythonMSBuildEngineHelper
 	{
-		MSBuildEngineHelper()
+		PythonMSBuildEngineHelper()
 		{
 		}
 		
@@ -25,23 +23,15 @@ namespace PythonBinding.Tests.Utils
 		/// The MSBuildEngine sets the PythonBinPath so if
 		/// the Python.Build.Tasks assembly is shadow copied it refers
 		/// to the shadow copied assembly not the original. This
-		/// causes problems for python projects that refer to the
+		/// causes problems for Python projects that refer to the
 		/// SharpDevelop.Python.Build.targets import via $(PythonBinPath) 
 		/// so here we change it so it points to the real PythonBinPath 
 		/// binary.
 		/// </summary>
 		public static void InitMSBuildEngine()
 		{
-			// Remove existing PythonBinPath property.
-			MSBuildEngine.MSBuildProperties.Remove("PythonBinPath");
-
-			// Set the PythonBinPath property so it points to
-			// the actual bin path where the Python.Build.Tasks was built not
-			// to the shadow copy folder.
-			string codeBase = typeof(PythonParser).Assembly.CodeBase.Replace("file:///", String.Empty);
-			string folder = Path.GetDirectoryName(codeBase);
-			folder = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(folder, @"..\..\AddIns\BackendBindings\PythonBinding\"));
-			MSBuildEngine.MSBuildProperties["PythonBinPath"] = folder;
-		}		
+			string relativePath = @"..\..\AddIns\BackendBindings\PythonBinding\";
+			MSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine("PythonBinPath", relativePath, typeof(PythonParser));
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Converter/ConvertToRubyProjectCommandTestFixture.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Converter/ConvertToRubyProjectCommandTestFixture.cs
index 596811fd14..55810b0fb0 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Converter/ConvertToRubyProjectCommandTestFixture.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Converter/ConvertToRubyProjectCommandTestFixture.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace RubyBinding.Tests.Converter
 		[TestFixtureSetUp]
 		public void SetUpFixture()
 		{
-			MSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
+			RubyMSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
 
 			List<ProjectBindingDescriptor> bindings = new List<ProjectBindingDescriptor>();
 			using (TextReader reader = RubyBindingAddInFile.ReadAddInFile()) {
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/RubyBinding.Tests.csproj b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/RubyBinding.Tests.csproj
index 503d8e33b3..4e5862156d 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/RubyBinding.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/RubyBinding.Tests.csproj
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Utils\MockRubyFileService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\MockConsoleTextEditor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\MockWorkbench.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Utils\MSBuildEngineHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\RubyBindingAddInFile.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\RubyMSBuildEngineHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\RubyParserHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\RubySelectedTestsHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\TestableRubyConsole.cs" />
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Testing/RubyTestFrameworkIsTestProjectTests.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Testing/RubyTestFrameworkIsTestProjectTests.cs
index 745fe9706f..8d3e23a2f3 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Testing/RubyTestFrameworkIsTestProjectTests.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Testing/RubyTestFrameworkIsTestProjectTests.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace RubyBinding.Tests.Testing
 		[TestFixtureSetUp]
 		public void SetUpFixture()
 		{
-			MSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
+			RubyMSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine();
 		}
 		
 		[SetUp]
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Utils/MSBuildEngineHelper.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Utils/RubyMSBuildEngineHelper.cs
similarity index 57%
rename from src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Utils/MSBuildEngineHelper.cs
rename to src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Utils/RubyMSBuildEngineHelper.cs
index 01dc04d03e..125bbb86df 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Utils/MSBuildEngineHelper.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Ruby/RubyBinding/Test/Utils/RubyMSBuildEngineHelper.cs
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using ICSharpCode.RubyBinding;
+using ICSharpCode.Scripting.Tests.Utils;
 using ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project;
 
 namespace RubyBinding.Tests.Utils
 {
-	public sealed class MSBuildEngineHelper
+	public sealed class RubyMSBuildEngineHelper
 	{
-		MSBuildEngineHelper()
+		RubyMSBuildEngineHelper()
 		{
 		}
 		
@@ -29,16 +30,8 @@ namespace RubyBinding.Tests.Utils
 		/// </summary>
 		public static void InitMSBuildEngine()
 		{
-			// Remove existing RubyBinPath property.
-			MSBuildEngine.MSBuildProperties.Remove("RubyBinPath");
-
-			// Set the RubyBinPath property so it points to
-			// the actual bin path where the Ruby.Build.Tasks was built not
-			// to the shadow copy folder.
-			string codeBase = typeof(RubyParser).Assembly.CodeBase.Replace("file:///", String.Empty);
-			string folder = Path.GetDirectoryName(codeBase);
-			folder = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(folder, @"..\..\AddIns\AddIns\BackendBindings\RubyBinding\"));
-			MSBuildEngine.MSBuildProperties["RubyBinPath"] = folder;
+			string relativePath = @"..\..\AddIns\BackendBindings\RubyBinding\";
+			MSBuildEngineHelper.InitMSBuildEngine("RubyBinPath", relativePath, typeof(RubyParser));
 		}		
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Scripting/Test/ICSharpCode.Scripting.Tests.csproj b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Scripting/Test/ICSharpCode.Scripting.Tests.csproj
index 87c07edac6..98a2f9f10e 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Scripting/Test/ICSharpCode.Scripting.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Scripting/Test/ICSharpCode.Scripting.Tests.csproj
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Utils\MockTextEditorViewContent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\MockTypeResolutionService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\MockViewContent.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\MSBuildEngineHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\NullPropertyUserControl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\SupportInitCustomControl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\Tests\MockComponentCreatorTests.cs" />
diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Scripting/Test/Utils/MSBuildEngineHelper.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Scripting/Test/Utils/MSBuildEngineHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cbcf4d12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Scripting/Test/Utils/MSBuildEngineHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// <file>
+//     <copyright see="prj:///doc/copyright.txt"/>
+//     <license see="prj:///doc/license.txt"/>
+//     <owner name="Matthew Ward" email="mrward@users.sourceforge.net"/>
+//     <version>$Revision$</version>
+// </file>
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using ICSharpCode.Scripting;
+using ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project;
+
+namespace ICSharpCode.Scripting.Tests.Utils
+{
+	public sealed class MSBuildEngineHelper
+	{
+		MSBuildEngineHelper()
+		{
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The MSBuildEngine sets theBinPath so if
+		/// the Build.Tasks assembly is shadow copied it refers
+		/// to the shadow copied assembly not the original. This
+		/// causes problems for python projects that refer to the
+		/// SharpDevelop.*.Build.targets import via $(BinPath) 
+		/// so here we change it so it points to the real BinPath 
+		/// binary.
+		/// </summary>
+		public static void InitMSBuildEngine(string binPathName, string addInRelativePath, Type typeForCodeBase)
+		{
+			MSBuildEngine.MSBuildProperties.Remove(binPathName);
+
+			// Set the bin path property so it points to
+			// the actual bin path where the Build.Tasks was built not
+			// to the shadow copy folder.
+			string codeBase = typeForCodeBase.Assembly.CodeBase.Replace("file:///", String.Empty);
+			string folder = Path.GetDirectoryName(codeBase);
+			folder = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(folder, addInRelativePath));
+			MSBuildEngine.MSBuildProperties[binPathName] = folder;
+		}
+	}
+}