diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParser.java b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParser.java
index b7857886..459f9e70 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParser.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ package com.threerings.whirled.tools.xml;
 
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
@@ -90,15 +91,23 @@ public class SceneParser
     }
 
     /**
-     * Parses the XML file at the specified path into a scene model
-     * instance.
+     * Parses the XML file at the specified path into a scene model instance.
      */
     public SceneModel parseScene (String path)
         throws IOException, SAXException
+    {
+        return parseScene(new FileInputStream(path));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parses the XML file provided by {@code scene} into a scene model instance.
+     */
+    public SceneModel parseScene (InputStream scene)
+        throws IOException, SAXException
     {
         _model = null;
         _digester.push(this);
-        _digester.parse(new FileInputStream(path));
+        _digester.parse(scene);
         return _model;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/tools/xml/SpotSceneParserTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/tools/xml/SpotSceneParserTest.java
index 4f202344..0ee44856 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/tools/xml/SpotSceneParserTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/tools/xml/SpotSceneParserTest.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ package com.threerings.whirled.spot.tools.xml;
 import junit.framework.Test;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import com.samskivert.test.TestUtil;
-
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneModel;
 import com.threerings.whirled.spot.data.Location;
 import com.threerings.whirled.tools.xml.SceneParser;
@@ -50,8 +48,8 @@ public class SpotSceneParserTest extends TestCase
                     return new StageLocation(); // breaks package, but ok
                 }
             });
-            String tspath = TestUtil.getResourcePath(TEST_SCENE_PATH);
-            SceneModel scene = parser.parseScene(tspath);
+            SceneModel scene = parser.parseScene(
+                getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(TEST_SCENE_PATH));
             System.out.println("Parsed " + scene + ".");
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParserTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParserTest.java
index 61d54858..c4adc6fe 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParserTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParserTest.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ package com.threerings.whirled.tools.xml;
 import junit.framework.Test;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
-import com.samskivert.test.TestUtil;
-
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneModel;
 
 public class SceneParserTest extends TestCase
@@ -40,8 +38,8 @@ public class SceneParserTest extends TestCase
     {
         try {
             SceneParser parser = new SceneParser("scene");
-            String tspath = TestUtil.getResourcePath(TEST_SCENE_PATH);
-            SceneModel scene = parser.parseScene(tspath);
+            SceneModel scene = parser.parseScene(
+                getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(TEST_SCENE_PATH));
             System.out.println("Parsed " + scene + ".");
 
         } catch (Exception e) {