4 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/tests/misc/env-null b/tests/misc/env-null
index c08856c01..8d5b85af6 100755
--- a/tests/misc/env-null
+++ b/tests/misc/env-null
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 . "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
-test "$VERBOSE" = yes && { env --version; env -- printenv --version; }
+print_ver_ env printenv
 
 # POSIX is clear that environ may, but need not be, sorted.
 # Environment variable values may contain newlines, which cannot be
diff --git a/tests/misc/pwd-unreadable-parent b/tests/misc/pwd-unreadable-parent
index b24a97c89..9483981b9 100755
--- a/tests/misc/pwd-unreadable-parent
+++ b/tests/misc/pwd-unreadable-parent
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 . "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
-test "$VERBOSE" = yes && { env -- pwd --version; readlink --version; }
+print_ver_ pwd readlink
 
 test $host_os != linux-gnu &&
   skip_test_ 'vendor getcwd may be inadequate'
diff --git a/tests/misc/stdbuf b/tests/misc/stdbuf
index 4a694c7cd..59c780370 100755
--- a/tests/misc/stdbuf
+++ b/tests/misc/stdbuf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 . "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
-test "$VERBOSE" = yes && { stdbuf --version; mv --version; }
+print_ver_ stdbuf mv
 
 getlimits_
 require_built_ stdbuf
diff --git a/tests/misc/xattr b/tests/misc/xattr
index 13e0857a5..67dfdef51 100755
--- a/tests/misc/xattr
+++ b/tests/misc/xattr
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 . "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
-test "$VERBOSE" = yes && { cp --version; mv --version; ginstall --version; }
+print_ver_ cp mv ginstall
 
 # Skip this test if cp was built without xattr support:
 touch src dest || framework_failure