diff --git a/core/modules/views_ui/src/Tests/ViewsUITourTest.php b/core/modules/views_ui/src/Tests/ViewsUITourTest.php
index 7030cac..6945bff 100644
--- a/core/modules/views_ui/src/Tests/ViewsUITourTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views_ui/src/Tests/ViewsUITourTest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ class ViewsUITourTest extends TourTestBase {
   protected $adminUser;
 
   /**
+   * String translation storage object.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\locale\StringStorageInterface
+   */
+  protected $localeStorage;
+
+  /**
    * Modules to enable.
    *
    * @var array
@@ -33,7 +40,7 @@ class ViewsUITourTest extends TourTestBase {
 
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->adminUser = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer views', 'access tour', 'administer languages', 'translate interface', 'access administration pages'));
+    $this->adminUser = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer views', 'access tour'));
     $this->drupalLogin($this->adminUser);
   }
 
@@ -57,18 +64,28 @@ public function testViewsUiTourTips() {
   public function testViewsUiTourTipsTranslated() {
     $langcode = 'nl';
 
-    // Enable import of translations. By default this is disabled for automated
-    // tests.
-    $this->config('locale.settings')
-      ->set('translation.import_enabled', TRUE)
-      ->save();
+    // Add a default locale storage for this test.
+    $this->localeStorage = $this->container->get('locale.storage');
 
     // Add Dutch language programmatically.
     ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode($langcode)->save();
-    // Import a .po file.
-    $this->importPoFile($this->getPoFile(), array(
-      'langcode' => $langcode,
-    ));
+
+    // Handler titles that need translations.
+    $handler_titles = array(
+      'Format',
+      'Fields',
+      'Sort criteria',
+      'Filter criteria',
+    );
+
+    foreach ($handler_titles as $handler_title) {
+      // Create source string.
+      $source = $this->localeStorage->createString(array(
+        'source' => $handler_title
+      ));
+      $source->save();
+      $this->createTranslation($source, $langcode);
+    }
 
     // Create a basic view that shows all content, with a page and a block
     // display.
@@ -77,51 +94,23 @@ public function testViewsUiTourTipsTranslated() {
     $view['page[create]'] = 1;
     $view['page[path]'] = $this->randomMachineName(16);
     // Load the page in dutch.
-    $this->drupalPostForm($langcode . '/admin/structure/views/add', $view, t('Save and edit'));
+    $this->drupalPostForm(
+      $langcode . '/admin/structure/views/add',
+      $view,
+      t('Save and edit')
+    );
     $this->assertTourTips();
   }
 
   /**
-   * Helper function: import a standalone .po file in a given language.
-   *
-   * @param string $contents
-   *   Contents of the .po file to import.
-   * @param array $options
-   *   (optional) Additional options to pass to the translation import form.
-   */
-  public function importPoFile($contents, array $options = array()) {
-    $name = tempnam('temporary://', "po_") . '.po';
-    file_put_contents($name, $contents);
-    $options['files[file]'] = $name;
-    $this->drupalPostForm('admin/config/regional/translate/import', $options, t('Import'));
-    drupal_unlink($name);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Helper function that returns a proper .po file.
+   * Creates single translation for source string.
    */
-  public function getPoFile() {
-    return <<< EOF
-msgid ""
-msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: Drupal 8\\n"
-"MIME-Version: 1.0\\n"
-"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\\n"
-"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\\n"
-"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n > 1);\\n"
-
-msgid "Format"
-msgstr "Formaat"
-
-msgid "Fields"
-msgstr "Velden"
-
-msgid "Sort criteria"
-msgstr "Sorteercriteria"
-
-msgid "Filter criteria"
-msgstr "Filtercriteria"
-EOF;
+  public function createTranslation($source, $langcode) {
+    return $this->localeStorage->createTranslation(array(
+        'lid' => $source->lid,
+        'language' => $langcode,
+        'translation' => $this->randomMachineName(100),
+      ))->save();
   }
 
 }