diff --git a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert_test.cpp b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert_test.cpp
index 2e43150861054..8da5bb8d5dd69 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert_test.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Convert_test.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ TEST_F(ConvertTest, RemoveRawXmlStrings) {
   // Load the binary xml tree
   android::ResXMLTree tree;
   std::unique_ptr<LoadedApk> apk = LoadedApk::LoadApkFromPath(out_convert_apk, &diag);
-  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml", &tree);
+
+  std::unique_ptr<io::IData> data = OpenFileAsData(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml");
+  ASSERT_THAT(data, Ne(nullptr));
+
+  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), data.get(), &tree);
 
   // Check that the raw string index has not been assigned
   EXPECT_THAT(tree.getAttributeValueStringID(0), Eq(-1));
@@ -87,7 +91,11 @@ TEST_F(ConvertTest, KeepRawXmlStrings) {
   // Load the binary xml tree
   android::ResXMLTree tree;
   std::unique_ptr<LoadedApk> apk = LoadedApk::LoadApkFromPath(out_convert_apk, &diag);
-  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml", &tree);
+
+  std::unique_ptr<io::IData> data = OpenFileAsData(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml");
+  ASSERT_THAT(data, Ne(nullptr));
+
+  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), data.get(), &tree);
 
   // Check that the raw string index has been set to the correct string pool entry
   int32_t raw_index = tree.getAttributeValueStringID(0);
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link_test.cpp b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link_test.cpp
index 3c8b72d3cb2ca..9ea93f638affa 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link_test.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/cmd/Link_test.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ TEST_F(LinkTest, RemoveRawXmlStrings) {
   // Load the binary xml tree
   android::ResXMLTree tree;
   std::unique_ptr<LoadedApk> apk = LoadedApk::LoadApkFromPath(out_apk, &diag);
-  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml", &tree);
+
+  std::unique_ptr<io::IData> data = OpenFileAsData(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml");
+  ASSERT_THAT(data, Ne(nullptr));
+
+  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), data.get(), &tree);
 
   // Check that the raw string index has not been assigned
   EXPECT_THAT(tree.getAttributeValueStringID(0), Eq(-1));
@@ -67,7 +71,11 @@ TEST_F(LinkTest, KeepRawXmlStrings) {
   // Load the binary xml tree
   android::ResXMLTree tree;
   std::unique_ptr<LoadedApk> apk = LoadedApk::LoadApkFromPath(out_apk, &diag);
-  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml", &tree);
+
+  std::unique_ptr<io::IData> data = OpenFileAsData(apk.get(), "res/xml/test.xml");
+  ASSERT_THAT(data, Ne(nullptr));
+
+  AssertLoadXml(apk.get(), data.get(), &tree);
 
   // Check that the raw string index has been set to the correct string pool entry
   int32_t raw_index = tree.getAttributeValueStringID(0);
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.cpp b/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.cpp
index aae79fafc0a6e..3fcdfb70a5241 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.cpp
@@ -133,16 +133,18 @@ std::string CommandTestFixture::GetDefaultManifest() {
   return manifest_file;
 }
 
-void CommandTestFixture::AssertLoadXml(LoadedApk *apk, const android::StringPiece &xml_path,
+std::unique_ptr<io::IData> CommandTestFixture::OpenFileAsData(LoadedApk* apk,
+                                                              const android::StringPiece& path) {
+  return apk
+      ->GetFileCollection()
+      ->FindFile(path)
+      ->OpenAsData();
+}
+
+void CommandTestFixture::AssertLoadXml(LoadedApk* apk, const io::IData* data,
                                        android::ResXMLTree *out_tree) {
   ASSERT_THAT(apk, Ne(nullptr));
 
-  io::IFile* file = apk->GetFileCollection()->FindFile(xml_path);
-  ASSERT_THAT(file, Ne(nullptr));
-
-  std::unique_ptr<io::IData> data = file->OpenAsData();
-  ASSERT_THAT(data, Ne(nullptr));
-
   out_tree->setTo(data->data(), data->size());
   ASSERT_THAT(out_tree->getError(), Eq(android::OK));
   while (out_tree->next() != android::ResXMLTree::START_TAG) {
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.h b/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.h
index 89d3b7b751a0a..3079c757f61a3 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.h
+++ b/tools/aapt2/test/Fixture.h
@@ -83,8 +83,12 @@ class CommandTestFixture : public TestDirectoryFixture {
   // Creates a minimal android manifest within the test directory and returns the file path.
   std::string GetDefaultManifest();
 
+  // Returns pointer to data inside APK files
+  std::unique_ptr<io::IData> OpenFileAsData(LoadedApk* apk,
+                                            const android::StringPiece& path);
+
   // Asserts that loading the tree from the specified file in the apk succeeds.
-  void AssertLoadXml(LoadedApk* apk, const android::StringPiece& xml_path,
+  void AssertLoadXml(LoadedApk* apk, const io::IData* data,
                      android::ResXMLTree* out_tree);
 
  private: