diff --git a/tests/history_bench_test.go b/tests/history_bench_test.go
index e1ea0d211..7182c635b 100644
--- a/tests/history_bench_test.go
+++ b/tests/history_bench_test.go
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ func BenchmarkHistory(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func benchmarkHistory(b *testing.B, numComments int64) {
-	m := it.MysqlDatabase()
-	defer m.Cleanup()
-	m.ImportIcingaDbSchema()
-
+	rdb := getDatabase(b)
 	r := it.RedisServer()
 	defer r.Cleanup()
 	n := it.Icinga2Node("master")
@@ -39,8 +36,8 @@ func benchmarkHistory(b *testing.B, numComments int64) {
 	err := n.Reload()
 	require.NoError(b, err, "icinga2 should reload without error")
 
-	db, err := sqlx.Connect("mysql", m.DSN())
-	require.NoError(b, err, "connecting to mysql")
+	db, err := sqlx.Connect(rdb.Driver(), rdb.DSN())
+	require.NoError(b, err, "connecting to database")
 	defer func() { _ = db.Close() }()
 
 	redisClient := r.Open()
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ func benchmarkHistory(b *testing.B, numComments int64) {
 	b.Logf("current stream length: %d", lastPending)
 
 	b.StartTimer()
-	idb := it.IcingaDbInstance(r, m)
+	idb := it.IcingaDbInstance(r, rdb)
 	defer idb.Cleanup()
 
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Millisecond)
diff --git a/tests/history_test.go b/tests/history_test.go
index e720f024a..eb6110233 100644
--- a/tests/history_test.go
+++ b/tests/history_test.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func testHistory(t *testing.T, numNodes int) {
 	}, 15*time.Second, 200*time.Millisecond)
 
 	db, err := sqlx.Connect(rdb.Driver(), rdb.DSN())
-	require.NoError(t, err, "connecting to mysql")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "connecting to database")
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = db.Close() })
 
 	client := nodes[0].IcingaClient
diff --git a/tests/sla_test.go b/tests/sla_test.go
index 6fa3a0e95..597f5a05b 100644
--- a/tests/sla_test.go
+++ b/tests/sla_test.go
@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestSla(t *testing.T) {
-	m := it.MysqlDatabaseT(t)
-	m.ImportIcingaDbSchema()
+	rdb := getDatabase(t)
 
 	r := it.RedisServerT(t)
 	i := it.Icinga2NodeT(t, "master")
 	i.EnableIcingaDb(r)
 	err := i.Reload()
 	require.NoError(t, err, "icinga2 should reload without error")
-	it.IcingaDbInstanceT(t, r, m)
+	it.IcingaDbInstanceT(t, r, rdb)
 
 	client := i.ApiClient()
 
@@ -109,8 +108,8 @@ func TestSla(t *testing.T) {
 
 		assert.Equal(t, 3, len(stateChanges), "there should be three hard state changes")
 
-		db, err := sqlx.Connect("mysql", m.DSN())
-		require.NoError(t, err, "connecting to mysql")
+		db, err := sqlx.Connect(rdb.Driver(), rdb.DSN())
+		require.NoError(t, err, "connecting to database")
 		defer func() { _ = db.Close() }()
 
 		type Row struct {
@@ -248,8 +247,8 @@ func TestSla(t *testing.T) {
 				End   int64 `db:"downtime_end"`
 			}
 
-			db, err := sqlx.Connect("mysql", m.DSN())
-			require.NoError(t, err, "connecting to mysql")
+			db, err := sqlx.Connect(rdb.Driver(), rdb.DSN())
+			require.NoError(t, err, "connecting to database")
 			defer func() { _ = db.Close() }()
 
 			if !o.Fixed {