diff --git a/tests/selenium/features/step_definitions/common_steps.js b/tests/selenium/features/step_definitions/common_steps.js
index 9165027..503cbca 100644
--- a/tests/selenium/features/step_definitions/common_steps.js
+++ b/tests/selenium/features/step_definitions/common_steps.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 const assert = require( 'assert' ),
+	MWBot = require( 'mwbot' ),
 	Api = require( 'wdio-mediawiki/Api' ),
 	ArticlePageWithOverlay = require( '../support/pages/article_page_with_overlay' ),
-	{ ArticlePage, UserLoginPage, api } = require( '../support/world.js' );
+	{ ArticlePage, UserLoginPage } = require( '../support/world.js' );
 
 const waitForPropagation = ( timeMs ) => {
 	// wait 2 seconds so the change can propogate.
@@ -9,32 +10,30 @@ const waitForPropagation = ( timeMs ) => {
 	browser.waitUntil( () => new Date() - d > timeMs );
 };
 
-const login = () => {
-	return api.loginGetEditToken( {
-		username: browser.options.username,
-		password: browser.options.password,
-		apiUrl: `${browser.options.baseUrl}/api.php`
-	} );
-};
-
 const createPages = ( pages ) => {
 	const summary = 'edit by selenium test';
-	browser.call( () => login() );
 	browser.call( () => {
-		return api.batch(
-			pages.map( ( page ) => [ 'create' ].concat( page ).concat( [ summary ] ) )
-		).catch( ( err ) => {
-			if ( err.code === 'articleexists' ) {
-				return;
-			}
-			throw err;
-		} );
-
+		const bot = new MWBot();
+		return bot.loginGetEditToken( {
+			username: browser.options.username,
+			password: browser.options.password,
+			apiUrl: `${browser.options.baseUrl}/api.php`
+		} )
+			.then( () => {
+				return bot.batch(
+					pages.map( ( page ) => [ 'create' ].concat( page ).concat( [ summary ] ) )
+				).catch( ( err ) => {
+					if ( err.code === 'articleexists' ) {
+						return;
+					}
+					throw err;
+				} );
+			} )
+			.catch( ( err ) => { throw err; } );
 	} );
 };
 
 const createPage = ( title, wikitext ) => {
-	browser.call( () => login() );
 	browser.call( () => Api.edit( title, wikitext ) );
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/selenium/features/step_definitions/create_page_api_steps.js b/tests/selenium/features/step_definitions/create_page_api_steps.js
index 59a0164..0365ddb 100644
--- a/tests/selenium/features/step_definitions/create_page_api_steps.js
+++ b/tests/selenium/features/step_definitions/create_page_api_steps.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-const { api, ArticlePage } = require( '../support/world' );
-const RunJobs = require( 'wdio-mediawiki/RunJobs' );
-const Api = require( 'wdio-mediawiki/Api' );
-const Page = require( 'wdio-mediawiki/Page' );
-const {
-	iAmOnPage,
-	waitForPropagation,
-	createPages,
-	createPage
-} = require( './common_steps' );
+const { ArticlePage } = require( '../support/world' ),
+	RunJobs = require( 'wdio-mediawiki/RunJobs' ),
+	Api = require( 'wdio-mediawiki/Api' ),
+	Page = require( 'wdio-mediawiki/Page' ),
+	MWBot = require( 'mwbot' ),
+	{
+		iAmOnPage,
+		waitForPropagation,
+		createPages,
+		createPage
+	} = require( './common_steps' );
 
 const iAmInAWikiThatHasCategories = ( title ) => {
 	const msg = 'This page is used by Selenium to test category related features.',
@@ -45,15 +46,19 @@ const iAmOnAPageThatHasTheFollowingEdits = function ( table ) {
 		edits = table.rawTable.map( ( row, i ) =>
 			[ i === 0 ? 'create' : 'edit', pageTitle, row[ 0 ] ] );
 
-	api.loginGetEditToken( {
-		username: browser.options.username,
-		password: browser.options.password,
-		apiUrl: `${browser.options.baseUrl}/api.php`
-	} )
-		.then( () => api.batch( edits ) )
-		.then( () => ArticlePage.open( pageTitle ) )
-		.catch( ( err ) => { throw err; } );
-	waitForPropagation( 5000 );
+	browser.call( () => {
+		const bot = new MWBot();
+		return bot.loginGetEditToken( {
+			username: browser.options.username,
+			password: browser.options.password,
+			apiUrl: `${browser.options.baseUrl}/api.php`
+		} )
+			.then( () => bot.batch( edits ) )
+			.catch( ( err ) => { throw err; } );
+	} );
+
+	browser.call( () => RunJobs.run() );
+	ArticlePage.open( pageTitle );
 };
 
 const iGoToAPageThatHasLanguages = () => {
diff --git a/tests/selenium/features/support/world.js b/tests/selenium/features/support/world.js
index 30266ea..90c5d4b 100644
--- a/tests/selenium/features/support/world.js
+++ b/tests/selenium/features/support/world.js
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@
  * allowing us to use the dependencies across scenarios.
  */
 
-const MwBot = require( 'mwbot' ),
-	mwCorePages = require( '../support/pages/mw_core_pages' ),
+const mwCorePages = require( '../support/pages/mw_core_pages' ),
 	minervaPages = require( '../support/pages/minerva_pages' );
 
 function MinervaWorld() {
-	/* dependencies */
-	this.api = new MwBot();
 	/* pageObjects */
 	Object.assign( this, mwCorePages );
 	Object.assign( this, minervaPages );