diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_tabs.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_tabs.py
index 358f146612..bb8342cd7a 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_tabs.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_tabs.py
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ from contentstore.tests.utils import CourseTestCase
 from contentstore.utils import reverse_course_url
 from xmodule.x_module import STUDENT_VIEW
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory, ItemFactory
+from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 from xmodule.tabs import CourseTabList
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from django.http import Http404
+from contentstore.views.tabs import tabs_handler
 
 
 class TabsPageTests(CourseTestCase):
@@ -194,9 +196,11 @@ class TabsPageTests(CourseTestCase):
 
     def test_invalid_course_id(self):
         """ Asserts that Http404 is raised when the course id is not valid. """
-        invalid_tab_url = reverse_course_url('tabs_handler', "/some.invalid.key/course-v1:TTT+CS01+2015_T0")
+        request_factory = RequestFactory()
+        request = request_factory.get('/dummy-url')
+        request.user = self.user
         with self.assertRaises(Http404):
-            self.client.get(invalid_tab_url)
+            tabs_handler(request, "/some.invalid.key/course-v1:TTT+CS01+2015_T0")
 
 
 class PrimitiveTabEdit(ModuleStoreTestCase):
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_user.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_user.py
index e6cafa6a54..da82bdd00e 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_user.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_user.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from student.roles import CourseStaffRole, CourseInstructorRole
 from student import auth
 from django.http import Http404
+from contentstore.views.user import course_team_handler
+from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 
 
 class UsersTestCase(CourseTestCase):
@@ -319,9 +321,8 @@ class UsersTestCase(CourseTestCase):
 
     def test_invalid_course_id(self):
         """ Asserts that Http404 is raised when the course id is not valid. """
-        wrong_url = reverse_course_url(
-            'course_team_handler', "/some.invalid.key/course-v1:TTT+CS01+2015_T0",
-            kwargs={'email': self.ext_user.email}
-        )
+        request_factory = RequestFactory()
+        request = request_factory.get('/dummy-url')
+        request.user = self.user
         with self.assertRaises(Http404):
-            self.client.get(wrong_url)
+            course_team_handler(request, "/some.invalid.key/course-v1:TTT+CS01+2015_T0")