diff --git a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFSheet.java b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFSheet.java
index a3de1b2e5..a2f80efa4 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFSheet.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFSheet.java
@@ -1435,12 +1435,4 @@ public final class TestXSSFSheet extends BaseTestSheet {
         assertNotNull(sheet.createComment());
         wb.close();
     }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testNoMergedRegionsIsEmptyList() throws IOException {
-        XSSFWorkbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook();
-        XSSFSheet sheet = wb.createSheet();
-        assertTrue(sheet.getMergedRegions().isEmpty());
-        wb.close();
-    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java
index 3f5b8aca9..4fa9865a6 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java
@@ -697,14 +697,6 @@ public final class TestHSSFSheet extends BaseTestSheet {
         wb2.close();
         wb1.close();
     }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testNoMergedRegionsIsEmptyList() throws IOException {
-        HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook();
-        HSSFSheet s = wb.createSheet("Sheet1");
-        assertTrue(s.getMergedRegions().isEmpty());
-        wb.close();
-    }
     
     @Test
     public void autoSizeDate() throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/BaseTestSheet.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/BaseTestSheet.java
index 5c1df69da..24c596b4f 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/BaseTestSheet.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/BaseTestSheet.java
@@ -1045,4 +1045,12 @@ public abstract class BaseTestSheet {
         
         wb.close();
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testNoMergedRegionsIsEmptyList() throws IOException {
+        Workbook wb = _testDataProvider.createWorkbook();
+        Sheet sheet = wb.createSheet();
+        assertTrue(sheet.getMergedRegions().isEmpty());
+        wb.close();
+    }
 }