diff --git a/tests/src/Core/Lock/DatabaseLockDriverTest.php b/tests/src/Core/Lock/DatabaseLockDriverTest.php
index bd4cb9cc9b..70c5f37643 100644
--- a/tests/src/Core/Lock/DatabaseLockDriverTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Core/Lock/DatabaseLockDriverTest.php
@@ -21,15 +21,16 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Test\src\Core\Lock;
 
+use Friendica\Core\Config\ValueObject\Cache;
 use Friendica\Core\Lock\Type\DatabaseLock;
-use Friendica\Core\Config\Factory\Config;
-use Friendica\DI;
+use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\Database\Definition\DbaDefinition;
+use Friendica\Database\Definition\ViewDefinition;
 use Friendica\Test\DatabaseTestTrait;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\Database\StaticDatabase;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\VFSTrait;
+use Friendica\Util\BasePath;
 use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
-use Mockery;
-use Psr\Log\NullLogger;
 
 class DatabaseLockDriverTest extends LockTest
 {
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ class DatabaseLockDriverTest extends LockTest
 
 	protected $pid = 123;
 
+	/** @var Database */
+	protected $database;
+
 	protected function setUp(): void
 	{
 		$this->setUpVfsDir();
@@ -49,7 +53,15 @@ class DatabaseLockDriverTest extends LockTest
 
 	protected function getInstance()
 	{
-		return new DatabaseLock(DI::dba(), $this->pid);
+		$cache = new Cache();
+		$cache->set('database', 'disable_pdo', true);
+
+		$basePath = new BasePath(dirname(__FILE__, 5), $_SERVER);
+
+		$this->database = new StaticDatabase($cache, new Profiler($cache), (new DbaDefinition($basePath->getPath()))->load(), (new ViewDefinition($basePath->getPath()))->load());
+		$this->database->setTestmode(true);
+
+		return new DatabaseLock($this->database, $this->pid);
 	}
 
 	protected function tearDown(): void