diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/AcceptanceTestBase.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/AcceptanceTestBase.cs
index 7bacc1b8ac..d88979b837 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/AcceptanceTestBase.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/AcceptanceTestBase.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ protected string GetTargetFramworkForRunsettings()
     /// Empty runsettings, just with the RunSettings tag that we require.
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    public string GetEmptyRunsettings()
+    public static string GetEmptyRunsettings()
     {
         return "<RunSettings></RunSettings>";
     }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public string GetDefaultRunSettings()
     /// Use the overload without any parameters to get the target framework from the currently set test environment.
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    public string GetRunSettingsWithTargetFramework(string targetFramework)
+    public static string GetRunSettingsWithTargetFramework(string targetFramework)
     {
         string runSettingsXml =
             $@"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/BlameDataCollectorTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/BlameDataCollectorTests.cs
index 9c3ff9b08d..b57824a342 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/BlameDataCollectorTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/BlameDataCollectorTests.cs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ private void VaildateOutput(TempDirectory tempDirectory, string testName, bool v
         Assert.IsTrue(isValid, "Sequence attachment is not valid.");
     }
 
-    private bool IsValidXml(string xmlFilePath)
+    private static bool IsValidXml(string xmlFilePath)
     {
         var file = File.OpenRead(xmlFilePath);
         var reader = XmlReader.Create(file);
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/CodeCoverageAcceptanceTestBase.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/CodeCoverageAcceptanceTestBase.cs
index acae8026dc..3b2b5368c3 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/CodeCoverageAcceptanceTestBase.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/CodeCoverageAcceptanceTestBase.cs
@@ -20,22 +20,22 @@ public class CodeCoverageAcceptanceTestBase : AcceptanceTestBase
      */
     protected const double ExpectedMinimalModuleCoverage = 30.0;
 
-    protected string GetNetStandardAdapterPath()
+    protected static string GetNetStandardAdapterPath()
     {
         return Path.Combine(IntegrationTestEnvironment.TestPlatformRootDirectory, "artifacts", IntegrationTestEnvironment.BuildConfiguration, "Microsoft.CodeCoverage");
     }
 
-    protected string GetNetFrameworkAdapterPath()
+    protected static string GetNetFrameworkAdapterPath()
     {
         return Path.Combine(IntegrationTestEnvironment.TestPlatformRootDirectory, "artifacts", IntegrationTestEnvironment.BuildConfiguration, "net451", "win7-x64", "Extensions");
     }
 
-    protected string GetCodeCoverageExePath()
+    protected static string GetCodeCoverageExePath()
     {
         return Path.Combine(GetNetStandardAdapterPath(), "CodeCoverage", "CodeCoverage.exe");
     }
 
-    protected XmlNode? GetModuleNode(XmlNode node, string name)
+    protected static XmlNode? GetModuleNode(XmlNode node, string name)
     {
         var moduleNode = GetNode(node, "module", name);
 
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ protected string GetCodeCoverageExePath()
         return moduleNode;
     }
 
-    protected XmlNode? GetNode(XmlNode node, string type, string name)
+    protected static XmlNode? GetNode(XmlNode node, string type, string name)
     {
         return node.SelectSingleNode($"//{type}[@name='{name}']") ?? node.SelectSingleNode($"//{type}[@name='{name.ToLower()}']");
     }
 
-    protected XmlDocument GetXmlCoverage(string coverageResult, TempDirectory tempDirectory)
+    protected static XmlDocument GetXmlCoverage(string coverageResult, TempDirectory tempDirectory)
     {
         var coverage = new XmlDocument();
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ protected XmlDocument GetXmlCoverage(string coverageResult, TempDirectory tempDi
         return coverage;
     }
 
-    protected void AssertCoverage(XmlNode node, double expectedCoverage)
+    protected static void AssertCoverage(XmlNode node, double expectedCoverage)
     {
         var coverage = node.Attributes!["block_coverage"] != null
             ? double.Parse(node.Attributes!["block_coverage"]!.Value)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/CodeCoverageTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/CodeCoverageTests.cs
index 19468e57ba..2c15ead6ae 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/CodeCoverageTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/CodeCoverageTests.cs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ private string CreateArguments(
         return arguments;
     }
 
