diff --git a/bin/pax/tests/Kyuafile b/bin/pax/tests/Kyuafile
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d0fc2e20413..000000000000
--- a/bin/pax/tests/Kyuafile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
--- $FreeBSD$
-
-syntax(2)
-
-test_suite("FreeBSD")
-
-tap_test_program{name="legacy_test", required_programs="/usr/bin/perl"}
diff --git a/bin/pax/tests/Makefile b/bin/pax/tests/Makefile
index 4403efd0f863..f4f81eea86b3 100644
--- a/bin/pax/tests/Makefile
+++ b/bin/pax/tests/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
 TESTSDIR=	${TESTSBASE}/bin/pax
-KYUAFILE=	yes
 
-TAP_TESTS_SH=	legacy_test
+TAP_TESTS_PERL=	legacy_test
 
 .include <tap.test.mk>
diff --git a/bin/pax/tests/legacy_test.sh b/bin/pax/tests/legacy_test.pl
similarity index 99%
rename from bin/pax/tests/legacy_test.sh
rename to bin/pax/tests/legacy_test.pl
index 7c392cbb765c..dabba42b3f31 100644
--- a/bin/pax/tests/legacy_test.sh
+++ b/bin/pax/tests/legacy_test.pl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/perl
-#
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 use strict;