diff --git a/src/pretix/testutils/settings.py b/src/pretix/testutils/settings.py
index 7e0663f9a..4819c3afc 100644
--- a/src/pretix/testutils/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/testutils/settings.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ SESSION_ENGINE = "django.contrib.sessions.backends.db"
 HAS_REDIS = False
 CACHES = {
     'default': {
-        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache',
-        'LOCATION': 'unique-snowflake',
+        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.dummy.DummyCache',
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/base/test_cache.py b/src/tests/base/test_cache.py
index 41d231169..912d0bb91 100644
--- a/src/tests/base/test_cache.py
+++ b/src/tests/base/test_cache.py
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 import random
 
 from django.core.cache import cache as django_cache
-from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 
 from pretix.base.models import Event, Organizer
 
 
+@override_settings(CACHES={
+    'default': {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache',
+        'LOCATION': 'unique-snowflake',
+    }
+})
 class CacheTest(TestCase):
     """
     This test case tests the invalidation of the event related
diff --git a/src/tests/multidomain/test_urlreverse.py b/src/tests/multidomain/test_urlreverse.py
index 6e54b4bce..93e3f7348 100644
--- a/src/tests/multidomain/test_urlreverse.py
+++ b/src/tests/multidomain/test_urlreverse.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.test import override_settings
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 from tests import assert_num_queries
 
@@ -59,6 +60,12 @@ def test_event_custom_domain_keep_scheme(env):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
+@override_settings(CACHES={
+    'default': {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache',
+        'LOCATION': 'unique-snowflake',
+    }
+})
 def test_event_main_domain_cache(env):
     env[0].get_cache().clear()
     with assert_num_queries(1):
@@ -68,6 +75,12 @@ def test_event_main_domain_cache(env):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
+@override_settings(CACHES={
+    'default': {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache',
+        'LOCATION': 'unique-snowflake',
+    }
+})
 def test_event_custom_domain_cache(env):
     KnownDomain.objects.create(domainname='foobar', organizer=env[0])
     env[0].get_cache().clear()
@@ -78,6 +91,12 @@ def test_event_custom_domain_cache(env):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
+@override_settings(CACHES={
+    'default': {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache',
+        'LOCATION': 'unique-snowflake',
+    }
+})
 def test_event_custom_domain_cache_clear(env):
     kd = KnownDomain.objects.create(domainname='foobar', organizer=env[0])
     env[0].get_cache().clear()