diff --git a/core/modules/history/src/Tests/HistoryTest.php b/core/modules/history/tests/src/Functional/HistoryTest.php
similarity index 53%
rename from core/modules/history/src/Tests/HistoryTest.php
rename to core/modules/history/tests/src/Functional/HistoryTest.php
index b74ba6b454..1837348401 100644
--- a/core/modules/history/src/Tests/HistoryTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/history/tests/src/Functional/HistoryTest.php
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace Drupal\history\Tests;
+namespace Drupal\Tests\history\Functional;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Serialization\Json;
-use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Url;
+use Drupal\system\Tests\Cache\AssertPageCacheContextsAndTagsTrait;
+use Drupal\Tests\BrowserTestBase;
+use GuzzleHttp\Cookie\CookieJar;
 
 /**
  * Tests the History endpoints.
  *
  * @group history
  */
-class HistoryTest extends WebTestBase {
+class HistoryTest extends BrowserTestBase {
+
+  use AssertPageCacheContextsAndTagsTrait;
 
   /**
    * Modules to enable.
@@ -33,6 +38,20 @@ class HistoryTest extends WebTestBase {
    */
   protected $testNode;
 
+  /**
+   * The Guzzle HTTP client.
+   *
+   * @var \GuzzleHttp\Client;
+   */
+  protected $client;
+
+  /**
+   * The Guzzle HTTP client.
+   *
+   * @var \GuzzleHttp\Cookie\CookieJar;
+   */
+  protected $cookies;
+
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
@@ -41,6 +60,12 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->user = $this->drupalCreateUser(['create page content', 'access content']);
     $this->drupalLogin($this->user);
     $this->testNode = $this->drupalCreateNode(['type' => 'page', 'uid' => $this->user->id()]);
+
+
+    $domain = parse_url($this->getUrl(), PHP_URL_HOST);
+    $session_id = $this->getSession()->getCookie($this->getSessionName());
+    $this->cookies = CookieJar::fromArray([$this->getSessionName() => $session_id], $domain);
+    $this->client = $this->getSession()->getDriver()->getClient()->getClient();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -49,34 +74,23 @@ protected function setUp() {
    * @param array $node_ids
    *   An array of node IDs.
    *
-   * @return string
-   *   The response body.
+   * @return \Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface
+   *   The response object.
    */
   protected function getNodeReadTimestamps(array $node_ids) {
-    // Build POST values.
-    $post = [];
-    for ($i = 0; $i < count($node_ids); $i++) {
-      $post['node_ids[' . $i . ']'] = $node_ids[$i];
-    }
-
-    // Serialize POST values.
-    foreach ($post as $key => $value) {
-      // Encode according to application/x-www-form-urlencoded
-      // Both names and values needs to be urlencoded, according to
-      // http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#h-17.13.4.1
-      $post[$key] = urlencode($key) . '=' . urlencode($value);
-    }
-    $post = implode('&', $post);
 
     // Perform HTTP request.
-    return $this->curlExec([
-      CURLOPT_URL => \Drupal::url('history.get_last_node_view', [], ['absolute' => TRUE]),
-      CURLOPT_POST => TRUE,
-      CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $post,
-      CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
-        'Accept: application/json',
-        'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+    $url = Url::fromRoute('history.get_last_node_view')
+      ->setAbsolute()
+      ->toString();
+    return $this->client->post($url, [
+      'body' => http_build_query(['node_ids' => $node_ids]),
+      'cookies' => $this->cookies,
+      'headers' => [
+        'Accept' => 'application/json',
+        'Content-Type' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
       ],
+      'http_errors' => FALSE,
     ]);
   }
 
@@ -86,15 +100,17 @@ protected function getNodeReadTimestamps(array $node_ids) {
    * @param int $node_id
    *   A node ID.
    *
-   * @return string
+   * @return \Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface
    *   The response body.
    */
   protected function markNodeAsRead($node_id) {
-    return $this->curlExec([
-      CURLOPT_URL => \Drupal::url('history.read_node', ['node' => $node_id], ['absolute' => TRUE]),
-      CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
-        'Accept: application/json',
+    $url = Url::fromRoute('history.read_node', ['node' => $node_id], ['absolute' => TRUE])->toString();
+    return $this->client->post($url, [
+      'cookies' => $this->cookies,
+      'headers' => [
+        'Accept' => 'application/json',
       ],
+      'http_errors' => FALSE,
     ]);
   }
 
@@ -106,8 +122,8 @@ public function testHistory() {
 
     // Retrieve "last read" timestamp for test node, for the current user.
     $response = $this->getNodeReadTimestamps([$nid]);
-    $this->assertResponse(200);
-    $json = Json::decode($response);
+    $this->assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
+    $json = Json::decode($response->getBody());
     $this->assertIdentical([1 => 0], $json, 'The node has not yet been read.');
 
     // View the node.
@@ -121,28 +137,28 @@ public function testHistory() {
 
     // Simulate JavaScript: perform HTTP request to mark node as read.
     $response = $this->markNodeAsRead($nid);
-    $this->assertResponse(200);
-    $timestamp = Json::decode($response);
+    $this->assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
+    $timestamp = Json::decode($response->getBody());
     $this->assertTrue(is_numeric($timestamp), 'Node has been marked as read. Timestamp received.');
 
     // Retrieve "last read" timestamp for test node, for the current user.
     $response = $this->getNodeReadTimestamps([$nid]);
-    $this->assertResponse(200);
-    $json = Json::decode($response);
+    $this->assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
+    $json = Json::decode($response->getBody());
     $this->assertIdentical([1 => $timestamp], $json, 'The node has been read.');
 
     // Failing to specify node IDs for the first endpoint should return a 404.
-    $this->getNodeReadTimestamps([]);
-    $this->assertResponse(404);
+    $response = $this->getNodeReadTimestamps([]);
+    $this->assertEquals(404, $response->getStatusCode());
 
     // Accessing either endpoint as the anonymous user should return a 403.
     $this->drupalLogout();
-    $this->getNodeReadTimestamps([$nid]);
-    $this->assertResponse(403);
-    $this->getNodeReadTimestamps([]);
-    $this->assertResponse(403);
-    $this->markNodeAsRead($nid);
-    $this->assertResponse(403);
+    $response = $this->getNodeReadTimestamps([$nid]);
+    $this->assertEquals(403, $response->getStatusCode());
+    $response = $this->getNodeReadTimestamps([]);
+    $this->assertEquals(403, $response->getStatusCode());
+    $response = $this->markNodeAsRead($nid);
+    $this->assertEquals(403, $response->getStatusCode());
   }
 
 }