diff --git a/test/example_data.dart b/test/example_data.dart
index 855f7450f93..f6d21e35b17 100644
--- a/test/example_data.dart
+++ b/test/example_data.dart
@@ -416,6 +416,17 @@ const _unreadMsgs = unreadMsgs;
 // Events.
 //
 
+UserTopicEvent userTopicEvent(
+    int streamId, String topic, UserTopicVisibilityPolicy visibilityPolicy) {
+  return UserTopicEvent(
+    id: 1,
+    streamId: streamId,
+    topicName: topic,
+    lastUpdated: 1234567890,
+    visibilityPolicy: visibilityPolicy,
+  );
+}
+
 DeleteMessageEvent deleteMessageEvent(List<StreamMessage> messages) {
   assert(messages.isNotEmpty);
   final streamId = messages.first.streamId;
diff --git a/test/model/test_store.dart b/test/model/test_store.dart
index d68b6c1a463..298288ed71f 100644
--- a/test/model/test_store.dart
+++ b/test/model/test_store.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:zulip/model/store.dart';
 import 'package:zulip/widgets/store.dart';
 
 import '../api/fake_api.dart';
+import '../example_data.dart' as eg;
 
 /// A [GlobalStore] containing data provided by callers,
 /// and that causes no database queries or network requests.
@@ -146,13 +147,7 @@ extension PerAccountStoreTestExtension on PerAccountStore {
   }
 
   Future<void> addUserTopic(ZulipStream stream, String topic, UserTopicVisibilityPolicy visibilityPolicy) async {
-    await handleEvent(UserTopicEvent(
-      id: 1,
-      streamId: stream.streamId,
-      topicName: topic,
-      lastUpdated: 1234567890,
-      visibilityPolicy: visibilityPolicy,
-    ));
+    await handleEvent(eg.userTopicEvent(stream.streamId, topic, visibilityPolicy));
   }
 
   Future<void> addMessage(Message message) async {