diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DoctrineTestCase.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DoctrineTestCase.php
deleted file mode 100644
index b6679a93787..00000000000
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DoctrineTestCase.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Doctrine\Tests;
-
-use BadMethodCallException;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
-
-use function sprintf;
-
-/**
- * Base testcase class for all Doctrine testcases.
- *
- * This includes polyfillable logic for PHPUnit compatibility.
- */
-abstract class DoctrineTestCase extends TestCase
-{
-    /** @var array<string,string> */
-    private static array $phpunitMethodRenames = [
-        'assertMatchesRegularExpression' => 'assertRegExp', // can be removed when PHPUnit 9 is minimum
-        'assertDoesNotMatchRegularExpression' => 'assertNotRegExp', // can be removed when PHPUnit 9 is minimum
-        'assertFileDoesNotExist' => 'assertFileNotExists', // can be removed PHPUnit 9 is minimum
-        'expectExceptionMessageMatches' => 'expectExceptionMessageRegExp', // can be removed when PHPUnit 8 is minimum
-    ];
-
-    /** @param array<mixed> $arguments */
-    public static function __callStatic(string $method, array $arguments): mixed
-    {
-        if (isset(self::$phpunitMethodRenames[$method])) {
-            $method = self::$phpunitMethodRenames[$method];
-
-            return self::$method(...$arguments);
-        }
-
-        throw new BadMethodCallException(sprintf('%s::%s does not exist', static::class, $method));
-    }
-
-    /** @param array<mixed> $arguments */
-    public function __call(string $method, array $arguments): mixed
-    {
-        if ($method === 'createStub') {
-            return $this->getMockBuilder(...$arguments)
-                ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-                ->disableOriginalClone()
-                ->disableArgumentCloning()
-                ->disallowMockingUnknownTypes()
-                ->getMock();
-        }
-
-        if (isset(self::$phpunitMethodRenames[$method])) {
-            $method = self::$phpunitMethodRenames[$method];
-
-            return self::$method(...$arguments);
-        }
-
-        throw new BadMethodCallException(sprintf('%s::%s does not exist', static::class, $method));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheConfigTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheConfigTest.php
index b36dad4b409..453f828000c 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheConfigTest.php
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\QueryCacheValidator;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\TimestampQueryCacheValidator;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\TimestampRegion;
-use Doctrine\Tests\DoctrineTestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 #[CoversClass(CacheConfiguration::class)]
 #[Group('DDC-2183')]
-class CacheConfigTest extends DoctrineTestCase
+class CacheConfigTest extends TestCase
 {
     private CacheConfiguration $config;
 
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheKeyTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheKeyTest.php
index 3f8d4465753..ee51e3fc9b5 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheKeyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheKeyTest.php
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CacheKey;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CollectionCacheKey;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\EntityCacheKey;
-use Doctrine\Tests\DoctrineTestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 #[Group('DDC-2183')]
-class CacheKeyTest extends DoctrineTestCase
+class CacheKeyTest extends TestCase
 {
     public function testEntityCacheKeyIdentifierCollision(): void
     {
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheLoggerChainTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheLoggerChainTest.php
index 685247bcf4a..0edb3faf5f7 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheLoggerChainTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/CacheLoggerChainTest.php
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Logging\CacheLogger;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Logging\CacheLoggerChain;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\QueryCacheKey;
-use Doctrine\Tests\DoctrineTestCase;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Cache\State;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 #[Group('DDC-2183')]
-class CacheLoggerChainTest extends DoctrineTestCase
+class CacheLoggerChainTest extends TestCase
 {
     private CacheLoggerChain $logger;
     private CacheLogger&MockObject $mock;
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/StatisticsCacheLoggerTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/StatisticsCacheLoggerTest.php
index 0e9ca861780..e0a6b2922a4 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/StatisticsCacheLoggerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Cache/StatisticsCacheLoggerTest.php
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\EntityCacheKey;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\Logging\StatisticsCacheLogger;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\QueryCacheKey;
-use Doctrine\Tests\DoctrineTestCase;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Cache\State;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 #[Group('DDC-2183')]
-class StatisticsCacheLoggerTest extends DoctrineTestCase
+class StatisticsCacheLoggerTest extends TestCase
 {
     private StatisticsCacheLogger $logger;
 
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/ConfigurationTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/ConfigurationTest.php
index 568a8709ee4..3e61fa89add 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\QuoteStrategy;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Proxy\ProxyFactory;
 use Doctrine\Persistence\Mapping\Driver\MappingDriver;
-use Doctrine\Tests\DoctrineTestCase;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\DDC753\DDC753CustomRepository;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Psr\Cache\CacheItemPoolInterface;
 
 /**
  * Tests for the Configuration object
  */
-class ConfigurationTest extends DoctrineTestCase
+class ConfigurationTest extends TestCase
 {
     use VerifyDeprecations;
 
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC4024Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC4024Test.php
index 3091a47c11f..418254e1d07 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC4024Test.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC4024Test.php
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket;
 
 use Doctrine\ORM\NonUniqueResultException;
-use Doctrine\Tests\DoctrineTestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 #[Group('DDC4024')]
-final class DDC4024Test extends DoctrineTestCase
+final class DDC4024Test extends TestCase
 {
     public function testConstructorShouldUseProvidedMessage(): void
     {
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunnerTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunnerTest.php
index 7d79068adbd..3d3d89f4b4b 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunnerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunnerTest.php
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 use DBALConsole\Command\ReservedWordsCommand;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\ConsoleRunner;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\EntityManagerProvider;
-use Doctrine\Tests\DoctrineTestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
 
 use function class_exists;
 
 #[CoversClass(ConsoleRunner::class)]
 #[Group('DDC-3186')]
-final class ConsoleRunnerTest extends DoctrineTestCase
+final class ConsoleRunnerTest extends TestCase
 {
     public function testCreateApplicationShouldReturnAnApplicationWithTheCorrectCommands(): void
     {
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmTestCase.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmTestCase.php
index 29ec9c09f39..52d0a4d2781 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmTestCase.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\Configuration;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Driver\AttributeDriver;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Mocks\EntityManagerMock;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Psr\Cache\CacheItemPoolInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Cache\Adapter\ArrayAdapter;
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
 /**
  * Base testcase class for all ORM testcases.
  */
-abstract class OrmTestCase extends DoctrineTestCase
+abstract class OrmTestCase extends TestCase
 {
     /**
      * The metadata cache that is shared between all ORM tests (except functional tests).