diff --git a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/test_transit_server.py b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/test_transit_server.py
index 2b55ef7..c5370de 100644
--- a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/test_transit_server.py
+++ b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/test_transit_server.py
@@ -367,11 +367,72 @@ class TransitWithoutLogs(_Transit, ServerBase, unittest.TestCase):
         return self.new_protocol_tcp()
 
 
+def _new_protocol_ws(transit_server, log_requests):
+    """
+    Internal helper for test-suites that need to provide WebSocket
+    client/server pairs.
+
+    :returns: a 2-tuple: (iosim.IOPump, protocol)
+    """
+    ws_factory = WebSocketServerFactory("ws://localhost:4002")
+    ws_factory.protocol = WebSocketTransitConnection
+    ws_factory.transit = transit_server
+    ws_factory.log_requests = log_requests
+    ws_protocol = ws_factory.buildProtocol(('127.0.0.1', 0))
+
+    @implementer(IRelayTestClient)
+    class TransitWebSocketClientProtocol(WebSocketClientProtocol):
+        _received = b""
+        connected = False
+
+        def connectionMade(self):
+            self.connected = True
+            return super(TransitWebSocketClientProtocol, self).connectionMade()
+
+        def connectionLost(self, reason):
+            self.connected = False
+            return super(TransitWebSocketClientProtocol, self).connectionLost(reason)
+
+        def onMessage(self, data, isBinary):
+            self._received = self._received + data
+
+        def send(self, data):
+            self.sendMessage(data, True)
+
+        def get_received_data(self):
+            return self._received
+
+        def reset_received_data(self):
+            self._received = b""
+
+        def disconnect(self):
+            self.sendClose(1000, True)
+
+    client_factory = WebSocketClientFactory()
+    client_factory.protocol = TransitWebSocketClientProtocol
+    client_protocol = client_factory.buildProtocol(('127.0.0.1', 31337))
+    client_protocol.disconnect = client_protocol.dropConnection
+
+    pump = iosim.connect(
+        ws_protocol,
+        iosim.makeFakeServer(ws_protocol),
+        client_protocol,
+        iosim.makeFakeClient(client_protocol),
+    )
+    return pump, client_protocol
+
+
+
 class TransitWebSockets(_Transit, ServerBase, unittest.TestCase):
 
     def new_protocol(self):
         return self.new_protocol_ws()
 
+    def new_protocol_ws(self):
+        pump, proto = _new_protocol_ws(self._transit_server, self.log_requests)
+        self._pumps.append(pump)
+        return proto
+
     def test_websocket_to_tcp(self):
         """
         One client is WebSocket and one is TCP
@@ -437,55 +498,6 @@ class TransitWebSockets(_Transit, ServerBase, unittest.TestCase):
             p1.send(b"more message")
             self.flush()
 
-    def new_protocol_ws(self):
-        ws_factory = WebSocketServerFactory("ws://localhost:4002")
-        ws_factory.protocol = WebSocketTransitConnection
-        ws_factory.transit = self._transit_server
-        ws_factory.log_requests = self.log_requests
-        ws_protocol = ws_factory.buildProtocol(('127.0.0.1', 0))
-
-        @implementer(IRelayTestClient)
-        class TransitWebSocketClientProtocol(WebSocketClientProtocol):
-            _received = b""
-            connected = False
-
-            def connectionMade(self):
-                self.connected = True
-                return super(TransitWebSocketClientProtocol, self).connectionMade()
-
-            def connectionLost(self, reason):
-                self.connected = False
-                return super(TransitWebSocketClientProtocol, self).connectionLost(reason)
-
-            def onMessage(self, data, isBinary):
-                self._received = self._received + data
-
-            def send(self, data):
-                self.sendMessage(data, True)
-
-            def get_received_data(self):
-                return self._received
-
-            def reset_received_data(self):
-                self._received = b""
-
-            def disconnect(self):
-                self.sendClose(1000, True)
-
-        client_factory = WebSocketClientFactory()
-        client_factory.protocol = TransitWebSocketClientProtocol
-        client_protocol = client_factory.buildProtocol(('127.0.0.1', 31337))
-        client_protocol.disconnect = client_protocol.dropConnection
-
-        pump = iosim.connect(
-            ws_protocol,
-            iosim.makeFakeServer(ws_protocol),
-            client_protocol,
-            iosim.makeFakeClient(client_protocol),
-        )
-        self._pumps.append(pump)
-        return client_protocol
-
 
 class Usage(ServerBase, unittest.TestCase):
     log_requests = True
@@ -636,6 +648,11 @@ class UsageWebSockets(Usage):
     def new_protocol(self):
         return self.new_protocol_ws()
 
+    def new_protocol_ws(self):
+        pump, proto = _new_protocol_ws(self._transit_server, self.log_requests)
+        self._pumps.append(pump)
+        return proto
+
     def test_short(self):
         """
         This test essentially just tests the framing of the line-oriented
@@ -654,31 +671,6 @@ class UsageWebSockets(Usage):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             ws_protocol.onMessage(u"foo", isBinary=False)
 
-    def new_protocol_ws(self):
-        ws_factory = WebSocketServerFactory("ws://localhost:4002")
-        ws_factory.protocol = WebSocketTransitConnection
-        ws_factory.transit = self._transit_server
-        ws_factory.log_requests = self.log_requests
-        ws_protocol = ws_factory.buildProtocol(('127.0.0.1', 0))
-
-        class TransitWebSocketClientProtocol(WebSocketClientProtocol):
-            def send(self, data):
-                self.sendMessage(data, True)
-
-        client_factory = WebSocketClientFactory()
-        client_factory.protocol = TransitWebSocketClientProtocol
-        client_protocol = client_factory.buildProtocol(('127.0.0.1', 31337))
-        client_protocol.disconnect = client_protocol.dropConnection
-
-        pump = iosim.connect(
-            ws_protocol,
-            iosim.makeFakeServer(ws_protocol),
-            client_protocol,
-            iosim.makeFakeClient(client_protocol),
-        )
-        self._pumps.append(pump)
-        return client_protocol
-
 
 class State(unittest.TestCase):
     """