diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util.rb b/lib/vagrant/util.rb
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+++ b/lib/vagrant/util.rb
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+module Vagrant
+  module Util
+    def self.included(base)
+      base.extend(self)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/util_test.rb b/test/vagrant/util_test.rb
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+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class UtilTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  class UtilIncludeTest
+    include Vagrant::Util
+  end
+
+  setup do
+    @klass = UtilIncludeTest
+  end
+
+  context "with a class" do
+    should "have the util methods" do
+      assert @klass.respond_to?(:error_and_exit)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with an instance" do
+    setup do
+      @instance = @klass.new
+    end
+
+    should "have the util methods" do
+      assert @instance.respond_to?(:error_and_exit)
+    end
+  end
+end