diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/Base.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/Base.java
index 62e1351..8e4340e 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/Base.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/Base.java
@@ -66,6 +66,21 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Suspend the current thread for a while.
+     * @param n the number of milliseconds to wait for.
+     */
+    protected void sleep(int ms)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            Thread.sleep(ms);
+        }
+        catch (InterruptedException e)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+
     public void log(int level, String message)
     {
         System.out.println(getLevel(level) + " " + message);
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AnnotationBase.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AnnotationBase.java
index 7b1b352..3e38c8c 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AnnotationBase.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AnnotationBase.java
@@ -67,21 +67,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Suspend the current thread for a while.
-     * @param n the number of milliseconds to wait for.
-     */
-    protected void sleep(int ms)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            Thread.sleep(ms);
-        }
-        catch (InterruptedException e)
-        {
-        }
-    }
-
     // ----------------------- Sequencer interface ------------------------------------------
 
     /**