diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 78bc07a59a37..cd61eae0c862 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ in
   nifi = runTestOn [ "x86_64-linux" ] ./web-apps/nifi.nix;
   nitter = handleTest ./nitter.nix { };
   nix-config = handleTest ./nix-config.nix { };
-  nix-ld = handleTest ./nix-ld.nix { };
+  nix-ld = runTest ./nix-ld.nix;
   nix-misc = handleTest ./nix/misc.nix { };
   nix-upgrade = handleTest ./nix/upgrade.nix { inherit (pkgs) nixVersions; };
   nix-required-mounts = runTest ./nix-required-mounts;
diff --git a/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix b/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix
index 9a1f7110eeea..0b89b99a33b5 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
+{ ... }:
 {
-  system ? builtins.currentSystem,
-  config ? { },
-  pkgs ? import ../.. { inherit system config; },
-}:
-let
-  inherit (import ../lib/testing-python.nix { inherit system pkgs; }) makeTest;
-  shared =
+  name = "nix-ld";
+
+  nodes.machine =
     { config, pkgs, ... }:
     {
       programs.nix-ld.enable = true;
+
       environment.systemPackages = [
         (pkgs.runCommand "patched-hello" { } ''
           install -D -m755 ${pkgs.hello}/bin/hello $out/bin/hello
@@ -16,14 +14,9 @@ let
         '')
       ];
     };
-in
-{
-  nix-ld = makeTest {
-    name = "nix-ld";
-    nodes.machine = shared;
-    testScript = ''
-      start_all()
-      machine.succeed("hello")
-    '';
-  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    start_all()
+    machine.succeed("hello")
+  '';
 }