diff --git a/test/test_ui.py b/test/test_ui.py
index 519962b41..8c93a83ea 100644
--- a/test/test_ui.py
+++ b/test/test_ui.py
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ class UpdateTest(IOMixin, BeetsTestCase):
         assert item.lyrics != "new lyrics"
 
 
-class PrintTest(IOMixin, BeetsTestCase):
+class PrintTest(IOMixin, unittest.TestCase):
     def test_print_without_locale(self):
         lang = os.environ.get("LANG")
         if lang:
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ class ConfigTest(TestPluginTestCase):
         )
 
 
-class ShowModelChangeTest(IOMixin, BeetsTestCase):
+class ShowModelChangeTest(IOMixin, unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
         self.a = _common.item()
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ class ShowModelChangeTest(IOMixin, BeetsTestCase):
         assert "bar" in out
 
 
-class ShowChangeTest(IOMixin, BeetsTestCase):
+class ShowChangeTest(IOMixin, unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
 
diff --git a/test/test_ui_init.py b/test/test_ui_init.py
index 0f42d7258..f6c9fe245 100644
--- a/test/test_ui_init.py
+++ b/test/test_ui_init.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import os
 import shutil
+import unittest
 from copy import deepcopy
 from random import random
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ from beets.test import _common
 from beets.test.helper import BeetsTestCase, IOMixin, control_stdin
 
 
-class InputMethodsTest(IOMixin, BeetsTestCase):
+class InputMethodsTest(IOMixin, unittest.TestCase):
     def _print_helper(self, s):
         print(s)