diff --git a/test/unit/repository_git_test.rb b/test/unit/repository_git_test.rb
index 4730465b8..f1ba70fbf 100644
--- a/test/unit/repository_git_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/repository_git_test.rb
@@ -43,25 +43,27 @@ class RepositoryGitTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   JRUBY_SKIP     = (RUBY_PLATFORM == 'java')
   JRUBY_SKIP_STR = "TODO: This test fails in JRuby"
 
+  def setup
+    @project = Project.find(3)
+    @repository = Repository::Git.create(
+                        :project       => @project,
+                        :url           => REPOSITORY_PATH,
+                        :path_encoding => 'ISO-8859-1'
+                        )
+    assert @repository
+    @char_1        = CHAR_1_HEX.dup
+    if @char_1.respond_to?(:force_encoding)
+      @char_1.force_encoding('UTF-8')
+    end
+  end
+
   if File.directory?(REPOSITORY_PATH)
-    def setup
+    def test_scm_available
       klass = Repository::Git
       assert_equal "Git", klass.scm_name
       assert klass.scm_adapter_class
       assert_not_equal "", klass.scm_command
       assert_equal true, klass.scm_available
-
-      @project = Project.find(3)
-      @repository = Repository::Git.create(
-                        :project       => @project,
-                        :url           => REPOSITORY_PATH,
-                        :path_encoding => 'ISO-8859-1'
-                        )
-      assert @repository
-      @char_1        = CHAR_1_HEX.dup
-      if @char_1.respond_to?(:force_encoding)
-        @char_1.force_encoding('UTF-8')
-      end
     end
 
     def test_fetch_changesets_from_scratch