diff --git a/pkg/cassandra/gocql/testutils/.nocover b/pkg/cassandra/gocql/testutils/.nocover
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-FIXME
diff --git a/pkg/cassandra/gocql/testutils/empty_test.go b/pkg/cassandra/gocql/testutils/empty_test.go
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+// Copyright (c) 2024 The Jaeger Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package testutils
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pkg/testutils"
+)
+
+func TestDummy(t *testing.T) {
+	// This is a dummy test in the root package.
+	// Without it `go test -v .` prints "testing: warning: no tests to run".
+}
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	testutils.VerifyGoLeaks(m)
+}