diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 4fd1c64693ac..12c1a9c2c062 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ in
   };
   ndppd = runTest ./ndppd.nix;
   nebula = runTest ./nebula.nix;
-  neo4j = handleTest ./neo4j.nix { };
+  neo4j = runTest ./neo4j.nix;
   netbird = runTest ./netbird.nix;
   netdata = runTest ./netdata.nix;
   nimdow = runTest ./nimdow.nix;
diff --git a/nixos/tests/neo4j.nix b/nixos/tests/neo4j.nix
index 0b57f5b2e038..dea59a66be30 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/neo4j.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/neo4j.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
-import ./make-test-python.nix {
+{
   name = "neo4j";
 
-  nodes = {
-    server =
-      { ... }:
+  nodes.server = {
+    virtualisation.memorySize = 4096;
+    virtualisation.diskSize = 1024;
 
-      {
-        virtualisation.memorySize = 4096;
-        virtualisation.diskSize = 1024;
-
-        services.neo4j.enable = true;
-        # require tls certs to be available
-        services.neo4j.https.enable = false;
-        services.neo4j.bolt.enable = false;
-      };
+    services.neo4j.enable = true;
+    # require tls certs to be available
+    services.neo4j.https.enable = false;
+    services.neo4j.bolt.enable = false;
   };
 
   testScript = ''