diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php
index 5efa47a22a..bdb02c3f27 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ abstract class Connection {
    */
   protected $escapedAliases = [];
 
+  /**
+   * The sequences table name.
+   */
+  const SEQUENCES_TABLE_NAME = 'sequences';
+
   /**
    * Constructs a Connection object.
    *
@@ -1595,4 +1600,48 @@ public static function createUrlFromConnectionOptions(array $connection_options)
     return $db_url;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the sequences schema.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   Schema definition array.
+   */
+  public function getSequencesSchema() {
+    return [
+      'description' => 'Stores IDs.',
+      'fields' => [
+        'value' => [
+          'description' => 'The value of the sequence.',
+          'type' => 'serial',
+          'unsigned' => TRUE,
+          'not null' => TRUE,
+        ],
+      ],
+      'primary key' => ['value'],
+    ];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if the table exists and create it if not.
+   *
+   * @return bool
+   *   TRUE when table exists, FALSE otherwise.
+   */
+  protected function ensureSequencesTableExists() {
+    try {
+      $schema = $this->schema();
+      if (!$schema->tableExists(static::SEQUENCES_TABLE_NAME)) {
+        $schema->createTable(static::SEQUENCES_TABLE_NAME, $this->getSequencesSchema());
+        return TRUE;
+      }
+    }
+    // If another process has already created the table, attempting to
+    // recreate it will throw an exception. In this case just catch the
+    // exception and do nothing.
+    catch (SchemaObjectExistsException $e) {
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Connection.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Connection.php
index 04abdd4375..1a5f71cfc8 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Connection.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Connection.php
@@ -579,7 +579,18 @@ public function mapConditionOperator($operator) {
   }
 
   public function nextId($existing_id = 0) {
-    $new_id = $this->query('INSERT INTO {sequences} () VALUES ()', [], ['return' => Database::RETURN_INSERT_ID]);
+    $try_again = FALSE;
+    try {
+      $new_id = $this->query('INSERT INTO {sequences} () VALUES ()', [], ['return' => Database::RETURN_INSERT_ID]);
+    }
+    catch (\Exception $e) {
+      if (!$try_again = $this->ensureSequencesTableExists($e)) {
+        throw $e;
+      }
+    }
+    if ($try_again) {
+      $new_id = $this->query('INSERT INTO {sequences} () VALUES ()', [], ['return' => Database::RETURN_INSERT_ID]);
+    }
     // This should only happen after an import or similar event.
     if ($existing_id >= $new_id) {
       // If we INSERT a value manually into the sequences table, on the next
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Connection.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Connection.php
index f8a8c3b3eb..101df3a8e1 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Connection.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Connection.php
@@ -351,7 +351,15 @@ public function nextId($existing = 0) {
 
     // When PostgreSQL gets a value too small then it will lock the table,
     // retry the INSERT and if it's still too small then alter the sequence.
-    $id = $this->query("SELECT nextval('" . $sequence_name . "')")->fetchField();
+    try {
+      $id = $this->query("SELECT nextval('" . $sequence_name . "')")->fetchField();
+    }
+    catch (\Exception $e) {
+      if (!$this->ensureSequencesTableExists()) {
+        throw $e;
+      }
+      $id = 0;
+    }
     if ($id > $existing) {
       return $id;
     }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Connection.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Connection.php
index fe007cfe05..3fbd6afcd7 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Connection.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Connection.php
@@ -412,10 +412,18 @@ public function nextId($existing_id = 0) {
     // wait until this transaction commits. Also, the return value needs to be
     // set to RETURN_AFFECTED as if it were a real update() query otherwise it
     // is not possible to get the row count properly.
-    $affected = $this->query('UPDATE {sequences} SET value = GREATEST(value, :existing_id) + 1', [
-      ':existing_id' => $existing_id,
-    ], ['return' => Database::RETURN_AFFECTED]);
-    if (!$affected) {
+    try {
+      $affected = $this->query('UPDATE {sequences} SET value = GREATEST(value, :existing_id) + 1', [
+        ':existing_id' => $existing_id,
+      ], ['return' => Database::RETURN_AFFECTED]);
+    }
+    catch (\Exception $e) {
+      if (!$this->ensureSequencesTableExists()) {
+        throw $e;
+      }
+      $affected = TRUE;
+    }
+    if (!empty($affected)) {
       $this->query('INSERT INTO {sequences} (value) VALUES (:existing_id + 1)', [
         ':existing_id' => $existing_id,
       ]);
diff --git a/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentAccessHandlerTest.php b/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentAccessHandlerTest.php
index 0c4c0a4493..3b1a133bfe 100644
--- a/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentAccessHandlerTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentAccessHandlerTest.php
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class BlockContentAccessHandlerTest extends KernelTestBase {
    */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('user', ['users_data']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('block_content');
diff --git a/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentEntityReferenceSelectionTest.php b/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentEntityReferenceSelectionTest.php
index 19b8e4aeac..41e8f94fa0 100644
--- a/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentEntityReferenceSelectionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentEntityReferenceSelectionTest.php
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class BlockContentEntityReferenceSelectionTest extends KernelTestBase {
    */
   public function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('block_content');
 
