diff --git a/sdk/testutil/README.md b/sdk/testutil/README.md
index 2462d55dfb86..641e7f44adaf 100644
--- a/sdk/testutil/README.md
+++ b/sdk/testutil/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestFoo_bar(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a test Consul server
-	srv1, err := testutil.NewTestServer()
+	srv1, err := testutil.NewTestServerT(t)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestFoo_bar(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create a secondary server, passing in configuration
 	// to avoid bootstrapping as we are forming a cluster.
-	srv2, err := testutil.NewTestServerConfig(t, func(c *testutil.TestServerConfig) {
+	srv2, err := testutil.NewTestServerConfigT(t, func(c *testutil.TestServerConfig) {
 		c.Bootstrap = false
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/sdk/testutil/server.go b/sdk/testutil/server.go
index 6d01578a8b7e..6091754e1ded 100644
--- a/sdk/testutil/server.go
+++ b/sdk/testutil/server.go
@@ -211,12 +211,20 @@ type TestServer struct {
 	tmpdir string
 }
 
-// NewTestServer is an easy helper method to create a new Consul
-// test server with the most basic configuration.
+// Deprecated: Use NewTestServerT instead.
 func NewTestServer() (*TestServer, error) {
 	return NewTestServerConfigT(nil, nil)
 }
 
+// NewTestServerT is an easy helper method to create a new Consul
+// test server with the most basic configuration.
+func NewTestServerT(t *testing.T) (*TestServer, error) {
+	if t == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("testutil: a non-nil *testing.T is required")
+	}
+	return NewTestServerConfigT(t, nil)
+}
+
 func NewTestServerConfig(cb ServerConfigCallback) (*TestServer, error) {
 	return NewTestServerConfigT(nil, cb)
 }