diff --git a/surefire/surefire/src/main/org/codehaus/surefire/battery/assertion/BatteryAssert.java b/surefire/surefire/src/main/org/codehaus/surefire/battery/assertion/BatteryAssert.java
index 7eea54a..11a0fa2 100644
--- a/surefire/surefire/src/main/org/codehaus/surefire/battery/assertion/BatteryAssert.java
+++ b/surefire/surefire/src/main/org/codehaus/surefire/battery/assertion/BatteryAssert.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class BatteryAssert extends TestCase
         assertNotSame( null, expected, actual );
     }
 
-    static private void failSame( String message )
+    public static void failSame( String message )
     {
         String formatted = "";
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ public class BatteryAssert extends TestCase
         fail( formatted + "expected not same" );
     }
 
-    static private void failNotSame( String message, Object expected, Object actual )
+    public static void failNotSame( String message, Object expected, Object actual )
     {
         String formatted = "";
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public class BatteryAssert extends TestCase
         fail( formatted + "expected same:<" + expected + "> was not:<" + actual + ">" );
     }
 
-    static private void failNotEquals( String message, Object expected, Object actual )
+    public static void failNotEquals( String message, Object expected, Object actual )
     {
         fail( format( message, expected, actual ) );
     }
@@ -325,4 +325,4 @@ public class BatteryAssert extends TestCase
 
         return formatted + "expected:<" + expected + "> but was:<" + actual + ">";
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}