diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/http/functions.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/http/functions.php
index 5d58abaa89..79e0727460 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/http/functions.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/http/functions.php
@@ -19,20 +19,13 @@ class Tests_HTTP_Functions extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$response = wp_remote_head( $url );
 		$headers = wp_remote_retrieve_headers( $response );
 
+		$this->assertInternalType( 'array', $response );
+		
 		$this->assertEquals( 'image/jpeg', $headers['content-type'] );
 		$this->assertEquals( '40148', $headers['content-length'] );
 		$this->assertEquals( '200', wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) );
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @depends test_head_request
-	 */
-	function test_returns_array() {
-		$url = 'https://asdftestblog1.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/2007-06-30-dsc_4700-1.jpg';
-		$response = wp_remote_head( $url );
-		$this->assertInternalType( 'array', $response );
-	}
-
 	function test_head_redirect() {
 		// this url will 301 redirect
 		$url = 'https://asdftestblog1.wordpress.com/files/2007/09/2007-06-30-dsc_4700-1.jpg';
@@ -53,6 +46,8 @@ class Tests_HTTP_Functions extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$response = wp_remote_get( $url );
 		$headers = wp_remote_retrieve_headers( $response );
 
+		$this->assertInternalType( 'array', $response );
+	
 		// should return the same headers as a head request
 		$this->assertEquals( 'image/jpeg', $headers['content-type'] );
 		$this->assertEquals( '40148', $headers['content-length'] );