diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf/InstantiationTests.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf/InstantiationTests.java
index cdda63da27..82a0e75594 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf/InstantiationTests.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf/InstantiationTests.java
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  */
 @DomainModel( annotatedClasses = { Person.class, NameImpl.class } )
 @SessionFactory
-@FailureExpected( jiraKey = "HHH-14950" )
+@FailureExpected( jiraKey = "HHH-14950", reason = "Model has no setters, which is not supported" )
 @JiraKey( "HHH-14950" )
 public class InstantiationTests {
 
-	// for some reason, these tests fail a local build even though they are marked @FailureExpected
+	// these tests fail the build even though they are marked @FailureExpected because the
+	// failure happens while creating the test "fixtures" (here the boot model) which JUnit
+	// does not like
 
 //	@Test
 	public void modelTest(DomainModelScope scope) {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf/TempInstantiationTests.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf/TempInstantiationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa73f9c955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf/TempInstantiationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
+ * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
+ */
+package org.hibernate.orm.test.mapping.embeddable.strategy.instantiator.intf;
+
+import org.hibernate.boot.Metadata;
+import org.hibernate.boot.MetadataSources;
+import org.hibernate.mapping.Collection;
+import org.hibernate.mapping.Component;
+import org.hibernate.mapping.PersistentClass;
+import org.hibernate.mapping.Property;
+
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.FailureExpected;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.JiraKey;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.ServiceRegistry;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.ServiceRegistryScope;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * Creating a new version of {@link InstantiationTests} that won't fail the build,
+ * but still allows us to test the behavior.
+ *
+ * JUnit does not like when build fixtures (here, the SF) fails
+ */
+@ServiceRegistry
+@FailureExpected( jiraKey = "HHH-14950", reason = "Model has no setters, which is not supported" )
+@JiraKey( "HHH-14950" )
+public class TempInstantiationTests {
+	@Test
+	public void basicTest(ServiceRegistryScope registerScope) {
+		final MetadataSources metadataSources = new MetadataSources( registerScope.getRegistry() )
+				.addAnnotatedClass( Person.class )
+				.addAnnotatedClass( Name.class )
+				.addAnnotatedClass( NameImpl.class );
+
+		final Metadata metadata = metadataSources.buildMetadata();
+
+		final PersistentClass personMapping = metadata.getEntityBinding( Person.class.getName() );
+
+		final Property name = personMapping.getProperty( "name" );
+		final Component nameMapping = (Component) name.getValue();
+		assertThat( nameMapping.getPropertySpan() ).isEqualTo( 2 );
+
+		final Property aliases = personMapping.getProperty( "aliases" );
+		final Component aliasMapping = (Component) ( (Collection) aliases.getValue() ).getElement();
+		assertThat( aliasMapping.getPropertySpan() ).isEqualTo( 2 );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf2/InstantiationTests.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf2/InstantiationTests.java
index 060d210484..79f1afe8ea 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf2/InstantiationTests.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf2/InstantiationTests.java
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  */
 @DomainModel( annotatedClasses = { Person.class, Name.class } )
 @SessionFactory
-@FailureExpected( jiraKey = "HHH-14950" )
+@FailureExpected( jiraKey = "HHH-14950", reason = "Model has no setters, which is not supported" )
 @JiraKey( "HHH-14950" )
 public class InstantiationTests {
 
-	// for some reason, these tests fail a local build even though they are marked @FailureExpected
+	// these tests fail the build even though they are marked @FailureExpected because the
+	// failure happens while creating the test "fixtures" (here the boot model) which JUnit
+	// does not like
 
 	//	@Test
 	public void modelTest(DomainModelScope scope) {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf2/TempInstantiationTests.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf2/TempInstantiationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89b4dab45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/embeddable/strategy/instantiator/intf2/TempInstantiationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
+ * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
+ */
+package org.hibernate.orm.test.mapping.embeddable.strategy.instantiator.intf2;
+
+import org.hibernate.boot.Metadata;
+import org.hibernate.boot.MetadataSources;
+import org.hibernate.mapping.Collection;
+import org.hibernate.mapping.Component;
+import org.hibernate.mapping.PersistentClass;
+import org.hibernate.mapping.Property;
+
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.FailureExpected;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.JiraKey;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.ServiceRegistry;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.ServiceRegistryScope;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * Creating a new version of {@link InstantiationTests} that won't fail the build,
+ * but still allows us to test the behavior.
+ *
+ * JUnit does not like when build fixtures (here, the SF) fails
+ */
+@ServiceRegistry
+@FailureExpected( jiraKey = "HHH-14950", reason = "Model has no setters, which is not supported" )
+@JiraKey( "HHH-14950" )
+public class TempInstantiationTests {
+	@Test
+	public void basicTest(ServiceRegistryScope registerScope) {
+		final MetadataSources metadataSources = new MetadataSources( registerScope.getRegistry() )
+				.addAnnotatedClass( org.hibernate.orm.test.mapping.embeddable.strategy.instantiator.intf.Person.class )
+				.addAnnotatedClass( Name.class );
+
+		final Metadata metadata = metadataSources.buildMetadata();
+
+		final PersistentClass personMapping = metadata.getEntityBinding( Person.class.getName() );
+
+		final Property name = personMapping.getProperty( "name" );
+		final Component nameMapping = (Component) name.getValue();
+		assertThat( nameMapping.getPropertySpan() ).isEqualTo( 2 );
+
+		final Property aliases = personMapping.getProperty( "aliases" );
+		final Component aliasMapping = (Component) ( (Collection) aliases.getValue() ).getElement();
+		assertThat( aliasMapping.getPropertySpan() ).isEqualTo( 2 );
+	}
+}