diff --git a/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php b/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php
index 004ec21..446aa49 100644
--- a/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php
+++ b/test/Mustache/Test/FiveThree/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php
@@ -15,15 +15,8 @@
  * @group mustache-spec
  * @group functional
  */
-class Mustache_Test_FiveThree_Functional_MustacheSpecTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+class Mustache_Test_FiveThree_Functional_MustacheSpecTest extends Mustache_Test_SpecTestCase
 {
-    private static $mustache;
-
-    public static function setUpBeforeClass()
-    {
-        self::$mustache = new Mustache_Engine;
-    }
-
     /**
      * For some reason data providers can't mark tests skipped, so this test exists
      * simply to provide a 'skipped' test if the `spec` submodule isn't initialized.
@@ -72,51 +65,4 @@ class Mustache_Test_FiveThree_Functional_MustacheSpecTest extends PHPUnit_Framew
 
         return $data;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Data provider for the mustache spec test.
-     *
-     * Loads YAML files from the spec and converts them to PHPisms.
-     *
-     * @param string $name
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    private function loadSpec($name)
-    {
-        $filename = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../../../../vendor/spec/specs/' . $name . '.yml';
-        if (!file_exists($filename)) {
-            return array();
-        }
-
-        $data = array();
-        $yaml = new sfYamlParser;
-        $file = file_get_contents($filename);
-
-        // @hack: pre-process the 'lambdas' spec so the Symfony YAML parser doesn't complain.
-        if ($name === '~lambdas') {
-            $file = str_replace(" !code\n", "\n", $file);
-        }
-
-        $spec = $yaml->parse($file);
-
-        foreach ($spec['tests'] as $test) {
-            $data[] = array(
-                $test['name'] . ': ' . $test['desc'],
-                $test['template'],
-                isset($test['partials']) ? $test['partials'] : array(),
-                $test['data'],
-                $test['expected'],
-            );
-        }
-
-        return $data;
-    }
-
-    private static function loadTemplate($source, $partials)
-    {
-        self::$mustache->setPartials($partials);
-
-        return self::$mustache->loadTemplate($source);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/test/Mustache/Test/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php b/test/Mustache/Test/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php
index e21efba..96fcf40 100644
--- a/test/Mustache/Test/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php
+++ b/test/Mustache/Test/Functional/MustacheSpecTest.php
@@ -15,16 +15,8 @@
  * @group mustache-spec
  * @group functional
  */
-class Mustache_Test_Functional_MustacheSpecTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+class Mustache_Test_Functional_MustacheSpecTest extends Mustache_Test_SpecTestCase
 {
-
-    private static $mustache;
-
-    public static function setUpBeforeClass()
-    {
-        self::$mustache = new Mustache_Engine;
-    }
-
     /**
      * For some reason data providers can't mark tests skipped, so this test exists
      * simply to provide a 'skipped' test if the `spec` submodule isn't initialized.
@@ -126,51 +118,4 @@ class Mustache_Test_Functional_MustacheSpecTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCa
     {
         return $this->loadSpec('sections');
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Data provider for the mustache spec test.
-     *
-     * Loads YAML files from the spec and converts them to PHPisms.
-     *
-     * @param string $name
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    private function loadSpec($name)
-    {
-        $filename = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../../../vendor/spec/specs/' . $name . '.yml';
-        if (!file_exists($filename)) {
-            return array();
-        }
-
-        $data = array();
-        $yaml = new sfYamlParser;
-        $file = file_get_contents($filename);
-
-        // @hack: pre-process the 'lambdas' spec so the Symfony YAML parser doesn't complain.
-        if ($name === '~lambdas') {
-            $file = str_replace(" !code\n", "\n", $file);
-        }
-
-        $spec = $yaml->parse($file);
-
-        foreach ($spec['tests'] as $test) {
-            $data[] = array(
-                $test['name'] . ': ' . $test['desc'],
-                $test['template'],
-                isset($test['partials']) ? $test['partials'] : array(),
-                $test['data'],
-                $test['expected'],
-            );
-        }
-
-        return $data;
-    }
-
-    private static function loadTemplate($source, $partials)
-    {
-        self::$mustache->setPartials($partials);
-
-        return self::$mustache->loadTemplate($source);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/test/Mustache/Test/SpecTestCase.php b/test/Mustache/Test/SpecTestCase.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4dc2c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Mustache/Test/SpecTestCase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Mustache.php.
+ *
+ * (c) 2010-2014 Justin Hileman
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+abstract class Mustache_Test_SpecTestCase extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    protected static $mustache;
+
+    public static function setUpBeforeClass()
+    {
+        self::$mustache = new Mustache_Engine;
+    }
+
+    protected static function loadTemplate($source, $partials)
+    {
+        self::$mustache->setPartials($partials);
+
+        return self::$mustache->loadTemplate($source);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Data provider for the mustache spec test.
+     *
+     * Loads YAML files from the spec and converts them to PHPisms.
+     *
+     * @param string $name
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function loadSpec($name)
+    {
+        $filename = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../../vendor/spec/specs/' . $name . '.yml';
+        if (!file_exists($filename)) {
+            return array();
+        }
+
+        $data = array();
+        $yaml = new sfYamlParser;
+        $file = file_get_contents($filename);
+
+        // @hack: pre-process the 'lambdas' spec so the Symfony YAML parser doesn't complain.
+        if ($name === '~lambdas') {
+            $file = str_replace(" !code\n", "\n", $file);
+        }
+
+        $spec = $yaml->parse($file);
+
+        foreach ($spec['tests'] as $test) {
+            $data[] = array(
+                $test['name'] . ': ' . $test['desc'],
+                $test['template'],
+                isset($test['partials']) ? $test['partials'] : array(),
+                $test['data'],
+                $test['expected'],
+            );
+        }
+
+        return $data;
+    }
+}