diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TaxonomyTestBase.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TaxonomyTestBase.php
index 3840c65..58aed6d 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TaxonomyTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TaxonomyTestBase.php
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ function createVocabulary() {
   /**
    * Returns a new term with random properties in vocabulary $vid.
    */
-  function createTerm($vocabulary) {
+  function createTerm($vocabulary, $values=array()) {
     $filter_formats = filter_formats();
     $format = array_pop($filter_formats);
-    $term = entity_create('taxonomy_term', array(
+    $term = entity_create('taxonomy_term', $values + array(
       'name' => $this->randomName(),
       'description' => array(
         'value' => $this->randomName(),
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermTest.php
index 1806d36..cc452ff 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/TermTest.php
@@ -109,17 +109,19 @@ function testTaxonomyTermChildTerms() {
     // Create 40 terms. Terms 1-12 get parent of $term1. All others are
     // individual terms.
     for ($x = 1; $x <= 40; $x++) {
-      $term = $this->createTerm($this->vocabulary);
-
       $edit = array();
       // Set terms in order so we know which terms will be on which pages.
       $edit['weight'] = $x;
 
       // Set terms 1-20 to be children of first term created.
       if ($x <= 12) {
-        $edit['parent[]'] = $term1->id();
+        $edit['parent'] = $term1->id();
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        $edit['parent'] = 0;
       }
-      $this->drupalPostForm('taxonomy/term/' . $term->id() . '/edit', $edit, t('Save'));
+      $term = $this->createTerm($this->vocabulary,$edit);
       $children = taxonomy_term_load_children($term1->id());
       $parents = taxonomy_term_load_parents($term->id());
       $terms_array[$x] = taxonomy_term_load($term->id());