diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php
index 3b9d264..4b1652b 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/WebTestBase.php
@@ -801,7 +801,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     install_drupal($parameters);
 
     // Import new settings.php written by the installer.
-    drupal_settings_initialize();
     foreach ($GLOBALS['config_directories'] as $type => $path) {
       $this->configDirectories[$type] = $path;
     }