diff --git a/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/DeleteTest.php b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/DeleteTest.php
index 4c039c296be55e5783cc7771b199f6b5cb5f9ee2..66f85c46f796c24b2a83270a3a07c8f24af6698b 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/DeleteTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/DeleteTest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ public static function getInfo() {
    * Tests several valid and invalid delete requests on all entity types.
    */
   public function testDelete() {
-    foreach (entity_get_info() as $entity_type => $info) {
+    // Define the entity types we want to test.
+    $entity_types = array('entity_test', 'node', 'user');
+    foreach ($entity_types as $entity_type) {
       $this->enableService('entity:' . $entity_type);
       // Create a user account that has the required permissions to delete
       // resources via the web API.
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/ReadTest.php b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/ReadTest.php
index 28ffcea36c4a8efedc89bf890d199a492d36cf6d..0c710e529a0358375463c52126c51aaff17aa801 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/ReadTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/ReadTest.php
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ public static function getInfo() {
    * Tests several valid and invalid read requests on all entity types.
    */
   public function testRead() {
-    // @todo once EntityNG is implemented for other entity types use the full
-    // entity_get_info() for all entity types here.
-    $entity_test_info = entity_get_info('entity_test');
-    $entity_info = array('entity_test' => $entity_test_info);
-    foreach ($entity_info as $entity_type => $info) {
+    // @todo once EntityNG is implemented for other entity types expand this at
+    // least to nodes and users.
+    // Define the entity types we want to test.
+    $entity_types = array('entity_test');
+    foreach ($entity_types as $entity_type) {
       $this->enableService('entity:' . $entity_type);
       // Create a user account that has the required permissions to delete
       // resources via the web API.