diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/date/currentTime.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/date/currentTime.php
index 69354acde8..490a8c9070 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/date/currentTime.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/date/currentTime.php
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class Tests_Date_Current_Time extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$timestamp    = time();
 		$wp_timestamp = $timestamp + 6 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS;
 
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.CurrentTimeTimestamp.RequestedUTC
 		$this->assertEquals( $timestamp, current_time( 'timestamp', true ), 'The dates should be equal', 2 );
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.CurrentTimeTimestamp.Requested
 		$this->assertEquals( $wp_timestamp, current_time( 'timestamp' ), 'The dates should be equal', 2 );
 	}
 
@@ -56,11 +58,13 @@ class Tests_Date_Current_Time extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		update_option( 'timezone_string', $timezone_string );
 		$datetime = new DateTime( 'now', new DateTimeZone( $timezone_string ) );
 
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.timezone_change_date_default_timezone_set
 		date_default_timezone_set( $timezone_string );
 
 		$current_time_custom_timezone_gmt = current_time( $format, true );
 		$current_time_custom_timezone     = current_time( $format );
 
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.timezone_change_date_default_timezone_set
 		date_default_timezone_set( 'UTC' );
 
 		$current_time_gmt = current_time( $format, true );
@@ -83,12 +87,17 @@ class Tests_Date_Current_Time extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$datetime->setTimezone( wp_timezone() );
 		$wp_timestamp = $timestamp + $datetime->getOffset();
 
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.CurrentTimeTimestamp.RequestedUTC
 		$this->assertEquals( $timestamp, current_time( 'timestamp', true ), 'The dates should be equal', 2 );
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.CurrentTimeTimestamp.RequestedUTC
 		$this->assertEquals( $timestamp, current_time( 'U', true ), 'The dates should be equal', 2 );
 
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.CurrentTimeTimestamp.Requested
 		$this->assertEquals( $wp_timestamp, current_time( 'timestamp' ), 'The dates should be equal', 2 );
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.CurrentTimeTimestamp.Requested
 		$this->assertEquals( $wp_timestamp, current_time( 'U' ), 'The dates should be equal', 2 );
 
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.CurrentTimeTimestamp.Requested
 		$this->assertInternalType( 'int', current_time( 'timestamp' ) );
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/date/getPermalink.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/date/getPermalink.php
index 0b6d86b13f..2b0e84f52b 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/date/getPermalink.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/date/getPermalink.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class Tests_Date_Get_Permalink extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	function tearDown() {
 		delete_option( 'permalink_structure' );
 		update_option( 'timezone_string', 'UTC' );
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.timezone_change_date_default_timezone_set
 		date_default_timezone_set( 'UTC' );
 
 		parent::tearDown();
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ class Tests_Date_Get_Permalink extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$timezone = 'America/Chicago';
 		update_option( 'timezone_string', $timezone );
 		update_option( 'permalink_structure', '/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%hour%/%minute%/%second%' );
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.timezone_change_date_default_timezone_set
 		date_default_timezone_set( 'UTC' );
 
 		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create(
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ class Tests_Date_Get_Permalink extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertEquals( 'http://example.org/2018/07/22/21/13/23', get_permalink( $post_id ) );
 
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.timezone_change_date_default_timezone_set
 		date_default_timezone_set( $timezone );
 		$this->assertEquals( 'http://example.org/2018/07/22/21/13/23', get_permalink( $post_id ) );
 	}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/date/mysql2date.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/date/mysql2date.php
index 3b73771827..25b0784e26 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/date/mysql2date.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/date/mysql2date.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 class Tests_Date_mysql2date extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 	function tearDown() {
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.timezone_change_date_default_timezone_set
 		date_default_timezone_set( 'UTC' );
 
 		parent::tearDown();
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class Tests_Date_mysql2date extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 */
 	function test_mysql2date_should_format_time_with_changed_time_zone() {
 		$timezone = 'Europe/Kiev';
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.timezone_change_date_default_timezone_set
 		date_default_timezone_set( $timezone );
 		update_option( 'timezone_string', $timezone );
 		$datetime = new DateTime( 'now', new DateTimeZone( $timezone ) );
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-categories-controller.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-categories-controller.php
index 2035bdbf80..1f2228ff05 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-categories-controller.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-categories-controller.php
@@ -998,9 +998,9 @@ class WP_Test_REST_Categories_Controller extends WP_Test_REST_Controller_Testcas
 		$term = get_term_by(
 			'id',
 			$this->factory->category->create(
-				[
+				array(
 					'parent' => $old_parent_term->term_id,
-				]
+				)
 			),
 			'category'
 		);