diff --git a/lua/tests/minimal_init.vim b/lua/tests/minimal_init.vim
index 9ec5f51a7..60c70af98 100644
--- a/lua/tests/minimal_init.vim
+++ b/lua/tests/minimal_init.vim
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ runtime! plugin/octo.nvim
 
 lua << EOF
 require("plenary/busted")
-vim.cmd[[luafile ./tests/test_utils.lua]]
+require("tests/test_utils")
 require("octo").setup()
 EOF
diff --git a/lua/tests/test_utils.lua b/lua/tests/test_utils.lua
index 0c0f6d1f2..a4ce29083 100644
--- a/lua/tests/test_utils.lua
+++ b/lua/tests/test_utils.lua
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ end
 -- Globals
 ------------------
 
-_G.eq = assert.are.same
-
 _G.Test_filter = function(data)
   local run_data = {}
   for _, value in pairs(data) do