Index: Application/Ringtoets/test/Application.Ringtoets.Storage.Test/IntegrationTests/StorageSqLiteIntegrationTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r7f540fc512a6c291d69612b1d0b9241d42288aef -r92be34a088da8406be8d0cb37aa19b2462acebe0
--- Application/Ringtoets/test/Application.Ringtoets.Storage.Test/IntegrationTests/StorageSqLiteIntegrationTest.cs	(.../StorageSqLiteIntegrationTest.cs)	(revision 7f540fc512a6c291d69612b1d0b9241d42288aef)
+++ Application/Ringtoets/test/Application.Ringtoets.Storage.Test/IntegrationTests/StorageSqLiteIntegrationTest.cs	(.../StorageSqLiteIntegrationTest.cs)	(revision 92be34a088da8406be8d0cb37aa19b2462acebe0)
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
                 Assert.AreEqual(expectedAssessmentSection.Name, actualAssessmentSection.Name);
                 AssertComments(expectedAssessmentSection.Comments, actualAssessmentSection.Comments);
 
-                AssertBackgroundData(expectedAssessmentSection.BackgroundData, actualAssessmentSection.BackgroundData);
+                BackgroundDataTestHelper.AssertBackgroundData(expectedAssessmentSection.BackgroundData, actualAssessmentSection.BackgroundData);
                 AssertHydraulicBoundaryDatabase(expectedAssessmentSection.HydraulicBoundaryDatabase, actualAssessmentSection.HydraulicBoundaryDatabase);
                 AssertReferenceLine(expectedAssessmentSection.ReferenceLine, actualAssessmentSection.ReferenceLine);
                 AssertPipingFailureMechanism(expectedAssessmentSection.PipingFailureMechanism, actualAssessmentSection.PipingFailureMechanism);
@@ -911,34 +911,6 @@
             }
         }
 
-        #region BackgroundData
-
-        private static void AssertBackgroundData(BackgroundData expectedBackgroundData, BackgroundData actualBackgroundData)
-        {
-            Assert.AreEqual(expectedBackgroundData.Name, actualBackgroundData.Name);
-            Assert.AreEqual(expectedBackgroundData.IsVisible, actualBackgroundData.IsVisible);
-            Assert.AreEqual(expectedBackgroundData.Transparency, actualBackgroundData.Transparency);
-
-            var wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration = expectedBackgroundData.Configuration as WmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration;
-            if (wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration != null)
-            {
-                var actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration = (WmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration)actualBackgroundData.Configuration;
-                Assert.AreEqual(wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.IsConfigured, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.IsConfigured);
-                Assert.AreEqual(wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SourceCapabilitiesUrl, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SourceCapabilitiesUrl);
-                Assert.AreEqual(wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SelectedCapabilityIdentifier, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SelectedCapabilityIdentifier);
-                Assert.AreEqual(wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.PreferredFormat, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.PreferredFormat);
-            }
-
-            var wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration = expectedBackgroundData.Configuration as WellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration;
-            if (wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration != null)
-            {
-                var actualWellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration = (WellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration)actualBackgroundData.Configuration;
-                Assert.AreEqual(wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration.WellKnownTileSource, actualWellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration.WellKnownTileSource);
-            }
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
         #region StabilityPointStructures FailureMechanism
 
