diff -u b/search_api_db/tests/src/Kernel/BackendTest.php b/search_api_db/tests/src/Kernel/BackendTest.php
--- b/search_api_db/tests/src/Kernel/BackendTest.php
+++ b/search_api_db/tests/src/Kernel/BackendTest.php
@@ -22,14 +22,8 @@
    * @var string[]
    */
   public static $modules = array(
-    'field',
-    'search_api',
     'search_api_db',
     'search_api_test_db',
-    'user',
-    'system',
-    'entity_test',
-    'text',
   );
 
   /**
diff -u b/tests/src/Kernel/BackendTestBase.php b/tests/src/Kernel/BackendTestBase.php
--- b/tests/src/Kernel/BackendTestBase.php
+++ b/tests/src/Kernel/BackendTestBase.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests that all tables and all columns have been created.
+   * Tests the correct setup of the server backend.
    */
   abstract protected function checkServerBackend();