diff --git a/tests/db/DbMysqlNowTest.php b/tests/db/DbMysqlNowTest.php
index e1d1406..95db6f4 100644
--- a/tests/db/DbMysqlNowTest.php
+++ b/tests/db/DbMysqlNowTest.php
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ public function it_returns_valid_mysql_now()
     {
         $mock = m::mock('alias:Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB');
         $mock->shouldReceive('selectOne')->withArgs(['select now() as now'])->once()->andReturnUsing(function () {
-            $object = new StdClass();
-            $object->now = '2016-09-17 18:49:46';
-            return $object;
+            return (object) ['now' => '2016-09-17 18:49:46'];
         });
 
         $this->assertEquals('2016-09-17 18:49:46', db_mysql_now());
diff --git a/tests/db/DbMysqlVariableTest.php b/tests/db/DbMysqlVariableTest.php
index b9fc1a4..88aa7ef 100644
--- a/tests/db/DbMysqlVariableTest.php
+++ b/tests/db/DbMysqlVariableTest.php
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ public function it_returns_value_for_known_mysql_variable()
              ->withArgs(['show variables where variable_name = ?', ['hostname']])
              ->once()
              ->andReturnUsing(function () {
-                 $object = new StdClass();
-                 $object->Variable_name = 'hostname';
-                 $object->Value = 'localhost';
-                 return $object;
+                 return (object) ['Variable_name' => 'hostname', 'Value' => 'localhost'];
              });
 
         $this->assertEquals('localhost', db_mysql_variable('hostname'));
diff --git a/tests/json/IsJsonTest.php b/tests/json/IsJsonTest.php
index c4c8264..4503aee 100644
--- a/tests/json/IsJsonTest.php
+++ b/tests/json/IsJsonTest.php
@@ -113,10 +113,7 @@ public function it_returns_true_with_json_encoded_array_passed()
     /** @test */
     public function it_returns_true_with_json_encoded_object_passed()
     {
-        $object = new StdClass();
-        $object->foo = 'bar';
-        $object->baz = 'bax';
-        $json = json_encode($object);
+        $json = json_encode((object) ['foo' => 'bar', 'baz' => 'bax']);
         $this->assertTrue(is_json($json));
     }