diff --git a/test/fixture.cpp b/test/fixture.cpp
index ffbd9be8de5a..a4deb169307a 100644
--- a/test/fixture.cpp
+++ b/test/fixture.cpp
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ TestFixture::SettingsBuilder& TestFixture::SettingsBuilder::library(const char l
     if (REDUNDANT_CHECK && std::find(settings.libraries.cbegin(), settings.libraries.cend(), lib) != settings.libraries.cend())
         throw std::runtime_error("redundant setting: libraries (" + std::string(lib) + ")");
     // TODO: exename is not yet set
-    LOAD_LIB_2_EXE(settings.library, lib, fixture.exename.c_str());
+    if (settings.library.load(fixture.exename.c_str(), lib).errorcode != Library::ErrorCode::OK)
+        throw std::runtime_error("library '" + std::string(lib) + "' not found");
     // strip extension
     std::string lib_s(lib);
     const std::string ext(".cfg");
diff --git a/test/fixture.h b/test/fixture.h
index 1defa6ac3aff..0dd50d13a6b5 100644
--- a/test/fixture.h
+++ b/test/fixture.h
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ class TestFixture : public ErrorLogger {
 #define EXPECT_EQ( EXPECTED, ACTUAL ) assertEquals(__FILE__, __LINE__, EXPECTED, ACTUAL)
 #define REGISTER_TEST( CLASSNAME ) namespace { CLASSNAME instance_ ## CLASSNAME; }
 
-#define LOAD_LIB_2_EXE( LIB, NAME, EXE ) do { if (((LIB).load((EXE), NAME).errorcode != Library::ErrorCode::OK)) throw std::runtime_error("library '" + std::string(NAME) + "' not found"); } while (false)
-
 #define PLATFORM( P, T ) do { std::string errstr; assertEquals(__FILE__, __LINE__, true, P.set(Platform::toString(T), errstr, {exename}), errstr); } while (false)
 
 #endif // fixtureH