diff --git a/lib/tests/test-with-nix.nix b/lib/tests/test-with-nix.nix
index 4e13eef4c5b1..4fc65010b878 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test-with-nix.nix
+++ b/lib/tests/test-with-nix.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 pkgs.runCommand "nixpkgs-lib-tests-nix-${nix.version}"
   {
     buildInputs = [
-      (import ./fetchers.nix)
       (import ../path/tests {
         inherit pkgs;
       })
@@ -73,6 +72,9 @@ pkgs.runCommand "nixpkgs-lib-tests-nix-${nix.version}"
     echo "Running lib/tests/misc.nix"
     [[ $(nix-instantiate --eval --strict lib/tests/misc.nix | tee /dev/stderr) == '[ ]' ]];
 
+    echo "Running lib/tests/fetchers.nix"
+    [[ $(nix-instantiate --eval --strict lib/tests/fetchers.nix | tee /dev/stderr) == '[ ]' ]];
+
     mkdir $out
     echo success > $out/${nix.version}
   ''