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/MigrateCommentStubTest.php b/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/MigrateCommentStubTest.php
index fdb415e46e..0cca41b74f 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/MigrateCommentStubTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/MigrateCommentStubTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installEntitySchema('comment');
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
 
     // Make sure uid 0 is created (default uid for comments is 0).
     $storage = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage('user');
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Views/CommentFieldNameTest.php b/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Views/CommentFieldNameTest.php
index af2a451bc5..e90ccc47e0 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Views/CommentFieldNameTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Views/CommentFieldNameTest.php
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public function testCommentFieldName() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installEntitySchema('comment');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('comment', ['comment_entity_statistics']);
     $this->installConfig(['filter']);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Views/FilterAndArgumentUserUidTest.php b/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Views/FilterAndArgumentUserUidTest.php
index 7dfc6896ff..e82288b231 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Views/FilterAndArgumentUserUidTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/tests/src/Kernel/Views/FilterAndArgumentUserUidTest.php
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class FilterAndArgumentUserUidTest extends KernelTestBase {
    */
   public function testHandlers() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installEntitySchema('comment');
     $this->installSchema('comment', ['comment_entity_statistics']);
diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Kernel/EntityStateChangeValidationTest.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Kernel/EntityStateChangeValidationTest.php
index 7b8d8dd265..ead8b24c18 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Kernel/EntityStateChangeValidationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Kernel/EntityStateChangeValidationTest.php
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('content_moderation_state');
     $this->installConfig('content_moderation');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
 
     $this->adminUser = $this->createUser(array_keys($this->container->get('user.permissions')->getPermissions()));
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Kernel/NodeAccessTest.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Kernel/NodeAccessTest.php
index 3a2e0a9ed3..94062fc0c5 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Kernel/NodeAccessTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/tests/src/Kernel/NodeAccessTest.php
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('workflow');
     $this->installConfig(['content_moderation', 'filter']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
 
     // Add a moderated node type.
diff --git a/core/modules/datetime/tests/src/Kernel/DateTimeFormInjectionTest.php b/core/modules/datetime/tests/src/Kernel/DateTimeFormInjectionTest.php
index 1b1cb339b2..d248ce9574 100644
--- a/core/modules/datetime/tests/src/Kernel/DateTimeFormInjectionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/datetime/tests/src/Kernel/DateTimeFormInjectionTest.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class DateTimeFormInjectionTest extends KernelTestBase implements FormInterface
    */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire', 'sequences']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire']);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/datetime_range/tests/src/Kernel/SeparatorTranslationTest.php b/core/modules/datetime_range/tests/src/Kernel/SeparatorTranslationTest.php
index d92a313f39..81026160be 100644
--- a/core/modules/datetime_range/tests/src/Kernel/SeparatorTranslationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/datetime_range/tests/src/Kernel/SeparatorTranslationTest.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installConfig(['system']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences', 'key_value']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value']);
 
     // Add a datetime range field.
     $this->fieldStorage = FieldStorageConfig::create([
diff --git a/core/modules/dblog/tests/src/Kernel/DbLogFormInjectionTest.php b/core/modules/dblog/tests/src/Kernel/DbLogFormInjectionTest.php
index 48ed39616e..904de8e650 100644
--- a/core/modules/dblog/tests/src/Kernel/DbLogFormInjectionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/dblog/tests/src/Kernel/DbLogFormInjectionTest.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public function submitForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installSchema('dblog', ['watchdog']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire', 'sequences']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->logger = \Drupal::logger('test_logger');
     $test_user = User::create([
diff --git a/core/modules/dblog/tests/src/Kernel/DbLogTest.php b/core/modules/dblog/tests/src/Kernel/DbLogTest.php
index b211cc7414..71fba59520 100644
--- a/core/modules/dblog/tests/src/Kernel/DbLogTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/dblog/tests/src/Kernel/DbLogTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
     $this->installSchema('dblog', ['watchdog']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire', 'sequences']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire']);
     $this->installConfig(['system']);
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/FieldKernelTestBase.php b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/FieldKernelTestBase.php
index fdc8940fd6..5c280ee9c6 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/FieldKernelTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/FieldKernelTestBase.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences', 'key_value']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value']);
 
     // Set default storage backend and configure the theme system.
     $this->installConfig(['field', 'system']);
diff --git a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateFieldInstanceLabelDescriptionTest.php b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateFieldInstanceLabelDescriptionTest.php
index fe99f5a261..2253cb179c 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateFieldInstanceLabelDescriptionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateFieldInstanceLabelDescriptionTest.php
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ public function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installConfig(['node']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->executeMigration('language');
     $this->executeMigration('d6_field_instance_label_description_translation');
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/AccessTest.php b/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/AccessTest.php
index d875c1f664..16f96a4965 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/AccessTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/AccessTest.php
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installSchema('file', ['file_usage']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
 
