diff --git a/tests/include/tests/isc.h b/tests/include/tests/isc.h
index b58695e3a4..391a64454b 100644
--- a/tests/include/tests/isc.h
+++ b/tests/include/tests/isc.h
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <isc/buffer.h>
 #include <isc/hash.h>
@@ -169,39 +166,18 @@ teardown_managers(void **state);
 
 #define ISC_TEST_MAIN ISC_TEST_MAIN_CUSTOM(NULL, NULL)
 
-#define ISC_TEST_MAIN_CUSTOM(setup, teardown)                                \
-	static int  __child = 0;                                             \
-	static void __alarm(int sig ISC_ATTR_UNUSED) {                       \
-		kill(__child, SIGABRT);                                      \
-	}                                                                    \
-	int main(void) {                                                     \
-		int r, status;                                               \
-                                                                             \
-		switch ((__child = fork())) {                                \
-		case 0:                                                      \
-			break;                                               \
-		case -1:                                                     \
-			exit(1);                                             \
-		default:                                                     \
-			signal(SIGALRM, __alarm);                            \
-			alarm(1200);                                         \
-			if ((r = waitpid(__child, &status, 0)) == __child) { \
-				/* Pass the exit status to the caller. */    \
-				if (WIFEXITED(status)) {                     \
-					exit(WEXITSTATUS(status));           \
-				}                                            \
-			}                                                    \
-			exit(1);                                             \
-		}                                                            \
-                                                                             \
-		signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);                                    \
-                                                                             \
-		isc_mem_debugging |= ISC_MEM_DEBUGRECORD;                    \
-		isc_mem_create(&mctx);                                       \
-                                                                             \
-		r = cmocka_run_group_tests(tests, setup, teardown);          \
-                                                                             \
-		isc_mem_destroy(&mctx);                                      \
-                                                                             \
-		return (r);                                                  \
+#define ISC_TEST_MAIN_CUSTOM(setup, teardown)                       \
+	int main(void) {                                            \
+		int r;                                              \
+                                                                    \
+		signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);                           \
+                                                                    \
+		isc_mem_debugging |= ISC_MEM_DEBUGRECORD;           \
+		isc_mem_create(&mctx);                              \
+                                                                    \
+		r = cmocka_run_group_tests(tests, setup, teardown); \
+                                                                    \
+		isc_mem_destroy(&mctx);                             \
+                                                                    \
+		return (r);                                         \
 	}