-    private void AssertSkippedMethod(XmlDocument document)
+    private static void AssertSkippedMethod(XmlDocument document)
     {
         var module = GetModuleNode(document.DocumentElement!, "codecoveragetest.dll");
         Assert.IsNotNull(module);
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ private void AssertSkippedMethod(XmlDocument document)
         Assert.IsNotNull(testAbsFunction);
     }
 
-    private void ValidateCoverageData(XmlDocument document, string moduleName, bool validateSourceFileNames)
+    private static void ValidateCoverageData(XmlDocument document, string moduleName, bool validateSourceFileNames)
     {
         var module = GetModuleNode(document.DocumentElement!, moduleName.ToLower());
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ private void ValidateCoverageData(XmlDocument document, string moduleName, bool
         }
     }
 
-    private void AssertSourceFileName(XmlNode module)
+    private static void AssertSourceFileName(XmlNode module)
     {
         const string expectedFileName = "UnitTest1.cs";
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DataCollectionTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DataCollectionTests.cs
index 35e314a2b5..e97602ccb2 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DataCollectionTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DataCollectionTests.cs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ private void VaildateDataCollectorOutput(string resultsDir)
         Assert.AreEqual(3, diaglogsFileCount);
     }
 
-    private string GetRunsettingsFilePath(string resultsDir)
+    private static string GetRunsettingsFilePath(string resultsDir)
     {
         var runsettingsPath = Path.Combine(resultsDir, "test_" + Guid.NewGuid() + ".runsettings");
         var dataCollectionAttributes = new Dictionary<string, string>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DisableAppdomainTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DisableAppdomainTests.cs
index d2b585137f..aa66c29ee4 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DisableAppdomainTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DisableAppdomainTests.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ private void RunTests(RunnerInfo runnerInfo, string testAssembly, int passedTest
         ValidateSummaryStatus(passedTestCount, 0, 0);
     }
 
-    private string GetRunsettingsFilePath(TempDirectory tempDirectory, Dictionary<string, string> runConfigurationDictionary)
+    private static string GetRunsettingsFilePath(TempDirectory tempDirectory, Dictionary<string, string> runConfigurationDictionary)
     {
         var runsettingsPath = Path.Combine(tempDirectory.Path, "test_" + Guid.NewGuid() + ".runsettings");
         CreateRunSettingsFile(runsettingsPath, runConfigurationDictionary);
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DotnetArchitectureSwitchTests.Windows.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DotnetArchitectureSwitchTests.Windows.cs
index f07623f621..a4181d94ec 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DotnetArchitectureSwitchTests.Windows.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/DotnetArchitectureSwitchTests.Windows.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public void TestMethod1()
         Assert.AreEqual(0, exitCode, stdOut);
     }
 
-    private string GetLatestSdkVersion(string dotnetPath)
+    private static string GetLatestSdkVersion(string dotnetPath)
         => Path.GetFileName(Directory.GetDirectories(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(dotnetPath)!, @"shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App")).OrderByDescending(x => x).First());
 }
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/EventLogCollectorTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/EventLogCollectorTests.cs
index 5f3e4313ad..60fcaebcf2 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/EventLogCollectorTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/EventLogCollectorTests.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public void EventLogDataCollectorShoudCreateLogFileWithoutEventsIfEventsAreNotLo
         StdErrorDoesNotContains("Unable to read event log");
     }
 
-    private string GetRunsettingsFilePath(TempDirectory tempDirectory)
+    private static string GetRunsettingsFilePath(TempDirectory tempDirectory)
     {
         var runsettingsPath = Path.Combine(tempDirectory.Path, "test_" + Guid.NewGuid() + ".runsettings");
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ private void VaildateDataCollectorOutput(TempDirectory tempDirectory)
         Assert.IsTrue(VerifyOrder(fileContent4, new[] { "110", "111", "112", "220", "221", "222", "223", "330", "331", "332" }), string.Format("Event log file content: {0}", fileContent4));
     }
 
