diff --git a/tests/unit/Design.py b/tests/unit/Design.py
index 97b7975c..6200d847 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Design.py
+++ b/tests/unit/Design.py
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ def test_Files(self):
 
 
 class Validate(TestCase):
-	def test_Design(self):
+	@staticmethod
+	def test_Design():
 		project = Project("project", rootDirectory=Path("tests/project"))
 		design = Design("design", directory=Path("designA"), project=project)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/File.py b/tests/unit/File.py
index 21bfdd07..abc3d6b9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/File.py
+++ b/tests/unit/File.py
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ def test_ResolveDirectory(self):
 
 
 class Validate(TestCase):
-	def test_File(self):
+	@staticmethod
+	def test_File():
 		project = Project("project", rootDirectory=Path("tests/project"))
 		design = Design("design", directory=Path("designA"), project=project)
 		fileSet = FileSet("fileset", design=design)
diff --git a/tests/unit/FileSet.py b/tests/unit/FileSet.py
index f378c8bd..c36a1230 100644
--- a/tests/unit/FileSet.py
+++ b/tests/unit/FileSet.py
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ def test_SourceFile(self):
 
 
 class Validate(TestCase):
-	def test_FileSet(self):
+	@staticmethod
+	def test_FileSet():
 		project = Project("project", rootDirectory=Path("tests/project"))
 		design = Design("design", directory=Path("designA"), project=project)
 		fileSet = FileSet("fileset", design=design)
diff --git a/tests/unit/Files.py b/tests/unit/Files.py
index 616f32fd..0b6f7374 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Files.py
+++ b/tests/unit/Files.py
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ def test_GetVersionFromFileSet(self):
 
 		self.assertEqual(vhdlVersion, file.VHDLVersion)
 
-	def test_Validate(self):
+	@staticmethod
+	def test_Validate():
 		project = Project("project", rootDirectory=Path("tests/project"), vhdlVersion=VHDLVersion.VHDL2019)
 		design = Design("design", directory=Path("designA"), project=project)
 		vhdlLibrary = VHDLLibrary("library", design=design)
diff --git a/tests/unit/Project.py b/tests/unit/Project.py
index a2c8e263..1c2a5814 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Project.py
+++ b/tests/unit/Project.py
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ def test_ResolveDirectory(self):
 
 
 class Validate(TestCase):
-	def test_Project(self):
+	@staticmethod
+	def test_Project():
 		project = Project("project", rootDirectory=Path("tests/project"))
 
 		project.Validate()