1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/t/t5710-info-alternate.sh b/t/t5710-info-alternate.sh
index ef7127c1b3..8956c21617 100755
--- a/t/t5710-info-alternate.sh
+++ b/t/t5710-info-alternate.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ reachable_via() {
 
 test_valid_repo() {
 	git fsck --full > fsck.log &&
-	test `wc -l < fsck.log` = 0
+	test_line_count = 0 fsck.log
 }
 
 base_dir=`pwd`
@@ -58,13 +58,7 @@ test_expect_success 'creating too deep nesting' \
 git clone -l -s D E &&
 git clone -l -s E F &&
 git clone -l -s F G &&
-git clone -l -s G H'
-
-test_expect_success 'invalidity of deepest repository' \
-'cd H && {
-	test_valid_repo
-	test $? -ne 0
-}'
+test_must_fail git clone --bare -l -s G H'
 
 cd "$base_dir"