diff --git a/ghcide/test/exe/ClientSettingsTests.hs b/ghcide/test/exe/ClientSettingsTests.hs
index 698e0af165..8251558235 100644
--- a/ghcide/test/exe/ClientSettingsTests.hs
+++ b/ghcide/test/exe/ClientSettingsTests.hs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE GADTs #-}
 module ClientSettingsTests (tests) where
 
-import           Config                          (lspTestCaps, testWithConfig)
+import           Config                          (lspTestCaps, testWithConfig,
+                                                  testWithDummyPluginEmpty)
 import           Control.Applicative.Combinators
 import           Control.Monad
 import           Data.Aeson                      (toJSON)
@@ -18,11 +19,10 @@ import           Language.LSP.Test
 import           Test.Hls                        (testConfigCaps,
                                                   waitForProgressDone)
 import           Test.Tasty
-import           TestUtils
 
 tests :: TestTree
 tests = testGroup "client settings handling"
-    [ testWithConfig "ghcide restarts shake session on config changes" def {testConfigCaps = lspTestCaps} $ do
+    [ testWithDummyPluginEmpty "ghcide restarts shake session on config changes" $ do
             setIgnoringLogNotifications False
             void $ createDoc "A.hs" "haskell" "module A where"
             waitForProgressDone