diff --git a/plugins/perforce/kdevperforce.json b/plugins/perforce/kdevperforce.json
--- a/plugins/perforce/kdevperforce.json
+++ b/plugins/perforce/kdevperforce.json
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
         "Version": "5.0"
     },
     "X-KDevelop-Category": "Global",
-    "X-KDevelop-IRequired": [
-        "org.kdevelop.IExecutePlugin"
-    ],
     "X-KDevelop-Interfaces": [
         "org.kdevelop.IBasicVersionControl",
         "org.kdevelop.ICentralizedVersionControl"
diff --git a/plugins/perforce/tests/test_perforce.h b/plugins/perforce/tests/test_perforce.h
--- a/plugins/perforce/tests/test_perforce.h
+++ b/plugins/perforce/tests/test_perforce.h
@@ -26,17 +26,15 @@
 
 class PerforcePlugin;
 
-namespace KDevelop
-{
-class TestCore;
-}
-
 class PerforcePluginTest : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 private Q_SLOTS:
+    void initTestCase();
+    void cleanupTestCase();
     void init();
     void cleanup();
+
     void testAdd();
     void testEdit();
 	void testEditMultipleFiles();
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@
     void testDiff();
 private:
     PerforcePlugin* m_plugin;
-    KDevelop::TestCore* m_core;
     void removeTempDirsIfAny();
     void createNewTempDirs();
 };
diff --git a/plugins/perforce/tests/test_perforce.cpp b/plugins/perforce/tests/test_perforce.cpp
--- a/plugins/perforce/tests/test_perforce.cpp
+++ b/plugins/perforce/tests/test_perforce.cpp
@@ -47,12 +47,22 @@
 
 using namespace KDevelop;
 
+void PerforcePluginTest::initTestCase()
+{
+    AutoTestShell::init({QStringLiteral("kdevperforce")});
+    TestCore::initialize();
+    m_plugin = new PerforcePlugin(TestCore::self());
+}
+
+void PerforcePluginTest::cleanupTestCase()
+{
+    delete m_plugin;
+    TestCore::shutdown();
+}
+
+
 void PerforcePluginTest::init()
 {
-    AutoTestShell::init({"kdevperforce"});
-    m_core = new TestCore();
-    m_core->initialize();
-    m_plugin = new PerforcePlugin(m_core);
     /// During test we are setting the executable the plugin uses to our own stub
     m_plugin->m_perforceExecutable = P4_CLIENT_STUB_EXE;
     removeTempDirsIfAny();
@@ -102,8 +112,6 @@
 
 void PerforcePluginTest::cleanup()
 {
-    m_core->cleanup();
-    delete m_core;
     removeTempDirsIfAny();
 }