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diff --git a/pylint/testutils/unittest_linter.py b/pylint/testutils/unittest_linter.py
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+# Licensed under the GPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+# For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/master/COPYING
+
+from pylint.testutils.global_test_linter import linter
+from pylint.testutils.output_line import Message
+
+
+class UnittestLinter:
+    """A fake linter class to capture checker messages."""
+
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument, no-self-use
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._messages = []
+        self.stats = {}
+
+    def release_messages(self):
+        try:
+            return self._messages
+        finally:
+            self._messages = []
+
+    def add_message(
+        self, msg_id, line=None, node=None, args=None, confidence=None, col_offset=None
+    ):
+        # Do not test col_offset for now since changing Message breaks everything
+        self._messages.append(Message(msg_id, line, node, args, confidence))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_message_enabled(*unused_args, **unused_kwargs):
+        return True
+
+    def add_stats(self, **kwargs):
+        for name, value in kwargs.items():
+            self.stats[name] = value
+        return self.stats
+
+    @property
+    def options_providers(self):
+        return linter.options_providers