diff --git a/tests/integration/features/test_set.py b/tests/integration/features/test_set.py
index fdf767640..bae1822ea 100644
--- a/tests/integration/features/test_set.py
+++ b/tests/integration/features/test_set.py
@@ -25,8 +25,5 @@ bdd.scenarios('set.feature')
 
 @bdd.then(bdd.parsers.parse("{section} -> {option} should be {value}"))
 def check_option(quteproc, section, option, value):
-    quteproc.send_cmd(':set {} {}?'.format(section, option))
-    msg = quteproc.wait_for(loglevel=logging.INFO, category='message',
-                            message='{} {} = *'.format(section, option))
-    actual_value = msg.message.split(' = ')[1]
+    actual_value = quteproc.get_setting(section, option)
     assert actual_value == value
diff --git a/tests/integration/quteprocess.py b/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
index 7c0adeea3..9499f4abc 100644
--- a/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
+++ b/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
@@ -204,6 +204,13 @@ class QuteProc(testprocess.Process):
         self.wait_for(category='commands', module='command', function='run',
                       message='command called: *')
 
+    def get_setting(self, sect, opt):
+        """Get the value of a qutebrowser setting."""
+        self.send_cmd(':set {} {}?'.format(sect, opt))
+        msg = self.wait_for(loglevel=logging.INFO, category='message',
+                            message='{} {} = *'.format(sect, opt))
+        return msg.message.split(' = ')[1]
+
     def set_setting(self, sect, opt, value):
         self.send_cmd(':set "{}" "{}" "{}"'.format(sect, opt, value))
         self.wait_for(category='config', message='Config option changed: *')