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 83aa3cf042..079d45c81d 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
@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@ private void verifyDatabase() throws Exception {
 		assertEquals("foo", resultSet.getString(2));
 	}
 	
-	private void editGradleBuildFile() throws Exception {
-		StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents = new StringBuffer(
-				new String(Files.readAllBytes(getGradleBuildFile().toPath())));
-		addHibernateToolsPluginLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		addH2DatabaseDependencyLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		Files.writeString(getGradleBuildFile().toPath(), gradleBuildFileContents.toString());
-	}
-	
 	private void editGradlePropertiesFile() throws Exception {
 		// The Hibernate Tools Gradle plugin does not support the configuration cache.
 		// As this is enabled by default when initializing a new Gradle project, the setting needs to be commented out
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 906c465994..263f115011 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
@@ -41,15 +41,6 @@ private void verifyDatabase() throws Exception {
 		assertEquals("foo", resultSet.getString(2));
 	}
 	
-	private void editGradleBuildFile() throws Exception {
-		StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents = new StringBuffer(
-				new String(Files.readAllBytes(getGradleBuildFile().toPath())));
-		addHibernateToolsPluginLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		addH2DatabaseDependencyLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		addHibernateToolsExtension(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		Files.writeString(getGradleBuildFile().toPath(), gradleBuildFileContents.toString());
-	}
-	
 	private void editGradlePropertiesFile() throws Exception {
 		// The Hibernate Tools Gradle plugin does not support the configuration cache.
 		// As this is enabled by default when initializing a new Gradle project, the setting needs to be commented out
@@ -111,7 +102,7 @@ private void verifyProject() throws Exception {
 		assertTrue(generatedPersonJavaFileContents.contains("public class Person "));
 	}
 	
-	private void addHibernateToolsExtension(StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents) {
+	protected void addHibernateToolsExtension(StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents) {
 		int pos = gradleBuildFileContents.indexOf("dependencies {");
 		pos = gradleBuildFileContents.indexOf("}", pos);
 		StringBuffer hibernateToolsExtension = new StringBuffer();
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 e02f5226f3..3fc395381c 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
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@ public void testTutorial() throws Exception {
 		verifyProject();
 	}
 	
-	private void editGradleBuildFile() throws Exception {
-		StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents = new StringBuffer(
-				new String(Files.readAllBytes(getGradleBuildFile().toPath())));
-		addHibernateToolsPluginLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		addH2DatabaseDependencyLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		addHibernateToolsExtension(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		Files.writeString(getGradleBuildFile().toPath(), gradleBuildFileContents.toString());
-	}
-	
 	private void editGradlePropertiesFile() throws Exception {
 		// The Hibernate Tools Gradle plugin does not support the configuration cache.
 		// As this is enabled by default when initializing a new Gradle project, the setting needs to be commented out
@@ -111,7 +102,7 @@ private void verifyProject() throws Exception {
 		assertTrue(generatedItemJavaFileContents.contains("public class Item "));
 	}
 	
-	private void addHibernateToolsExtension(StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents) {
+	protected void addHibernateToolsExtension(StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents) {
 		int pos = gradleBuildFileContents.indexOf("dependencies {");
 		pos = gradleBuildFileContents.indexOf("}", pos);
 		StringBuffer hibernateToolsExtension = new StringBuffer();
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 1f0e1b7b8e..ef9c56ee6f 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
@@ -31,14 +31,6 @@ public void testTutorial() throws Exception {
 		verifyProject();
 	}
 	
-	private void editGradleBuildFile() throws Exception {
-		StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents = new StringBuffer(
-				new String(Files.readAllBytes(getGradleBuildFile().toPath())));
-		addHibernateToolsPluginLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		addH2DatabaseDependencyLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		Files.writeString(getGradleBuildFile().toPath(), gradleBuildFileContents.toString());
-	}
-	
 	private void editGradlePropertiesFile() throws Exception {
 		// The Hibernate Tools Gradle plugin does not support the configuration cache.
 		// As this is enabled by default when initializing a new Gradle project, the setting needs to be commented out
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 e6d9b932db..8a135c3a6f 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
@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@ private void verifyDatabase() throws Exception {
 		assertEquals("foo", resultSet.getString(2));
 	}
 	
-	private void editGradleBuildFile() throws Exception {
-		StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents = new StringBuffer(
-				new String(Files.readAllBytes(getGradleBuildFile().toPath())));
-		addHibernateToolsPluginLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		addH2DatabaseDependencyLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
-		Files.writeString(getGradleBuildFile().toPath(), gradleBuildFileContents.toString());
-	}
-	
 	private void editGradlePropertiesFile() throws Exception {
 		// The Hibernate Tools Gradle plugin does not support the configuration cache.
 		// As this is enabled by default when initializing a new Gradle project, the setting needs to be commented out
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 450d8bb458..97dffac312 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
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
@@ -51,6 +52,15 @@ protected void createGradleProject() throws Exception {
         assertFalse(getDatabaseFile().exists());
     }
 
+    protected void editGradleBuildFile() throws Exception {
+        StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents = new StringBuffer(
+                new String(Files.readAllBytes(getGradleBuildFile().toPath())));
+        addHibernateToolsPluginLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
+        addH2DatabaseDependencyLine(gradleBuildFileContents);
+        addHibernateToolsExtension(gradleBuildFileContents);
+        Files.writeString(getGradleBuildFile().toPath(), gradleBuildFileContents.toString());
+    }
+
     protected String constructH2DatabaseDependencyLine() {
         return "    implementation 'com.h2database:h2:" + System.getenv("H2_VERSION") + "'";
     }
@@ -76,4 +86,8 @@ protected void addHibernateToolsPluginLine(StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents)
         gradleBuildFileContents.insert(pos, constructHibernateToolsPluginLine() + "\n");
     }
 
+    protected void addHibernateToolsExtension(StringBuffer gradleBuildFileContents) {
+
+    }
+
 }