diff --git a/tests/build-hook.nix b/tests/build-hook.nix
index 8c5ca8cd3..a19c10dde 100644
--- a/tests/build-hook.nix
+++ b/tests/build-hook.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,39 @@
+{ busybox }:
+
 with import ./config.nix;
 
 let
 
+  mkDerivation = args:
+    derivation ({
+      inherit system;
+      builder = busybox;
+      args = ["sh" "-e" args.builder or (builtins.toFile "builder-${args.name}.sh" "if [ -e .attrs.sh ]; then source .attrs.sh; fi; eval \"$buildCommand\"")];
+    } // removeAttrs args ["builder" "meta"])
+    // { meta = args.meta or {}; };
+
   input1 = mkDerivation {
-    name = "build-hook-input-1";
-    buildCommand = "mkdir $out; echo FOO > $out/foo";
+    shell = busybox;
+    name = "build-remote-input-1";
+    buildCommand = "echo FOO > $out";
     requiredSystemFeatures = ["foo"];
   };
 
   input2 = mkDerivation {
-    name = "build-hook-input-2";
-    buildCommand = "mkdir $out; echo BAR > $out/bar";
+    shell = busybox;
+    name = "build-remote-input-2";
+    buildCommand = "echo BAR > $out";
   };
 
 in
 
   mkDerivation {
-    name = "build-hook";
-    builder = ./dependencies.builder0.sh;
-    input1 = " " + input1 + "/.";
-    input2 = " ${input2}/.";
+    shell = busybox;
+    name = "build-remote";
+    buildCommand =
+      ''
+        read x < ${input1}
+        read y < ${input2}
+        echo $x$y > $out
+      '';
   }
diff --git a/tests/build-remote.sh b/tests/build-remote.sh
index a550f4460..4dfb753e1 100644
--- a/tests/build-remote.sh
+++ b/tests/build-remote.sh
@@ -3,22 +3,29 @@ source common.sh
 clearStore
 
 if ! canUseSandbox; then exit; fi
-if [[ ! $SHELL =~ /nix/store ]]; then exit; fi
+if ! [[ $busybox =~ busybox ]]; then exit; fi
 
-chmod -R u+w $TEST_ROOT/store0 || true
-chmod -R u+w $TEST_ROOT/store1 || true
-rm -rf $TEST_ROOT/store0 $TEST_ROOT/store1
+chmod -R u+w $TEST_ROOT/machine0 || true
+chmod -R u+w $TEST_ROOT/machine1 || true
+chmod -R u+w $TEST_ROOT/machine2 || true
+rm -rf $TEST_ROOT/machine0 $TEST_ROOT/machine1 $TEST_ROOT/machine2
+rm -f $TEST_ROOT/result
 
-nix build -f build-hook.nix -o $TEST_ROOT/result --max-jobs 0 \
-  --sandbox-paths /nix/store --sandbox-build-dir /build-tmp \
-  --builders "$TEST_ROOT/store0; $TEST_ROOT/store1 - - 1 1 foo" \
+unset NIX_STORE_DIR
+unset NIX_STATE_DIR
+
+# Note: ssh://localhost bypasses ssh, directly invoking nix-store as a
+# child process. This allows us to test LegacySSHStore::buildDerivation().
+nix build -L -v -f build-hook.nix -o $TEST_ROOT/result --max-jobs 0 \
+  --arg busybox $busybox \
+  --store $TEST_ROOT/machine0 \
+  --builders "ssh://localhost?remote-store=$TEST_ROOT/machine1; $TEST_ROOT/machine2 - - 1 1 foo" \
   --system-features foo
 
-outPath=$TEST_ROOT/result
+outPath=$(readlink -f $TEST_ROOT/result)
 
-cat $outPath/foobar | grep FOOBAR
+cat $TEST_ROOT/machine0/$outPath | grep FOOBAR
 
-# Ensure that input1 was built on store1 due to the required feature.
-p=$(readlink -f $outPath/input-2)
-(! nix path-info --store $TEST_ROOT/store0 --all | grep builder-build-hook-input-1.sh)
-nix path-info --store $TEST_ROOT/store1 --all | grep builder-build-hook-input-1.sh
+# Ensure that input1 was built on store2 due to the required feature.
+(! nix path-info --store $TEST_ROOT/machine1 --all | grep builder-build-remote-input-1.sh)
+nix path-info --store $TEST_ROOT/machine2 --all | grep builder-build-remote-input-1.sh
diff --git a/tests/common.sh.in b/tests/common.sh.in
index dd7e61822..73fe77345 100644
--- a/tests/common.sh.in
+++ b/tests/common.sh.in
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export xmllint="@xmllint@"
 export SHELL="@bash@"
 export PAGER=cat
 export HAVE_SODIUM="@HAVE_SODIUM@"
+export busybox="@sandbox_shell@"
 
 export version=@PACKAGE_VERSION@
 export system=@system@
diff --git a/tests/post-hook.sh b/tests/post-hook.sh
index a02657215..aa3e6a574 100644
--- a/tests/post-hook.sh
+++ b/tests/post-hook.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ source common.sh
 
 clearStore
 
+rm -f $TEST_ROOT/result
+
 export REMOTE_STORE=$TEST_ROOT/remote_store
 
 # Build the dependencies and push them to the remote store
diff --git a/tests/recursive.sh b/tests/recursive.sh
index 394ae5ddb..2d4f83895 100644
--- a/tests/recursive.sh
+++ b/tests/recursive.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ if [[ $(uname) != Linux ]]; then exit; fi
 
 clearStore
 
+rm -f $TEST_ROOT/result
+
 export unreachable=$(nix add-to-store ./recursive.sh)
 
 nix --experimental-features 'nix-command recursive-nix' build -o $TEST_ROOT/result -L '(
diff --git a/tests/structured-attrs.sh b/tests/structured-attrs.sh
index 646bdb876..dcfe6d580 100644
--- a/tests/structured-attrs.sh
+++ b/tests/structured-attrs.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ source common.sh
 
 clearStore
 
+rm -f $TEST_ROOT/result
+
 nix-build structured-attrs.nix -A all -o $TEST_ROOT/result
 
 [[ $(cat $TEST_ROOT/result/foo) = bar ]]