diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
index 4ddf095d26..be45e13051 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
@@ -206,37 +206,47 @@ public function testRenderWithTheme() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Tests that a test method is skipped when it @requires a module not present.
+   *
+   * In order to catch checkRequirements() regressions, we have to make a new
+   * test object and run checkRequirements() here.
+   *
+   * @covers ::checkRequirements
+   * @covers ::checkModuleRequirements
+   */
+  public function testMethodRequiresModule() {
+    $this->setExpectedException(
+      \PHPUnit_Framework_SkippedTestError::class,
+      'Module drupal_dne_module is required.'
+    );
+
+    require __DIR__ . '/../../fixtures/MissingDependentModuleMethodTest.php';
+
+    $test = new MissingDependentModuleMethodTest();
+    $test->setName('testMethodRequiresModule');
+    $test->checkRequirements();
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Tests that a test case is skipped when it @requires a module not present.
    *
-   * In order to have a failing test when the annotated test classes run, we
-   * have to run the tests here and discover whether they threw
-   * \PHPUnit_Framework_SkippedTestError.
+   * In order to catch checkRequirements() regressions, we have to make a new
+   * test object and run checkRequirements() here.
    *
    * @covers ::checkRequirements
    * @covers ::checkModuleRequirements
    */
   public function testRequiresModule() {
-    require __DIR__ . '/../../fixtures/MissingDependentModuleMethodTest.php';
-    require __DIR__ . '/../../fixtures/MissingDependentModuleTest.php';
+    $this->setExpectedException(
+      \PHPUnit_Framework_SkippedTestError::class,
+      'Module drupal_dne_module is required.'
+    );
 
-    $test1 = new MissingDependentModuleMethodTest();
-    $test1->setName('testRequiresModule');
-    try {
-      $test1->checkRequirements();
-      $this->fail('Requirement on method not found.');
-    }
-    catch (\PHPUnit_Framework_SkippedTestError $e) {
-      $this->assertEquals('Module drupal_dne_module is required.', $e->getMessage());
-    }
+    require __DIR__ . '/../../fixtures/MissingDependentModuleTest.php';
 
-    $test2 = new MissingDependentModuleTest();
-    try {
-      $test2->checkRequirements();
-      $this->fail('Requirement on class not found.');
-    }
-    catch (\PHPUnit_Framework_SkippedTestError $e) {
-      $this->assertEquals('Module drupal_dne_module is required.', $e->getMessage());
-    }
+    $test = new MissingDependentModuleTest();
+    $test->setName('testRequiresModule');
+    $test->checkRequirements();
   }
 
   /**