diff --git a/SconsTests/utils.py b/SconsTests/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..290f91eea1
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+++ b/SconsTests/utils.py
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+# methods that should be added to env
+def filterWarnings(self, flags):
+	return ' '.join(
+		flag
+		for flag in flags
+		if not flag.startswith('-W')
+		)