diff --git a/qubesadmin/app.py b/qubesadmin/app.py
index 7ed68226..4f0aab6f 100644
--- a/qubesadmin/app.py
+++ b/qubesadmin/app.py
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ def local_name(self) -> str:
                 try:
                     local_qdb = qubesdb.QubesDB()
                     local_name_b = local_qdb.read("/name")
+                    local_qdb.foo()
                     if local_name_b:
                         local_name = local_name_b.decode()
                 except qubesdb.Error:
diff --git a/run-tests b/run-tests
index 214995f5..ad63059e 100755
--- a/run-tests
+++ b/run-tests
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 : "${PYTHON:=python3}"
 : "${ROOTDIR:=.}"
-: "${TESTPYTHONPATH:=$ROOTDIR/test-packages}"
-
-PYTHONPATH="${TESTPYTHONPATH}:${PYTHONPATH}"
-export PYTHONPATH
 
 [ -r version ] || ln -s ${ROOTDIR}/version ./
 "${PYTHON}" -m pip install -e . --no-deps
diff --git a/test-packages/.gitignore b/test-packages/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index fc8b9269..00000000
--- a/test-packages/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-qubesadmin.egg-info
diff --git a/test-packages/dbus.py b/test-packages/dbus.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 059f51e6..00000000
--- a/test-packages/dbus.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-class DBusException(Exception):
-    pass
-
-class SystemBus:
-    pass
-
-class SessionBus:
-    pass
diff --git a/test-packages/qubesdb.py b/test-packages/qubesdb.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 85ad9a10..00000000
--- a/test-packages/qubesdb.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-class QubesDB:
-    def read(self, key):
-        return b'testvm'
-
-class Error(Exception):
-    pass