diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceTestBase.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceTestBase.java
index 8c5e155176..144eed0329 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceTestBase.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMServiceTestBase.java
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ public class AVMServiceTestBase extends TestCase
     
     protected static AuthenticationService fAuthService;
     
+    public void testSetup()
+    {
+    	// NOOP
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Setup for AVM tests.  Note that we set the polling
      * interval for the reaper to 4 seconds so that tests will