     $this->user1 = User::create([
       'name' => 'user1',
diff --git a/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/FileItemValidationTest.php b/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/FileItemValidationTest.php
index 6fbc82f39a..165b1cb74d 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/FileItemValidationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/FileItemValidationTest.php
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
     $this->installSchema('file', 'file_usage');
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
 
     $this->user = User::create([
       'name' => 'username',
diff --git a/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/FileManagedAccessTest.php b/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/FileManagedAccessTest.php
index 87a11f789a..a15ab9847e 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/FileManagedAccessTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/tests/src/Kernel/FileManagedAccessTest.php
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class FileManagedAccessTest extends KernelTestBase {
    * Tests if public file is always accessible.
    */
   public function testFileAccess() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
     $this->installSchema('file', ['file_usage']);
diff --git a/core/modules/filter/tests/src/Kernel/TextFormatElementFormTest.php b/core/modules/filter/tests/src/Kernel/TextFormatElementFormTest.php
index 8fca62e965..5ef6368267 100644
--- a/core/modules/filter/tests/src/Kernel/TextFormatElementFormTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/filter/tests/src/Kernel/TextFormatElementFormTest.php
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class TextFormatElementFormTest extends KernelTestBase implements FormInterface
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installConfig(['filter', 'filter_test']);
     // Filter tips link to the full-page.
     \Drupal::service('router.builder')->rebuild();
diff --git a/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Kernel/EntityTranslationNormalizeTest.php b/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Kernel/EntityTranslationNormalizeTest.php
index 2ebff20247..68c51920a2 100644
--- a/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Kernel/EntityTranslationNormalizeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Kernel/EntityTranslationNormalizeTest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class EntityTranslationNormalizeTest extends NormalizerTestBase {
    */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installConfig(['node', 'content_translation']);
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/history/tests/src/Kernel/HistoryLegacyTest.php b/core/modules/history/tests/src/Kernel/HistoryLegacyTest.php
index 82d0b3345f..638c4fddc2 100644
--- a/core/modules/history/tests/src/Kernel/HistoryLegacyTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/history/tests/src/Kernel/HistoryLegacyTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installSchema('history', ['history']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
 
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Controller/EntityResourceTest.php b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Controller/EntityResourceTest.php
index d60d66dcf4..9f591712fc 100644
--- a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Controller/EntityResourceTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Controller/EntityResourceTest.php
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     // Add the additional table schemas.
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installSchema('user', ['users_data']);
     NodeType::create([
diff --git a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Normalizer/JsonApiDocumentTopLevelNormalizerTest.php b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Normalizer/JsonApiDocumentTopLevelNormalizerTest.php
index 0d2f093f01..666d8ea2be 100644
--- a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Normalizer/JsonApiDocumentTopLevelNormalizerTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Normalizer/JsonApiDocumentTopLevelNormalizerTest.php
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('taxonomy_term');
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
     // Add the additional table schemas.
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installSchema('user', ['users_data']);
     $this->installSchema('file', ['file_usage']);
diff --git a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Normalizer/RelationshipNormalizerTest.php b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Normalizer/RelationshipNormalizerTest.php
index f770071770..56668d604f 100644
--- a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Normalizer/RelationshipNormalizerTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Normalizer/RelationshipNormalizerTest.php
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
 
     // Add the additional table schemas.
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installSchema('file', ['file_usage']);
     NodeType::create([
diff --git a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Query/FilterTest.php b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Query/FilterTest.php
index 2a644615a2..f75f89bb4a 100644
--- a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Query/FilterTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Query/FilterTest.php
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ protected function queryConditionData() {
    * Sets up the schemas.
    */
   protected function setUpSchemas() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installSchema('user', ['users_data']);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/ResourceType/RelatedResourceTypesTest.php b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/ResourceType/RelatedResourceTypesTest.php
index 3ca39f855f..57a5392c88 100644
--- a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/ResourceType/RelatedResourceTypesTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/ResourceType/RelatedResourceTypesTest.php
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
 
