diff --git a/test/test-init.sh b/test/test-init.sh
index 10d1aae2..22154f92 100755
--- a/test/test-init.sh
+++ b/test/test-init.sh
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ begin_test "init again"
 (
   set -e
 
-  tmphome="$(basename "$0" ".sh")"
-  mkdir -p $tmphome
-  cp $HOME/.gitconfig $tmphome/
-  HOME=$PWD/$tmphome
-  cd $HOME
-
   [ "git-lfs smudge %f" = "$(git config filter.lfs.smudge)" ]
   [ "git-lfs clean %f" = "$(git config filter.lfs.clean)" ]
 
@@ -26,11 +20,6 @@ begin_test "init with old settings"
 (
   set -e
 
-  tmphome="$(basename "$0" ".sh")"
-  mkdir -p $tmphome
-  HOME=$PWD/$tmphome
-  cd $HOME
-
   git config --global filter.lfs.smudge "git lfs smudge %f"
   git config --global filter.lfs.clean "git lfs clean %f"