diff --git a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
index 1ad0bbbc53..e7cd4917d1 100755
--- a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stdin fails on unbalanced quotes' '
 	grep "fatal: badly quoted argument: \\\"main" err
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'stdin fails on invalid escape' '
+test_expect_success 'stdin fails on invalid escape' '
 	echo "create $a \"ma\zn\"" >stdin &&
 	test_must_fail git update-ref --stdin <stdin 2>err &&
 	grep "fatal: badly quoted argument: \\\"ma\\\\zn\\\"" err
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stdin succeeds with quoted argument' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'stdin succeeds with escaped character' '
+test_expect_success 'stdin succeeds with escaped character' '
 	git update-ref -d $a &&
 	echo "create $a \"ma\\151n\"" >stdin &&
 	git update-ref --stdin <stdin &&
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index 56517dd9c3..66eed73f83 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git branch --list -v with --abbrev' '
 
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'git branch --column' '
+test_expect_success 'git branch --column' '
 	COLUMNS=81 git branch --column=column >actual &&
 	cat >expect <<\EOF &&
   a/b/c   bam     foo     l     * main    n       o/p     r
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ EOF
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'git branch with column.*' '
+test_expect_success 'git branch with column.*' '
 	git config column.ui column &&
 	git config column.branch "dense" &&
 	COLUMNS=80 git branch >actual &&
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git branch --column -v should fail' '
 	test_must_fail git branch --column -v
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'git branch -v with column.ui ignored' '
+test_expect_success 'git branch -v with column.ui ignored' '
 	git config column.ui column &&
 	COLUMNS=80 git branch -v | cut -c -8 | sed "s/ *$//" >actual &&
 	git config --unset column.ui &&
diff --git a/t/t3201-branch-contains.sh b/t/t3201-branch-contains.sh
index 8e626afbb9..f9f4d20e93 100755
--- a/t/t3201-branch-contains.sh
+++ b/t/t3201-branch-contains.sh
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ test_expect_success 'branch --merged combined with --no-merged' '
 # Here "topic" tracks "main" with one extra commit, and "zzz" points to the
 # same tip as main The name "zzz" must come alphabetically after "topic"
 # as we process them in that order.
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'branch --merged with --verbose' '
+test_expect_success 'branch --merged with --verbose' '
 	git branch --track topic main &&
 	git branch zzz topic &&
 	git checkout topic &&
diff --git a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
index a7d2edd988..eaa37534aa 100755
--- a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
+++ b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ test_expect_success '--color overrides auto-color' '
 	test_cmp expect.color actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'verbose output lists worktree path' '
+test_expect_success 'verbose output lists worktree path' '
 	one=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	two=$(git rev-parse --short main) &&
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
diff --git a/t/t3205-branch-color.sh b/t/t3205-branch-color.sh
index b905dc4867..2a09442c2b 100755
--- a/t/t3205-branch-color.sh
+++ b/t/t3205-branch-color.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test_expect_success 'regular output shows colors' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'verbose output shows colors' '
+test_expect_success 'verbose output shows colors' '
 	oid=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 	* <CYAN>main               <RESET> $oid foo
diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh
index f7e3c9b1e7..59fbb1fa7f 100755
--- a/t/t5505-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5505-remote.sh
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ cat >test/expect <<EOF
     main  pushes to another (up to date)
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'show' '
+test_expect_success 'show' '
 	(
 		cd test &&
 		git config --add remote.origin.fetch refs/heads/main:refs/heads/upstream &&
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ cat >test/expect <<EOF
     refs/tags/lastbackup forces to refs/tags/lastbackup
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'show -n' '
+test_expect_success 'show -n' '
 	mv one one.unreachable &&
 	(
 		cd test &&
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ test_expect_success 'set-head --auto' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'set-head --auto has no problem w/multiple HEADs' '
+test_expect_success 'set-head --auto has no problem w/multiple HEADs' '
 	(
 		cd test &&
 		git fetch two "refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/two/*" &&
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ test_expect_success 'unqualified <dst> refspec DWIM and advice' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'refs/remotes/* <src> refspec and unqualified <dst> DWIM and advice' '
+test_expect_success 'refs/remotes/* <src> refspec and unqualified <dst> DWIM and advice' '
 	(
 		cd two &&
 		git tag -a -m "Some tag" my-tag main &&
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index 35d9a8c279..d9ae7c20ce 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fetching with auto-gc does not lock up' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH,C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'fetch aligned output' '
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'fetch aligned output' '
 	git clone . full-output &&
 	test_commit looooooooooooong-tag &&
 	(
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH,C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'fetch aligned outpu
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH,C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'fetch compact output' '
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'fetch compact output' '
 	git clone . compact &&
 	test_commit extraaa &&
 	(
diff --git a/t/t5703-upload-pack-ref-in-want.sh b/t/t5703-upload-pack-ref-in-want.sh
index 0f3e0bf15c..2f4ce6b0fa 100755
--- a/t/t5703-upload-pack-ref-in-want.sh
+++ b/t/t5703-upload-pack-ref-in-want.sh
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ test_expect_success 'server is initially behind - ref in want' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'server loses a ref - ref in want' '
+test_expect_success 'server loses a ref - ref in want' '
 	git -C "$REPO" config uploadpack.allowRefInWant true &&
 	rm -rf local &&
 	cp -r "$LOCAL_PRISTINE" local &&
diff --git a/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh b/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh
index e5833af528..5d682cb31f 100755
--- a/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh
+++ b/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ test_expect_success '%(color) must fail' '
 	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(color)%(refname)"
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'left alignment is default' '
+test_expect_success 'left alignment is default' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	refname is refs/heads/main    |refs/heads/main
 	refname is refs/heads/side    |refs/heads/side
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'left alignment is default' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'middle alignment' '
+test_expect_success 'middle alignment' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	|  refname is refs/heads/main  |refs/heads/main
 	|  refname is refs/heads/side  |refs/heads/side
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'middle alignment' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'right alignment' '
+test_expect_success 'right alignment' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	|    refname is refs/heads/main|refs/heads/main
 	|    refname is refs/heads/side|refs/heads/side
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ EOF
 test_align_permutations() {
 	while read -r option
 	do
-		test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH "align:$option" '
+		test_expect_success "align:$option" '
 			git for-each-ref --format="|%(align:$option)refname is %(refname)%(end)|%(refname)" >actual &&
 			test_cmp expect actual
 		'
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ EOF
 
 # Individual atoms inside %(align:...) and %(end) must not be quoted.
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'alignment with format quote' "
+test_expect_success 'alignment with format quote' "
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	|'       '\''main| A U Thor'\''       '|
 	|'       '\''side| A U Thor'\''       '|
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'alignment with format quote' "
 	test_cmp expect actual
 "
 
-test_expect_success PREPARE_FOR_MAIN_BRANCH 'nested alignment with quote formatting' "
+test_expect_success 'nested alignment with quote formatting' "
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	|'           main               '|
 	|'           side               '|