-    private bool VerifyOrder2(string content, Dictionary<string[], bool> eventIdsDics)
+    private static bool VerifyOrder2(string content, Dictionary<string[], bool> eventIdsDics)
     {
         foreach (var eventIds in eventIdsDics)
         {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ private bool VerifyOrder2(string content, Dictionary<string[], bool> eventIdsDic
         return false;
     }
 
-    private bool VerifyOrder(string content, string[] eventIds)
+    private static bool VerifyOrder(string content, string[] eventIds)
     {
         for (int i = 0; i < eventIds.Length; i++)
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/Extension/CompatibilityRowsBuilder.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/Extension/CompatibilityRowsBuilder.cs
index 7c4f36888c..02fd84ff9f 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/Extension/CompatibilityRowsBuilder.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/Extension/CompatibilityRowsBuilder.cs
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ private DebugInfo GetDebugInfo()
         };
     }
 
-    private RunnerInfo GetRunnerInfo(string batch, string runnerFramework, string hostFramework, bool inIsolation)
+    private static RunnerInfo GetRunnerInfo(string batch, string runnerFramework, string hostFramework, bool inIsolation)
     {
         return new RunnerInfo
         {
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ private RunnerInfo GetRunnerInfo(string batch, string runnerFramework, string ho
         };
     }
 
-    private DllInfo GetMSTestInfo(string msTestVersion)
+    private static DllInfo GetMSTestInfo(string msTestVersion)
     {
         var depsXml = GetDependenciesXml();
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/LoggerTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/LoggerTests.cs
index 02d4d89780..c54c4e325c 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/LoggerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/LoggerTests.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public void TrxLoggerResultSummaryOutcomeValueShouldNotChangeIfNoTestsExecutedAn
         Assert.AreEqual("Completed", outcomeValue);
     }
 
-    private bool IsValidXml(string xmlFilePath)
+    private static bool IsValidXml(string xmlFilePath)
     {
         try
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/TelemetryTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/TelemetryTests.cs
index e6d8a0a17b..f95f694349 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/TelemetryTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/TelemetryTests.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ private void DiscoverTests(RunnerInfo runnerInfo)
         ValidateOutput("Discovery", TempDirectory);
     }
 
-    private void ValidateOutput(string command, TempDirectory tempDirectory)
+    private static void ValidateOutput(string command, TempDirectory tempDirectory)
     {
         if (!Directory.Exists(tempDirectory.Path))
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/TranslationLayerTests/CodeCoverageTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/TranslationLayerTests/CodeCoverageTests.cs
index e3a2a80a3f..5f2a28d2be 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/TranslationLayerTests/CodeCoverageTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AcceptanceTests/TranslationLayerTests/CodeCoverageTests.cs
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ private IList<string> GetTestAssemblies()
         return GetProjects().Select(p => GetAssetFullPath(p)).ToList();
     }
 
-    private IList<string> GetProjects()
+    private static IList<string> GetProjects()
     {
         return new List<string> { "SimpleTestProject.dll", "SimpleTestProject2.dll" };
     }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AdapterUtilities.UnitTests/TestIdProvider/CompatibilityTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AdapterUtilities.UnitTests/TestIdProvider/CompatibilityTests.cs
index 1737604357..18232380ee 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AdapterUtilities.UnitTests/TestIdProvider/CompatibilityTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.AdapterUtilities.UnitTests/TestIdProvider/CompatibilityTests.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public void IdGeneration_ExtremelyLarge_TestVectors_10M_abc()
         );
     }
 
-    private void IdGeneration_TestVector(string testName, string expected)
+    private static void IdGeneration_TestVector(string testName, string expected)
     {
         // Arrange
         expected = expected.Replace(" ", "").ToLowerInvariant();
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ private void IdGeneration_TestVector(string testName, string expected)
         Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual, $"Test Id for '{testName}' is invalid!");
     }
 
