diff --git a/tests/dbal/sql_insert_buffer_test.php b/tests/dbal/sql_insert_buffer_test.php
index 0cf476b14a..59bfb73d0f 100644
--- a/tests/dbal/sql_insert_buffer_test.php
+++ b/tests/dbal/sql_insert_buffer_test.php
@@ -129,23 +129,7 @@ class phpbb_dbal_sql_insert_buffer_test extends phpbb_database_test_case
 
 		$this->assert_config_count($db, 2);
 
-		$this->assertTrue($buffer->insert_all(array(
-			array(
-				'config_name'	=> 'name1',
-				'config_value'	=> 'value1',
-				'is_dynamic'	=> '0',
-			),
-			array(
-				'config_name'	=> 'name2',
-				'config_value'	=> 'value2',
-				'is_dynamic'	=> '0',
-			),
-			array(
-				'config_name'	=> 'name3',
-				'config_value'	=> 'value3',
-				'is_dynamic'	=> '0',
-			),
-		)));
+		$this->assertTrue($buffer->insert_all($this->get_three_rows()));
 
 		$this->assert_config_count($db, 5);
 	}
@@ -163,23 +147,7 @@ class phpbb_dbal_sql_insert_buffer_test extends phpbb_database_test_case
 
 		$this->assert_config_count($db, 2);
 
-		$this->assertTrue($buffer->insert_all(array(
-			array(
-				'config_name'	=> 'name1',
-				'config_value'	=> 'value1',
-				'is_dynamic'	=> '0',
-			),
-			array(
-				'config_name'	=> 'name2',
-				'config_value'	=> 'value2',
-				'is_dynamic'	=> '0',
-			),
-			array(
-				'config_name'	=> 'name3',
-				'config_value'	=> 'value3',
-				'is_dynamic'	=> '0',
-			),
-		)));
+		$this->assertTrue($buffer->insert_all($this->get_three_rows()));
 
 		$this->assert_config_count($db, 4);
 
@@ -197,4 +165,25 @@ class phpbb_dbal_sql_insert_buffer_test extends phpbb_database_test_case
 		$this->assertEquals($num_configs, $db->sql_fetchfield('num_configs'));
 		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 	}
+
+	protected function get_three_rows()
+	{
+		return array(
+			array(
+				'config_name'	=> 'name1',
+				'config_value'	=> 'value1',
+				'is_dynamic'	=> '0',
+			),
+			array(
+				'config_name'	=> 'name2',
+				'config_value'	=> 'value2',
+				'is_dynamic'	=> '0',
+			),
+			array(
+				'config_name'	=> 'name3',
+				'config_value'	=> 'value3',
+				'is_dynamic'	=> '0',
+			),
+		);
+	}
 }