diff --git a/bin/test/CraftTestBase.py b/bin/test/CraftTestBase.py
index 0c2a416ff..c745f2b8c 100644
--- a/bin/test/CraftTestBase.py
+++ b/bin/test/CraftTestBase.py
@@ -1,32 +1,31 @@
 import os
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 
 import CraftConfig
 import CraftStandardDirs
 from CraftCore import CraftCore
 import InstallDB
 
 class CraftTestBase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         CraftCore.debug.setVerbose(int(os.getenv("CRAFT_TEST_VERBOSITY")))
         blueprintsDir = CraftCore.standardDirs.blueprintRoot()
         self.kdeRoot = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
         craftRoot = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.split(__file__)[0], "..", "..", ".."))
         oldSettings = CraftCore.settings
         CraftCore.settings = CraftConfig.CraftConfig(os.path.join(craftRoot, "craft", "CraftSettings.ini.template"))
 
         CraftCore.standardDirs = CraftStandardDirs.CraftStandardDirs(self.kdeRoot.name)
-        CraftStandardDirs.CraftStandardDirs.allowShortpaths(False)
         os.makedirs(CraftCore.standardDirs.etcDir())
         CraftCore.settings.set("Blueprints", "BlueprintRoot", blueprintsDir)
         CraftCore.settings.set("Compile", "BuildType", "RelWithDebInfo")
         CraftCore.settings.set("Blueprints", "Settings", os.path.join(self.kdeRoot.name, "BlueprintSettings.ini"))
         if hasattr(CraftCore, "installdb"):
             del CraftCore.installdb
         CraftCore.installdb = InstallDB.InstallDB(os.path.join(self.kdeRoot.name, "test.db"))
 
     def tearDown(self):
         CraftCore.installdb.connection.close()
         del CraftCore.installdb
         del self.kdeRoot