-    private void IdGeneration_TestRepetitionVector(string input, int repetition, string expected)
+    private static void IdGeneration_TestRepetitionVector(string input, int repetition, string expected)
     {
         // Arrange
         var idProvider = new AdapterUtilities.TestIdProvider();
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CommunicationUtilities.UnitTests/Serialization/TestCaseSerializationTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CommunicationUtilities.UnitTests/Serialization/TestCaseSerializationTests.cs
index 97fd73d599..79cc3b7716 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CommunicationUtilities.UnitTests/Serialization/TestCaseSerializationTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CommunicationUtilities.UnitTests/Serialization/TestCaseSerializationTests.cs
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ private static T Deserialize<T>(string json, int version = 1)
         return JsonDataSerializer.Instance.Deserialize<T>(json, version);
     }
 
-    private void VerifyDummyPropertyIsRegistered()
+    private static void VerifyDummyPropertyIsRegistered()
     {
         var dummyProperty = TestProperty.Find("DummyProperty");
         Assert.IsNotNull(dummyProperty);
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine.UnitTests/Client/ProxyExecutionManagerTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine.UnitTests/Client/ProxyExecutionManagerTests.cs
index 27f56d9d5f..3774208315 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine.UnitTests/Client/ProxyExecutionManagerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.CrossPlatEngine.UnitTests/Client/ProxyExecutionManagerTests.cs
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ public void StartTestRunShouldAttemptToTakeProxyFromPoolIfProxyIsNull()
         }
     }
 
-    private void SignalEvent(ManualResetEvent manualResetEvent)
+    private static void SignalEvent(ManualResetEvent manualResetEvent)
     {
         // Wait for the 100 ms.
         Task.Delay(200).Wait();
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.PerformanceTests/TranslationLayer/TelemetryPerfTestBase.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.PerformanceTests/TranslationLayer/TelemetryPerfTestBase.cs
index aaae4f9e65..77b6fd9cdc 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.PerformanceTests/TranslationLayer/TelemetryPerfTestBase.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.PerformanceTests/TranslationLayer/TelemetryPerfTestBase.cs
@@ -130,5 +130,5 @@ public string[] GetPerfAssetFullPath(string name, string framework = "net6.0")
     /// <returns></returns>
 
     // DONT make this just <RunSettings></RunSettings> it makes Translation layer hang... https://github.com/microsoft/vstest/issues/3519
-    public string GetDefaultRunSettings() => "<RunSettings><RunConfiguration></RunConfiguration></RunSettings>";
+    public static string GetDefaultRunSettings() => "<RunSettings><RunConfiguration></RunConfiguration></RunSettings>";
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestUtilities/IntegrationTestBase.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestUtilities/IntegrationTestBase.cs
index d3d5d5d0c1..dc1df35ae8 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestUtilities/IntegrationTestBase.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestUtilities/IntegrationTestBase.cs
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public void InvokeVsTestForDiscovery(string testAssembly, string testAdapterPath
     /// <param name="runnerFramework">Runner Framework</param>
     /// <param name="framework">Framework for which Tests are not supported</param>
     /// <param name="message">Message to be shown</param>
-    public void ExecuteNotSupportedRunnerFrameworkTests(string runnerFramework, string framework, string message)
+    public static void ExecuteNotSupportedRunnerFrameworkTests(string runnerFramework, string framework, string message)
     {
         if (runnerFramework.StartsWith(framework))
         {
@@ -578,19 +578,19 @@ protected string GetTestAdapterPath(UnitTestFramework testFramework = UnitTestFr
 
