diff --git a/core/modules/shortcut/tests/src/Functional/ShortcutCacheTagsTest.php b/core/modules/shortcut/tests/src/Functional/ShortcutCacheTagsTest.php
index a30b7a59c3..7c7f68bc66 100644
--- a/core/modules/shortcut/tests/src/Functional/ShortcutCacheTagsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/shortcut/tests/src/Functional/ShortcutCacheTagsTest.php
@@ -28,36 +28,6 @@ class ShortcutCacheTagsTest extends PageCacheTagsTestBase {
    */
   protected $defaultTheme = 'stark';
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function setUp() {
-    parent::setUp();
-
-    // Give anonymous users permission to customize shortcut links, so that we
-    // can verify the cache tags of cached versions of shortcuts.
-    $user_role = Role::load(RoleInterface::ANONYMOUS_ID);
-    $user_role->grantPermission('customize shortcut links');
-    $user_role->grantPermission('access shortcuts');
-    $user_role->save();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function createEntity() {
-    // Create a "Llama" shortcut.
-    $shortcut = Shortcut::create([
-      'shortcut_set' => 'default',
-      'title' => t('Llama'),
-      'weight' => 0,
-      'link' => [['uri' => 'internal:/admin']],
-    ]);
-    $shortcut->save();
-
-    return $shortcut;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Tests that when creating a shortcut, the shortcut set tag is invalidated.
    */
@@ -72,7 +42,13 @@ public function testEntityCreation() {
     $this->assertEquals($cache_tags, $item->tags);
 
     // Now create a shortcut entity in that shortcut set.
-    $this->createEntity();
+    $shortcut = Shortcut::create([
+      'shortcut_set' => 'default',
+      'title' => t('Llama'),
+      'weight' => 0,
+      'link' => [['uri' => 'internal:/admin']],
+    ]);
+    $shortcut->save();
 
     // Verify a cache miss.
     $this->assertFalse($render_cache->get('foo'), 'Creating a new shortcut invalidates the cache tag of the shortcut set.');