diff --git a/tests/contenttypes_tests/tests.py b/tests/contenttypes_tests/tests.py
index db97557f247..95ec5e5e2b4 100644
--- a/tests/contenttypes_tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/contenttypes_tests/tests.py
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ class ContentTypeOperationsTests(TransactionTestCase):
     available_apps = [
         'contenttypes_tests',
         'django.contrib.contenttypes',
-        'django.contrib.auth',
     ]
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/tests.py b/tests/fixtures/tests.py
index fcf91623459..5c4fdd514a4 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/tests.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/tests.py
@@ -714,8 +714,6 @@ class FixtureTransactionTests(DumpDataAssertMixin, TransactionTestCase):
 
     available_apps = [
         'fixtures',
-        'django.contrib.contenttypes',
-        'django.contrib.auth',
         'django.contrib.sites',
     ]
 
diff --git a/tests/fixtures_regress/tests.py b/tests/fixtures_regress/tests.py
index 42f410d753f..657ea13b367 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures_regress/tests.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures_regress/tests.py
@@ -888,11 +888,7 @@ class M2MNaturalKeyFixtureTests(TestCase):
 
 class TestTicket11101(TransactionTestCase):
 
-    available_apps = [
-        'fixtures_regress',
-        'django.contrib.auth',
-        'django.contrib.contenttypes',
-    ]
+    available_apps = ['fixtures_regress']
 
     @skipUnlessDBFeature('supports_transactions')
     def test_ticket_11101(self):
diff --git a/tests/migrations/test_operations.py b/tests/migrations/test_operations.py
index f929ecb3b24..e1daabe8b52 100644
--- a/tests/migrations/test_operations.py
+++ b/tests/migrations/test_operations.py
@@ -2344,11 +2344,7 @@ class SwappableOperationTests(OperationTestBase):
     is in a common base class anyway)
     """
 
-    available_apps = [
-        "migrations",
-        "django.contrib.auth",
-        "django.contrib.contenttypes",
-    ]
+    available_apps = ['migrations']
 
     @override_settings(TEST_SWAP_MODEL="migrations.SomeFakeModel")
     def test_create_ignore_swapped(self):