     // Add the additional table schemas.
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installSchema('user', ['users_data']);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/ResourceType/ResourceTypeRepositoryTest.php b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/ResourceType/ResourceTypeRepositoryTest.php
index b7ecced323..7e7c196c04 100644
--- a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/ResourceType/ResourceTypeRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/ResourceType/ResourceTypeRepositoryTest.php
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     // Add the additional table schemas.
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installSchema('user', ['users_data']);
     NodeType::create([
diff --git a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Revisions/VersionNegotiatorTest.php b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Revisions/VersionNegotiatorTest.php
index 774b51ec51..73c59d7b11 100644
--- a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Revisions/VersionNegotiatorTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Revisions/VersionNegotiatorTest.php
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     // Add the additional table schemas.
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installSchema('user', ['users_data']);
     $type = NodeType::create([
diff --git a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Serializer/SerializerTest.php b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Serializer/SerializerTest.php
index e0cd524b97..08269592a9 100644
--- a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Serializer/SerializerTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Kernel/Serializer/SerializerTest.php
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     // Add the additional table schemas.
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installSchema('user', ['users_data']);
     $this->user = User::create([
diff --git a/core/modules/media/tests/src/Kernel/MediaEmbedFilterTestBase.php b/core/modules/media/tests/src/Kernel/MediaEmbedFilterTestBase.php
index 675223c3d2..fd6a5ce95f 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/tests/src/Kernel/MediaEmbedFilterTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/media/tests/src/Kernel/MediaEmbedFilterTestBase.php
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
     $this->installSchema('file', ['file_usage']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
     $this->installEntitySchema('media');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
diff --git a/core/modules/media/tests/src/Kernel/MediaKernelTestBase.php b/core/modules/media/tests/src/Kernel/MediaKernelTestBase.php
index 1c6a879eea..ec6eb5dacb 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/tests/src/Kernel/MediaKernelTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/media/tests/src/Kernel/MediaKernelTestBase.php
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
     $this->installSchema('file', 'file_usage');
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->installEntitySchema('media');
     $this->installConfig(['field', 'system', 'image', 'file', 'media']);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryAccessTest.php b/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryAccessTest.php
index 389561d4e2..4a995ef630 100644
--- a/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryAccessTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryAccessTest.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
     $this->installSchema('file', 'file_usage');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences', 'key_value_expire']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test');
     $this->installEntitySchema('filter_format');
     $this->installEntitySchema('media');
diff --git a/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryAddFormTest.php b/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryAddFormTest.php
index 51b70c9780..d3f3507922 100644
--- a/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryAddFormTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryAddFormTest.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
     $this->installSchema('file', 'file_usage');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences', 'key_value_expire']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('media');
     $this->installConfig([
       'field',
diff --git a/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryStateTest.php b/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryStateTest.php
index ab0bdcce20..6aeab059b9 100644
--- a/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryStateTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/media_library/tests/src/Kernel/MediaLibraryStateTest.php
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
     $this->installSchema('file', 'file_usage');
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->installEntitySchema('media');
     $this->installConfig([
       'field',
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/MenuLinksTest.php b/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/MenuLinksTest.php
index c5bf428eb7..3006ba5be0 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/MenuLinksTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/MenuLinksTest.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     $this->menuLinkManager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('user', ['users_data']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('menu_link_content');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Kernel/MigrateExternalTranslatedTest.php b/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Kernel/MigrateExternalTranslatedTest.php
index ea45a78fca..d0f1f218c8 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Kernel/MigrateExternalTranslatedTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Kernel/MigrateExternalTranslatedTest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class MigrateExternalTranslatedTest extends MigrateTestBase {
    */
   public function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Kernel/Plugin/EntityExistsTest.php b/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Kernel/Plugin/EntityExistsTest.php
index dcd070c337..b80aa42596 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Kernel/Plugin/EntityExistsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/tests/src/Kernel/Plugin/EntityExistsTest.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class EntityExistsTest extends KernelTestBase {
    */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/Plugin/migrate/source/ContentEntityTest.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/Plugin/migrate/source/ContentEntityTest.php
index 84bb7cae3b..570d6e4260 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/Plugin/migrate/source/ContentEntityTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/Plugin/migrate/source/ContentEntityTest.php
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('taxonomy_term');
     $this->installEntitySchema('taxonomy_vocabulary');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('user', 'users_data');
     $this->installSchema('file', 'file_usage');
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/d6/MigrateDrupal6AuditIdsTest.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/d6/MigrateDrupal6AuditIdsTest.php
index a02853f6e1..49664034f6 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/d6/MigrateDrupal6AuditIdsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/d6/MigrateDrupal6AuditIdsTest.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installSchema('forum', ['forum_index']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installSchema('search', ['search_dataset']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('tracker', ['tracker_node', 'tracker_user']);
 
     // Enable content moderation for nodes of type page.
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/d7/MigrateDrupal7AuditIdsTest.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/d7/MigrateDrupal7AuditIdsTest.php
index 1693ce1623..132a50cb8c 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/d7/MigrateDrupal7AuditIdsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Kernel/d7/MigrateDrupal7AuditIdsTest.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installSchema('forum', ['forum_index']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installSchema('search', ['search_dataset']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('tracker', ['tracker_node', 'tracker_user']);
 
     // Enable content moderation for nodes of type page.
diff --git a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTestBase.php b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTestBase.php
index e225003d0b..f46e68d6be 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTestBase.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installConfig(['node']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
 
     // Create a new user which needs to have UID 1, because that is expected by
     // the assertions from
diff --git a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/NodeAccessTestBase.php b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/NodeAccessTestBase.php
index 3ee8ba16f3..97473926b3 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/NodeAccessTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/NodeAccessTestBase.php
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ abstract class NodeAccessTestBase extends KernelTestBase {
    */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->installSchema('node', 'node_access');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
diff --git a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/NodeBodyFieldStorageTest.php b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/NodeBodyFieldStorageTest.php
index 3dd13496d6..67d65fe955 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/NodeBodyFieldStorageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/NodeBodyFieldStorageTest.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class NodeBodyFieldStorageTest extends KernelTestBase {
 
