--- old/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.core.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/core/test/ea/EATestBase.java	2019-03-28 07:36:53.260519643 +0100
+++ new/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.core.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/core/test/ea/EATestBase.java	2019-03-28 07:36:52.876517076 +0100
@@ -152,13 +152,17 @@
                 Assert.assertEquals(expectedConstantResult, returnNode.result().asConstant());
             }
         }
-        int newInstanceCount = graph.getNodes().filter(isA(NewInstanceNode.class).or(NewArrayNode.class).or(AllocatedObjectNode.class)).count();
+        int newInstanceCount = getAllocationCount();
         Assert.assertEquals("Expected allocation count does not match", expectedAllocationCount, newInstanceCount);
         if (expectedAllocationCount == 0) {
             Assert.assertTrue("Unexpected CommitAllocationNode", graph.getNodes().filter(CommitAllocationNode.class).isEmpty());
         }
     }
 
+    protected int getAllocationCount() {
+        return graph.getNodes().filter(isA(NewInstanceNode.class).or(NewArrayNode.class).or(AllocatedObjectNode.class)).count();
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("try")
     protected void prepareGraph(String snippet, boolean iterativeEscapeAnalysis) {
         ResolvedJavaMethod method = getResolvedJavaMethod(snippet);