diff --git a/vdirsyncer/tests/storage/__init__.py b/vdirsyncer/tests/storage/__init__.py
index 4fc3969..049f61d 100644
--- a/vdirsyncer/tests/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/vdirsyncer/tests/storage/__init__.py
@@ -15,19 +15,7 @@ import vdirsyncer.exceptions as exceptions
 class StorageTests(object):
 
     def _create_bogus_item(self, uid):
-        return Item(u'''BEGIN:VCALENDAR
-VERSION:2.0
-PRODID:-//dmfs.org//mimedir.icalendar//EN
-BEGIN:VTODO
-CREATED:20130721T142233Z
-DTSTAMP:20130730T074543Z
-LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140122T151338Z
-SEQUENCE:2
-SUMMARY:Book: Kowlani - Tödlicher Staub
-UID:{}
-END:VTODO
-END:VCALENDAR
-'''.format(uid))
+        return Item(u'UID:{}'.format(uid))
 
     def _get_storage(self, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError()
diff --git a/vdirsyncer/tests/storage/dav/test_caldav.py b/vdirsyncer/tests/storage/dav/test_caldav.py
index 27c2998..8c1ad75 100644
--- a/vdirsyncer/tests/storage/dav/test_caldav.py
+++ b/vdirsyncer/tests/storage/dav/test_caldav.py
@@ -16,9 +16,24 @@ __version__ = '0.1.0'
 
 from unittest import TestCase
 
+from vdirsyncer.storage.base import Item
 from vdirsyncer.storage.dav.caldav import CaldavStorage
 from . import DavStorageTests
 
 
 class CaldavStorageTests(TestCase, DavStorageTests):
     storage_class = CaldavStorage
+
+    def _create_bogus_item(self, uid):
+        return Item(u'BEGIN:VCALENDAR'
+                    u'VERSION:2.0'
+                    u'PRODID:-//dmfs.org//mimedir.icalendar//EN'
+                    u'BEGIN:VTODO'
+                    u'CREATED:20130721T142233Z'
+                    u'DTSTAMP:20130730T074543Z'
+                    u'LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140122T151338Z'
+                    u'SEQUENCE:2'
+                    u'SUMMARY:Book: Kowlani - Tödlicher Staub'
+                    u'UID:{}'
+                    u'END:VTODO'
+                    u'END:VCALENDAR'.format(uid))