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     // Necessary for module uninstall.
     $this->installSchema('user', 'users_data');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
diff --git a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/SummaryLengthTest.php b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/SummaryLengthTest.php
index 7a0d187ac2..8ca4399c76 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/SummaryLengthTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/SummaryLengthTest.php
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class SummaryLengthTest extends KernelTestBase {
    */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->installSchema('node', 'node_access');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
diff --git a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Views/FilterUidRevisionTest.php b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Views/FilterUidRevisionTest.php
index 84dfbacb7d..cb79be5a72 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Views/FilterUidRevisionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Views/FilterUidRevisionTest.php
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public function testFilter() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installEntitySchema('view');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
     $this->installConfig(['filter']);
     ViewTestData::createTestViews(static::class, ['node_test_views']);
diff --git a/core/modules/quickedit/tests/src/Kernel/QuickEditLoadingTest.php b/core/modules/quickedit/tests/src/Kernel/QuickEditLoadingTest.php
index ed8e5143d7..5791988d4c 100644
--- a/core/modules/quickedit/tests/src/Kernel/QuickEditLoadingTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/quickedit/tests/src/Kernel/QuickEditLoadingTest.php
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class QuickEditLoadingTest extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installConfig(['field', 'filter', 'node']);
diff --git a/core/modules/serialization/tests/src/Kernel/EntitySerializationTest.php b/core/modules/serialization/tests/src/Kernel/EntitySerializationTest.php
index fd5702e3ec..738262778c 100644
--- a/core/modules/serialization/tests/src/Kernel/EntitySerializationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/serialization/tests/src/Kernel/EntitySerializationTest.php
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ class EntitySerializationTest extends NormalizerTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    // User create needs sequence table.
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
-
     FilterFormat::create([
       'format' => 'my_text_format',
       'name' => 'My Text Format',
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityUnitTestBase.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityUnitTestBase.php
index 9997ca5650..54334234e2 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityUnitTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityUnitTestBase.php
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->entityManager = $this->container->get('entity.manager');
     $this->state = $this->container->get('state');
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
-
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test');
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.install b/core/modules/system/system.install
index 69433cf897..35b7389bf9 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.install
@@ -1169,19 +1169,6 @@ function system_schema() {
     ],
   ];
 
-  $schema['sequences'] = [
-    'description' => 'Stores IDs.',
-    'fields' => [
-      'value' => [
-        'description' => 'The value of the sequence.',
-        'type' => 'serial',
-        'unsigned' => TRUE,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-      ],
-     ],
-    'primary key' => ['value'],
-  ];
-
   $schema['sessions'] = [
     'description' => "Drupal's session handlers read and write into the sessions table. Each record represents a user session, either anonymous or authenticated.",
     'fields' => [
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Entity/EntityReferenceSelection/EntityReferenceSelectionAccessTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Entity/EntityReferenceSelection/EntityReferenceSelectionAccessTest.php
index 07468af5c5..3f5c6416c8 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Entity/EntityReferenceSelection/EntityReferenceSelectionAccessTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Entity/EntityReferenceSelection/EntityReferenceSelectionAccessTest.php
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class EntityReferenceSelectionAccessTest extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->installSchema('comment', ['comment_entity_statistics']);
     $this->installSchema('file', ['file_usage']);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/Action/ActionTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/Action/ActionTest.php
index dad380079f..5a0bda0b56 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/Action/ActionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/Action/ActionTest.php
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     $this->actionManager = $this->container->get('plugin.manager.action');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/Block/SystemMenuBlockTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/Block/SystemMenuBlockTest.php
index 8d0ef50df2..2fc10eab2f 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/Block/SystemMenuBlockTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/Block/SystemMenuBlockTest.php
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ class SystemMenuBlockTest extends KernelTestBase {
    */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('menu_link_content');
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/DateFormatAccessControlHandlerTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/DateFormatAccessControlHandlerTest.php
index 932fbebf9e..da3478bf59 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/DateFormatAccessControlHandlerTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/DateFormatAccessControlHandlerTest.php
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installEntitySchema('date_format');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->accessControlHandler = $this->container->get('entity_type.manager')->getAccessControlHandler('date_format');
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/MenuAccessControlHandlerTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/MenuAccessControlHandlerTest.php
index 143e31d558..b001dc50b1 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/MenuAccessControlHandlerTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/MenuAccessControlHandlerTest.php
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installEntitySchema('menu');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->accessControlHandler = $this->container->get('entity_type.manager')->getAccessControlHandler('menu');
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/TimezoneResolverTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/TimezoneResolverTest.php
index 7c7f889ed4..5f711ddd5a 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/TimezoneResolverTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Kernel/TimezoneResolverTest.php
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class TimezoneResolverTest extends KernelTestBase {
    */
   public function testGetTimeZone() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installConfig(['system']);
 
