diff --git a/qa/qa_utils/include/qa_utils/wx_utils/wx_assert.h b/qa/qa_utils/include/qa_utils/wx_utils/wx_assert.h
index 33545274d4..2bcd826b43 100644
--- a/qa/qa_utils/include/qa_utils/wx_utils/wx_assert.h
+++ b/qa/qa_utils/include/qa_utils/wx_utils/wx_assert.h
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ public:
     std::string m_format_msg;
 };
 
+
+/*
+ * Simple function to handle a WX assertion and throw a real exception.
+ *
+ * This is useful when you want to check assertions fire in unit tests.
+ */
+inline void wxAssertThrower( const wxString& aFile, int aLine, const wxString& aFunc,
+                             const wxString& aCond, const wxString& aMsg )
+{
+    throw KI_TEST::WX_ASSERT_ERROR( aFile, aLine, aFunc, aCond, aMsg );
+}
+
 } // namespace KI_TEST
 
 #endif // UNIT_TEST_UTILS_WX_ASSERT__H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/qa/tests/api/test_api_module.cpp b/qa/tests/api/test_api_module.cpp
index bc995a851b..0ebc88ccf5 100644
--- a/qa/tests/api/test_api_module.cpp
+++ b/qa/tests/api/test_api_module.cpp
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@
 #include <qa_utils/wx_utils/wx_assert.h>
 
 
-void wxAssertThrower( const wxString& aFile, int aLine, const wxString& aFunc,
-                      const wxString& aCond, const wxString& aMsg )
-{
-    throw KI_TEST::WX_ASSERT_ERROR( aFile, aLine, aFunc, aCond, aMsg );
-}
-
-
 bool init_unit_test()
 {
     boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().p_name.value = "IPC API tests";
@@ -38,7 +31,7 @@ bool init_unit_test()
     bool ok = wxInitialize( boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc,
                             boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv );
 
-    wxSetAssertHandler( &wxAssertThrower );
+    wxSetAssertHandler( &KI_TEST::wxAssertThrower );
 
     return ok;
 }
diff --git a/qa/tests/eeschema/test_module.cpp b/qa/tests/eeschema/test_module.cpp
index 6db986798d..d278635e7e 100644
--- a/qa/tests/eeschema/test_module.cpp
+++ b/qa/tests/eeschema/test_module.cpp
@@ -39,17 +39,6 @@
 
 #include <qa_utils/wx_utils/wx_assert.h>
 
-/*
- * Simple function to handle a WX assertion and throw a real exception.
- *
- * This is useful when you want to check assertions fire in unit tests.
- */
-void wxAssertThrower( const wxString& aFile, int aLine, const wxString& aFunc,
-        const wxString& aCond, const wxString& aMsg )
-{
-    throw KI_TEST::WX_ASSERT_ERROR( aFile, aLine, aFunc, aCond, aMsg );
-}
-
 
 bool init_unit_test()
 {
@@ -62,7 +51,7 @@ bool init_unit_test()
     bool ok = wxInitialize( boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc,
                             boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv );
 
-    wxSetAssertHandler( &wxAssertThrower );
+    wxSetAssertHandler( &KI_TEST::wxAssertThrower );
 
     Pgm().InitPgm( true, true, true );
     Pgm().GetSettingsManager().RegisterSettings( new EESCHEMA_SETTINGS, false );
diff --git a/qa/tests/spice/test_module.cpp b/qa/tests/spice/test_module.cpp
index 2b7ea6a54c..4d1f5e2a8c 100644
--- a/qa/tests/spice/test_module.cpp
+++ b/qa/tests/spice/test_module.cpp
@@ -39,17 +39,6 @@
 
 #include <qa_utils/wx_utils/wx_assert.h>
 
-/*
- * Simple function to handle a WX assertion and throw a real exception.
- *
- * This is useful when you want to check assertions fire in unit tests.
- */
-void wxAssertThrower( const wxString& aFile, int aLine, const wxString& aFunc,
-        const wxString& aCond, const wxString& aMsg )
-{
-    throw KI_TEST::WX_ASSERT_ERROR( aFile, aLine, aFunc, aCond, aMsg );
-}
-
 
 bool init_unit_test()
 {
@@ -62,7 +51,7 @@ bool init_unit_test()
     bool ok = wxInitialize( boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc,
                             boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv );
 
-    wxSetAssertHandler( &wxAssertThrower );
+    wxSetAssertHandler( &KI_TEST::wxAssertThrower );
 
     Pgm().InitPgm( true, true, true );
     Pgm().GetSettingsManager().RegisterSettings( new EESCHEMA_SETTINGS, false );