         if (testFramework == UnitTestFramework.MSTest)
         {
-            adapterRelativePath = string.Format(_testAdapterRelativePath, _testEnvironment.DependencyVersions["MSTestAdapterVersion"]);
+            adapterRelativePath = string.Format(_testAdapterRelativePath, IntegrationTestEnvironment.DependencyVersions["MSTestAdapterVersion"]);
         }
         else if (testFramework == UnitTestFramework.NUnit)
         {
-            adapterRelativePath = string.Format(_nUnitTestAdapterRelativePath, _testEnvironment.DependencyVersions["NUnit3AdapterVersion"]);
+            adapterRelativePath = string.Format(_nUnitTestAdapterRelativePath, IntegrationTestEnvironment.DependencyVersions["NUnit3AdapterVersion"]);
         }
         else if (testFramework == UnitTestFramework.XUnit)
         {
-            adapterRelativePath = string.Format(_xUnitTestAdapterRelativePath, _testEnvironment.DependencyVersions["XUnitAdapterVersion"]);
+            adapterRelativePath = string.Format(_xUnitTestAdapterRelativePath, IntegrationTestEnvironment.DependencyVersions["XUnitAdapterVersion"]);
         }
         else if (testFramework == UnitTestFramework.Chutzpah)
         {
-            adapterRelativePath = string.Format(_chutzpahTestAdapterRelativePath, _testEnvironment.DependencyVersions["ChutzpahAdapterVersion"]);
+            adapterRelativePath = string.Format(_chutzpahTestAdapterRelativePath, IntegrationTestEnvironment.DependencyVersions["ChutzpahAdapterVersion"]);
         }
 
         return _testEnvironment.GetNugetPackage(adapterRelativePath);
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestUtilities/IntegrationTestEnvironment.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestUtilities/IntegrationTestEnvironment.cs
index 9980c90951..deaf25ecde 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestUtilities/IntegrationTestEnvironment.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestUtilities/IntegrationTestEnvironment.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public static string BuildConfiguration
         }
     }
 
-    public Dictionary<string, string> DependencyVersions
+    public static Dictionary<string, string> DependencyVersions
         => s_dependencyVersions ??= GetDependencies(TestPlatformRootDirectory);
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Utilities.UnitTests/XmlUtilitiesTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Utilities.UnitTests/XmlUtilitiesTests.cs
index 905b9137c3..41c4f3c481 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Utilities.UnitTests/XmlUtilitiesTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.Utilities.UnitTests/XmlUtilitiesTests.cs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public void RemoveChildNodeShouldRemoveXmlIfExist()
 
     #region Private Methods
 
-    private XmlDocument GetXmlDocument(string settingsXml)
+    private static XmlDocument GetXmlDocument(string settingsXml)
     {
         var doc = new XmlDocument();
         doc.LoadXml(settingsXml);
diff --git a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Internal/ConsoleLoggerTests.cs b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Internal/ConsoleLoggerTests.cs
index 1757bb95a0..de45b60581 100644
--- a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Internal/ConsoleLoggerTests.cs
+++ b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Internal/ConsoleLoggerTests.cs
@@ -1232,12 +1232,12 @@ public void ResultsInHeirarchichalOrderShouldReportCorrectCount()
         _mockOutput.Verify(o => o.WriteLine(string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, CommandLineResources.TestRunSummaryTotalTests, 2), OutputLevel.Information), Times.Once());
     }
 
-    private TestCase CreateTestCase(string testCaseName)
+    private static TestCase CreateTestCase(string testCaseName)
     {
         return new TestCase(testCaseName, new Uri("some://uri"), "DummySourceFileName");
     }
 
-    private List<ObjectModel.TestResult> GetTestResultsObject()
+    private static List<ObjectModel.TestResult> GetTestResultsObject()
     {
         var testcase = new TestCase("DymmyNamespace.DummyClass.TestName", new Uri("some://uri"), "TestSource")
         {
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ private TestCase CreateTestCase(string testCaseName)
         return testresultList;
     }
 
-    private List<ObjectModel.TestResult> GetPassedTestResultsObject()
+    private static List<ObjectModel.TestResult> GetPassedTestResultsObject()
     {
         var testcase = new TestCase("DymmyNamespace.DummyClass.TestName", new Uri("some://uri"), "TestSourcePassed")
         {
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ private TestCase CreateTestCase(string testCaseName)
     }
 
