diff --git a/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getDataFromRequest_test.php b/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getDataFromRequest_test.php
index d24de2b097..1a75ca7f96 100644
--- a/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getDataFromRequest_test.php
+++ b/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getDataFromRequest_test.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * @package phpMyAdmin-test
  */
 
-require_once 'libraries/data_mysql.inc.php';
 require_once 'libraries/common.lib.php';
 
 
@@ -17,6 +16,11 @@ require_once 'libraries/rte/rte_routines.lib.php';
 
 class PMA_RTN_getDataFromRequest_test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        require 'libraries/data_mysql.inc.php';
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider provider
      */
@@ -24,10 +28,6 @@ class PMA_RTN_getDataFromRequest_test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         global $cfg, $_REQUEST;
 
-        if (! isset($cfg['ColumnTypes'])) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('Can\'t get column types'); // FIXME
-        }
-
         unset($_REQUEST);
         foreach ($in as $key => $value) {
             if ($value !== '') {
diff --git a/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getEditorForm_test.php b/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getEditorForm_test.php
index ef96a796f8..ac1ba52c7e 100644
--- a/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getEditorForm_test.php
+++ b/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getEditorForm_test.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * @package phpMyAdmin-test
  */
 require_once 'libraries/common.lib.php';
-require_once 'libraries/data_mysql.inc.php';
 require_once 'libraries/php-gettext/gettext.inc';
 require_once 'libraries/url_generating.lib.php';
 /*
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@ class PMA_RTN_getEditorForm_test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
     public function setUp()
     {
+        require 'libraries/data_mysql.inc.php';
+
         if (! function_exists('PMA_generateCharsetDropdownBox')) {
             function PMA_generateCharsetDropdownBox() {}
         }
diff --git a/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getExecuteForm_test.php b/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getExecuteForm_test.php
index eab74b45a2..f74f5a3b44 100644
--- a/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getExecuteForm_test.php
+++ b/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getExecuteForm_test.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class PMA_RTN_getExecuteForm_test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             $cfg['DefaultFunctions']['FUNC_DATE'] = '';
             $GLOBALS['tear_down']['default'] = true;
         }
-        eval(substr(file_get_contents('libraries/data_mysql.inc.php'), 5, -3)); // FIXME
+        require 'libraries/data_mysql.inc.php';
     }
 
     public function tearDown()
diff --git a/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getQueryFromRequest_test.php b/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getQueryFromRequest_test.php
index 175c95bdc7..db11ff4671 100644
--- a/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getQueryFromRequest_test.php
+++ b/test/libraries/rte/PMA_RTN_getQueryFromRequest_test.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 /*
  * Needed for PMA_backquote() and PMA_RTN_getQueryFromRequest()
  */
-//require_once 'libraries/data_mysql.inc.php';
 require_once 'libraries/common.lib.php';
 require_once 'libraries/php-gettext/gettext.inc';
 
@@ -28,15 +27,9 @@ class PMA_RTN_getQueryFromRequest_test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         global $_REQUEST, $errors, $cfg;
 
-        // FIXME: the below two lines are needed to get the test to work,
-        // but are definitely the wrong way to go about the issue
-        // of $cfg['ColumnTypes'] being undefined
         $cfg['ShowFunctionFields'] = false;
-        eval(substr(file_get_contents('libraries/data_mysql.inc.php'), 5, -3));
 
-        if (! isset($cfg['ColumnTypes'])) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('Can\'t get column types'); // FIXME
-        }
+        require 'libraries/data_mysql.inc.php';
 
         $errors = array();
         PMA_RTN_setGlobals();