diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GenericErrorParserTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GenericErrorParserTests.java
index e05ed391720..320373b06f3 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GenericErrorParserTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GenericErrorParserTests.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.NullProgressMonitor;
 /**
  * This test is designed to exercise the error parser capabilities.
  */
-public class GenericErrorParserTests extends TestCase {
+public abstract class GenericErrorParserTests extends TestCase {
 	public static final String GCC_ERROR_PARSER_ID = "org.eclipse.cdt.core.GCCErrorParser";
 
 	protected IProject fTempProject;