diff --git a/tests/Control/ZoomBox.html b/tests/Control/ZoomBox.html
index 2e037192e5..0ff3e6010c 100644
--- a/tests/Control/ZoomBox.html
+++ b/tests/Control/ZoomBox.html
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     function test_zoomBox(t) {
         t.plan(4);
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map("map", {
+            zoomMethod: null,
             layers: [new OpenLayers.Layer("", {isBaseLayer: true})],
             center: [0, 0],
             zoom: 1
diff --git a/tests/Layer/WMS.html b/tests/Layer/WMS.html
index 08037e2312..8ceb5874b8 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/WMS.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/WMS.html
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
     function test_tileBounds(t) {
         t.plan(3);
         
-        var map = new OpenLayers.Map("map", {projection: "EPSG:3857"});
+        var map = new OpenLayers.Map("map", {projection: "EPSG:3857", zoomMethod: null});
         var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS("wms", "../../img/blank.gif");
         map.addLayer(layer);
         map.setCenter([0, 0], 1);
diff --git a/tests/TileManager.html b/tests/TileManager.html
index b49b1bc1b1..72a58b4922 100644
--- a/tests/TileManager.html
+++ b/tests/TileManager.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         
         var tileManager = new OpenLayers.TileManager();
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {
+            zoomMethod: null,
             tileManager: tileManager
         });
         var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS('WMS1', '../img/blank.gif');