diff --git a/src/tests/client.rs b/src/tests/client.rs
index eb58699b4..f6d603f43 100644
--- a/src/tests/client.rs
+++ b/src/tests/client.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,7 @@
 use client::{BlockChainClient,Client};
-use std::env;
 use super::test_common::*;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-use spec::*;
+use super::helpers::*;
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-fn get_random_temp_dir() -> PathBuf {
-	let mut dir = env::temp_dir();
-	dir.push(H32::random().hex());
-	dir
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-fn get_test_spec() -> Spec {
-	Spec::new_test()
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
 fn get_good_dummy_block() -> Bytes {
 	let mut block_header = Header::new();
 	let test_spec = get_test_spec();
@@ -31,7 +16,6 @@ fn get_good_dummy_block() -> Bytes {
 	create_test_block(&block_header)
 }
 
-#[cfg(test)]
 fn get_bad_state_dummy_block() -> Bytes {
 	let mut block_header = Header::new();
 	let test_spec = get_test_spec();
@@ -46,18 +30,10 @@ fn get_bad_state_dummy_block() -> Bytes {
 	create_test_block(&block_header)
 }
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-fn create_test_block(header: &Header) -> Bytes {
-	let mut rlp = RlpStream::new_list(3);
-	rlp.append(header);
-	rlp.append_raw(&rlp::EMPTY_LIST_RLP, 1);
-	rlp.append_raw(&rlp::EMPTY_LIST_RLP, 1);
-	rlp.out()
-}
 
-#[cfg(test)]
 fn get_test_client_with_blocks(blocks: Vec<Bytes>) -> Arc<Client> {
-	let client = Client::new(get_test_spec(), &get_random_temp_dir(), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
+	let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
+	let client = Client::new(get_test_spec(), dir.as_path(), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
 	for block in &blocks {
 		if let Err(_) = client.import_block(block.clone()) {
 			panic!("panic importing block which is well-formed");
@@ -71,20 +47,23 @@ fn get_test_client_with_blocks(blocks: Vec<Bytes>) -> Arc<Client> {
 
 #[test]
 fn created() {
-	let client_result = Client::new(get_test_spec(), &get_random_temp_dir(), IoChannel::disconnected());
+	let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
+	let client_result = Client::new(get_test_spec(), dir.as_path(), IoChannel::disconnected());
 	assert!(client_result.is_ok());
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn imports_from_empty() {
-	let client = Client::new(get_test_spec(), &get_random_temp_dir(), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
+	let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
+	let client = Client::new(get_test_spec(), dir.as_path(), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
 	client.import_verified_blocks(&IoChannel::disconnected());
 	client.flush_queue();
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn imports_good_block() {
-	let client = Client::new(get_test_spec(), &get_random_temp_dir(), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
+	let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
+	let client = Client::new(get_test_spec(), dir.as_path(), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
 	let good_block = get_good_dummy_block();
 	if let Err(_) = client.import_block(good_block) {
 		panic!("error importing block being good by definition");
@@ -98,7 +77,8 @@ fn imports_good_block() {
 
 #[test]
 fn query_none_block() {
-	let client = Client::new(get_test_spec(), &get_random_temp_dir(), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
+	let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
+	let client = Client::new(get_test_spec(), dir.as_path(), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
 
     let non_existant = client.block_header_at(188);
 	assert!(non_existant.is_none());
@@ -119,4 +99,19 @@ fn returns_chain_info() {
 	let block = BlockView::new(&dummy_block);
 	let info = client.chain_info();
 	assert_eq!(info.best_block_hash, block.header().hash());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn imports_block_sequence() {
+	let client = generate_dummy_client(6);
+	let block = client.block_header_at(5).unwrap();
+
+	assert!(!block.is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn can_collect_garbage() {
+	let client = generate_dummy_client(100);
+	client.tick();
+	assert!(client.cache_info().blocks < 100 * 1024);
 }
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diff --git a/src/tests/helpers.rs b/src/tests/helpers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a566392cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/helpers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+use client::{BlockChainClient,Client};
+use std::env;
+use super::test_common::*;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use spec::*;
+use std::fs::{remove_dir_all};
+
+
+pub struct RandomTempPath {
+	path: PathBuf
+}
+
+impl RandomTempPath {
+	pub fn new() -> RandomTempPath {
+		let mut dir = env::temp_dir();
+		dir.push(H32::random().hex());
+		RandomTempPath {
+			path: dir.clone()
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn as_path(&self) -> &PathBuf {
+		&self.path
+	}
+}
+
+impl Drop for RandomTempPath {
+	fn drop(&mut self) {
+		if let Err(e) = remove_dir_all(self.as_path()) {
+			panic!("failed to remove temp directory, probably something failed to destroyed ({})", e);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn get_test_spec() -> Spec {
+	Spec::new_test()
+}
+
+pub fn create_test_block(header: &Header) -> Bytes {
+	let mut rlp = RlpStream::new_list(3);
+	rlp.append(header);
+	rlp.append_raw(&rlp::EMPTY_LIST_RLP, 1);
+	rlp.append_raw(&rlp::EMPTY_LIST_RLP, 1);
+	rlp.out()
+}
+
+pub fn generate_dummy_client(block_number: usize) -> Arc<Client> {
+	let dir = RandomTempPath::new();
+
+	let client = Client::new(get_test_spec(), dir.as_path(), IoChannel::disconnected()).unwrap();
+	let test_spec = get_test_spec();
+	let test_engine = test_spec.to_engine().unwrap();
+	let state_root = test_engine.spec().genesis_header().state_root;
+	let mut rolling_hash = test_engine.spec().genesis_header().hash();
+	let mut rolling_block_number = 1;
+	let mut rolling_timestamp = 40;
+
+	for _ in 0..block_number {
+		let mut header = Header::new();
+
+		header.gas_limit = decode(test_engine.spec().engine_params.get("minGasLimit").unwrap());
+		header.difficulty = decode(test_engine.spec().engine_params.get("minimumDifficulty").unwrap());
+		header.timestamp = rolling_timestamp;
+		header.number = rolling_block_number;
+		header.parent_hash = rolling_hash;
+		header.state_root = state_root.clone();
+
+		rolling_hash = header.hash();
+		rolling_block_number = rolling_block_number + 1;
+		rolling_timestamp = rolling_timestamp + 10;
+
+		if let Err(_) = client.import_block(create_test_block(&header)) {
+			panic!("error importing block which is valid by definition");
+		}
+
+	}
+	client.flush_queue();
+	client.import_verified_blocks(&IoChannel::disconnected());
+	client
+}
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diff --git a/src/tests/mod.rs b/src/tests/mod.rs
index 290c2e293..17da72d77 100644
--- a/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ mod executive;
 mod state;
 mod client;
 mod chain;
+mod helpers;
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