diff --git a/auth/tests/behat/loginform.feature b/auth/tests/behat/loginform.feature
index 7915fb3e4df..a87301d421a 100644
--- a/auth/tests/behat/loginform.feature
+++ b/auth/tests/behat/loginform.feature
@@ -18,17 +18,16 @@ Feature: Test if the login form provides the correct feedback
 
   Scenario: Test login language selector
     Given remote langimport tests are enabled
-    And I log in as "admin"
-    And I navigate to "Language > Language packs" in site administration
-    And I set the field "Available language packs" to "nl,es"
-    And I press "Install selected language pack(s)"
-    And I trigger cron
-    And I am on homepage
-    And I log out
+    And the following "language packs" exist:
+      | language |
+      | nl       |
+      | es       |
+    And the following config values are set as admin:
+      | langmenu | 1 |
     And I follow "Log in"
     And I open the action menu in "region-main" "region"
     # The line below contains the unicode character U+200E before and after the brackets, please be very careful editing this line.
-    And I choose "Nederlands ‎(nl)‎" in the open action menu
+    When I choose "Nederlands ‎(nl)‎" in the open action menu
     Then I should see "Gebruikersnaam"
 
   @_file_upload
diff --git a/calendar/tests/behat/calendar_utf8.feature b/calendar/tests/behat/calendar_utf8.feature
index bcb8fe0cf15..27630ae8a2c 100644
--- a/calendar/tests/behat/calendar_utf8.feature
+++ b/calendar/tests/behat/calendar_utf8.feature
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ Feature: Verify that the day and month names are displayed using UTF-8
     Given remote langimport tests are enabled
 
   Scenario Outline: View the calendar for December 2012 with correct UTF-8
-    Given I log in as "admin"
-    And I navigate to "Language > Language packs" in site administration
-    And I set the field "Available language packs" to "<lang>"
-    And I press "Install selected language pack(s)"
-    And I should see "Language pack '<lang>' was successfully installed"
+    Given the following "language pack" exists:
+      | language | <lang> |
+    And I log in as "admin"
     And I follow "Preferences" in the user menu
     And I follow "Preferred language"
     And I set the field "Preferred language" to "<lang>"
diff --git a/theme/boost/tests/behat/languagemenu.feature b/theme/boost/tests/behat/languagemenu.feature
index f7905d74c57..0479d946eb9 100644
--- a/theme/boost/tests/behat/languagemenu.feature
+++ b/theme/boost/tests/behat/languagemenu.feature
@@ -15,12 +15,8 @@ Feature: Language selector menu
     And the following "course enrolments" exist:
       | user | course | role |
       | teacher1 | C1 | editingteacher |
-    And I log in as "admin"
-    And I navigate to "Language > Language packs" in site administration
-    And I set the field "Available language packs" to "en_ar"
-    And I press "Install selected language pack(s)"
-    And the "Installed language packs" select box should contain "en_ar"
-    And I log out
+    And the following "language pack" exists:
+      | language | en_ar |
 
   Scenario: Logged user is presented with a language selector which is placed within the user menu
     Given I log in as "teacher1"