     // Check the default test timezone.
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateTermNodeTranslationTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateTermNodeTranslationTest.php
index 51efcd35d7..b4a73c8db9 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateTermNodeTranslationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateTermNodeTranslationTest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installConfig(['node']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
 
     $this->executeMigration('d6_node_settings');
     $this->migrateUsers(FALSE);
diff --git a/core/modules/tracker/tests/src/Kernel/Views/TrackerUserUidTest.php b/core/modules/tracker/tests/src/Kernel/Views/TrackerUserUidTest.php
index 7434051d52..72bb876233 100644
--- a/core/modules/tracker/tests/src/Kernel/Views/TrackerUserUidTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/tracker/tests/src/Kernel/Views/TrackerUserUidTest.php
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class TrackerUserUidTest extends KernelTestBase {
    * Tests the user uid filter and argument.
    */
   public function testUserUid() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installConfig(['filter']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Condition/UserRoleConditionTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Condition/UserRoleConditionTest.php
index d6923faf97..041e3f379f 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Condition/UserRoleConditionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Condition/UserRoleConditionTest.php
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class UserRoleConditionTest extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
 
     $this->manager = $this->container->get('plugin.manager.condition');
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/ContextProvider/CurrentUserContextTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/ContextProvider/CurrentUserContextTest.php
index be9e829e4e..f8c389410d 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/ContextProvider/CurrentUserContextTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/ContextProvider/CurrentUserContextTest.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class CurrentUserContextTest extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Field/UserNameFormatterTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Field/UserNameFormatterTest.php
index 6beecb88d3..160e5cb643 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Field/UserNameFormatterTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Field/UserNameFormatterTest.php
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     $this->installConfig(['field']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
 
     $this->entityType = 'user';
     $this->bundle = $this->entityType;
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/MigrateUserStubTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/MigrateUserStubTest.php
index 768f5d72c8..385983abe8 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/MigrateUserStubTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/MigrateUserStubTest.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class MigrateUserStubTest extends MigrateDrupalTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserDeleteTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserDeleteTest.php
index 928c095ec2..f673060faa 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserDeleteTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserDeleteTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class UserDeleteTest extends KernelTestBase {
    * Test deleting multiple users.
    */
   public function testUserDeleteMultiple() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installSchema('user', ['users_data']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
 
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserEntityLabelTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserEntityLabelTest.php
index 625631e0ef..2fb88d47ab 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserEntityLabelTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserEntityLabelTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class UserEntityLabelTest extends KernelTestBase {
    * Tests label callback.
    */
   public function testLabelCallback() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
 
     $account = $this->createUser();
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserLegacyTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserLegacyTest.php
index fb7fa30966..c70eec9b1b 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserLegacyTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserLegacyTest.php
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
    * @expectedDeprecation user_load() is deprecated in Drupal 8.0.0 and will be removed before Drupal 9.0.0. Use \Drupal\user\Entity\User::load(). See https://www.drupal.org/node/2266845
    */
   public function testEntityLegacyCode() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->assertCount(0, user_load_multiple());
     User::create(['name' => 'foo'])->save();
     $this->assertCount(1, user_load_multiple());
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserSaveTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserSaveTest.php
index dfdd13a5be..ea2f03f5a4 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserSaveTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserSaveTest.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class UserSaveTest extends KernelTestBase {
    * Ensures that an existing password is unset after the user was saved.
    */
   public function testExistingPasswordRemoval() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
 
     /** @var \Drupal\user\Entity\User $user */
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserValidationTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserValidationTest.php
index 7435b35e28..1e1b566912 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserValidationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/UserValidationTest.php
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class UserValidationTest extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
 
     // Make sure that the default roles exist.
     $this->installConfig(['user']);
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/AccessPermissionTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/AccessPermissionTest.php
index 65e6eda800..ffeade8276 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/AccessPermissionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/AccessPermissionTest.php
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class AccessPermissionTest extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
 
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/ArgumentDefaultTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/ArgumentDefaultTest.php
index c1e91b3b71..000b01370b 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/ArgumentDefaultTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/ArgumentDefaultTest.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class ArgumentDefaultTest extends KernelTestBase {
    * Tests the current user with argument default.
    */
   public function testPluginArgumentDefaultCurrentUser() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     ViewTestData::createTestViews(get_class($this), ['user_test_views']);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/HandlerArgumentUserUidTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/HandlerArgumentUserUidTest.php
index dc51ed9946..f7b27cea28 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/HandlerArgumentUserUidTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/HandlerArgumentUserUidTest.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class HandlerArgumentUserUidTest extends KernelTestBase {
    * Tests the generated title of an user: uid argument.
    */
   public function testArgumentTitle() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installConfig(['user']);
     User::create(['uid' => 0, 'name' => ''])->save();
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/RelationshipRepresentativeNodeTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/RelationshipRepresentativeNodeTest.php
index 6a067f259e..6bf3c09cf1 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/RelationshipRepresentativeNodeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/Views/RelationshipRepresentativeNodeTest.php
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class RelationshipRepresentativeNodeTest extends KernelTestBase {
    * Tests the relationship.
    */
   public function testRelationship() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installConfig(['filter']);
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/WhosOnlineBlockTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/WhosOnlineBlockTest.php
index 85283c68fa..746f553e0d 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/WhosOnlineBlockTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/WhosOnlineBlockTest.php
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class WhosOnlineBlockTest extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installConfig(['system', 'block', 'views', 'user']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
 
