diff --git a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php b/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php
index 7657467..c3450a7 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class MenuNodeTest extends WebTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('menu');
+  public static $modules = array('menu', 'test_page_test');
 
   protected $profile = 'standard';
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function testMenuNodeFormWidget() {
     $this->drupalPost('node/add/page', $edit, t('Save'));
     $node = $this->drupalGetNodeByTitle($node_title);
     // Assert that there is no link for the node.
-    $this->drupalGet('user');
+    $this->drupalGet('test-page');
     $this->assertNoLink($node_title);
 
     // Edit the node, enable the menu link setting, but skip the link title.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function testMenuNodeFormWidget() {
     );
     $this->drupalPost('node/' . $node->nid . '/edit', $edit, t('Save'));
     // Assert that there is no link for the node.
-    $this->drupalGet('user');
+    $this->drupalGet('test-page');
     $this->assertNoLink($node_title);
 
     // Edit the node and create a menu link.
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function testMenuNodeFormWidget() {
     );
     $this->drupalPost('node/' . $node->nid . '/edit', $edit, t('Save'));
     // Assert that the link exists.
-    $this->drupalGet('user');
+    $this->drupalGet('test-page');
     $this->assertLink($node_title);
 
     $this->drupalGet('node/' . $node->nid . '/edit');
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function testMenuNodeFormWidget() {
     );
     $this->drupalPost('node/' . $node->nid . '/edit', $edit, t('Save'));
     // Assert that there is no link for the node.
-    $this->drupalGet('user');
+    $this->drupalGet('test-page');
     $this->assertNoLink($node_title);
 
     // Add a menu link to the Management menu.
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeCreationTest.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeCreationTest.php
index 241af5f..65e685e 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeCreationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeCreationTest.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class NodeCreationTest extends NodeTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('node_test_exception', 'dblog');
+  public static $modules = array('node_test_exception', 'dblog', 'test_page_test');
 
   public static function getInfo() {
     return array(
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ function testFailedPageCreation() {
    * Create an unpublished node and confirm correct redirect behavior.
    */
   function testUnpublishedNodeCreation() {
+    // Set the front page to the default "node" page.
+    config('system.site')->set('page.front', 'test-page')->save();
+
     // Set "Basic page" content type to be unpublished by default.
     variable_set('node_options_page', array());
-    // Set the front page to the default "node" page.
-    config('system.site')->set('page.front', 'node')->save();
 
     // Create a node.
     $edit = array();
@@ -112,6 +113,11 @@ function testUnpublishedNodeCreation() {
     $this->drupalPost('node/add/page', $edit, t('Save'));
 
     // Check that the user was redirected to the home page.
-    $this->assertText(t('Welcome to Drupal'), 'The user is redirected to the home page.');
+    $this->assertUrl('');
+    $this->assertText(t('Test page text'));
+
+    // Confirm that the node was created.
+    $this->assertRaw(t('!post %title has been created.', array('!post' => 'Basic page', '%title' => $edit["title"])));
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/Tests/SimpleTestTest.php b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/Tests/SimpleTestTest.php
index c7dd136..8abc198 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/Tests/SimpleTestTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/Tests/SimpleTestTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class SimpleTestTest extends WebTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('simpletest');
+  public static $modules = array('simpletest', 'test_page_test');
 
   /**
    * The results array that has been parsed by getTestResults().
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ class SimpleTestTest extends WebTestBase {
    */
   protected $test_ids = array();
 
-  /**
-   * The administrative user account to use during testing.
-   *
-   * @var Drupal\user\User
-   */
-  protected $admin_user;
-
   public static function getInfo() {
     return array(
       'name' => 'SimpleTest functionality',
@@ -49,8 +42,7 @@ function setUp() {
     if (!$this->inCURL()) {
       parent::setUp();
       // Create and log in an admin user.
-      $this->admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer unit tests'));
-      $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
+      $this->drupalLogin($this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer unit tests')));
     }
     else {
       self::$modules = array('non_existent_module');
@@ -64,11 +56,10 @@ function setUp() {
   function testInternalBrowser() {
     global $conf;
     if (!$this->inCURL()) {
-      // Retrieve the user page and check its title and headers.
-      $this->drupalGet('user');
+      // Retrieve the test page and check its title and headers.
+      $this->drupalGet('test-page');
       $this->assertTrue($this->drupalGetHeader('Date'), t('An HTTP header was received.'));
-      $this->assertTitle(t('@user | @site-name', array(
-        '@user' => $this->admin_user->name,
+      $this->assertTitle(t('Test page | @site-name', array(
         '@site-name' => config('system.site')->get('name'),
       )));
       $this->assertNoTitle('Foo');
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/PageCacheTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/PageCacheTest.php
index 09dc690..92c0dce 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/PageCacheTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/PageCacheTest.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class PageCacheTest extends WebTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('node', 'system_test');
+  public static $modules = array('test_page_test', 'system_test');
 
   public static function getInfo() {
     return array(
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function setUp() {
 
     config('system.site')
       ->set('name', 'Drupal')
-      ->set('page.front', 'node')
+      ->set('page.front', 'test-page')
       ->save();
   }
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function testPageCompression() {
     $this->drupalGet('');
     $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', 'Page was cached.');
     $this->assertFalse($this->drupalGetHeader('Content-Encoding'), 'A Content-Encoding header was not sent.');
-    $this->assertTitle(t('Welcome to @site-name | @site-name', array('@site-name' => config('system.site')->get('name'))), 'Site title matches.');
+    $this->assertTitle(t('Test page | @site-name', array('@site-name' => config('system.site')->get('name'))), 'Site title matches.');
     $this->assertRaw('</html>', 'Page was not compressed.');
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Common/HttpRequestTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Common/HttpRequestTest.php
index 5102ef2..d3dca97 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Common/HttpRequestTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Common/HttpRequestTest.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class HttpRequestTest extends WebTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('system_test', 'language');
+  public static $modules = array('system_test', 'language', 'test_page_test');
 
   public static function getInfo() {
     return array(
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ function testDrupalHTTPRequest() {
     $this->assertEqual($unable_to_parse->code, -1001, 'Returned with "-1001" error code.');
     $this->assertEqual($unable_to_parse->error, 'unable to parse URL', 'Returned with "unable to parse URL" error message.');
 
-    // Fetch the user login page.
-    $result = drupal_http_request(url('user/login', array('absolute' => TRUE)));
+    // Fetch the test page.
+    $result = drupal_http_request(url('test-page', array('absolute' => TRUE)));
     $this->assertEqual($result->code, 200, 'Fetched page successfully.');
     $this->drupalSetContent($result->data);
-    $this->assertTitle(t('Log in | @site-name', array('@site-name' => config('system.site')->get('name'))));
+    $this->assertTitle(t('Test page | @site-name', array('@site-name' => config('system.site')->get('name'))));
 
     // Test that code and status message is returned.
     $result = drupal_http_request(url('pagedoesnotexist', array('absolute' => TRUE)));
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.info b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.info
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ee896c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.info
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+name = Test page
+description = Provides a test page for automated tests.
+package = Testing
+version = VERSION
+core = 8.x
+hidden = TRUE
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.module b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.module
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5ba687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.module
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_menu().
+ */
+function test_page_test_menu() {
+  $items['test-page'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Test front page',
+    'page callback' => 'test_page_test_page',
+    'access callback' => TRUE,
+    'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
+  );
+
+  return $items;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Page callback: Returns a test page and sets the title.
+ *
+ * @see test_page_test_menu()
+ */
+function test_page_test_page() {
+  drupal_set_title(t('Test page'));
+  return t('Test page text.');
+}