diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-gui/help-page.goml b/tests/rustdoc-gui/help-page.goml
index 09d33af139cdd..f1a2675128ce4 100644
--- a/tests/rustdoc-gui/help-page.goml
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-gui/help-page.goml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // This test ensures that opening the help page in its own tab works.
-include: "utils.goml"
 go-to: "file://" + |DOC_PATH| + "/help.html"
 set-window-size: (1000, 1000) // Try desktop size first.
 wait-for: "#help"
@@ -20,7 +19,9 @@ define-function: (
     "check-colors",
     [theme, color, background, box_shadow],
     block {
-        call-function: ("switch-theme", {"theme": |theme|})
+        // FIXME: no clue why we can't call the `switch-theme` function here...
+        set-local-storage: {"rustdoc-theme": |theme|, "rustdoc-use-system-theme": "false"}
+        reload:
         assert-css: ("#help kbd", {
             "color": |color|,
             "background-color": |background|,