diff --git modules/simpletest/tests/menu.test modules/simpletest/tests/menu.test
index deafb29..1fbba7b 100644
--- modules/simpletest/tests/menu.test
+++ modules/simpletest/tests/menu.test
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 class MenuWebTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
-  function setUp() {
-    parent::setUp(array('menu_test'));
+  function setUp($modules = array()) {
+    parent::setUp($modules);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ class MenuBreadcrumbTestCase extends MenuWebTestCase {
   }
 
   function setUp() {
-    parent::setUp();
+    parent::setUp(array('menu_test'));
     $perms = array_keys(module_invoke_all('permission'));
     $this->admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser($perms);
     $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
@@ -1418,9 +1418,8 @@ class MenuTrailTestCase extends MenuWebTestCase {
   }
 
   function setUp() {
-    parent::setUp();
-    $perms = array_keys(module_invoke_all('permission'));
-    $this->admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser($perms);
+    parent::setUp(array('menu_test'));
+    $this->admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer site configuration', 'access administration pages'));
     $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
 
     // This test puts menu links in the Navigation menu and then tests for
@@ -1455,10 +1454,11 @@ class MenuTrailTestCase extends MenuWebTestCase {
    */
   function testMenuTreeSetPath() {
     $home = array('<front>' => 'Home');
-    $config = $home + array(
+    $config_tree = array(
       'admin' => t('Administration'),
       'admin/config' => t('Configuration'),
     );
+    $config = $home + $config_tree;
 
     // The menu_test_menu_tree_set_path system variable controls whether or not
     // the menu_test_menu_trail_callback() callback (used by all paths in these
@@ -1468,47 +1468,47 @@ class MenuTrailTestCase extends MenuWebTestCase {
       'path' => 'admin/config/system/site-information',
     );
 
-    $case1_breadcrumb = $home + array(
+    $breadcrumb = $home + array(
       'menu-test' => t('Menu test root'),
     );
-    $case1_tree = array(
+    $tree = array(
       'menu-test' => t('Menu test root'),
       'menu-test/menu-trail' => t('Menu trail - Case 1'),
     );
 
     // Test the tree generation for the Navigation menu.
     variable_del('menu_test_menu_tree_set_path');
-    $this->assertBreadcrumb('menu-test/menu-trail', $case1_breadcrumb, t('Menu trail - Case 1'), $case1_tree);
+    $this->assertBreadcrumb('menu-test/menu-trail', $breadcrumb, t('Menu trail - Case 1'), $tree);
 
     // Override the active trail for the Management tree; it should not affect
     // the Navigation tree.
     variable_set('menu_test_menu_tree_set_path', $test_menu_path);
-    $this->assertBreadcrumb('menu-test/menu-trail', $case1_breadcrumb, t('Menu trail - Case 1'), $case1_tree);
+    $this->assertBreadcrumb('menu-test/menu-trail', $breadcrumb, t('Menu trail - Case 1'), $tree);
 
-    $case2_breadcrumb = $config + array(
+    $breadcrumb = $config + array(
       'admin/config/development' => t('Development'),
     );
-    $case2_tree = $case2_breadcrumb + array(
+    $tree = $config_tree + array(
+      'admin/config/development' => t('Development'),
       'admin/config/development/menu-trail' => t('Menu trail - Case 2'),
     );
 
-    $case2_override_breadcrumb = $config + array(
+    $override_breadcrumb = $config + array(
+      'admin/config/system' => t('System'),
+      'admin/config/system/site-information' => t('Site information'),
+    );
+    $override_tree = $config_tree + array(
       'admin/config/system' => t('System'),
       'admin/config/system/site-information' => t('Site information'),
     );
-    $case2_override_tree = $case2_override_breadcrumb;
-
-    // Remove the Home link from the tree arrays.
-    array_shift($case2_tree);
-    array_shift($case2_override_tree);
 
     // Test the tree generation for the Management menu.
     variable_del('menu_test_menu_tree_set_path');
-    $this->assertBreadcrumb('admin/config/development/menu-trail', $case2_breadcrumb, t('Menu trail - Case 2'), $case2_tree);
+    $this->assertBreadcrumb('admin/config/development/menu-trail', $breadcrumb, t('Menu trail - Case 2'), $tree);
 
     // Override the active trail for the Management tree; it should affect the
     // breadcrumbs and Management tree.
     variable_set('menu_test_menu_tree_set_path', $test_menu_path);
-    $this->assertBreadcrumb('admin/config/development/menu-trail', $case2_override_breadcrumb, t('Menu trail - Case 2'), $case2_override_tree);
+    $this->assertBreadcrumb('admin/config/development/menu-trail', $override_breadcrumb, t('Menu trail - Case 2'), $override_tree);
   }
 }
diff --git modules/simpletest/tests/menu_test.module modules/simpletest/tests/menu_test.module
index 82e17dc..9480e82 100644
--- modules/simpletest/tests/menu_test.module
+++ modules/simpletest/tests/menu_test.module
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ function menu_test_menu() {
   $items['menu-test/menu-trail'] = array(
     'title' => 'Menu trail - Case 1',
     'page callback' => 'menu_test_menu_trail_callback',
-    'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
+    'access arguments' => array('access content'),
   );
   $items['admin/config/development/menu-trail'] = array(
     'title' => 'Menu trail - Case 2',
     'description' => 'Tests menu_tree_set_path()',
     'page callback' => 'menu_test_menu_trail_callback',
-    'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
+    'access arguments' => array('access administration pages'),
   );
 
   // File inheritance tests. This menu item should inherit the page callback