diff --git a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-config.rkt b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-config.rkt
index 027ada9595..3efab542da 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-config.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-config.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  (with-fake-root
   (shelly-case
    "reading and writing configs"
-   $ "raco pkg config catalogs" =stdout> "https://pkg.racket-lang.org\nhttps://planet-compat.racket-lang.org\n"
+   $ "raco pkg config catalogs" =stdout> "http://pkgs.racket-lang.org\nhttp://planet-compats.racket-lang.org\n"
    $ "raco pkg config -u --set catalogs http://localhost:9000"
    $ "raco pkg config -u catalogs" =stdout> "http://localhost:9000\n"
 
diff --git a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-create.rkt b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-create.rkt
index 5181bf0dd1..8dc0785958 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-create.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-create.rkt
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
    (shelly-create "pkg-test3" "zip")
    (shelly-create "pkg-test3-v2" "zip")
    (shelly-create "pkg-test3-v3" "zip")
+   (shelly-create "pkg-b-second" "plt")
+   (shelly-create "pkg-a-first" "plt")
 
    $ "raco pkg create --format txt test-pkgs/pkg-test1" =exit> 1
 
diff --git a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-migrate.rkt b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-migrate.rkt
index a1d5538781..344b965833 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-migrate.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/tests-migrate.rkt
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
          "util.rkt")
 
 (pkg-tests
- (shelly-case
-  "migrate packages"
-  $ "raco pkg create --format plt test-pkgs/pkg-b-second"
-  $ "raco pkg create --format plt test-pkgs/pkg-a-first")
-
  (with-fake-root
   (shelly-case
    "install package, copy to other, remove, then migrate"