     $this->controller = $this->container
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Traits/UserCreationTrait.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Traits/UserCreationTrait.php
index 9d687fd4e5..95df764a57 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Traits/UserCreationTrait.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Traits/UserCreationTrait.php
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ protected function setUpCurrentUser(array $values = [], array $permissions = [],
     }
     if ($this instanceof KernelTestBase && (!isset($values['uid']) || $values['uid'])) {
       try {
-        $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
+        // This will ensure sequences table created.
+        \Drupal::database()->nextId();
       }
       catch (SchemaObjectExistsException $e) {
       }
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewKernelTestBase.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewKernelTestBase.php
index 4e1aa08029..71b9017138 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewKernelTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewKernelTestBase.php
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ abstract class ViewKernelTestBase extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp($import_test_views = TRUE) {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->setUpFixtures();
 
     if ($import_test_views) {
diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/src/Kernel/ViewsKernelTestBase.php b/core/modules/views/tests/src/Kernel/ViewsKernelTestBase.php
index 6d1ee400dd..ae3133df65 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/tests/src/Kernel/ViewsKernelTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/tests/src/Kernel/ViewsKernelTestBase.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ abstract class ViewsKernelTestBase extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp($import_test_views = TRUE) {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences', 'key_value_expire']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire']);
     $this->setUpFixtures();
 
     if ($import_test_views) {
diff --git a/core/modules/workflows/tests/src/Kernel/WorkflowAccessControlHandlerTest.php b/core/modules/workflows/tests/src/Kernel/WorkflowAccessControlHandlerTest.php
index eb7bdae95f..4b97e8bcc3 100644
--- a/core/modules/workflows/tests/src/Kernel/WorkflowAccessControlHandlerTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/workflows/tests/src/Kernel/WorkflowAccessControlHandlerTest.php
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     $this->installEntitySchema('workflow');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
 
     $this->accessControlHandler = $this->container->get('entity_type.manager')->getAccessControlHandler('workflow');
 
diff --git a/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/EntityReferenceSupportedNewEntitiesConstraintValidatorTest.php b/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/EntityReferenceSupportedNewEntitiesConstraintValidatorTest.php
index 5cef79df93..799a5fd84b 100644
--- a/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/EntityReferenceSupportedNewEntitiesConstraintValidatorTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/EntityReferenceSupportedNewEntitiesConstraintValidatorTest.php
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->createUser();
 
     $fields['supported_reference'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('entity_reference')->setSetting('target_type', 'entity_test_mulrevpub');
diff --git a/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/WorkspaceAccessTest.php b/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/WorkspaceAccessTest.php
index f8a4964eda..777e483016 100644
--- a/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/WorkspaceAccessTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/WorkspaceAccessTest.php
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ class WorkspaceAccessTest extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
-
     $this->installEntitySchema('workspace');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
 
diff --git a/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/WorkspaceIntegrationTest.php b/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/WorkspaceIntegrationTest.php
index 1530f38658..24d8cd1b22 100644
--- a/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/WorkspaceIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/workspaces/tests/src/Kernel/WorkspaceIntegrationTest.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     $this->installConfig(['filter', 'node', 'system', 'language', 'content_translation']);
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire', 'sequences']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire']);
     $this->installSchema('node', ['node_access']);
 
     $language = ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('de');
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Action/DeleteActionTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Action/DeleteActionTest.php
index e5a2bd95da..70e846a267 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Action/DeleteActionTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Action/DeleteActionTest.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test_mulrevpub');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences', 'key_value_expire']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire']);
 
     $this->testUser = User::create([
       'name' => 'foobar',
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/CacheContextOptimizationTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/CacheContextOptimizationTest.php
index 4739b6238a..a91cfb9693 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/CacheContextOptimizationTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Cache/CacheContextOptimizationTest.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installConfig(['user']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Command/DbDumpTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Command/DbDumpTest.php
index 47fa613ab2..4263220a36 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Command/DbDumpTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Command/DbDumpTest.php
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->installEntitySchema('file');
     $this->installEntitySchema('menu_link_content');
     $this->installEntitySchema('path_alias');
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
 
     // Place some sample config to test for in the export.
     $this->data = [
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
       'menu_link_content_data',
       'menu_link_content_revision',
       'menu_link_content_field_revision',
-      'sequences',
       'sessions',
       'path_alias',
       'path_alias_revision',
@@ -201,6 +199,8 @@ public function testScriptLoad() {
       $this->originalTableIndexes[$table] = $this->getTableIndexes($table);
       $schema->dropTable($table);
     }
+    // Special handling of sequences table which is created on demand.
+    $schema->dropTable('sequences');
 
