diff -u b/core/modules/book/tests/src/Functional/BookTest.php b/core/modules/book/tests/src/Functional/BookTest.php
--- b/core/modules/book/tests/src/Functional/BookTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/book/tests/src/Functional/BookTest.php
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
    */
   public function testBookListing() {
     // Create a new book.
-    $nodes = $this->createBook();
+    $this->createBook();
 
     // Must be a user with 'node test view' permission since node_access_test is installed.
     $this->drupalLogin($this->webUser);
@@ -510,24 +510,6 @@
     $this->drupalGet('book');
 
     $this->assertText($this->book->label(), 'The book title is displayed on the book listing page.');
-
-    // Unpublish the top book page and confirm that the created book title is
-    // not displayed for anonymous.
-    $this->book->setUnpublished();
-    $this->book->save();
-
-    $this->drupalGet('book');
-    $this->assertSession()->responseNotContains($this->book->label());
-
-    // Publish the top book page and unpublish a page in the book and confirm
-    // that the created book title is displayed for anonymous.
-    $this->book->setPublished();
-    $this->book->save();
-    $nodes[0]->setUnpublished();
-    $nodes[0]->save();
-
-    $this->drupalGet('book');
-    $this->assertSession()->responseContains($this->book->label());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -561,6 +543,24 @@
     $this->drupalGet('book');
 
     $this->assertText($this->book->label(), 'The book title is displayed on the book listing page.');
+
+    // Unpublish the top book page and confirm that the created book title is
+    // not displayed for anonymous.
+    $this->book->setUnpublished();
+    $this->book->save();
+
+    $this->drupalGet('book');
+    $this->assertSession()->responseNotContains($this->book->label());
+
+    // Publish the top book page and unpublish a page in the book and confirm
+    // that the created book title is displayed for anonymous.
+    $this->book->setPublished();
+    $this->book->save();
+    $nodes[0]->setUnpublished();
+    $nodes[0]->save();
+
+    $this->drupalGet('book');
+    $this->assertSession()->responseContains($this->book->label());
   }
 
   /**