diff --git a/test/standalone/build.zig b/test/standalone/build.zig
index b284f25483..cf08c9b182 100644
--- a/test/standalone/build.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/build.zig
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const enable_macos_sdk = b.option(bool, "enable_macos_sdk", "Run tests requiring presence of macOS SDK and frameworks") orelse enable_ios_sdk;
     const enable_symlinks_windows = b.option(bool, "enable_symlinks_windows", "Run tests requiring presence of symlinks on Windows") orelse false;
     const omit_symlinks = builtin.os.tag == .windows and !enable_symlinks_windows;
-    const skip_translate_c = b.option(bool, "skip_translate_c", "Test suite skips translate-c tests") orelse false;
 
     const simple_skip_debug = b.option(bool, "simple_skip_debug", "Simple tests skip debug builds") orelse false;
     const simple_skip_release_safe = b.option(bool, "simple_skip_release_safe", "Simple tests skip release-safe builds") orelse false;
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .skip_release_safe = simple_skip_release_safe,
         .skip_release_fast = simple_skip_release_fast,
         .skip_release_small = simple_skip_release_small,
-        .skip_translate_c = skip_translate_c,
     });
     const simple_dep_step = simple_dep.builder.default_step;
     simple_dep_step.name = "standalone_test_cases.simple";
@@ -99,12 +97,9 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
                     pkg.build_zig.requires_macos_sdk;
                 const requires_symlinks = @hasDecl(pkg.build_zig, "requires_symlinks") and
                     pkg.build_zig.requires_symlinks;
-                const requires_translate_c = @hasDecl(pkg.build_zig, "requires_translate_c") and
-                    pkg.build_zig.requires_translate_c;
                 if ((requires_symlinks and omit_symlinks) or
                     (requires_macos_sdk and !enable_macos_sdk) or
-                    (requires_ios_sdk and !enable_ios_sdk) or
-                    (requires_translate_c and skip_translate_c))
+                    (requires_ios_sdk and !enable_ios_sdk))
                 {
                     continue :add_dep_steps;
                 }
diff --git a/test/standalone/dep_lazypath/build.zig b/test/standalone/dep_lazypath/build.zig
index 9649a02500..01b4be8fd4 100644
--- a/test/standalone/dep_lazypath/build.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/dep_lazypath/build.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
-pub const requires_translate_c = true;
-
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const test_step = b.step("test", "Test it");
     b.default_step = test_step;
diff --git a/test/standalone/glibc_compat/build.zig b/test/standalone/glibc_compat/build.zig
index fd3bbaf084..6c2c924cae 100644
--- a/test/standalone/glibc_compat/build.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/glibc_compat/build.zig
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
-pub const requires_translate_c = true;
-
 // To run executables linked against a specific glibc version, the
 // run-time glibc version needs to be new enough.  Check the host's glibc
 // version.  Note that this does not allow for translation/vm/emulation
diff --git a/test/standalone/issue_794/build.zig b/test/standalone/issue_794/build.zig
index b0afe51bf4..0f3f0a16f7 100644
--- a/test/standalone/issue_794/build.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/issue_794/build.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
-pub const requires_translate_c = true;
-
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const test_step = b.step("test", "Test it");
     b.default_step = test_step;
diff --git a/test/standalone/simple/build.zig b/test/standalone/simple/build.zig
index dbfca21f83..5bd76a3540 100644
--- a/test/standalone/simple/build.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/simple/build.zig
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const skip_release_safe = b.option(bool, "skip_release_safe", "Skip release-safe builds") orelse false;
     const skip_release_fast = b.option(bool, "skip_release_fast", "Skip release-fast builds") orelse false;
     const skip_release_small = b.option(bool, "skip_release_small", "Skip release-small builds") orelse false;
-    const skip_translate_c = b.option(bool, "skip_translate_c", "Test suite skips translate-c tests") orelse false;
 
     var optimize_modes_buf: [4]std.builtin.OptimizeMode = undefined;
     var optimize_modes_len: usize = 0;
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
             if (case.os_filter) |os_tag| {
                 if (os_tag != builtin.os.tag) continue;
             }
-            if (case.uses_translate_c and skip_translate_c) continue;
 
             const resolved_target = b.resolveTargetQuery(case.target);
 
@@ -84,7 +82,6 @@ const Case = struct {
     is_exe: bool = true,
     /// Run only on this OS.
     os_filter: ?std.Target.Os.Tag = null,
-    uses_translate_c: bool = false,
 };
 
 const cases = [_]Case{
@@ -96,7 +93,6 @@ const cases = [_]Case{
         .src_path = "hello_world/hello_libc.zig",
         .link_libc = true,
         .all_modes = true,
-        .uses_translate_c = true,
     },
     .{
         .src_path = "cat/main.zig",
@@ -112,10 +108,7 @@ const cases = [_]Case{
             .os_tag = .freestanding,
         },
     },
-    .{
-        .src_path = "issue_12471/main.zig",
-        .uses_translate_c = true,
-    },
+    .{ .src_path = "issue_12471/main.zig" },
     .{ .src_path = "guess_number/main.zig" },
     .{ .src_path = "main_return_error/error_u8.zig" },
     .{ .src_path = "main_return_error/error_u8_non_zero.zig" },