diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns1/named.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns1/named.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns1/named.conf.in
rename to bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns1/named.conf.j2
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns2/named.conf.header.in b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns2/named.conf.header.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns2/named.conf.header.in
rename to bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns2/named.conf.header.j2
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns2/named.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns2/named.conf.j2
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..1be181de20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns2/named.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+named.default.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named.conf.j2
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..96e5f1dcd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+named1.conf.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named1.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named1.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named1.conf.in
rename to bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named1.conf.j2
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named2.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named2.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named2.conf.in
rename to bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named2.conf.j2
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named3.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named3.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named3.conf.in
rename to bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns3/named3.conf.j2
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns4/named.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns4/named.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns4/named.conf.in
rename to bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/ns4/named.conf.j2
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/setup.sh b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/setup.sh
index eae07437f5..3fbdda9cfa 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/setup.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/setup.sh
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@ set -e
 
 $PERL testgen.pl
 
-copy_setports ns1/named.conf.in ns1/named.conf
-
-copy_setports ns2/named.conf.header.in ns2/named.conf.header
-copy_setports ns2/named.default.conf ns2/named.conf
-
-copy_setports ns3/named1.conf.in ns3/named.conf
-
-copy_setports ns4/named.conf.in ns4/named.conf
-
 touch dnsrps.conf
 touch dnsrps.cache
 
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/tests.sh
index ec6b14399d..69d360db43 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rpzrecurse/tests.sh
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ if [ "$MODE" = "native" ]; then
   echo_i "elapsed time $p1 seconds"
 
   $RNDC -c ../_common/rndc.conf -s 10.53.0.3 -p ${CONTROLPORT} flush
-  copy_setports ns3/named2.conf.in ns3/named.conf
+  cp ns3/named2.conf ns3/named.conf
   nextpart ns3/named.run >/dev/null
   $RNDC -c ../_common/rndc.conf -s 10.53.0.3 -p ${CONTROLPORT} reload >/dev/null
   wait_for_log 20 "rpz: policy: reload done" ns3/named.run || ret=1
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ if [ "$MODE" = "native" ]; then
 
   $RNDC -c ../_common/rndc.conf -s 10.53.0.3 -p ${CONTROLPORT} flush
   # restore original named.conf
-  copy_setports ns3/named1.conf.in ns3/named.conf
+  cp ns3/named1.conf ns3/named.conf
   nextpart ns3/named.run >/dev/null
   $RNDC -c ../_common/rndc.conf -s 10.53.0.3 -p ${CONTROLPORT} reload >/dev/null
   wait_for_log 20 "rpz: policy: reload done" ns3/named.run || ret=1
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ if [ "$MODE" = "native" ]; then
   echo_i "elapsed time $p1 seconds"
 
   $RNDC -c ../_common/rndc.conf -s 10.53.0.3 -p ${CONTROLPORT} flush
-  copy_setports ns3/named3.conf.in ns3/named.conf
+  cp ns3/named3.conf ns3/named.conf
   nextpart ns3/named.run >/dev/null
   $RNDC -c ../_common/rndc.conf -s 10.53.0.3 -p ${CONTROLPORT} reload >/dev/null
   wait_for_log 20 "rpz: policy: reload done" ns3/named.run || ret=1