diff --git a/test/test_crossdirect.py b/test/test_crossdirect.py
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-# Copyright 2023 Oliver Smith
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-import pytest
-import sys
-
-import pmb_test  # noqa
-import pmb.chroot.apk_static
-import pmb.config.pmaports
-import pmb.parse.apkindex
-import pmb.helpers.logging
-import pmb.helpers.run
-import pmb.parse.bootimg
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def args(request):
-    import pmb.parse
-    sys.argv = ["pmbootstrap.py", "chroot"]
-    args = pmb.parse.arguments()
-    args.log = args.work + "/log_testsuite.txt"
-    pmb.helpers.logging.init(args)
-    request.addfinalizer(pmb.helpers.logging.logfd.close)
-    return args
-
-
-def pmbootstrap_run(args, parameters, check=True):
-    """Execute pmbootstrap.py with a test pmbootstrap.conf."""
-    return pmb.helpers.run.user(args, ["./pmbootstrap.py"] + parameters,
-                                working_dir=pmb.config.pmb_src,
-                                check=check)
-
-
-def test_crossdirect_rust(args):
-    """ Set up buildroot_armv7 chroot for building, but remove /usr/bin/rustc.
-        Build hello-world-rust for armv7, to verify that it uses
-        /native/usr/bin/rustc instead of /usr/bin/rustc. The package has a
-        check() function, which makes sure that the built program is actually
-        working. """
-    pmbootstrap_run(args, ["-y", "zap"])
-
-    # Remember previously selected device
-    cfg = pmb.config.load(args)
-    old_device = cfg['pmbootstrap']['device']
-
-    try:
-        # First, switch to device that is known to exist on all channels,
-        # such as qemu-amd64. Currently selected device may not exist in
-        # stable branch!
-        cfg['pmbootstrap']['device'] = 'qemu-amd64'
-        pmb.config.save(args, cfg)
-
-        # Switch to "v20.05" channel, as a stable release of alpine is more
-        # likely to have the same rustc version across various architectures.
-        # If armv7/x86_64 have a different rustc version, this test will fail:
-        # 'found crate `std` compiled by an incompatible version of rustc'
-        pmb.config.pmaports.switch_to_channel_branch(args, "v23.06")
-
-        pmbootstrap_run(args, ["build_init", "-barmv7"])
-        pmbootstrap_run(args, ["chroot", "--add=rust", "-barmv7", "--",
-                               "mv", "/usr/bin/rustc", "/usr/bin/rustc_"])
-        pmbootstrap_run(args, ["build", "hello-world-rust", "--arch=armv7",
-                               "--force"])
-        # Make /native/usr/bin/rustc unusable too, to make the build fail
-        pmbootstrap_run(args, ["chroot", "--", "rm", "/usr/bin/rustc"])
-        assert pmbootstrap_run(args, ["build", "hello-world-rust",
-                                      "--arch=armv7", "--force"],
-                               check=False) == 1
-
-        # Make /usr/bin/rustc usable again, to test fallback with qemu
-        pmbootstrap_run(args, ["chroot", "-barmv7", "--",
-                               "mv", "/usr/bin/rustc_", "/usr/bin/rustc"])
-        pmbootstrap_run(args, ["build", "hello-world-rust", "--arch=armv7",
-                               "--force"])
-    finally:
-        # Clean up
-        pmb.config.pmaports.switch_to_channel_branch(args, "edge")
-        pmbootstrap_run(args, ["-y", "zap"])
-
-        # Restore previously selected device
-        cfg['pmbootstrap']['device'] = old_device
-        pmb.config.save(args, cfg)