diff --git a/test/unit/attributes.js b/test/unit/attributes.js
index 95dfd7669..7dec60619 100644
--- a/test/unit/attributes.js
+++ b/test/unit/attributes.js
@@ -383,17 +383,27 @@ test("attr(jquery_method)", function(){
 	$elem.attr({css: {color: "red"}}, true);
 	ok( /^(#ff0000|red)$/i.test(elem.style.color), "attr(css)");
 
-	$elem.attr({height: 10}, true);
-	equal( elem.style.height, "10px", "attr(height)");
+	if ( jQuery.fn.width ) {
+		$elem.attr({height: 10}, true);
+		equal( elem.style.height, "10px", "attr(height)");
 
-	// Multiple attributes
-
-	$elem.attr({
+		// Multiple attributes
+		$elem.attr({
 		width:10,
 		css:{ paddingLeft:1, paddingRight:1 }
-	}, true);
+		}, true);
+
+		equal( elem.style.width, "10px", "attr({...})");
+	} else {
+
+		$elem.attr({
+		css:{ paddingLeft:1, paddingRight:1 }
+		}, true);
+
+		ok( true, "DUMMY: attr(height)" );
+		ok( true, "DUMMY: attr({...})" );
+	}
 
-	equal( elem.style.width, "10px", "attr({...})");
 	equal( elem.style.paddingLeft, "1px", "attr({...})");
 	equal( elem.style.paddingRight, "1px", "attr({...})");
 });
diff --git a/test/unit/core.js b/test/unit/core.js
index 4605795b4..f7de6c702 100644
--- a/test/unit/core.js
+++ b/test/unit/core.js
@@ -70,18 +70,32 @@ test("jQuery()", function() {
 
 	equal( jQuery(document.body).get(0), jQuery("body").get(0), "Test passing an html node to the factory" );
 
-	var exec = false;
+	var exec = false,
+			elem;
 
-	var elem = jQuery("<div/>", {
-		width: 10,
-		css: { paddingLeft:1, paddingRight:1 },
-		click: function(){ ok(exec, "Click executed."); },
-		text: "test",
-		"class": "test2",
-		id: "test3"
-	});
+	if ( jQuery.fn.width ) {
+		elem = jQuery("<div/>", {
+			width: 10,
+			css: { paddingLeft:1, paddingRight:1 },
+			click: function(){ ok(exec, "Click executed."); },
+			text: "test",
+			"class": "test2",
+			id: "test3"
+		});
+
+		equal( elem[0].style.width, "10px", "jQuery() quick setter width");
+	} else {
+		elem = jQuery("<div/>", {
+			css: { paddingLeft:1, paddingRight:1 },
+			click: function(){ ok(exec, "Click executed."); },
+			text: "test",
+			"class": "test2",
+			id: "test3"
+		});
+
+		ok( true, "DUMMY: jQuery() quick setter width");
+	}
 
-	equal( elem[0].style.width, "10px", "jQuery() quick setter width");
 	equal( elem[0].style.paddingLeft, "1px", "jQuery quick setter css");
 	equal( elem[0].style.paddingRight, "1px", "jQuery quick setter css");
 	equal( elem[0].childNodes.length, 1, "jQuery quick setter text");
diff --git a/test/unit/offset.js b/test/unit/offset.js
index 6664a6bdb..750228281 100644
--- a/test/unit/offset.js
+++ b/test/unit/offset.js
@@ -14,13 +14,16 @@ var supportsScroll = false;
 testIframe("offset/absolute", "absolute", function($, iframe) {
 	expect(4);
 
-	var doc = iframe.document, tests;
+	var doc = iframe.document,
+      tests, forceScroll;
 
 	// force a scroll value on the main window
 	// this insures that the results will be wrong
 	// if the offset method is using the scroll offset
 	// of the parent window
-	var forceScroll = jQuery("<div>", { width: 2000, height: 2000 }).appendTo("body");
+	forceScroll = jQuery("<div>").css({ width: 2000, height: 2000 });
+	forceScroll.appendTo("body");
+
 	window.scrollTo(200, 200);
 
 	if ( document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop ) {