 
-    private List<ObjectModel.TestResult> GetTestResultObject(TestOutcome outcome)
+    private static List<ObjectModel.TestResult> GetTestResultObject(TestOutcome outcome)
     {
         var testcase = new TestCase("TestName", new Uri("some://uri"), "TestSource");
         var testresult = new ObjectModel.TestResult(testcase)
diff --git a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Internal/FilePatternParserTests.cs b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Internal/FilePatternParserTests.cs
index 55527158aa..571936d859 100644
--- a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Internal/FilePatternParserTests.cs
+++ b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Internal/FilePatternParserTests.cs
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ public void FilePatternParserShouldCorrectlySplitPatternAndDirectory()
     {
         var patternMatchingResult = new PatternMatchingResult(new List<FilePatternMatch>());
         _mockMatcherHelper.Setup(x => x.Execute(It.IsAny<DirectoryInfoWrapper>())).Returns(patternMatchingResult);
-        _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"C:\Users\vanidhi\Desktop\a\c\*bc.dll"));
+        _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(TranslatePath(@"C:\Users\vanidhi\Desktop\a\c\*bc.dll"));
 
         // Assert
-        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.AddInclude(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"*bc.dll")));
-        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.Execute(It.Is<DirectoryInfoWrapper>(y => y.FullName.Equals(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"C:\Users\vanidhi\Desktop\a\c")))));
+        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.AddInclude(TranslatePath(@"*bc.dll")));
+        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.Execute(It.Is<DirectoryInfoWrapper>(y => y.FullName.Equals(TranslatePath(@"C:\Users\vanidhi\Desktop\a\c")))));
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ public void FilePatternParserShouldCorrectlySplitWithArbitraryDirectoryDepth()
     {
         var patternMatchingResult = new PatternMatchingResult(new List<FilePatternMatch>());
         _mockMatcherHelper.Setup(x => x.Execute(It.IsAny<DirectoryInfoWrapper>())).Returns(patternMatchingResult);
-        _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"C:\Users\vanidhi\**\c\*bc.txt"));
+        _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(TranslatePath(@"C:\Users\vanidhi\**\c\*bc.txt"));
 
         // Assert
-        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.AddInclude(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"**\c\*bc.txt")));
-        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.Execute(It.Is<DirectoryInfoWrapper>(y => y.FullName.Equals(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"C:\Users\vanidhi")))));
+        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.AddInclude(TranslatePath(@"**\c\*bc.txt")));
+        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.Execute(It.Is<DirectoryInfoWrapper>(y => y.FullName.Equals(TranslatePath(@"C:\Users\vanidhi")))));
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ public void FilePatternParserShouldCorrectlySplitWithWildCardInMultipleDirectory
     {
         var patternMatchingResult = new PatternMatchingResult(new List<FilePatternMatch>());
         _mockMatcherHelper.Setup(x => x.Execute(It.IsAny<DirectoryInfoWrapper>())).Returns(patternMatchingResult);
-        _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\**.Tests\**\*.Tests.dll"));
+        _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\**.Tests\**\*.Tests.dll"));
 
         // Assert
-        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.AddInclude(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"**.Tests\**\*.Tests.dll")));
-        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.Execute(It.Is<DirectoryInfoWrapper>(y => y.FullName.Equals(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests")))));
+        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.AddInclude(TranslatePath(@"**.Tests\**\*.Tests.dll")));
+        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.Execute(It.Is<DirectoryInfoWrapper>(y => y.FullName.Equals(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests")))));
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ public void FilePatternParserShouldCorrectlySplitWithMultipleWildCardInPattern()
     {
         var patternMatchingResult = new PatternMatchingResult(new List<FilePatternMatch>());
         _mockMatcherHelper.Setup(x => x.Execute(It.IsAny<DirectoryInfoWrapper>())).Returns(patternMatchingResult);
-        _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Tests*.Blame*.dll"));
+        _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Tests*.Blame*.dll"));
 
