diff --git a/scripts/v.centroids/testsuite/test_v_centroids.py b/scripts/v.centroids/testsuite/test_v_centroids.py
index 4b0654748a5..a7f56464ef6 100644
--- a/scripts/v.centroids/testsuite/test_v_centroids.py
+++ b/scripts/v.centroids/testsuite/test_v_centroids.py
@@ -12,37 +12,47 @@
 class TestVCentroids(TestCase):
     """Test v.centroids script"""
 
-    mapName = "busroute11"
-    outRouteMap = "busroute11_boundary"
-    fromType = "line"
-    toType = "boundary"
-    outAreaMap = "busroute11_area"
+    region_line = "region_line"
+    region_boundary = "region_boundary"
+    region_area = "region_area"
+    output = "output"
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         """Create an area from a closed line"""
+        cls.runModule("v.in.region", output=cls.region_line, type="line")
+        cls.runModule("v.in.region", output=cls.region_area, type="area")
         cls.runModule(
             "v.type",
-            input=cls.mapName,
-            output=cls.outRouteMap,
-            from_type=cls.fromType,
-            to_type=cls.toType,
+            input=cls.region_line,
+            output=cls.region_boundary,
+            from_type="line",
+            to_type="boundary",
         )
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         """Remove the generated maps"""
         cls.runModule(
-            "g.remove", flags="f", type="vector", name=(cls.outRouteMap, cls.outAreaMap)
+            "g.remove",
+            flags="f",
+            type="vector",
+            name=(cls.region_line, cls.region_area, cls.region_boundary),
         )
 
+    def tearDown(self):
+        """Remove the generated maps"""
+        self.runModule("g.remove", flags="f", type="vector", name=self.output)
+
     def test_area(self):
         """Adds missing centroids to closed boundaries test"""
         module = SimpleModule(
-            "v.centroids", input=self.outRouteMap, output=self.outAreaMap
+            "v.centroids", input=self.region_boundary, output=self.output
         )
         self.assertModule(module)
-        self.assertVectorExists(self.outAreaMap)
+        self.assertVectorInfoEqualsVectorInfo(
+            self.output, self.region_area, precision=1e-6
+        )
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/scripts/v.what.vect/testsuite/test_v_what_vect.py b/scripts/v.what.vect/testsuite/test_v_what_vect.py
index 09ade33668f..2385a71c400 100644
--- a/scripts/v.what.vect/testsuite/test_v_what_vect.py
+++ b/scripts/v.what.vect/testsuite/test_v_what_vect.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 from grass.gunittest.gmodules import SimpleModule
 
 from grass.script.core import run_command
-from grass.script.utils import decode
 
 
 class TestVWhatVect(TestCase):
@@ -29,20 +28,20 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
 
     def test_what_vect(self):
         """Uploads vector values"""
-        run_command("v.db.addcolumn", map=self.mapName, columns="urb_name varchar(25)")
+        run_command("v.db.addcolumn", map=self.mapName, columns="geology_cat integer")
 
         module = SimpleModule(
             "v.what.vect",
             map=self.mapName,
-            query_map="urbanarea",
-            column="urb_name",
-            query_column="NAME",
+            query_map="geology",
+            column="geology_cat",
+            query_column="cat",
         )
         self.assertModule(module)
-
-        m = SimpleModule("v.db.select", map=self.mapName)
-        self.assertModule(m)
-        self.assertRegex(decode(m.outputs.stdout), "urb_name")
+        minmax = "min=11\nmax=1810"
+        self.assertVectorFitsUnivar(
+            map=self.mapName, column="geology_cat", reference=minmax
+        )
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/vector/v.select/testsuite/test_v_select.py b/vector/v.select/testsuite/test_v_select.py
index c74cdb53761..b8564505a6a 100644
--- a/vector/v.select/testsuite/test_v_select.py
+++ b/vector/v.select/testsuite/test_v_select.py
@@ -13,22 +13,9 @@
 
 
 class TestRasterReport(TestCase):
-    binput = "bridges"
+    binput = "zipcodes"
     ainput = "geology"
     output = "testvselect"
-    overlap = "geonames_wake"
-    disjoint = "schools_wake"
-    equals = "streets_wake"
-    touches = "zipcodes_wake"
-    within = "geonames_wake"
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        cls.use_temp_region()
-
-    @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
-        cls.del_temp_region()
 
     def tearDown(cls):
         cls.runModule("g.remove", type="vector", flags="f", name=cls.output)
@@ -42,8 +29,8 @@ def test_opo(self):
             output=self.output,
             operator="overlap",
         )
-        topology = {"points": 1088, "lines": 0, "areas": 0}
-        self.assertVectorFitsTopoInfo(self.overlap, topology)
+        topology = {"areas": 97}
+        self.assertVectorFitsTopoInfo(self.output, topology)
 
     def test_opd(self):
         """Testign operator disjoint"""
@@ -54,8 +41,8 @@ def test_opd(self):
             output=self.output,
             operator="disjoint",
         )
-        topology = {"points": 167, "lines": 0, "areas": 0}
-        self.assertVectorFitsTopoInfo(self.disjoint, topology)
+        topology = {"areas": 1770}
+        self.assertVectorFitsTopoInfo(self.output, topology)
 
     def test_ope(self):
         """Testing operator equals"""
@@ -66,8 +53,7 @@ def test_ope(self):
             output=self.output,
             operator="equals",
         )
-        topology = {"points": 0, "lines": 49746, "areas": 0}
-        self.assertVectorFitsTopoInfo(self.equals, topology)
+        self.assertVectorDoesNotExist(self.output)
 
     def test_opt(self):
         """Testing operator touches"""
@@ -78,8 +64,7 @@ def test_opt(self):
             output=self.output,
             operator="touches",
         )
-        topology = {"points": 0, "lines": 0, "areas": 48}
-        self.assertVectorFitsTopoInfo(self.touches, topology)
+        self.assertVectorDoesNotExist(self.output)
 
     def test_opw(self):
         """Testing operator within"""
@@ -90,8 +75,8 @@ def test_opw(self):
             output=self.output,
             operator="within",
         )
-        topology = {"points": 1088, "lines": 0, "areas": 0}
-        self.assertVectorFitsTopoInfo(self.within, topology)
+        topology = {"areas": 17}
+        self.assertVectorFitsTopoInfo(self.output, topology)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":