diff --git a/core/autoload/test.el b/core/autoload/test.el
index 21a71279a..7ce57e11f 100644
--- a/core/autoload/test.el
+++ b/core/autoload/test.el
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 ;;; core/autoload/test.el -*- lexical-binding: t; no-byte-compile: t; -*-
 
+(defvar doom-test-modules
+  '(:feature evil workspaces
+    :completion company
+    :ui doom-dashboard
+    :tools password-store
+    :lang org web
+    :private hlissner)
+  "The `doom!' specs for the Doom unit test session.")
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun doom//run-tests (&optional modules)
   "Run all loaded tests, specified by MODULES (a list of module cons cells) or
@@ -38,7 +47,7 @@ If neither is available, run all tests in all enabled modules."
               (t
                (let (noninteractive)
                  (clrhash doom-modules)
-                 (load (expand-file-name "init.test.el" user-emacs-directory) nil t)
+                 (eval `(doom! ,@doom-test-modules))
                  (setq modules (doom-module-pairs)
                        targets (list (expand-file-name "test/" doom-core-dir))))))
         ;; resolve targets to a list of test files and load them
diff --git a/init.test.el b/init.test.el
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d529cd2f..000000000
--- a/init.test.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-;;; init.test.el -- for automated unit tests -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
-
-(require 'core (concat user-emacs-directory "core/core"))
-
-(doom! :feature
-       evil
-       workspaces
-
-       :completion
-       company
-
-       :ui
-       doom-dashboard
-
-       :tools
-       password-store
-
-       :lang
-       org
-       web
-
-       :private
-       hlissner)