diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 0d0a7a6e8142..abb494371225 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ in {
   aria2 = runTest ./aria2.nix;
   armagetronad = runTest ./armagetronad.nix;
   artalk = runTest ./artalk.nix;
-  atd = handleTest ./atd.nix {};
+  atd = runTest ./atd.nix;
   atop = handleTest ./atop.nix {};
   atticd = runTest ./atticd.nix;
   atuin = runTest ./atuin.nix;
diff --git a/nixos/tests/atd.nix b/nixos/tests/atd.nix
index fa61290174fb..4396bac16540 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/atd.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/atd.nix
@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
-import ./make-test-python.nix (
-  { pkgs, ... }:
+{ pkgs, ... }:
 
-  {
-    name = "atd";
-    meta = with pkgs.lib.maintainers; {
-      maintainers = [ bjornfor ];
+{
+  name = "atd";
+  meta = with pkgs.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ bjornfor ];
+  };
+
+  nodes.machine =
+    { ... }:
+    {
+      services.atd.enable = true;
+      users.users.alice = {
+        isNormalUser = true;
+      };
     };
 
-    nodes.machine =
-      { ... }:
-      {
-        services.atd.enable = true;
-        users.users.alice = {
-          isNormalUser = true;
-        };
-      };
+  # "at" has a resolution of 1 minute
+  testScript = ''
+    start_all()
 
-    # "at" has a resolution of 1 minute
-    testScript = ''
-      start_all()
+    machine.wait_for_unit("atd.service")  # wait for atd to start
+    machine.fail("test -f ~root/at-1")
+    machine.fail("test -f ~alice/at-1")
 
-      machine.wait_for_unit("atd.service")  # wait for atd to start
-      machine.fail("test -f ~root/at-1")
-      machine.fail("test -f ~alice/at-1")
+    machine.succeed("echo 'touch ~root/at-1' | at now+1min")
+    machine.succeed("su - alice -c \"echo 'touch at-1' | at now+1min\"")
 
-      machine.succeed("echo 'touch ~root/at-1' | at now+1min")
-      machine.succeed("su - alice -c \"echo 'touch at-1' | at now+1min\"")
+    machine.succeed("sleep 1.5m")
 
-      machine.succeed("sleep 1.5m")
-
-      machine.succeed("test -f ~root/at-1")
-      machine.succeed("test -f ~alice/at-1")
-    '';
-  }
-)
+    machine.succeed("test -f ~root/at-1")
+    machine.succeed("test -f ~alice/at-1")
+  '';
+}