diff --git a/tests/basic b/tests/basic
index 87bb7d8..bfee8bd 100755
--- a/tests/basic
+++ b/tests/basic
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # small examples
 
-test "$VERBOSE" = yes && set -x
 : ${srcdir=.}
-. "$srcdir/init.sh"
+. "$srcdir/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
 
 fail=0
 
diff --git a/tests/binary b/tests/binary
index 9c31bc6..c66ea04 100644
--- a/tests/binary
+++ b/tests/binary
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # small examples
 
-test "$VERBOSE" = yes && set -x
 : ${srcdir=.}
-. "$srcdir/init.sh"
+. "$srcdir/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
 
 printf 'Binary files - and /dev/null differ\n' > out-exp || fail_ setup
 
diff --git a/tests/function-line-vs-leading-space b/tests/function-line-vs-leading-space
index 320452c..62fd021 100755
--- a/tests/function-line-vs-leading-space
+++ b/tests/function-line-vs-leading-space
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Demonstrate how -F RE behavior changed after diff-2.9.
 
-test "$VERBOSE" = yes && set -x
 : ${srcdir=.}
-. "$srcdir/init.sh"
+. "$srcdir/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
 
 cat <<EOF > in || fail_ "failed to create temporary file"
 procedure AdaCode is
diff --git a/tests/label-vs-func b/tests/label-vs-func
index c862bed..2026b0a 100755
--- a/tests/label-vs-func
+++ b/tests/label-vs-func
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Show how diff's -p option can mistakenly match a label: in column 1.
 
-test "$VERBOSE" = yes && set -x
 : ${srcdir=.}
-. "$srcdir/init.sh"
+. "$srcdir/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
 
 fail=0
 cat <<EOF > exp || fail=1
diff --git a/tests/stdin b/tests/stdin
index 3c114bd..66ef2bb 100755
--- a/tests/stdin
+++ b/tests/stdin
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Ensure that "-" means "standard input".
 
-test "$VERBOSE" = yes && set -x
 : ${srcdir=.}
-. "$srcdir/init.sh"
+. "$srcdir/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
 
 fail=0