diff --git a/tests/kdc/check-des.in b/tests/kdc/check-des.in
index 741c2ad0a..4196abd35 100644
--- a/tests/kdc/check-des.in
+++ b/tests/kdc/check-des.in
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@ R2=TEST2.H5L.SE
 
 port=@port@
 
-kadmin="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ../../kadmin/kadmin -l -r $R"
-kdc="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ../../kdc/kdc --addresses=localhost -P $port"
+kadmin="${kadmin} -l -r $R"
+kdc="${kdc} --addresses=localhost -P $port"
 
 server=afs/test.h5l.se
 server2=host/server.test.h5l.se
 cache="FILE:${objdir}/cache.krb5"
 
-kinit="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ../../kuser/kinit -c $cache --no-afslog"
-klist="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ../../kuser/klist -c $cache"
-kgetcred="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ../../kuser/kgetcred -c $cache"
-kdestroy="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ../../kuser/kdestroy -c $cache --no-unlog"
+kinit="${kinit} -c $cache --no-afslog"
+klist="${klist} -c $cache"
+kgetcred="${kgetcred} -c $cache"
+kdestroy="${kdestroy} -c $cache --no-unlog"
 
 KRB5_CONFIG="${objdir}/krb5.conf"
 export KRB5_CONFIG