diff --git a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/test.rkt b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/test.rkt
index bf18c471f4..4a5385cf80 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/test.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/test.rkt
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@
      (shelly-case "All tests"
                   (for-each (λ (x) (x)) l)))))
 
-(let ([v (getenv "PLT_PKG_NOSETUP")])
-  (unless (and v (not (string=? v "")))
-    (error "Set the PLT_PKG_NOSETUP environment variable before running these tests\n")))
-
-(unless (equal? "user\n" (with-output-to-string
-                           (lambda () (pkg-config-command #:installation #t "default-scope"))))
-  (error "Run this test suite with `user' default package scope"))
-
 (run-tests
  "name"
  "basic" "create" "install" "permissions"
diff --git a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/util.rkt b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/util.rkt
index 994ae537cd..d47d413326 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/util.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/pkg/util.rkt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   (and (file-exists? p)
        p))
 
-(define (with-fake-installation* t)
+(define (with-fake-installation* t #:default-scope [default-scope "installation"])
   (define tmp-dir
     (make-temporary-file ".racket.fake-installation~a" 'directory
                          (find-system-path 'temp-dir)))
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             "test"
 
             'default-scope
-            "installation"
+            default-scope
 
             ;; Find existing links and packages from the
             ;; old configuration:
@@ -150,10 +150,15 @@
              (run-pkg-tests* run-pkg-tests)))))]))
 
 (define (run-pkg-tests* t)
+  (putenv "PLT_PKG_NOSETUP" "y")
   (with-servers
-   (with-fake-root
-    (parameterize ([current-directory test-directory])
-      (t)))))
+   (with-fake-installation*
+    #:default-scope "user"
+    (lambda ()
+      (shelly-case "setup info cache" $ "raco setup -nDKxiI --no-foreign-libs")
+      (with-fake-root
+       (parameterize ([current-directory test-directory])
+         (t)))))))
 
 (define-syntax-rule (shelly-install** message pkg rm-pkg (pre ...) (more ...))
   (with-fake-root