diff -u b/modules/simpletest/tests/module_test.info b/modules/simpletest/tests/module_test.info
--- b/modules/simpletest/tests/module_test.info
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/module_test.info
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
-# Depends on the Node module to test making a module required using
-# hook_system_info_alter() and ensuring that its dependencies also become
-# required.
-dependencies[] = node
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+; Depends on the Node module to test making a module required using
+; hook_system_info_alter() and ensuring that its dependencies also become
+; required.
+dependencies[] = list
diff -u b/modules/simpletest/tests/module_test.module b/modules/simpletest/tests/module_test.module
--- b/modules/simpletest/tests/module_test.module
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/module_test.module
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     $info['regions']['test_region'] = t('Test region');
   }
 
-  if ($file->name == 'module_test' && variable_get('module_test.hook_system_info_alter')) {
+  if ($file->name == 'module_test' && variable_get('module_test_hook_system_info_alter')) {
     $info['required'] = TRUE;
     $info['explanation'] = 'Testing hook_system_info_alter()';
   }
diff -u b/modules/system/system.test b/modules/system/system.test
--- b/modules/system/system.test
+++ b/modules/system/system.test
@@ -2145,9 +2145,9 @@
    * return freshly altered info.
    */
   function testSystemInfoAlter() {
-    variable_set('module_test.hook_system_info_alter', TRUE);
+    variable_set('module_test_hook_system_info_alter', TRUE);
     $info = system_rebuild_module_data();
-    $this->assertFalse(isset($info['node']->info['required']), 'Before the module_test is installed the node module is not required.');
+    $this->assertFalse(isset($info['list']->info['required']), 'Before the module_test is installed the list module is not required.');
     // Enable our test module. Flush all caches, which we assert is the only
     // thing necessary to use the rebuilt {system}.info.
     module_enable(array('module_test'), FALSE);
@@ -2163,6 +2163,9 @@
     $this->assertTrue(isset($info['regions']['test_region']), 'Altered theme info was returned by system_list().');
     $list_themes = list_themes();
     $this->assertTrue(isset($list_themes['seven']->info['regions']['test_region']), 'Altered theme info was returned by list_themes().');
+    $info = system_rebuild_module_data();
+    $this->assertTrue($info['list']->info['required'], 'After the module_test is installed the list module is required.');
+    variable_set('module_test_hook_system_info_alter', FALSE);
 
     // Disable the module and verify that {system}.info is rebuilt without it.
     module_disable(array('module_test'), FALSE);
@@ -2178,10 +2181,6 @@
     $this->assertFalse(isset($info['regions']['test_region']), 'Altered theme info was not returned by system_list().');
     $list_themes = list_themes();
     $this->assertFalse(isset($list_themes['seven']->info['regions']['test_region']), 'Altered theme info was not returned by list_themes().');
-    system_list_reset();
-    $info = system_rebuild_module_data();
-    $this->assertTrue($info['node']->info['required'], 'After the module_test is installed the node module is required.');
-    variable_set('module_test.hook_system_info_alter', FALSE);
   }
 
   /**