diff --git a/test/main.c b/test/main.c
index be94f951..be117d69 100644
--- a/test/main.c
+++ b/test/main.c
@@ -3,37 +3,10 @@
 
 // Do not put any test cases in this file; they will not be run.
 
-struct test {
-	const char *name;
-	void (*f)(void);
-};
-
-static struct test *tests = NULL;
-static size_t lenTests = 0;
-static size_t capTests = 0;
-
-void testingprivRegisterTest(const char *name, void (*f)(void))
-{
-	if (lenTests == capTests) {
-		struct test *newtests;
-
-		capTests += 32;
-		newtests = (struct test *) realloc(tests, capTests * sizeof (struct test));
-		if (newtests == NULL) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "memory exhausted registering test %s\n", name);
-			exit(1);
-		}
-		tests = newtests;
-	}
-	tests[lenTests].name = name;
-	tests[lenTests].f = f;
-	lenTests++;
-}
-
 static int testcmp(const void *aa, const void *bb)
 {
-	const struct test *a = (const struct test *) aa;
-	const struct test *b = (const struct test *) bb;
+	const struct testingprivCase *a = (const struct testingprivCase *) aa;
+	const struct testingprivCase *b = (const struct testingprivCase *) bb;
 
 	return strcmp(a->name, b->name);
 }
@@ -84,16 +57,15 @@ void testingprivLogfFullThen(FILE *f, void (*then)(void), const char *filename,
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	struct test *t;
-	struct test want;
+	struct testingprivCase *t;
+	struct testingprivCase want;
 
 	if (argc != 2) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s TestName\n", argv[0]);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	qsort(tests, lenTests, sizeof (struct test), testcmp);
 	want.name = argv[1];
-	t = (struct test *) bsearch(&want, tests, lenTests, sizeof (struct test), testcmp);
+	t = (struct testingprivCase *) bsearch(&want, testingprivCases, testingprivNumCases, sizeof (struct testingprivCase), testcmp);
 	if (t == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: no such test\n", argv[1]);
 		return 1;
diff --git a/test/test.h b/test/test.h
index eb40411c..fab6d9e2 100644
--- a/test/test.h
+++ b/test/test.h
@@ -18,31 +18,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #define testingprivImplName(basename) testingprivImpl ## basename
 #define testingprivScaffoldName(basename) testingprivScaffold ## basename
 
-// references:
-// - https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/blob/master/glib/gconstructor.h
-// - https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/blob/master/gio/glib-compile-resources.c
-// - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb918180.aspx
-#define testingprivCtorName(basename) testingprivCtor ## basename
-#define testingprivCtorPtrName(basename) testingprivCtorPtr ## basename
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-#define testingprivMkCtor(basename) \
-	__attribute__((constructor)) static void testingprivCtorName(basename)(void) { testingprivRegisterTest(#basename, testingprivScaffoldName(basename)); }
-#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
-#define testingprivMkCtor(basename) \
-	static int testingprivCtorName(basename)(void) { testingprivRegisterTest(#basename, testingprivScaffoldName(basename)); return 0; } \
-	__pragma(section(".CRT$XCU",read)) \
-	__declspec(allocate(".CRT$XCU")) static int (*testingprivCtorPtrName(basename))(void) = testingprivCtorName(basename);
-#elif defined(__SUNPRO_C)
-#define testingprivMkCtor(basename) \
-	static void testingprivCtorName(basename)(void) { testingprivRegisterTest(#basename, testingprivScaffoldName(basename)); } \
-	_Pragma(init(testingprivCtorName(basename)))
-#else
-#error unknown compiler for making constructors in C; cannot continue
-#endif
-
 #define Test(Name) \
-	void testingprivImplName(Test ## Name)(void); \
-	static void testingprivScaffoldName(Test ## Name)(void) \
+	static void testingprivImplName(Test ## Name)(void); \
+	void testingprivScaffoldName(Test ## Name)(void) \
 	{ \
 		uiInitError err; \
 		memset(&err, 0, sizeof (uiInitError)); \
@@ -53,17 +31,15 @@ extern "C" {
 		} \
 		testingprivImplName(Test ## Name)(); \
 	} \
-	testingprivMkCtor(Test ## Name) \
-	void testingprivImplName(Test ## Name)(void)
+	static void testingprivImplName(Test ## Name)(void)
 
 #define TestNoInit(Name) \
-	void testingprivImplName(Test ## Name)(void); \
-	static void testingprivScaffoldName(Test ## Name)(void) \
+	static void testingprivImplName(Test ## Name)(void); \
+	void testingprivScaffoldName(Test ## Name)(void) \
 	{ \
 		testingprivImplName(Test ## Name)(); \
 	} \
-	testingprivMkCtor(Test ## Name) \
-	void testingprivImplName(Test ## Name)(void)
+	static void testingprivImplName(Test ## Name)(void)
 
 extern void TestFail(void);
 extern void TestFailNow(void);
@@ -86,7 +62,6 @@ extern void TestSkipNow(void);
 	(testingprivLogfFullThen(stderr, TestSkipNow, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__))
 // TODO TestSkipfFull (after resolving above TODO)
 
-extern void testingprivRegisterTest(const char *name, void (*f)(void));
 #include "../sharedbits/printfwarn_header.h"
 sharedbitsPrintfFunc(
 	extern void testingprivLogfFullThen(FILE *f, void (*then)(void), const char *filename, long line, const char *fmt, ...),
diff --git a/test/testlist.py b/test/testlist.py
index 125f3bf2..1f3fb4f0 100644
--- a/test/testlist.py
+++ b/test/testlist.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct testingprivCase {
 };
 extern const struct testingprivCase testingprivCases[];
 extern const size_t testingprivNumCases;'''
-headerEntryFmt = 'extern void testingprivImplName(Test{})(void);'
+headerEntryFmt = 'extern void testingprivScaffoldName(Test{})(void);'
 
 class headerCommand:
 	filename = None
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ command.register(headerCommand)
 sourceHeader = '''// Generated by testlist.py; do not edit
 #include "test.h"
 const struct testingprivCase testingprivCases[] = {'''
-sourceEntryFmt = '	{{ "Test{0}", testingprivImplName(Test{0}) }},'
+sourceEntryFmt = '	{{ "Test{0}", testingprivScaffoldName(Test{0}) }},'
 sourceFooter = '''}};
 const size_t testingprivNumCases = {};'''