diff --git a/src/tests/testEngine.py b/src/tests/testEngine.py
--- a/src/tests/testEngine.py
+++ b/src/tests/testEngine.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-import re
 import os.path
 import logging as log
 from unittest import TestCase
 
 import config as cfg
 from util import BLACK as B,WHITE as W,EMPTY as _
-from go.core import Go
 from go.engine import SpecGo,Engine
 from statebag import BoardState
+from .util import simpleLoadSgf,listStates
 
 
 _log=log.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -19,22 +18,6 @@ handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 _log.addHandler(handler)
 
 
-def simpleLoadSgf(filename):
-	with open(filename) as f:
-		contents=f.read()
-	g=lambda m: tuple(ord(c)-ord('a') for c in reversed(m.group(1)))
-	return [g(m) for m in re.finditer(r"\b[BW]\[([a-z]{2})\]",contents)]
-
-
-def listStates(moves):
-	g=Go()
-	res=[BoardState(g.board)]
-	for m in moves:
-		g.doMove(g.toMove,*m)
-		res.append(BoardState(g.board))
-	return res
-
-
 class TestTransitions(TestCase):
 	def testBasic(self):
 		s1=BoardState([
@@ -116,8 +99,7 @@ class TestTransitions(TestCase):
 
 	def testReal(self):
 		files=["O-Takao-20110106.sgf","Sakai-Iyama-20110110.sgf"]
-		g=SpecGo()
-		eng=Engine(g)
+		eng=Engine()
 
 		for f in files:
 			moves=simpleLoadSgf(os.path.join(cfg.srcDir,"tests/data",f))