Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Calculator/HydraRingCalculatorBaseTest.cs
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diff -u -r7be7725d522fa62ca6c7abadeb13da2b571ae9ab -r15d8894c81cd8293663d6d1232d1df00eb13b1e4
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Calculator/HydraRingCalculatorBaseTest.cs	(.../HydraRingCalculatorBaseTest.cs)	(revision 7be7725d522fa62ca6c7abadeb13da2b571ae9ab)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Calculator/HydraRingCalculatorBaseTest.cs	(.../HydraRingCalculatorBaseTest.cs)	(revision 15d8894c81cd8293663d6d1232d1df00eb13b1e4)
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 using Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Data.Settings;
 using Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Exceptions;
 using Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Parsers;
+using Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil;
 
 namespace Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.Calculator
 {
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
         {
             // Setup
             var parser = new TestParser();
-            HydraRingCalculationSettings settings = CreateHydraRingCalculationSettings();
+            var settings = new HydraRingCalculationSettings("D:\\hlcd.sqlity", string.Empty);
             var calculator = new TestHydraRingCalculator(settings, parser);
             var hydraRingCalculationInput = new TestHydraRingCalculationInput();
 
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@
         {
             // Setup
             var parser = new TestParser();
-            var calculator = new TestHydraRingCalculator(CreateHydraRingCalculationSettings(), parser);
+            var calculator = new TestHydraRingCalculator(HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactory.CreateSettings(),
+                                                         parser);
 
             // Call
             calculator.PublicCalculate(new TestHydraRingCalculationInput());
@@ -88,7 +90,8 @@
             // Setup
             var parseException = new HydraRingFileParserException("message", new Exception());
             var parser = new TestParser(parseException);
-            var calculator = new TestHydraRingCalculator(CreateHydraRingCalculationSettings(), parser);
+            var calculator = new TestHydraRingCalculator(HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactory.CreateSettings(),
+                                                         parser);
 
             // Call
             TestDelegate test = () => calculator.PublicCalculate(new TestHydraRingCalculationInput());
@@ -113,7 +116,8 @@
                                                                           "Exception message",
                                                                           new Exception("InnerException"));
             var parser = new TestParser(supportedException);
-            var calculator = new TestHydraRingCalculator(CreateHydraRingCalculationSettings(), parser);
+            var calculator = new TestHydraRingCalculator(HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactory.CreateSettings(),
+                                                         parser);
 
             // Call
             TestDelegate test = () => calculator.PublicCalculate(new TestHydraRingCalculationInput());
@@ -146,7 +150,8 @@
         public void Calculate_IllustrationPointsParserThrowsException_SetsIllustrationPointsParserError()
         {
             // Setup
-            var calculator = new TestHydraRingCalculator(CreateHydraRingCalculationSettings(), new TestParser());
+            var calculator = new TestHydraRingCalculator(HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactory.CreateSettings(),
+                                                         new TestParser());
 
             // Call
             calculator.PublicCalculate(new TestHydraRingCalculationInput());
@@ -156,13 +161,6 @@
             Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, calculator.IllustrationPointsParserErrorMessage);
             Assert.IsNull(calculator.IllustrationPointsResult);
         }
-
-        private static HydraRingCalculationSettings CreateHydraRingCalculationSettings()
-        {
-            var settings = new HydraRingCalculationSettings(string.Empty,
-                                                            string.Empty);
-            return settings;
-        }
     }
 
     internal class TestHydraRingCalculator : HydraRingCalculatorBase
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test/HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactoryTest.cs
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diff -u
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test/HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactoryTest.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test/HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactoryTest.cs	(revision 15d8894c81cd8293663d6d1232d1df00eb13b1e4)
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Data.Input;
+
+namespace Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactoryTest
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void CreateSettings_Always_ReturnsHydraRingCalculationSettings()
+        {
+            // Call
+            HydraRingCalculationSettings settings = HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactory.CreateSettings();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.IsEmpty(settings.HlcdFilePath);
+            Assert.IsEmpty(settings.PreprocessorDirectory);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test.csproj
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diff -u -r63fc151e9cf722527465c1eddfa6567a90feb5e6 -r15d8894c81cd8293663d6d1232d1df00eb13b1e4
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test.csproj)	(revision 63fc151e9cf722527465c1eddfa6567a90feb5e6)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.Test.csproj)	(revision 15d8894c81cd8293663d6d1232d1df00eb13b1e4)
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactoryTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HydraRingDataEqualityHelperTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IllustrationPoints\TestFaultTreeIllustrationPointTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IllustrationPoints\GeneralResultTestFactoryTest.cs" />
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil/HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactory.cs
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diff -u
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil/HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactory.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil/HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactory.cs	(revision 15d8894c81cd8293663d6d1232d1df00eb13b1e4)
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Data.Input;
+
+namespace Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Factory which creates valid instances of <see cref="HydraRingCalculationSettings"/>
+    /// which can be used for testing.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactory
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates an instance of <see cref="HydraRingCalculationSettings"/>
+        /// with empty values.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="HydraRingCalculationSettings"/>.</returns>
+        public static HydraRingCalculationSettings CreateSettings()
+        {
+            return new HydraRingCalculationSettings(string.Empty, string.Empty);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.csproj
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diff -u -r63fc151e9cf722527465c1eddfa6567a90feb5e6 -r15d8894c81cd8293663d6d1232d1df00eb13b1e4
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.csproj)	(revision 63fc151e9cf722527465c1eddfa6567a90feb5e6)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.TestUtil.csproj)	(revision 15d8894c81cd8293663d6d1232d1df00eb13b1e4)
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Calculator\HydraRingCalculatorFactoryConfig.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Calculator\HydraRingCalculatorTestCaseProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="HydraRingCalculationSettingsTestFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HydraRingDataEqualityHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IllustrationPoints\GeneralResultTestFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IllustrationPoints\TestFaultTreeIllustrationPoint.cs" />