diff -u b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Extension/ProfileHandlerTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Extension/ProfileHandlerTest.php
--- b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Extension/ProfileHandlerTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Extension/ProfileHandlerTest.php
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
     $this->assertNotEmpty($info);
     $this->assertEquals($info['name'], 'Testing Inherited');
     $this->assertEquals($info['base profile'], 'testing');
-    $this->assertTrue(in_array('config', $info['dependencies'], 'config should be found in dependencies'));
-    $this->assertFalse(in_array('page_cache', $info['dependencies'], 'page_cache should not be found in dependencies'));
+    $this->assertTrue(in_array('config', $info['dependencies']), 'config should be found in dependencies as it is a dependency of this profile.');
+    $this->assertTrue(in_array('page_cache', $info['dependencies']), 'page_cache should be found in dependencies as it is a dependency of the parent profile.');
     $this->assertTrue($info['hidden'], 'Profiles should be hidden');
     $this->assertNotEmpty($info['profile_list']);
     $profile_list = $info['profile_list'];
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@
 
     // Test that profiles without any base return normalized info.
     $info = $profile_handler->getProfileInfo('minimal');
-    $this->assertInternalType('array', $info['base profile']);
-
-    $this->assertArrayHasKey('name', $info['base profile']);
-    $this->assertEmpty($info['base profile']);
+    $this->assertTrue($info['base profile'] == '');
 
     // Tests three levels profile inheritance.
     $info = $profile_handler->getProfileInfo('testing_subsubprofile');