diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/fish/plugins.nix b/tests/modules/programs/fish/plugins.nix
index 88684b3b4..f586df91e 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/fish/plugins.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/fish/plugins.nix
@@ -1,49 +1,16 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
-
-with lib;
+{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
 let
-
-  fooPluginSrc = pkgs.writeText "fooPluginSrc" "";
-
-  generatedConfdFile = pkgs.writeText "plugin-foo.fish" ''
-    # Plugin foo
-    set -l plugin_dir ${fooPluginSrc}
-
-    # Set paths to import plugin components
-    if test -d $plugin_dir/functions
-        set fish_function_path $fish_function_path[1] $plugin_dir/functions $fish_function_path[2..-1]
-    end
-
-    if test -d $plugin_dir/completions
-        set fish_complete_path $fish_complete_path[1] $plugin_dir/completions $fish_complete_path[2..-1]
-    end
-
-    # Source initialization code if it exists.
-    if test -d $plugin_dir/conf.d
-        for f in $plugin_dir/conf.d/*.fish
-            source $f
-        end
-    end
-
-    if test -f $plugin_dir/key_bindings.fish
-        source $plugin_dir/key_bindings.fish
-    end
-
-    if test -f $plugin_dir/init.fish
-        source $plugin_dir/init.fish
-    end
+  testPlugin = pkgs.runCommandLocal "fish-test-plugin" { } ''
+    mkdir -p $out/{functions,completions,conf.d}
+    touch $out/{functions/test.fish,completions/test.fish,conf.d/test.fish}
   '';
-
 in {
   config = {
     programs.fish = {
       enable = true;
 
-      plugins = [{
-        name = "foo";
-        src = fooPluginSrc;
-      }];
+      plugins = [ testPlugin ];
     };
 
     # Needed to avoid error with dummy fish package.
@@ -54,11 +21,10 @@ in {
       description =
         "if fish.plugins set, check conf.d file exists and contents match";
       script = ''
-        assertDirectoryExists home-files/.config/fish/conf.d
-        assertFileExists home-files/.config/fish/conf.d/plugin-foo.fish
-        assertFileContent home-files/.config/fish/conf.d/plugin-foo.fish ${generatedConfdFile}
+        assertFileExists home-files/.config/fish/functions/test.fish
+        assertFileExists home-files/.config/fish/completions/test.fish
+        assertFileExists home-files/.config/fish/conf.d/test.fish
       '';
-
     };
   };
 }