diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 12ce79fa9..0eed7f209 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ tests_datadir = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)),
                              'sample_data')
 
 
+# Settings that, while not part of the default settings for backward
+# compatibility reasons, are encouraged in the documentation.
+#
+# Not using these settings can cause some backward-compatibility warnings to be
+# logged, breaking tests that check logged warnings.
+FUTURE_PROOF_SETTINGS = {
+    'SPIDER_LOADER_REQUIRE_NAME': False,
+}
+
+
 def get_testdata(*paths):
     """Return test data"""
     path = os.path.join(tests_datadir, *paths)
diff --git a/tests/test_crawler.py b/tests/test_crawler.py
index f8fa26def..6bc7f055d 100644
--- a/tests/test_crawler.py
+++ b/tests/test_crawler.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ from scrapy.extensions.throttle import AutoThrottle
 from scrapy.extensions import telnet
 from scrapy.utils.test import get_testenv
 
+from tests import FUTURE_PROOF_SETTINGS
+
 
 class BaseCrawlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ class BaseCrawlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
 class CrawlerTestCase(BaseCrawlerTest):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.crawler = Crawler(DefaultSpider, Settings())
+        self.crawler = Crawler(DefaultSpider, FUTURE_PROOF_SETTINGS)
 
     def test_deprecated_attribute_spiders(self):
         with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ class CrawlerRunnerTestCase(BaseCrawlerTest):
 
     def test_deprecated_attribute_spiders(self):
         with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
-            runner = CrawlerRunner(Settings())
+            runner = CrawlerRunner(FUTURE_PROOF_SETTINGS)
             spiders = runner.spiders
             self.assertEqual(len(w), 1)
             self.assertIn("CrawlerRunner.spiders", str(w[0].message))
diff --git a/tests/test_spiderloader/__init__.py b/tests/test_spiderloader/__init__.py
index d8be6e277..5c344e3ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_spiderloader/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/test_spiderloader/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from scrapy.settings import Settings
 from scrapy.http import Request
 from scrapy.crawler import CrawlerRunner
 
+from tests import FUTURE_PROOF_SETTINGS
+
 module_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
 
@@ -101,7 +103,8 @@ class SpiderLoaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
             module = 'tests.test_spiderloader.test_spiders.doesnotexist'
-            settings = Settings({'SPIDER_MODULES': [module],
+            settings = Settings({**FUTURE_PROOF_SETTINGS,
+                                 'SPIDER_MODULES': [module],
                                  'SPIDER_LOADER_WARN_ONLY': True})
             spider_loader = SpiderLoader.from_settings(settings)
             self.assertIn("Could not load spiders from module", str(w[0].message))
@@ -133,8 +136,9 @@ class DuplicateSpiderNameLoaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
         with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
             spider_loader = SpiderLoader.from_settings(self.settings)
 
-            self.assertEqual(len(w), 1)
-            msg = str(w[0].message)
+            # We ignore the warning about SPIDER_LOADER_REQUIRE_NAME
+            self.assertEqual(len(w), 2)
+            msg = str(w[1].message)
             self.assertIn("several spiders with the same name", msg)
             self.assertIn("'spider3'", msg)
 
@@ -152,8 +156,9 @@ class DuplicateSpiderNameLoaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
         with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
             spider_loader = SpiderLoader.from_settings(self.settings)
 
-            self.assertEqual(len(w), 1)
-            msg = str(w[0].message)
+            # We ignore the warning about SPIDER_LOADER_REQUIRE_NAME
+            self.assertEqual(len(w), 2)
+            msg = str(w[1].message)
             self.assertIn("several spiders with the same name", msg)
             self.assertIn("'spider1'", msg)
             self.assertIn("'spider2'", msg)