diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/StronglyTypedModels/TypedModelBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/StronglyTypedModels/TypedModelBase.cs
index f466a9045a..4cc6e2ebf2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/StronglyTypedModels/TypedModelBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/StronglyTypedModels/TypedModelBase.cs
@@ -8,20 +8,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent.StronglyTypedModels
 {
     public abstract class TypedModelBase
     {
-        private IPublishedContent _publishedContent;
-
-        protected TypedModelBase(){}
+        private readonly IPublishedContent _publishedContent;
 
         protected TypedModelBase(IPublishedContent publishedContent)
         {
             _publishedContent = publishedContent;
         }
 
-        internal void Add(IPublishedContent publishedContent)
-        {
-            _publishedContent = publishedContent;
-        }
-
         public readonly Func<MethodBase> Property = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod;
         public static string DefaultString = default(string);
         public static int DefaultInteger = default(int);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/StronglyTypedModels/UmbracoTemplatePage`T.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/StronglyTypedModels/UmbracoTemplatePage`T.cs
index f76495531a..6e27886b83 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/StronglyTypedModels/UmbracoTemplatePage`T.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/StronglyTypedModels/UmbracoTemplatePage`T.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent.StronglyTypedModels
 {
-    public abstract class UmbracoTemplatePage<T> : UmbracoTemplatePage where T : TypedModelBase, new()
+    public abstract class UmbracoTemplatePage<T> : UmbracoTemplatePage where T : TypedModelBase
     {
         protected override void InitializePage()
         {
@@ -12,8 +13,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent.StronglyTypedModels
 			if (Model != null)
 			{
 			    //Map CurrentModel here
-                TypedModel = new T();
-                TypedModel.Add(Model.Content);
+                var constructorInfo = typeof(T).GetConstructor(new []{typeof(IPublishedContent)});
+			    if (constructorInfo != null)
+			    {
+			        TypedModel = constructorInfo.Invoke(new object[]{Model.Content}) as T;
+			    }
 			}
         }