diff --git a/watcher/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/TestShardRouting.java b/watcher/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/TestShardRouting.java
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-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-package org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing;
-
-/**
- * A helper that allows to create shard routing instances within tests, while not requiring to expose
- * different simplified constructors on the ShardRouting itself.
- */
-public class TestShardRouting {
-
-    public static ShardRouting newShardRouting(String index, int shardId, String currentNodeId, boolean primary, ShardRoutingState state, long version) {
-        return new ShardRouting(index, shardId, currentNodeId, null, null, primary, state, version, null, AllocationId.newInitializing(), true, ShardRouting.UNAVAILABLE_EXPECTED_SHARD_SIZE);
-    }
-
-    public static ShardRouting newShardRouting(String index, int shardId, String currentNodeId, String relocatingNodeId, boolean primary, ShardRoutingState state, long version) {
-        return new ShardRouting(index, shardId, currentNodeId, relocatingNodeId, null, primary, state, version, null, AllocationId.newInitializing(), true, ShardRouting.UNAVAILABLE_EXPECTED_SHARD_SIZE);
-    }
-
-    public static ShardRouting newShardRouting(String index, int shardId, String currentNodeId, String relocatingNodeId, RestoreSource restoreSource, boolean primary, ShardRoutingState state, long version) {
-        return new ShardRouting(index, shardId, currentNodeId, relocatingNodeId, restoreSource, primary, state, version, null, AllocationId.newInitializing(), true, ShardRouting.UNAVAILABLE_EXPECTED_SHARD_SIZE);
-    }
-
-    public static ShardRouting newShardRouting(String index, int shardId, String currentNodeId,
-                                               String relocatingNodeId, RestoreSource restoreSource, boolean primary, ShardRoutingState state, long version,
-                                               UnassignedInfo unassignedInfo) {
-        return new ShardRouting(index, shardId, currentNodeId, relocatingNodeId, restoreSource, primary, state, version, unassignedInfo, AllocationId.newInitializing(), true, ShardRouting.UNAVAILABLE_EXPECTED_SHARD_SIZE);
-    }
-}