diff --git a/src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_util_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_util_test.cpp
index e35ecd3..1363600 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_util_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_util_test.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ namespace mongo {
                 WiredTigerRecoveryUnit::get(_opCtx.get())->getSession(_opCtx.get())->getSession();
             ASSERT_OK(wtRCToStatus(wtSession->create(wtSession, getURI(), config)));
         }
+
+        void createSessionNOK(const char* config) {
+            WT_SESSION* wtSession =
+                WiredTigerRecoveryUnit::get(_opCtx.get())->getSession(_opCtx.get())->getSession();
+            ASSERT_NOT_OK(wtRCToStatus(wtSession->create(wtSession, getURI(), config)));
+        }
     private:
         boost::scoped_ptr<WiredTigerUtilHarnessHelper> _harnessHelper;
         boost::scoped_ptr<OperationContext> _opCtx;
@@ -172,11 +178,7 @@ namespace mongo {
 
     TEST_F(WiredTigerUtilMetadataTest, GetApplicationMetadataInvalidMetadata) {
         const char* config = "app_metadata=(abc=def=ghi)";
-        createSession(config);
-        StatusWith<BSONObj> result =
-            WiredTigerUtil::getApplicationMetadata(getOperationContext(), getURI());
-        ASSERT_NOT_OK(result.getStatus());
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(ErrorCodes::BadValue, result.getStatus().code());
+        createSessionNOK(config);
     }
 
     TEST_F(WiredTigerUtilMetadataTest, GetApplicationMetadataDuplicateKeys) {