diff --git a/test/bootstrap-dist.php b/test/bootstrap-dist.php
index 4e74a52351..3fbf682582 100644
--- a/test/bootstrap-dist.php
+++ b/test/bootstrap-dist.php
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ foreach ($test_defaults as $varname => $defvalue) {
     }
 }
 
-// Initialize PMA_VERSION variable
+require_once 'libraries/String.class.php';
 require_once 'libraries/core.lib.php';
-$GLOBALS['PMA_String'] = $PMA_String;
+$GLOBALS['PMA_String'] = new PMA_String();
 require_once 'libraries/Config.class.php';
 $CFG = new PMA_Config();
+// Initialize PMA_VERSION variable
 define('PMA_VERSION', $CFG->get('PMA_VERSION'));
 unset($CFG);
 
diff --git a/test/classes/plugin/auth/PMA_AuthenticationCookie_test.php b/test/classes/plugin/auth/PMA_AuthenticationCookie_test.php
index dc6ea29c50..0e247bd709 100644
--- a/test/classes/plugin/auth/PMA_AuthenticationCookie_test.php
+++ b/test/classes/plugin/auth/PMA_AuthenticationCookie_test.php
@@ -393,21 +393,6 @@ class PMA_AuthenticationCookie_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             $result
         );
 
-        $this->assertContains(
-            '$("#recaptcha_reload_btn").addClass("disableAjax");',
-            $result
-        );
-
-        $this->assertContains(
-            '$("#recaptcha_switch_audio_btn").addClass("disableAjax");',
-            $result
-        );
-
-        $this->assertContains(
-            '$("#recaptcha_switch_img_btn").addClass("disableAjax");',
-            $result
-        );
-
         $attrInstance->setValue($restoreInstance);
     }