         // Assert
-        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.AddInclude(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"Tests*.Blame*.dll")));
-        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.Execute(It.Is<DirectoryInfoWrapper>(y => y.FullName.Equals(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests")))));
+        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.AddInclude(TranslatePath(@"Tests*.Blame*.dll")));
+        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.Execute(It.Is<DirectoryInfoWrapper>(y => y.FullName.Equals(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests")))));
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
@@ -84,34 +84,34 @@ public void FilePatternParserShouldCorrectlySplitWithMultipleWildCardInMultipleD
     {
         var patternMatchingResult = new PatternMatchingResult(new List<FilePatternMatch>());
         _mockMatcherHelper.Setup(x => x.Execute(It.IsAny<DirectoryInfoWrapper>())).Returns(patternMatchingResult);
-        _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\*tests\Tests*.Blame*.dll"));
+        _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\*tests\Tests*.Blame*.dll"));
 
         // Assert
-        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.AddInclude(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"*tests\Tests*.Blame*.dll")));
-        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.Execute(It.Is<DirectoryInfoWrapper>(y => y.FullName.Equals(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project")))));
+        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.AddInclude(TranslatePath(@"*tests\Tests*.Blame*.dll")));
+        _mockMatcherHelper.Verify(x => x.Execute(It.Is<DirectoryInfoWrapper>(y => y.FullName.Equals(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project")))));
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
     public void FilePatternParserShouldCheckIfFileExistsIfFullPathGiven()
     {
         var patternMatchingResult = new PatternMatchingResult(new List<FilePatternMatch>());
-        _mockFileHelper.Setup(x => x.Exists(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll"))).Returns(true);
+        _mockFileHelper.Setup(x => x.Exists(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll"))).Returns(true);
         _mockMatcherHelper.Setup(x => x.Execute(It.IsAny<DirectoryInfoWrapper>())).Returns(patternMatchingResult);
-        var matchingFiles = _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll"));
+        var matchingFiles = _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll"));
 
         // Assert
-        _mockFileHelper.Verify(x => x.Exists(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll")));
-        Assert.IsTrue(matchingFiles.Contains(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll")));
+        _mockFileHelper.Verify(x => x.Exists(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll")));
+        Assert.IsTrue(matchingFiles.Contains(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll")));
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
     public void FilePatternParserShouldThrowCommandLineExceptionIfFileDoesNotExist()
     {
         var patternMatchingResult = new PatternMatchingResult(new List<FilePatternMatch>());
-        _mockFileHelper.Setup(x => x.Exists(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll"))).Returns(false);
+        _mockFileHelper.Setup(x => x.Exists(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll"))).Returns(false);
         _mockMatcherHelper.Setup(x => x.Execute(It.IsAny<DirectoryInfoWrapper>())).Returns(patternMatchingResult);
 
-        Assert.ThrowsException<TestSourceException>(() => _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(FilePatternParserTests.TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll")));
+        Assert.ThrowsException<TestSourceException>(() => _filePatternParser.GetMatchingFiles(TranslatePath(@"E:\path\to\project\tests\Blame.Tests\\abc.Tests.dll")));
     }
 
     private static string TranslatePath(string path)
diff --git a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/EnvironmentArgumentProcessorTests.cs b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/EnvironmentArgumentProcessorTests.cs
index bad4d57a37..97afb9b54f 100644
--- a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/EnvironmentArgumentProcessorTests.cs
+++ b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/EnvironmentArgumentProcessorTests.cs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public void ShoudWarnWhenAValueIsOverriden()
         _mockOutput.VerifyAll();
     }
 
-    private XmlParseResult ParseSettingsXml(IRunSettingsProvider provider)
+    private static XmlParseResult ParseSettingsXml(IRunSettingsProvider provider)
     {
         var document = XDocument.Parse(provider.ActiveRunSettings!.SettingsXml!);
 
diff --git a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/ResultsDirectoryArgumentProcessorTests.cs b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/ResultsDirectoryArgumentProcessorTests.cs
index bf82e579b8..77318f0e33 100644
--- a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/ResultsDirectoryArgumentProcessorTests.cs
+++ b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/ResultsDirectoryArgumentProcessorTests.cs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public void ExecuteShouldReturnSuccess()
 
     #endregion
 
-    private string TranslatePath(string path)
+    private static string TranslatePath(string path)
     {
         // RuntimeInformation has conflict when used
         if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform.ToString().StartsWith("Win"))