diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/TestUtilities2/ProjectSystemShim/VisualBasicHelpers/VisualBasicHelpers.vb b/src/VisualStudio/TestUtilities2/ProjectSystemShim/VisualBasicHelpers/VisualBasicHelpers.vb
index bf6695bd413c80b79ec1738a1800b91f34808546..eeaef12693d87b4dd35315a56328cd012b0ad268 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/TestUtilities2/ProjectSystemShim/VisualBasicHelpers/VisualBasicHelpers.vb
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/TestUtilities2/ProjectSystemShim/VisualBasicHelpers/VisualBasicHelpers.vb
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ Namespace Microsoft.VisualStudio.LanguageServices.UnitTests.ProjectSystemShim.Vi
                                           commandLineParserServiceOpt:=New VisualBasicCommandLineParserService())
         End Function
 
+        Public Function CreateVisualBasicProjectWithNullBinPath(environment As TestEnvironment, projectName As String) As VisualBasicProject
+            Return New VisualBasicProject(projectName,
+                                          MockCompilerHost.FullFrameworkCompilerHost,
+                                          environment.CreateHierarchy(projectName, projectBinPath:=Nothing, projectCapabilities:="VB"),
+                                          environment.ServiceProvider,
+                                          environment.ThreadingContext,
+                                          commandLineParserServiceOpt:=New VisualBasicCommandLineParserService())
+        End Function
+
         Public Function CreateMinimalCompilerOptions(project As VisualBasicProject) As VBCompilerOptions
             Dim options As VBCompilerOptions = Nothing
             options.wszExeName = project.AssemblyName + ".exe"