diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index 98e802ac6..a0c09444b 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ foreach test_name, extra_args : gio_tests
     env : local_test_env,
     timeout : timeout,
     suite : suite,
-    args : ['--tap'],
     is_parallel : extra_args.get('is_parallel', true),
     depends : extra_args.get('depends', []),
   )
diff --git a/glib/tests/meson.build b/glib/tests/meson.build
index 7aa16d279..c47133f24 100644
--- a/glib/tests/meson.build
+++ b/glib/tests/meson.build
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ foreach test_name, extra_args : glib_tests
 
   suite = ['glib'] + extra_args.get('suite', [])
   timeout = suite.contains('slow') ? test_timeout_slow : test_timeout
-  test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite,
-    args : ['--tap'])
+  test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite)
 endforeach
 
 # test-spawn-echo helper binary required by the spawn tests above
diff --git a/gobject/tests/meson.build b/gobject/tests/meson.build
index 9d08d0a34..7c3e5cd9d 100644
--- a/gobject/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gobject/tests/meson.build
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ foreach test_name, extra_args : gobject_tests
     timeout = timeout * 10
   endif
 
-  test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite,
-    args: ['--tap'])
+  test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite)
 endforeach
 
 test(
diff --git a/template-tap.test.in b/template-tap.test.in
index 30cd16686..c7d50dcf0 100644
--- a/template-tap.test.in
+++ b/template-tap.test.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [Test]
 Type=session
-Exec=@env@@installed_tests_dir@/@program@ --tap
+Exec=@env@@installed_tests_dir@/@program@
 Output=TAP
diff --git a/tests/gobject/meson.build b/tests/gobject/meson.build
index eabaea5b2..24ceda0d3 100644
--- a/tests/gobject/meson.build
+++ b/tests/gobject/meson.build
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ foreach test_name, extra_args : gobject_tests
   extra_sources = extra_args.get('extra_sources', [])
   install = installed_tests_enabled and extra_args.get('install', true)
   template = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? installed_tests_template_tap : installed_tests_template
-  test_command_args = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? ['--tap'] : []
 
   if install
     test_conf = configuration_data()
@@ -86,8 +85,7 @@ foreach test_name, extra_args : gobject_tests
   suite = ['gobject'] + extra_args.get('suite', [])
   timeout = suite.contains('slow') ? test_timeout_slow : test_timeout
   # FIXME? TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = LIBCHARSET_ALIAS_DIR=$(top_builddir)/glib/libcharset
-  test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite,
-    args : test_command_args)
+  test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite)
 endforeach
 
 # Don't install these ones, and keep them out of 'make check' because they take too long...
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 288c5b847..ce3044258 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ foreach test_name, extra_args : tests
   extra_sources = extra_args.get('extra_sources', [])
   install = installed_tests_enabled and extra_args.get('install', true)
   template = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? installed_tests_template_tap : installed_tests_template
-  test_command_args = extra_args.get('tap', false) ? ['--tap'] : []
 
   if install
     test_conf = configuration_data()
@@ -131,8 +130,7 @@ foreach test_name, extra_args : tests
   suite = ['glib'] + extra_args.get('suite', [])
   timeout = suite.contains('slow') ? test_timeout_slow : test_timeout
   # FIXME? TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = LIBCHARSET_ALIAS_DIR=$(top_builddir)/glib/libcharset
-  test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite,
-    args : test_command_args)
+  test(test_name, exe, env : test_env, timeout : timeout, suite : suite)
 endforeach
 
 foreach program_name, extra_args : test_extra_programs