--- a/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.tests/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/tests/GraphTest.java	Tue Feb 28 17:53:07 2012 +0100
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.max.graal.tests/src/com/oracle/max/graal/compiler/tests/GraphTest.java	Tue Feb 28 18:00:35 2012 +0100
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
      * @param methodName the name of the method in {@code this.getClass()} to be parsed
      */
     protected StructuredGraph parse(String methodName) {
+        return parse(getMethod(methodName));
+    }
+
+    protected Method getMethod(String methodName) {
         Method found = null;
         for (Method m : this.getClass().getMethods()) {
             if (m.getName().equals(methodName)) {
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@
             }
         }
         if (found != null) {
-            return parse(found);
+            return found;
         } else {
             throw new RuntimeException("method not found: " + methodName);
         }
@@ -96,18 +100,7 @@
      * @param methodName the name of the method in {@code this.getClass()} to be parsed
      */
     protected StructuredGraph parseProfiled(String methodName) {
-        Method found = null;
-        for (Method m : this.getClass().getMethods()) {
-            if (m.getName().equals(methodName)) {
-                Assert.assertNull(found);
-                found = m;
-            }
-        }
-        if (found != null) {
-            return parseProfiled(found);
-        } else {
-            throw new RuntimeException("method not found: " + methodName);
-        }
+        return parseProfiled(getMethod(methodName));
     }
 
     /**