diff --git a/packages/ember-testing/lib/setup_for_testing.js b/packages/ember-testing/lib/setup_for_testing.js
index b1904520893..9390ab10945 100644
--- a/packages/ember-testing/lib/setup_for_testing.js
+++ b/packages/ember-testing/lib/setup_for_testing.js
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ export default function setupForTesting() {
     setAdapter((typeof self.QUnit === 'undefined') ? new Adapter() : new QUnitAdapter());
   }
 
-  jQuery(document).off('ajaxSend', incrementPendingRequests);
-  jQuery(document).off('ajaxComplete', decrementPendingRequests);
+  if (jQuery) {
+    jQuery(document).off('ajaxSend', incrementPendingRequests);
+    jQuery(document).off('ajaxComplete', decrementPendingRequests);
 
-  clearPendingRequests();
+    clearPendingRequests();
 
-  jQuery(document).on('ajaxSend', incrementPendingRequests);
-  jQuery(document).on('ajaxComplete', decrementPendingRequests);
+    jQuery(document).on('ajaxSend', incrementPendingRequests);
+    jQuery(document).on('ajaxComplete', decrementPendingRequests);
+  }
 }