diff --git a/node/td-utils/test/examples/httpAndMqtt.json b/node/td-utils/test/examples/httpAndMqtt.json
index 2feb331..9813819 100644
--- a/node/td-utils/test/examples/httpAndMqtt.json
+++ b/node/td-utils/test/examples/httpAndMqtt.json
@@ -17,17 +17,5 @@
         "toggle": {
             "forms": [{ "href": "mqtt://mylamp.example.com:1234/toggle" }]
         }
-    },
-    "protocolSchemes": [
-        {
-            "protocol": "http",
-            "hostname": "mylamp.example.com",
-            "port": 1234
-        },
-        {
-            "protocol": "mqtt",
-            "hostname": "mylamp.example.com",
-            "port": 1234
-        }
-    ]
+    }
 }
diff --git a/node/td-utils/test/examples/noProtocol.json b/node/td-utils/test/examples/noProtocol.json
index 2ba85d3..49c57cb 100644
--- a/node/td-utils/test/examples/noProtocol.json
+++ b/node/td-utils/test/examples/noProtocol.json
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@
     "security": ["basic_sc"],
     "properties": {},
     "actions": {},
-    "events": {},
-    "protocolSchemes": []
+    "events": {}
 }
diff --git a/node/td-utils/test/examples/onlyHttp.json b/node/td-utils/test/examples/onlyHttp.json
index 6d7bda2..d8d39f4 100644
--- a/node/td-utils/test/examples/onlyHttp.json
+++ b/node/td-utils/test/examples/onlyHttp.json
@@ -28,17 +28,5 @@
                 }
             ]
         }
-    },
-    "protocolSchemes": [
-        {
-            "protocol": "http",
-            "hostname": "mylamp.example.com",
-            "port": 4212
-        },
-        {
-            "protocol": "http",
-            "hostname": "mylamp.example.com",
-            "port": 4214
-        }
-    ]
+    }
 }
diff --git a/node/td-utils/test/examples/onlyMqtt.json b/node/td-utils/test/examples/onlyMqtt.json
index e72eea7..2cccee7 100644
--- a/node/td-utils/test/examples/onlyMqtt.json
+++ b/node/td-utils/test/examples/onlyMqtt.json
@@ -28,11 +28,5 @@
                 }
             ]
         }
-    },
-    "protocolSchemes": [
-        {
-            "protocol": "mqtt",
-            "hostname": "mylamp.example.com"
-        }
-    ]
+    }
 }
diff --git a/node/td-utils/test/examples/secureProtocols.json b/node/td-utils/test/examples/secureProtocols.json
index be9c2cb..4db39a2 100644
--- a/node/td-utils/test/examples/secureProtocols.json
+++ b/node/td-utils/test/examples/secureProtocols.json
@@ -18,15 +18,5 @@
                 }
             ]
         }
-    },
-    "protocolSchemes": [
-        {
-            "protocol": "https",
-            "hostname": "mylamp.example.com"
-        },
-        {
-            "protocol": "mqtts",
-            "hostname": "mylamp.example.com"
-        }
-    ]
+    }
 }
diff --git a/node/td-utils/test/protocol-detection.test.suite.ts b/node/td-utils/test/protocol-detection.test.suite.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59231d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/td-utils/test/protocol-detection.test.suite.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import httpAndMqtt from "./examples/httpAndMqtt.json";
+import noProtocol from "./examples/noProtocol.json";
+import onlyHttp from "./examples/onlyHttp.json";
+import onlyMqtt from "./examples/onlyMqtt.json";
+import secureProtocols from "./examples/secureProtocols.json";
+
+export const testSuite = [
+    {
+        name: "httpAndMqtt",
+        input: httpAndMqtt,
+        expected: [
+            {
+                protocol: "http",
+                hostname: "mylamp.example.com",
+                port: 1234,
+            },
+            {
+                protocol: "mqtt",
+                hostname: "mylamp.example.com",
+                port: 1234,
+            },
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        name: "noProtocol",
+        input: noProtocol,
+        expected: [],
+    },
+    {
+        name: "onlyHttp",
+        input: onlyHttp,
+        expected: [
+            {
+                protocol: "http",
+                hostname: "mylamp.example.com",
+                port: 4212,
+            },
+            {
+                protocol: "http",
+                hostname: "mylamp.example.com",
+                port: 4214,
+            },
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        name: "onlyMqtt",
+        input: onlyMqtt,
+        expected: [
+            {
+                protocol: "mqtt",
+                hostname: "mylamp.example.com",
+            },
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        name: "secureProtocols",
+        input: secureProtocols,
+        expected: [
+            {
+                protocol: "https",
+                hostname: "mylamp.example.com",
+            },
+            {
+                protocol: "mqtts",
+                hostname: "mylamp.example.com",
+            },
+        ],
+    },
+];
diff --git a/node/td-utils/test/protocol-detection.test.ts b/node/td-utils/test/protocol-detection.test.ts
index 926419a..22b4a1e 100644
--- a/node/td-utils/test/protocol-detection.test.ts
+++ b/node/td-utils/test/protocol-detection.test.ts
@@ -14,41 +14,23 @@
  */
 import { detectProtocolSchemes, ProtocolScheme } from "../src/detectProtocolSchemes";
 import { ThingDescription } from "wot-thing-description-types";
-import httpAndMqtt from "./examples/httpAndMqtt.json";
-import noProtocol from "./examples/noProtocol.json";
-import onlyHttp from "./examples/onlyHttp.json";
-import onlyMqtt from "./examples/onlyMqtt.json";
-import secureProtocols from "./examples/secureProtocols.json";
+import { testSuite } from "./protocol-detection.test.suite";
 
 export type ThingDescriptionTest = ThingDescription & { protocolSchemes: ProtocolScheme[] };
 
 describe("test examples", () => {
-    it("should test httpAndMqtt", () => {
-        testTD(httpAndMqtt);
-    });
-
-    it("should test noProtocol", () => {
-        testTD(noProtocol);
-    });
-
-    it("should test onlyHttp", () => {
-        testTD(onlyHttp);
-    });
-
-    it("should test onlyMqtt", () => {
-        testTD(onlyMqtt);
-    });
-
-    it("should test secureProtocols", () => {
-        testTD(secureProtocols);
+    testSuite.forEach((t) => {
+        it(`should test ${t.name}`, () => {
+            testTD(t.input, t.expected);
+        });
     });
 });
 
-const testTD = (td: any) => {
+const testTD = (td: any, expected: ProtocolScheme[]) => {
     const detectedProtocolSchemes = detectProtocolSchemes(JSON.stringify(td));
 
-    expect(detectedProtocolSchemes.length).toBe(td.protocolSchemes.length);
-    td.protocolSchemes.forEach((s: ProtocolScheme) => {
+    expect(detectedProtocolSchemes.length).toBe(expected.length);
+    expected.forEach((s: ProtocolScheme) => {
         expect(detectedProtocolSchemes).toContainEqual(s);
     });
 };