diff --git a/modules/dhcp6c/acquire-wan-address-test.fnl b/modules/dhcp6c/acquire-wan-address-test.fnl
index c71b67b..f735f4a 100644
--- a/modules/dhcp6c/acquire-wan-address-test.fnl
+++ b/modules/dhcp6c/acquire-wan-address-test.fnl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 (local subject (require :acquire-wan-address))
-(local { : view } (require :fennel))
+(import-macros { : expect= } :anoia.assert)
 (local { : merge : dup } (require :anoia))
 
+;; nix-shell --run "cd modules/dhcp6c && fennelrepl acquire-wan-address-test.fnl"
 
 (local a1
        {
@@ -47,19 +48,6 @@
         }
        )
 
-(macro expect [assertion]
-  (let [msg (.. "expectation failed: " (view assertion))]
-    `(when (not ,assertion)
-       (assert false ,msg))))
-
-(macro expect= [actual expected]
-  `(let [ve# (view ,expected)
-         va# (view ,actual)]
-     (when (not (= ve# va#))
-       (assert false
-               (.. "\nexpected " ve# "\ngot " va#)
-               ))))
-
 (fn first-address []
   (let [deleted
         (subject.deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/ifwait/test-ifwait.fnl b/pkgs/ifwait/test-ifwait.fnl
index 3381b5a..90e26bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/ifwait/test-ifwait.fnl
+++ b/pkgs/ifwait/test-ifwait.fnl
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 (local { : view &as fennel } (require :fennel))
 (local anoia (require :anoia))
+(import-macros { : expect= } :anoia.assert)
+
+;; nix-shell --run "cd pkgs/ifwait && fennelrepl test-ifwait.fnl"
 
 (var fake-system (fn [s] (print "executing " s)))
 (tset anoia :system #(fake-system $1))
 
-(macro expect= [actual expected]
-  `(let [ve# (view ,expected)
-         va# (view ,actual)]
-     (when (not (= ve# va#))
-       (assert false
-               (.. "\nexpected " ve# "\ngot " va#)
-               ))))
 
 (fn event-generator [events]
   (coroutine.wrap
@@ -117,3 +113,5 @@
   (set upsies [])
   (ifwait.run ["-s" "addmember" "dummy0" "up"] #gen)
   (expect= upsies [:u :u :u :u]))
+
+(print "OK")
diff --git a/pkgs/uevent-watch/test.fnl b/pkgs/uevent-watch/test.fnl
index 1c8fb7b..38f122b 100644
--- a/pkgs/uevent-watch/test.fnl
+++ b/pkgs/uevent-watch/test.fnl
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 (local { : view} (require :fennel))
+(import-macros { : expect= } :anoia.assert)
 
 (set _G.arg (doto [] (tset 0 "test")))
 (local subject (require :watch))
 
-(macro expect= [actual expected]
-  `(let [ve# (view ,expected)
-         va# (view ,actual)]
-     (when (not (= ve# va#))
-       (assert false
-               (.. "\nexpected " ve# "\ngot " va#)
-               ))))
-
 (let [params
       {:matches {:devname "foo" :partname "my-usbstick"}}]
   (expect= (subject.event-matches? params {}) false)