3 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/test/functional/ex_cmds/script_spec.lua b/test/functional/ex_cmds/script_spec.lua
index ebdaa0f656..4c963c5da7 100644
--- a/test/functional/ex_cmds/script_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ex_cmds/script_spec.lua
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe('script_get-based command', function()
 
   -- Provider-based scripts
   test_garbage_exec('ruby', not missing_provider('ruby'))
-  test_garbage_exec('python3', not missing_provider('python3'))
+  test_garbage_exec('python3', not missing_provider('python'))
 
   -- Missing scripts
   test_garbage_exec('python', false)
diff --git a/test/functional/helpers.lua b/test/functional/helpers.lua
index eddf336b6f..159016b484 100644
--- a/test/functional/helpers.lua
+++ b/test/functional/helpers.lua
@@ -932,17 +932,14 @@ function module.new_pipename()
 end
 
 --- @param provider string
---- @return string|false?
+--- @return string|boolean?
 function module.missing_provider(provider)
   if provider == 'ruby' or provider == 'node' or provider == 'perl' then
     --- @type string?
     local e = module.fn['provider#' .. provider .. '#Detect']()[2]
     return e ~= '' and e or false
-  elseif provider == 'python' or provider == 'python3' then
-    local py_major_version = (provider == 'python3' and 3 or 2)
-    --- @type string?
-    local e = module.fn['provider#pythonx#Detect'](py_major_version)[2]
-    return e ~= '' and e or false
+  elseif provider == 'python' then
+    return module.exec_lua([[return {require('vim.provider.python').detect_by_module('neovim')}]])[2]
   end
   assert(false, 'Unknown provider: ' .. provider)
 end
diff --git a/test/functional/provider/python3_spec.lua b/test/functional/provider/python3_spec.lua
index 1419d7f651..9bde57f777 100644
--- a/test/functional/provider/python3_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/provider/python3_spec.lua
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ local dedent = helpers.dedent
 
 do
   clear()
-  local reason = missing_provider('python3')
+  local reason = missing_provider('python')
   if reason then
     it(':python3 reports E319 if provider is missing', function()
       local expected = [[Vim%(py3.*%):E319: No "python3" provider found.*]]