diff --git a/tests/feeds.test.inc b/tests/feeds.test.inc
index 65e93d0ab38c42dbb9d176c1083e6a0b67f8b4a1..aeda416e670099afa36aecbb3cd2340c39a3f27c 100644
--- a/tests/feeds.test.inc
+++ b/tests/feeds.test.inc
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ class FeedsWebTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    * please don't pass duplicates of what is defined below!
    */
   function setUp($add_modules = array()) {
-    parent::setUp();
+    // We ensure the taxonomy module is enabled first to prevent issues later
+    // on where plugins aren't available.
+    parent::setUp(array('taxonomy'));
     $modules = array(
       'image',
       'file',
       'field',
       'field_ui',
-      'taxonomy',
       'ctools',
       'job_scheduler',
       'feeds',
diff --git a/tests/feeds_processor_term.test b/tests/feeds_processor_term.test
index 066fa661987ffb2469a648aba1524551be32a761..c248733b98e999be01f19ecb274a4be188ba3d4b 100644
--- a/tests/feeds_processor_term.test
+++ b/tests/feeds_processor_term.test
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class FeedsCSVtoTermsTest extends FeedsWebTestCase {
    * Set up test.
    */
   public function setUp() {
-    parent::setUp(array('taxonomy'));
+    parent::setUp();
 
     $this->drupalLogin($this->drupalCreateUser(array(
       'access content',