diff --git a/theme/classic/tests/behat/behat_theme_classic_behat_navigation.php b/theme/classic/tests/behat/behat_theme_classic_behat_navigation.php
index 791274e6c7d..b6ff2683f99 100644
--- a/theme/classic/tests/behat/behat_theme_classic_behat_navigation.php
+++ b/theme/classic/tests/behat/behat_theme_classic_behat_navigation.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../../../lib/tests/behat/behat_navigation.php');
 
 use Behat\Mink\Exception\ExpectationException as ExpectationException;
 use Behat\Mink\Exception\ElementNotFoundException as ElementNotFoundException;
+use Behat\Mink\Exception\DriverException as DriverException;
 
 /**
  * Step definitions and overrides to navigate through the navigation tree nodes in the Classic theme.
@@ -428,4 +429,18 @@ class behat_theme_classic_behat_navigation extends behat_navigation {
         throw new ElementNotFoundException($this->getSession(),
             'Link "' . join(' > ', $nodelist) . '" in the current page edit menu"');
     }
+
+    #[\Override]
+    public function menu_item_should_be_active(string $navigationmenuitem): void {
+        throw new DriverException(
+            'The Classic theme does not implement navigation in a way that allows this step to be used.',
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[\Override]
+    public function menu_item_should_not_be_active(string $navigationmenuitem): void {
+        throw new DriverException(
+            'The Classic theme does not implement the navigation in a way that allows this step to be used.',
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/theme/classic/tests/behat/blacklist.json b/theme/classic/tests/behat/blacklist.json
index 63f6dbf7589..314bcf9a9ea 100644
--- a/theme/classic/tests/behat/blacklist.json
+++ b/theme/classic/tests/behat/blacklist.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
         "course/format/tests/behat/courseindex_keyboardnav.feature",
         "course/format/tests/behat/courseindex_completion.feature",
         "course/format/tests/behat/courseindex_language.feature",
-        "badges/tests/behat/badge_navigation.feature"
+        "badges/tests/behat/badge_navigation.feature",
+        "lib/tests/behat/menu_navigation_single_activity.feature",
+        "lib/tests/behat/menu_navigation_topics.feature"
     ],
     "tags": [
         "addablocklink"