test_description='test dumb fetching over http via static file'
 . ./test-lib.sh
-
-if test -n "$NO_CURL"; then
-       skip_all='skipping test, git built without http support'
-       test_done
-fi
-
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
 start_httpd
 
 test_expect_success 'fetch notices corrupt pack' '
        cp -R "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH"/repo_pack.git "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH"/repo_bad1.git &&
        (cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH"/repo_bad1.git &&
-        p=`ls objects/pack/pack-*.pack` &&
+        p=$(ls objects/pack/pack-*.pack) &&
         chmod u+w $p &&
         printf %0256d 0 | dd of=$p bs=256 count=1 seek=1 conv=notrunc
        ) &&
        (cd repo_bad1.git &&
         git --bare init &&
         test_must_fail git --bare fetch $HTTPD_URL/dumb/repo_bad1.git &&
-        test 0 = `ls objects/pack/pack-*.pack | wc -l`
+        test 0 = $(ls objects/pack/pack-*.pack | wc -l)
        )
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'fetch notices corrupt idx' '
        cp -R "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH"/repo_pack.git "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH"/repo_bad2.git &&
        (cd "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH"/repo_bad2.git &&
-        p=`ls objects/pack/pack-*.idx` &&
+        p=$(ls objects/pack/pack-*.idx) &&
         chmod u+w $p &&
         printf %0256d 0 | dd of=$p bs=256 count=1 seek=1 conv=notrunc
        ) &&
        (cd repo_bad2.git &&
         git --bare init &&
         test_must_fail git --bare fetch $HTTPD_URL/dumb/repo_bad2.git &&
-        test 0 = `ls objects/pack | wc -l`
+        test 0 = $(ls objects/pack | wc -l)
        )
 '