diff --git a/lib/testing/generator/data_generator.php b/lib/testing/generator/data_generator.php
index 6a436d8fdb1..a2578c75e17 100644
--- a/lib/testing/generator/data_generator.php
+++ b/lib/testing/generator/data_generator.php
@@ -563,10 +563,9 @@ EOD;
      * @param array|stdClass $record data to use to up set the instance.
      * @param array $options options
      * @return stdClass repository instance record
-     * @since 2.6
+     * @since 2.5.1
      */
     public function create_repository($type, $record=null, array $options = null) {
-        global $CFG;
         $generator = $this->get_plugin_generator('repository_'.$type);
         return $generator->create_instance($record, $options);
     }
@@ -578,10 +577,9 @@ EOD;
      * @param array|stdClass $record data to use to up set the instance.
      * @param array $options options
      * @return repository_type object
-     * @since 2.6
+     * @since 2.5.1
      */
     public function create_repository_type($type, $record=null, array $options = null) {
-        global $CFG;
         $generator = $this->get_plugin_generator('repository_'.$type);
         return $generator->create_type($record, $options);
     }
diff --git a/lib/testing/generator/repository_generator.php b/lib/testing/generator/repository_generator.php
index 8e845bbb5d5..5d1a9721789 100644
--- a/lib/testing/generator/repository_generator.php
+++ b/lib/testing/generator/repository_generator.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  * @category   test
  * @copyright  2013 Frédéric Massart
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
- * @since      2.6
+ * @since      2.5.1
  */
 class testing_repository_generator extends component_generator_base {
 
diff --git a/repository/tests/generator_test.php b/repository/tests/generator_test.php
index 9eadefbe71f..c6954985fd8 100644
--- a/repository/tests/generator_test.php
+++ b/repository/tests/generator_test.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
  */
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-global $CFG;
 
 /**
  * Repository generator tests class