diff --git a/tests/phpunit/includes/bootstrap.php b/tests/phpunit/includes/bootstrap.php
index 36f54541b2..f059590ac1 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/includes/bootstrap.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/includes/bootstrap.php
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-settings.php';
 // Delete any default posts & related data.
 _delete_all_posts();
 
-if ( version_compare( tests_get_phpunit_version(), '7.0', '>=' ) ) {
+if ( version_compare( tests_get_phpunit_version(), '7.5', '>=' ) ) {
 	require __DIR__ . '/phpunit7/testcase.php';
 } else {
 	require __DIR__ . '/testcase.php';
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/includes/phpunit6/compat.php b/tests/phpunit/includes/phpunit6/compat.php
index 61aa6048e9..dcc99e9a76 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/includes/phpunit6/compat.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/includes/phpunit6/compat.php
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ if ( class_exists( 'PHPUnit\Runner\Version' ) && version_compare( PHPUnit\Runner
 	class_alias( 'PHPUnit\Framework\Test', 'PHPUnit_Framework_Test' );
 	class_alias( 'PHPUnit\Framework\Warning', 'PHPUnit_Framework_Warning' );
 	class_alias( 'PHPUnit\Framework\AssertionFailedError', 'PHPUnit_Framework_AssertionFailedError' );
-	class_alias( 'PHPUnit\Framework\Constraint\IsEqual', 'PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint_IsEqual' );
 	class_alias( 'PHPUnit\Framework\TestSuite', 'PHPUnit_Framework_TestSuite' );
 	class_alias( 'PHPUnit\Framework\TestListener', 'PHPUnit_Framework_TestListener' );
 	class_alias( 'PHPUnit\Util\GlobalState', 'PHPUnit_Util_GlobalState' );
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/includes/phpunit7/testcase.php b/tests/phpunit/includes/phpunit7/testcase.php
index 9a8ddc12de..84ddbd5be1 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/includes/phpunit7/testcase.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/includes/phpunit7/testcase.php
@@ -11,30 +11,4 @@ require_once dirname( __DIR__ ) . '/abstract-testcase.php';
  *
  * All WordPress unit tests should inherit from this class.
  */
-class WP_UnitTestCase extends WP_UnitTestCase_Base {
-
-	/**
-	 * Asserts that two variables are equal (with delta).
-	 *
-	 * This method has been backported from a more recent PHPUnit version,
-	 * as tests running on PHP 5.6 use PHPUnit 5.7.x.
-	 *
-	 * @since 5.6.0
-	 *
-	 * @param mixed  $expected First value to compare.
-	 * @param mixed  $actual   Second value to compare.
-	 * @param float  $delta    Allowed numerical distance between two values to consider them equal.
-	 * @param string $message  Optional. Message to display when the assertion fails.
-	 *
-	 * @throws ExpectationFailedException
-	 * @throws \SebastianBergmann\RecursionContext\InvalidArgumentException
-	 */
-	public static function assertEqualsWithDelta( $expected, $actual, float $delta, string $message = '' ): void {
-		$constraint = new PHPUnit\Framework\Constraint\IsEqual(
-			$expected,
-			$delta
-		);
-
-		static::assertThat( $actual, $constraint, $message );
-	}
-}
+class WP_UnitTestCase extends WP_UnitTestCase_Base {}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase.php b/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase.php
index 6d90d6c0c5..019606c686 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/includes/testcase.php
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ class WP_UnitTestCase extends WP_UnitTestCase_Base {
 	 * @throws \SebastianBergmann\RecursionContext\InvalidArgumentException
 	 */
 	public static function assertEqualsWithDelta( $expected, $actual, $delta, $message = '' ) {
-		$constraint = new PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint_IsEqual(
-			$expected,
-			$delta
-		);
-
-		static::assertThat( $actual, $constraint, $message );
+		static::assertEquals( $expected, $actual, $message, $delta );
 	}
 }