diff --git a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
@@ -45,18 +45,6 @@
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(miner_tests, MinerTestingSetup)
 
-// BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION predicates to check the specific validation error
-class HasReason {
-public:
-    explicit HasReason(const std::string &reason) : m_reason(reason) {}
-    bool operator()(const std::runtime_error &e) const {
-        return std::string(e.what()).find(m_reason) != std::string::npos;
-    };
-
-private:
-    const std::string m_reason;
-};
-
 static CFeeRate blockMinFeeRate = CFeeRate(DEFAULT_BLOCK_MIN_TX_FEE_PER_KB);
 
 BlockAssembler MinerTestingSetup::AssemblerForTest(const CChainParams &params) {
diff --git a/src/test/util/setup_common.h b/src/test/util/setup_common.h
--- a/src/test/util/setup_common.h
+++ b/src/test/util/setup_common.h
@@ -201,4 +201,20 @@
 
 CBlock getBlock13b8a();
 
+/**
+ * BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION predicates to check the specific validation error.
+ * Use as
+ * BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(code that throws, exception type, HasReason("foo"));
+ */
+class HasReason {
+public:
+    explicit HasReason(const std::string &reason) : m_reason(reason) {}
+    template <typename E> bool operator()(const E &e) const {
+        return std::string(e.what()).find(m_reason) != std::string::npos;
+    };
+
+private:
+    const std::string m_reason;
+};
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_TEST_UTIL_SETUP_COMMON_H