diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/http/http.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/http/http.php
index 78b9f85e87..f4cb6a99ac 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/http/http.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/http/http.php
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ class Tests_HTTP_HTTP extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 * @dataProvider make_absolute_url_testcases
 	 */
 	function test_make_absolute_url( $relative_url, $absolute_url, $expected ) {
-		if ( ! is_callable( array( 'WP_Http', 'make_absolute_url' ) ) ) {
-			$this->markTestSkipped( "This version of WP_HTTP doesn't support WP_HTTP::make_absolute_url()" );
-			return;
-		}
-
 		$actual = WP_Http::make_absolute_url( $relative_url, $absolute_url );
 		$this->assertEquals( $expected, $actual );
 	}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/image/meta.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/image/meta.php
index f132d90d4e..9d05c03da9 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/image/meta.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/image/meta.php
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 class Tests_Image_Meta extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	function setUp() {
 		if ( ! extension_loaded( 'gd' ) )
-			$this->markTestSkipped( 'The gd PHP extension is not loaded.' );
+			$this->fail( 'The gd PHP extension is not loaded.' );
 		if ( ! extension_loaded( 'exif' ) )
-			$this->markTestSkipped( 'The exif PHP extension is not loaded.' );
+			$this->fail( 'The exif PHP extension is not loaded.' );
+
 		parent::setUp();
 	}