diff --git a/tests/common.py b/tests/common.py
index 82a88648..0cb5c200 100644
--- a/tests/common.py
+++ b/tests/common.py
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ class OscTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def _get_fixtures_dir(self):
         raise NotImplementedError('subclasses should implement this method')
 
+    def _get_fixture(self, filename):
+        path = os.path.join(self._get_fixtures_dir(), filename)
+        with open(path) as f:
+            return f.read()
+
     def _change_to_pkg(self, name):
         os.chdir(os.path.join(self.tmpdir, 'osctest', name))
 
diff --git a/tests/test_results.py b/tests/test_results.py
index cbfa60a9..7269c7e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_results.py
+++ b/tests/test_results.py
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ class TestResults(OscTestCase):
         cli.main(argv=argv)
         return sys.stdout.getvalue()
 
-    def _get_fixture(self, filename):
-        return open(os.path.join(self._get_fixtures_dir(), filename)).read()
-
     @GET('http://localhost/build/testproject/_result', file='result.xml')
     def testPrjresults(self):
         out = self._run_osc('prjresults', '--xml', 'testproject')