diff --git a/tests/DatabaseTest.php b/tests/DatabaseTest.php
index 1a1b53b120..579e45084d 100644
--- a/tests/DatabaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/DatabaseTest.php
@@ -20,54 +20,6 @@ abstract class DatabaseTest extends TestCase
 
 	use TestCaseTrait;
 
-	/**
-	 * Renames an eventually existing .htconfig.php to .htconfig.php.tmp
-	 * Creates a new .htconfig.php for bin/worker.php execution
-	 */
-	public static function setUpBeforeClass()
-	{
-		parent::setUpBeforeClass();
-
-		$base_config_file_name = 'htconfig.php';
-		$config_file_name = '.htconfig.php';
-
-		$base_config_file_path = stream_resolve_include_path($base_config_file_name);
-		$config_file_path = dirname($base_config_file_path) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $config_file_name;
-		$config_file_path_tmp = $config_file_path . '.tmp';
-
-		if (file_exists($config_file_path)) {
-			rename($config_file_path, $config_file_path_tmp);
-		}
-
-		$config_string = file_get_contents($base_config_file_path);
-
-		$config_string = str_replace('die(', '// die(', $config_string);
-
-		file_put_contents($config_file_path, $config_string);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Delete the created .htconfig.php
-	 * Renames an eventually existing .htconfig.php.tmp to .htconfig.php
-	 */
-	public static function tearDownAfterClass()
-	{
-		$base_config_file_name = 'htconfig.php';
-		$config_file_name = '.htconfig.php';
-
-		$base_config_file_path = stream_resolve_include_path($base_config_file_name);
-		$config_file_path = dirname($base_config_file_path) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $config_file_name;
-		$config_file_path_tmp = $config_file_path . '.tmp';
-
-		if (file_exists($config_file_path)) {
-			unlink($config_file_path);
-		}
-
-		if (file_exists($config_file_path_tmp)) {
-			rename($config_file_path_tmp, $config_file_path);
-		}
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Get database connection.
 	 *