         private static void AssertStabilityPointStructuresFailureMechanism(StabilityPointStructuresFailureMechanism expectedFailureMechanism,
Index: Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil/BackgroundDataTestHelper.cs
===================================================================
diff -u
--- Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil/BackgroundDataTestHelper.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil/BackgroundDataTestHelper.cs	(revision 92be34a088da8406be8d0cb37aa19b2462acebe0)
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2016. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of Ringtoets.
+//
+// Ringtoets is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+// All names, logos, and references to "Deltares" are registered trademarks of
+// Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
+// All rights reserved.
+
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Ringtoets.Common.Data.AssessmentSection;
+
+namespace Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class that can be used to test properties of a <see cref="BackgroundData"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class BackgroundDataTestHelper
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Assert the background data.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="expectedBackgroundData">The background data with the expected properties.</param>
+        /// <param name="actualBackgroundData">The background data to assert.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="AssertionException">Thrown when the properties of the <paramref name="actualBackgroundData"/>
+        /// are not equal to the properties of <paramref name="expectedBackgroundData"/>.</exception>
+        public static void AssertBackgroundData(BackgroundData expectedBackgroundData, BackgroundData actualBackgroundData)
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedBackgroundData.Name, actualBackgroundData.Name);
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedBackgroundData.IsVisible, actualBackgroundData.IsVisible);
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedBackgroundData.Transparency, actualBackgroundData.Transparency);
+
+            IBackgroundDataConfiguration backgroundDataConfiguration = expectedBackgroundData.Configuration;
+            var wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration = backgroundDataConfiguration as WmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration;
+            if (wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration != null)
+            {
+                var actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration = (WmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration)actualBackgroundData.Configuration;
+                AssertWmtsBackgroundConfiguration(wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration);
+            }
+
+            var wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration = backgroundDataConfiguration as WellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration;
+            if (wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration != null)
+            {
+                var actualWellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration = (WellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration)actualBackgroundData.Configuration;
+                AssertWellKnownBackgroundConfiguration(wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration, actualWellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void AssertWellKnownBackgroundConfiguration(WellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration,
+                                                                   WellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration actualWellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration)
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration.WellKnownTileSource, actualWellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration.WellKnownTileSource);
+        }
+
+        private static void AssertWmtsBackgroundConfiguration(WmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration expectedWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration,
+                                                              WmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration)
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.IsConfigured, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.IsConfigured);
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SourceCapabilitiesUrl, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SourceCapabilitiesUrl);
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SelectedCapabilityIdentifier, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SelectedCapabilityIdentifier);
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.PreferredFormat, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.PreferredFormat);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
Index: Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.csproj
===================================================================
diff -u -r7f540fc512a6c291d69612b1d0b9241d42288aef -r92be34a088da8406be8d0cb37aa19b2462acebe0
--- Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.csproj)	(revision 7f540fc512a6c291d69612b1d0b9241d42288aef)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.csproj)	(revision 92be34a088da8406be8d0cb37aa19b2462acebe0)
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="AssessmentSectionHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BackgroundDataTestDataGenerator.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="BackgroundDataTestHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CalculationType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="LimitedPrecisionHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DistributionAssert.cs" />
Index: Ringtoets/Integration/test/Ringtoets.Integration.Plugin.Test/TreeNodeInfos/BackgroundDataTreeNodeInfoTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r7f540fc512a6c291d69612b1d0b9241d42288aef -r92be34a088da8406be8d0cb37aa19b2462acebe0
--- Ringtoets/Integration/test/Ringtoets.Integration.Plugin.Test/TreeNodeInfos/BackgroundDataTreeNodeInfoTest.cs	(.../BackgroundDataTreeNodeInfoTest.cs)	(revision 7f540fc512a6c291d69612b1d0b9241d42288aef)
+++ Ringtoets/Integration/test/Ringtoets.Integration.Plugin.Test/TreeNodeInfos/BackgroundDataTreeNodeInfoTest.cs	(.../BackgroundDataTreeNodeInfoTest.cs)	(revision 92be34a088da8406be8d0cb37aa19b2462acebe0)
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
                     contextMenuStrip.Items[selectContextMenuIndex].PerformClick();
 
                     // Then
-                    AssertBackgroundData(oldBackgroundData, assessmentSection.BackgroundData);
+                    BackgroundDataTestHelper.AssertBackgroundData(oldBackgroundData, assessmentSection.BackgroundData);
                 }
             }
             mockRepository.VerifyAll();
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
                     contextMenuStrip.Items[selectContextMenuIndex].PerformClick();
 
                     // Then
-                    AssertBackgroundData(backgroundData, assessmentSection.BackgroundData);
+                    BackgroundDataTestHelper.AssertBackgroundData(backgroundData, assessmentSection.BackgroundData);
                 }
             }
             mockRepository.VerifyAll();
@@ -627,43 +627,6 @@
             Assert.AreEqual(mapData.TileSource, configuration.WellKnownTileSource);
         }
 
-        private static void AssertBackgroundData(BackgroundData expectedBackgroundData, BackgroundData actualBackgroundData)
-        {
-            Assert.AreEqual(expectedBackgroundData.Name, actualBackgroundData.Name);
-            Assert.AreEqual(expectedBackgroundData.IsVisible, actualBackgroundData.IsVisible);
-            Assert.AreEqual(expectedBackgroundData.Transparency, actualBackgroundData.Transparency);
-
-            IBackgroundDataConfiguration backgroundDataConfiguration = expectedBackgroundData.Configuration;
-            var wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration = backgroundDataConfiguration as WmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration;
-            if (wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration != null)
-            {
-                var actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration = (WmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration) actualBackgroundData.Configuration;
-                AssertWmtsBackgroundConfiguration(wmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration);
-            }
-
-            var wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration = backgroundDataConfiguration as WellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration;
-            if (wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration != null)
-            {
-                var actualWellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration = (WellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration) actualBackgroundData.Configuration;
-                AssertWellKnownBackgroundConfiguration(wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration, actualWellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static void AssertWellKnownBackgroundConfiguration(WellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration,
-                                                                   WellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration actualWellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration)
-        {
-            Assert.AreEqual(wellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration.WellKnownTileSource, actualWellKnownBackgroundDataConfiguration.WellKnownTileSource);
-        }
-
-        private static void AssertWmtsBackgroundConfiguration(WmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration expectedWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration,
-                                                              WmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration)
-        {
-            Assert.AreEqual(expectedWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.IsConfigured, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.IsConfigured);
-            Assert.AreEqual(expectedWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SourceCapabilitiesUrl, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SourceCapabilitiesUrl);
-            Assert.AreEqual(expectedWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SelectedCapabilityIdentifier, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.SelectedCapabilityIdentifier);
-            Assert.AreEqual(expectedWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.PreferredFormat, actualWmtsBackgroundDataConfiguration.PreferredFormat);
-        }
-
         private static TreeNodeInfo GetInfo(RingtoetsPlugin plugin)
         {
             return plugin.GetTreeNodeInfos().First(tni => tni.TagType == typeof(BackgroundData));