diff --git a/tests/template/template_test.php b/tests/template/template_test.php
index a3c0b69123..a4748eb0b3 100644
--- a/tests/template/template_test.php
+++ b/tests/template/template_test.php
@@ -340,16 +340,7 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 	*/
 	public function test_template($file, array $vars, array $block_vars, array $destroy, $expected)
 	{
-		$cache_file = $this->template->cachepath . str_replace('/', '.', $file) . '.php';
-
-		$this->assertFileNotExists($cache_file);
-
-		$this->run_template($file, $vars, $block_vars, $destroy, $expected, $cache_file);
-
-		// Reset the engine state
-		$this->setup_engine();
-
-		$this->run_template($file, $vars, $block_vars, $destroy, $expected, $cache_file);
+		$this->run_template($file, $vars, $block_vars, $destroy, $expected);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -423,11 +414,7 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 	{
 		$this->setup_engine(array('tpl_allow_php' => true));
 
-		$cache_file = $this->template->cachepath . 'php.html.php';
-
-		$this->assertFileNotExists($cache_file);
-
-		$this->run_template('php.html', array(), array(), array(), 'test', $cache_file);
+		$this->run_template('php.html', array(), array(), array(), 'test');
 	}
 
 	public function alter_block_array_data()