diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_about.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_about.py
index 3154b39002..c38eac5995 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_about.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_about.py
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ class AboutTestCase(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase):
             category="about", parent_location=self.course.location,
             data="OOGIE BLOOGIE", display_name="overview"
         )
-        # The following XML course is closed; we're testing that
-        # an about page still appears when the course is already closed
-        self.xml_course_id = 'edX/detached_pages/2014'
-        self.xml_data = "about page 463139"
 
     def test_logged_in(self):
         self.setup_user()
@@ -37,6 +33,18 @@ class AboutTestCase(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
         self.assertIn("OOGIE BLOOGIE", resp.content)
 
+
+@override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_MIXED_MODULESTORE)
+class AboutTestCaseXML(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    # The following XML test course (which lives at common/test/data/2014)
+    # is closed; we're testing that an about page still appears when
+    # the course is already closed
+    xml_course_id = 'edX/detached_pages/2014'
+
+    # this text appears in that course's about page
+    # common/test/data/2014/about/overview.html
+    xml_data = "about page 463139"
+
     @mock.patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'DISABLE_START_DATES': False})
     def test_logged_in_xml(self):
         self.setup_user()
@@ -68,10 +76,6 @@ class AboutWithCappedEnrollmentsTestCase(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTes
             category="about", parent_location=self.course.location,
             data="OOGIE BLOOGIE", display_name="overview"
         )
-        # The following XML course is closed; we're testing that
-        # an about page still appears when the course is already closed
-        self.xml_course_id = 'edX/detached_pages/2014'
-        self.xml_data = "about page 463139"
 
     def test_enrollment_cap(self):
         """
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_course_info.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_course_info.py
index 661bb28ca1..07b5d97ca7 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_course_info.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_course_info.py
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ class CourseInfoTestCase(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase):
             category="course_info", parent_location=self.course.location,
             data="OOGIE BLOOGIE", display_name="updates"
         )
-        # The following XML course is closed; we're testing that
-        # a course info page still appears when the course is already closed
-        self.xml_data = "course info 463139"
-        self.xml_course_id = "edX/detached_pages/2014"
 
     def test_logged_in(self):
         self.setup_user()
@@ -37,6 +33,18 @@ class CourseInfoTestCase(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
         self.assertNotIn("OOGIE BLOOGIE", resp.content)
 
+
+@override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_MIXED_MODULESTORE)
+class CourseInfoTestCaseXML(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    # The following XML test course (which lives at common/test/data/2014)
+    # is closed; we're testing that a course info page still appears when
+    # the course is already closed
+    xml_course_id = 'edX/detached_pages/2014'
+
+    # this text appears in that course's course info page
+    # common/test/data/2014/info/updates.html
+    xml_data = "course info 463139"
+
     @mock.patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'DISABLE_START_DATES': False})
     def test_logged_in_xml(self):
         self.setup_user()
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_tabs.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_tabs.py
index 31da4fd581..230f54a772 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_tabs.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_tabs.py
@@ -155,11 +155,6 @@ class StaticTabDateTestCase(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase):
             category="static_tab", parent_location=self.course.location,
             data="OOGIE BLOOGIE", display_name="new_tab"
         )
-        # The following XML course is closed; we're testing that
-        # static tabs still appear when the course is already closed
-        self.xml_data = "static 463139"
-        self.xml_url = "8e4cce2b4aaf4ba28b1220804619e41f"
-        self.xml_course_id = 'edX/detached_pages/2014'
 
     def test_logged_in(self):
         self.setup_user()
@@ -174,6 +169,19 @@ class StaticTabDateTestCase(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
         self.assertIn("OOGIE BLOOGIE", resp.content)
 
+
+@override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_MIXED_MODULESTORE)
+class StaticTabDateTestCaseXML(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    # The following XML test course (which lives at common/test/data/2014)
+    # is closed; we're testing that tabs still appear when
+    # the course is already closed
+    xml_course_id = 'edX/detached_pages/2014'
+
+    # this text appears in the test course's tab
+    # common/test/data/2014/tabs/8e4cce2b4aaf4ba28b1220804619e41f.html
+    xml_data = "static 463139"
+    xml_url = "8e4cce2b4aaf4ba28b1220804619e41f"
+
     @patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'DISABLE_START_DATES': False})
     def test_logged_in_xml(self):
         self.setup_user()