diff -u b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/database_test/database_test.install b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/database_test/database_test.install
--- b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/database_test/database_test.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/database_test/database_test.install
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
       ),
       'name' => array(
         'description' => "A person's name.",
-        'type' => 'varchar',
+        'type' => 'varchar_ascii',
         'length' => 255,
         'not null' => FALSE,
         'default' => '',