diff --git a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/JpaDefaultTest.java b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/JpaDefaultTest.java
index 0009199154..11104e48ec 100644
--- a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/JpaDefaultTest.java
+++ b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/JpaDefaultTest.java
@@ -145,8 +145,4 @@ private void addH2DatabaseDependencyLine(StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents) {
 		gradleBuildFileContents.insert(pos, constructH2DatabaseDependencyLine() + "\n");		
 	}
 	
-	private String constructJdbcConnectionString() {
-		return "jdbc:h2:" + getProjectDir().getAbsolutePath() + "/database/test;AUTO_SERVER=TRUE";
-	}
-	
 }
diff --git a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoAnnotationsTest.java b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoAnnotationsTest.java
index 9edef30f22..30cebb88e9 100644
--- a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoAnnotationsTest.java
+++ b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoAnnotationsTest.java
@@ -159,8 +159,4 @@ private void addHibernateToolsExtension(StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents) {
 		gradleBuildFileContents.insert(pos + 1, hibernateToolsExtension.toString());
 	}
 	
-	private String constructJdbcConnectionString() {
-		return "jdbc:h2:" + getProjectDir().getAbsolutePath() + "/database/test;AUTO_SERVER=TRUE";
-	}
-	
 }
diff --git a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoGenerics.java b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoGenerics.java
index f635dcc9a6..edbe7408a9 100644
--- a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoGenerics.java
+++ b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoGenerics.java
@@ -159,8 +159,4 @@ private void addHibernateToolsExtension(StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents) {
 		gradleBuildFileContents.insert(pos + 1, hibernateToolsExtension.toString());
 	}
 	
-	private String constructJdbcConnectionString() {
-		return "jdbc:h2:" + getProjectDir().getAbsolutePath() + "/database/test;AUTO_SERVER=TRUE";
-	}
-	
 }
diff --git a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/UseGenerics.java b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/UseGenerics.java
index 5f1f42a515..9ddd8e1fa0 100644
--- a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/UseGenerics.java
+++ b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/UseGenerics.java
@@ -145,8 +145,4 @@ private void addH2DatabaseDependencyLine(StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents) {
 		gradleBuildFileContents.insert(pos, constructH2DatabaseDependencyLine() + "\n");		
 	}
 	
-	private String constructJdbcConnectionString() {
-		return "jdbc:h2:" + getProjectDir().getAbsolutePath() + "/database/test;AUTO_SERVER=TRUE";
-	}
-	
 }
diff --git a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/tutorial/TutorialTest.java b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/tutorial/TutorialTest.java
index ab0d8efb0f..44c0912eb8 100644
--- a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/tutorial/TutorialTest.java
+++ b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/tutorial/TutorialTest.java
@@ -141,8 +141,4 @@ private void addH2DatabaseDependencyLine(StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents) {
 		gradleBuildFileContents.insert(pos, constructH2DatabaseDependencyLine() + "\n");		
 	}
 	
-	private String constructJdbcConnectionString() {
-		return "jdbc:h2:" + getProjectDir().getAbsolutePath() + "/database/test;AUTO_SERVER=TRUE";
-	}
-	
 }
diff --git a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/it/gradle/TestTemplate.java b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/it/gradle/TestTemplate.java
index 103b2057a4..0a7b7ad735 100644
--- a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/it/gradle/TestTemplate.java
+++ b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/it/gradle/TestTemplate.java
@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@ protected String constructHibernateToolsPluginLine() {
                 + System.getenv("HIBERNATE_TOOLS_VERSION") + "'";
     }
 
+    protected String constructJdbcConnectionString() {
+        return "jdbc:h2:" + getProjectDir().getAbsolutePath() + "/database/test;AUTO_SERVER=TRUE";
+    }
+
 }