diff --git a/validate/launcher/apps/gstvalidate.py b/validate/launcher/apps/gstvalidate.py
index 212745bf62..b855eaf8d5 100644
--- a/validate/launcher/apps/gstvalidate.py
+++ b/validate/launcher/apps/gstvalidate.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from launcher.baseclasses import GstValidateTest, Test, \
 
 from launcher.utils import path2url, url2path, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, which, \
     GST_SECOND, Result, Protocols, mkdir, printc, Colors, get_data_file, \
-    kill_subprocess, format_config_template
+    kill_subprocess, format_config_template, get_fakesink_for_media_type
 
 #
 # Private global variables     #
@@ -287,10 +287,8 @@ class GstValidatePipelineTestsGenerator(GstValidateTestsGenerator):
                 if self.test_manager.options.mute:
                     needs_clock = scenario.needs_clock_sync() \
                         if scenario else False
-                    audiosink = self.get_fakesink_for_media_type(
-                        "audio", needs_clock)
-                    videosink = self.get_fakesink_for_media_type(
-                        "video", needs_clock)
+                    audiosink = get_fakesink_for_media_type("audio", needs_clock)
+                    videosink = get_fakesink_for_media_type("video", needs_clock)
                 else:
                     audiosink = 'autoaudiosink'
                     videosink = 'autovideosink'
@@ -330,8 +328,8 @@ class GstValidatePlaybinTestsGenerator(GstValidatePipelineTestsGenerator):
         if self.test_manager.options.mute:
             needs_clock = scenario.needs_clock_sync() or minfo.media_descriptor.need_clock_sync()
 
-            afakesink = self.get_fakesink_for_media_type("audio", needs_clock)
-            vfakesink = self.get_fakesink_for_media_type("video", needs_clock)
+            afakesink = get_fakesink_for_media_type("audio", needs_clock)
+            vfakesink = get_fakesink_for_media_type("video", needs_clock)
             pipe_str += " audio-sink='%s' video-sink='%s'" % (
                 afakesink, vfakesink)
 
@@ -474,8 +472,8 @@ class GstValidateMixerTestsGenerator(GstValidatePipelineTestsGenerator):
                 self.debug("Adding: %s", fname)
 
                 if self.test_manager.options.mute:
-                    pipe_arguments["sink"] = self.get_fakesink_for_media_type(self.media_type,
-                                                                              scenario.needs_clock_sync())
+                    pipe_arguments["sink"] = get_fakesink_for_media_type(self.media_type,
+                                                                         scenario.needs_clock_sync())
                 else:
                     pipe_arguments["sink"] = "auto%ssink" % self.media_type
 
diff --git a/validate/launcher/baseclasses.py b/validate/launcher/baseclasses.py
index 6a3ce4f68e..aa6dea185e 100644
--- a/validate/launcher/baseclasses.py
+++ b/validate/launcher/baseclasses.py
@@ -1562,19 +1562,6 @@ class GstValidateTestsGenerator(TestsGenerator):
     def populate_tests(self, uri_minfo_special_scenarios, scenarios):
         pass
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_fakesink_for_media_type(media_type, needs_clock=False):
-        if media_type == "video":
-            if needs_clock:
-                return 'fakevideosink qos=true max-lateness=20000000'
-
-            return "fakevideosink sync=false"
-
-        if needs_clock:
-            return "fakesink sync=true"
-
-        return "fakesink"
-
     def generate_tests(self, uri_minfo_special_scenarios, scenarios):
         self.populate_tests(uri_minfo_special_scenarios, scenarios)
         return super(GstValidateTestsGenerator, self).generate_tests()
diff --git a/validate/launcher/utils.py b/validate/launcher/utils.py
index 96acb10e9c..9aacf987ae 100644
--- a/validate/launcher/utils.py
+++ b/validate/launcher/utils.py
@@ -640,3 +640,16 @@ def format_config_template(extra_data, config_text, test_name):
         extra_vars['validateflow'] = "validateflow, expectations-dir=\"%s\", actual-results-dir=\"%s\"" % (expectations_dir, actual_results_dir)
 
     return config_text % extra_vars
+
+
+def get_fakesink_for_media_type(media_type, needs_clock=False):
+    if media_type == "video":
+        if needs_clock:
+            return 'fakevideosink qos=true max-lateness=20000000'
+
+        return "fakevideosink sync=false"
+
+    if needs_clock:
+        return "fakesink sync=true"
+
+    return "fakesink"