diff --git a/src/Text-Tests/TextStreamTest.class.st b/src/Text-Tests/TextStreamTest.class.st
index 141ffe9a23d..fc85cc118d8 100644
--- a/src/Text-Tests/TextStreamTest.class.st
+++ b/src/Text-Tests/TextStreamTest.class.st
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Class {
 
 { #category : #running }
 TextStreamTest >> setUp [
+	super setUp.
 	stream := TextStream on: (Text new:100)
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/Text-Tests/TextTest.class.st b/src/Text-Tests/TextTest.class.st
index 1b0ca1c7353..afd7cff05e4 100644
--- a/src/Text-Tests/TextTest.class.st
+++ b/src/Text-Tests/TextTest.class.st
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ TextTest >> replacementExample3 [
 
 { #category : #running }
 TextTest >> setUp [
+	super setUp.
 	string := 'Pharo is cool'.
 	text :=  string copy asText.
 	text addAttribute: TextEmphasis bold from: 1 to: 5.