diff --git a/phpunit.xml.dist b/phpunit.xml.dist
index 720b79c65dca0..963f63cdfb44b 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         stopOnFailure="false"
         stopOnIncomplete="false"
         stopOnSkipped="false"
+        beStrictAboutTestsThatDoNotTestAnything="false"
         printerClass="Hint_ResultPrinter"
         testSuiteLoaderClass="phpunit_autoloader"
         >