diff --git a/lib/tests/behat/behat_navigation.php b/lib/tests/behat/behat_navigation.php
index c53a723a74c..e2af345c530 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat/behat_navigation.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat/behat_navigation.php
@@ -763,8 +763,6 @@ class behat_navigation extends behat_base {
      * @throws Exception with a meaningful error message if the specified page cannot be found.
      */
     protected function resolve_core_page_instance_url(string $type, string $identifier): moodle_url {
-        global $DB;
-
         $type = strtolower($type);
 
         switch ($type) {
@@ -920,9 +918,8 @@ class behat_navigation extends behat_base {
      * @return void
      */
     public function i_am_on_course_homepage($coursefullname) {
-        global $DB;
-        $course = $DB->get_record("course", array("fullname" => $coursefullname), 'id', MUST_EXIST);
-        $url = new moodle_url('/course/view.php', ['id' => $course->id]);
+        $courseid = $this->get_course_id($coursefullname);
+        $url = new moodle_url('/course/view.php', ['id' => $courseid]);
         $this->execute('behat_general::i_visit', [$url]);
     }
 
@@ -944,10 +941,8 @@ class behat_navigation extends behat_base {
      * @param string $onoroff Whehter to switch editing on, or off.
      */
     public function i_am_on_course_homepage_with_editing_mode_set_to(string $coursefullname, string $onoroff): void {
-        global $DB;
-
-        $course = $DB->get_record("course", array("fullname" => $coursefullname), 'id', MUST_EXIST);
-        $url = new moodle_url('/course/view.php', ['id' => $course->id]);
+        $courseid = $this->get_course_id($coursefullname);
+        $url = new moodle_url('/course/view.php', ['id' => $courseid]);
 
         // Visit the course page.
         $this->execute('behat_general::i_visit', [$url]);