diff --git a/src/rez/tests/test_suites.py b/src/rez/tests/test_suites.py
index ad76f4a99c..022f207e0b 100644
--- a/src/rez/tests/test_suites.py
+++ b/src/rez/tests/test_suites.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     per_available_shell, install_dependent
 from rez.resolved_context import ResolvedContext
 from rez.suite import Suite
-from rez.config import config
 from rez.system import system
 import subprocess
 import unittest
@@ -165,8 +164,7 @@ def test_executable(self, shell):
         expected_tools = set(["hunny"])
         self.assertEqual(set(s.get_tools().keys()), expected_tools)
 
-        per_shell = config.get("default_shell")
-        suite_path = os.path.join(self.root, "test_suites", per_shell, "pooh")
+        suite_path = os.path.join(self.root, "test_suites", shell, "pooh")
         s.save(suite_path)
 
         bin_path = os.path.join(suite_path, "bin")