diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/amq1095/ActiveMQTestCase.java b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/amq1095/ActiveMQTestCase.java
index 01ecdb1a64..9138da7a96 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/amq1095/ActiveMQTestCase.java
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/amq1095/ActiveMQTestCase.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import org.apache.activemq.command.ActiveMQTopic;
  * @since 2007-08-10
  * @version $Id: ActiveMQTestCase.java 12 2007-08-14 12:02:02Z rke $
  */
-public class ActiveMQTestCase extends TestCase
+public abstract class ActiveMQTestCase extends TestCase
 {
     private Context context;
     private BrokerService broker;
diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/usecases/TestSupport.java b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/usecases/TestSupport.java
index 4858870a07..48bebde93f 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/usecases/TestSupport.java
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/usecases/TestSupport.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.apache.activemq.command.ActiveMQTopic;
 /**
  * Useful base class for unit test cases
  */
-public class TestSupport extends TestCase {
+public abstract class TestSupport extends TestCase {
 
     protected ActiveMQConnectionFactory connectionFactory;
     protected boolean topic = true;