     // This will load the data.
     $file = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/' . $this->randomMachineName();
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Config/ConfigImporterMissingContentTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Config/ConfigImporterMissingContentTest.php
index c67e0425da..d80248dc72 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Config/ConfigImporterMissingContentTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Config/ConfigImporterMissingContentTest.php
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class ConfigImporterMissingContentTest extends KernelTestBase {
 
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installConfig(['system', 'config_test']);
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/DatabaseLegacyTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/DatabaseLegacyTest.php
index 249b057006..1ab6931e22 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/DatabaseLegacyTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/DatabaseLegacyTest.php
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ public function testDbDropTable() {
    * @expectedDeprecation db_next_id() is deprecated in drupal:8.0.0. It will be removed from drupal:9.0.0. Instead, get a database connection injected into your service from the container and call nextId() on it. For example, $injected_database->nextId($existing_id). See https://www.drupal.org/node/2993033
    */
   public function testDbNextId() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->assertEquals(1001, db_next_id(1000));
   }
 
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/NextIdTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/NextIdTest.php
index 9adb214b92..650b1f743e 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/NextIdTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/NextIdTest.php
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@ class NextIdTest extends DatabaseTestBase {
    */
   public static $modules = ['database_test', 'system'];
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function setUp() {
-    parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
-  }
-
   /**
    * Tests that the sequences API works.
    */
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/SelectComplexTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/SelectComplexTest.php
index c4a2f349cf..e78e2953eb 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/SelectComplexTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/SelectComplexTest.php
@@ -337,8 +337,6 @@ public function testJoinTwice() {
    * Tests that we can join on a query.
    */
   public function testJoinSubquery() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
-
     $account = User::create([
       'name' => $this->randomMachineName(),
       'mail' => $this->randomMachineName() . '@example.com',
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Element/PathElementFormTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Element/PathElementFormTest.php
index b5b9ffd5ec..1deb666279 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Element/PathElementFormTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Element/PathElementFormTest.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class PathElementFormTest extends KernelTestBase implements FormInterface {
    */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences', 'key_value_expire']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     \Drupal::service('router.builder')->rebuild();
     /** @var \Drupal\user\RoleInterface $role */
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/ContentEntityHasChangesTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/ContentEntityHasChangesTest.php
index 687ceb74c0..5af55211be 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/ContentEntityHasChangesTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/ContentEntityHasChangesTest.php
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test_mulrev_chnged_revlog');
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityKernelTestBase.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityKernelTestBase.php
index 27edf6bce8..f03c41df0c 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityKernelTestBase.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityKernelTestBase.php
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->entityTypeManager = $this->container->get('entity_type.manager');
     $this->state = $this->container->get('state');
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
-
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test');
 
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Form/ExternalFormUrlTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Form/ExternalFormUrlTest.php
index f3fbc4f76c..1b83cdd781 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Form/ExternalFormUrlTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Form/ExternalFormUrlTest.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function submitForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {}
    */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire', 'sequences']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
 
     $test_user = User::create([
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Plugin/Condition/ConditionTestDualUserTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Plugin/Condition/ConditionTestDualUserTest.php
index b0aece9a10..f41baa5982 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Plugin/Condition/ConditionTestDualUserTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Plugin/Condition/ConditionTestDualUserTest.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class ConditionTestDualUserTest extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
 
     $this->anonymous = User::create(['uid' => 0]);
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Plugin/Condition/RequestPathTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Plugin/Condition/RequestPathTest.php
index f9b56859d4..e6f6ceceb4 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Plugin/Condition/RequestPathTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Plugin/Condition/RequestPathTest.php
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ class RequestPathTest extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
-
     $this->pluginManager = $this->container->get('plugin.manager.condition');
 
     // Set a mock alias manager in the container.
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Queue/QueueSerializationTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Queue/QueueSerializationTest.php
index b4e122b4b7..e3bbfccc8d 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Queue/QueueSerializationTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Queue/QueueSerializationTest.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public function submitForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
    */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire', 'sequences']);
+    $this->installSchema('system', ['key_value_expire']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->queue = \Drupal::service('queue.database')->get('aggregator_refresh');
     $test_user = User::create([
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Render/RenderCacheTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Render/RenderCacheTest.php
index 3beed66fa6..8d25a69b85 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Render/RenderCacheTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Render/RenderCacheTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installConfig(['user']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Theme/TwigWhiteListTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Theme/TwigWhiteListTest.php
index 0a3b3ed66e..651ef040f3 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Theme/TwigWhiteListTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Theme/TwigWhiteListTest.php
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class TwigWhiteListTest extends KernelTestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     \Drupal::service('theme_installer')->install(['test_theme']);
-    $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
     $this->installEntitySchema('node');
     $this->installEntitySchema('user');
     $this->installEntitySchema('taxonomy_term');