diff --git a/tests/metadata.TestCase b/tests/metadata.TestCase
index 49151083..f9ba731d 100755
--- a/tests/metadata.TestCase
+++ b/tests/metadata.TestCase
@@ -906,7 +906,6 @@ class MetadataTest(unittest.TestCase):
                                          'Prepare': None}})
 
     def test_read_xref_metadata(self):
-        fdroidserver.common.config = {'accepted_formats': ['yml']}
         os.chdir('xref')
         fdroidserver.metadata.warnings_action = 'error'
         apps = fdroidserver.metadata.read_metadata(xref=True)
diff --git a/tests/run-tests b/tests/run-tests
index d685ea1f..a5435351 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests
+++ b/tests/run-tests
@@ -612,12 +612,11 @@ echo_header "test whatsnew from fastlane without CVC set"
 REPOROOT=`create_test_dir`
 cd $REPOROOT
 fdroid_init_with_prebuilt_keystore
-echo "accepted_formats = ['txt', 'yml']" >> config.py
 mkdir -p metadata/com.politedroid/en-US/changelogs/
 cp $WORKSPACE/tests/repo/com.politedroid_6.apk repo
-cp $WORKSPACE/tests/metadata/com.politedroid.txt metadata
+cp $WORKSPACE/tests/metadata/com.politedroid.yml metadata
 echo "whatsnew test" > metadata/com.politedroid/en-US/changelogs/6.txt
-sed -i -e '/Current Version/d' metadata/com.politedroid.txt
+sed -i -e '/CurrentVersion/d' metadata/com.politedroid.yml
 $fdroid update --pretty --nosign
 grep -F 'whatsnew' repo/index-v1.json