diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/general/document-title.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/general/document-title.php
index 7ba319666a..e1cf583681 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/general/document-title.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/general/document-title.php
@@ -9,34 +9,39 @@
 class Tests_General_DocumentTitle extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 	public $blog_name;
+	public static $category_id;
+	public static $author_id;
+	public static $post_id;
+
+	public static function wpSetUpBeforeClass( WP_UnitTest_Factory $factory ) {
+		self::$category_id = $factory->category->create( array(
+			'name' => 'test_category',
+		) );
+
+		self::$author_id = $factory->user->create( array(
+			'role'        => 'author',
+			'user_login'  => 'test_author',
+			'description' => 'test_author',
+		) );
+
+		self::$post_id = $factory->post->create( array(
+			'post_author'  => self::$author_id,
+			'post_status'  => 'publish',
+			'post_title'   => 'test_title',
+			'post_type'    => 'post',
+			'post_date'    => '2015-09-22 18:52:17',
+			'category'     => self::$category_id,
+		) );
+	}
 
 	function setUp() {
 		parent::setUp();
 
 		add_action( 'after_setup_theme', array( $this, '_add_title_tag_support' ) );
 
-		$this->category_id = $this->factory->category->create( array(
-			'name' => 'test_category',
-		) );
-
-		$this->author_id = $this->factory->user->create( array(
-			'role'        => 'author',
-			'user_login'  => 'test_author',
-			'description' => 'test_author',
-		) );
-
-		$this->post_id = $this->factory->post->create( array(
-			'post_author'  => $this->author_id,
-			'post_status'  => 'publish',
-			'post_title'   => 'test_title',
-			'post_type'    => 'post',
-			'post_date'    => '2015-09-22 18:52:17',
-			'category'     => $this->category_id,
-		) );
-
 		$this->blog_name = get_option( 'blogname' );
 
-		setup_postdata( get_post( $this->post_id ) );
+		setup_postdata( get_post( self::$post_id ) );
 	}
 
 	function tearDown() {
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ class Tests_General_DocumentTitle extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	}
 
 	function test_singular_title() {
-		$this->go_to( '?p=' . $this->post_id );
+		$this->go_to( '?p=' . self::$post_id );
 
 		add_filter( 'document_title_parts', array( $this, '_singular_title_parts' ) );
 
@@ -142,7 +147,7 @@ class Tests_General_DocumentTitle extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	}
 
 	function test_category_title() {
-		$this->go_to( '?cat=' . $this->category_id );
+		$this->go_to( '?cat=' . self::$category_id );
 
 		$this->assertEquals( sprintf( 'test_category – %s', $this->blog_name ), wp_get_document_title() );
 	}
@@ -154,7 +159,7 @@ class Tests_General_DocumentTitle extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	}
 
 	function test_author_title() {
-		$this->go_to( '?author=' . $this->author_id );
+		$this->go_to( '?author=' . self::$author_id );
 
 		$this->assertEquals( sprintf( 'test_author – %s', $this->blog_name ), wp_get_document_title() );
 	}
@@ -202,7 +207,7 @@ class Tests_General_DocumentTitle extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	}
 
 	function test_paged_post_title() {
-		$this->go_to( '?paged=4&p=' . $this->post_id );
+		$this->go_to( '?paged=4&p=' . self::$post_id );
 
 		add_filter( 'title_tag_parts', array( $this, '_paged_post_title_parts' ) );
 
@@ -219,7 +224,7 @@ class Tests_General_DocumentTitle extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	}
 
 	function test_rearrange_title_parts() {
-		$this->go_to( '?p=' . $this->post_id );
+		$this->go_to( '?p=' . self::$post_id );
 
 		add_filter( 'document_title_parts', array( $this, '_rearrange_title_parts' ) );
 
@@ -236,7 +241,7 @@ class Tests_General_DocumentTitle extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	}
 
 	function test_change_title_separator() {
-		$this->go_to( '?p=' . $this->post_id );
+		$this->go_to( '?p=' . self::$post_id );
 
 		add_filter( 'document_title_separator', array( $this, '_change_title_separator' ) );