diff --git a/swift/Tests/GildedRoseTests/AdvancedRules.swift b/swift/Tests/GildedRoseTests/AdvancedRules.swift
index eb56ae1e..6f4368c4 100644
--- a/swift/Tests/GildedRoseTests/AdvancedRules.swift
+++ b/swift/Tests/GildedRoseTests/AdvancedRules.swift
@@ -82,16 +82,9 @@ class AdvancedRules: XCTestCase {
         let backstagePassLessThan5Days = Item(name: "Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", sellIn: 5, quality: 20)
         let backstagePassExpired = Item(name: "Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", sellIn: 0, quality: 20)
 
-        XCTAssertTrue(hasExpectedQuality(item: backstagePassMoreThan10Days, quality: 21))
-        XCTAssertTrue(hasExpectedQuality(item: backstagePassLessThan10Days, quality: 22))
-        XCTAssertTrue(hasExpectedQuality(item: backstagePassLessThan5Days, quality: 23))
-        XCTAssertTrue(hasExpectedQuality(item: backstagePassExpired, quality: 0))
-    }
-
-    private func hasExpectedQuality(item: Item, quality: Int) -> Bool {
-        let system = GildedRose(items: [item])
-        system.updateQuality()
-
-        return item.quality == quality
+        XCTAssertTrue(backstagePassMoreThan10Days.updated(hasExpectedQuality: 21))
+        XCTAssertTrue(backstagePassLessThan10Days.updated(hasExpectedQuality: 22))
+        XCTAssertTrue(backstagePassLessThan5Days.updated(hasExpectedQuality: 23))
+        XCTAssertTrue(backstagePassExpired.updated(hasExpectedQuality: 0))
     }
 }
diff --git a/swift/Tests/GildedRoseTests/TestItem.swift b/swift/Tests/GildedRoseTests/TestItem.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f6c3b2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swift/Tests/GildedRoseTests/TestItem.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//
+//  TestItem.swift
+//  
+//
+//  Created by Lucas van Dongen on 23/11/2020.
+//
+
+@testable import GildedRose
+import Foundation
+
+extension Item {
+    func updated(hasExpectedQuality quality: Int) -> Bool {
+        let system = GildedRose(items: [self])
+        system.updateQuality()
+
+        return self.quality == quality
+    }
+}