diff --git a/tests/test-check-code-hg.t b/tests/test-check-code-hg.t
--- a/tests/test-check-code-hg.t
+++ b/tests/test-check-code-hg.t
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ New errors are not allowed. Warnings are
 
   $ hg manifest | xargs "$check_code" --warnings --nolineno --per-file=0 \
   > || false
-  tests/test-inotify-debuginotify.t:0:
-   >   $ kill `cat hg.pid`
-   don't use kill, use killdaemons.py
   tests/test-inotify-issue1371.t:0:
    >   $ kill `cat hg.pid`
    don't use kill, use killdaemons.py
diff --git a/tests/test-inotify-debuginotify.t b/tests/test-inotify-debuginotify.t
--- a/tests/test-inotify-debuginotify.t
+++ b/tests/test-inotify-debuginotify.t
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ empty again
   directories being watched:
     /
     .hg/
-  $ kill `cat hg.pid`
+  $ "$TESTDIR/killdaemons.py" hg.pid