diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/test.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/test.c
index 146f06c6c..87e4c5338 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/test.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/test.c
@@ -83,20 +83,6 @@ static char *nxtarg(struct test*,int);
 static int expr(struct test*,int);
 static int e3(struct test*);
 
-/*
- * POSIX requires error status > 1 for test builtin.
- * Since ksh 'test' can parse arithmetic expressions, the #define
- * override is also needed in sh/arith.c and sh/streval.c
- */
-int _ERROR_exit_b_test(int exitval)
-{
-	if((sh.bltindata.bnode==SYSTEST || sh.bltindata.bnode==SYSBRACKET) && exitval < 2)
-		exitval = 2;
-	return(ERROR_exit(exitval));
-}
-#undef ERROR_exit
-#define ERROR_exit(n) _ERROR_exit_b_test(n)
-
 static int test_strmatch(Shell_t *shp,const char *str, const char *pat)
 {
 	regoff_t match[2*(MATCH_MAX+1)],n;
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/defs.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/defs.h
index bef174792..32e09b4e7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/defs.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/defs.h
@@ -462,6 +462,4 @@ extern const char	e_dict[];
 #   define sh_stats(x)
 #endif /* SHOPT_STATS */
 
-extern int		_ERROR_exit_b_test(int);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/arith.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/arith.c
index b9e6d7dbb..3f76b06ed 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/arith.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/arith.c
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@
 #include	"variables.h"
 #include	"builtins.h"
 
-/* POSIX requires error status > 1 if called from test builtin */
-#undef ERROR_exit
-#define ERROR_exit(n) _ERROR_exit_b_test(n)
-
 #ifndef LLONG_MAX
 #define LLONG_MAX	LONG_MAX
 #endif
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/fault.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/fault.c
index 65384677f..972bcfd77 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/fault.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/fault.c
@@ -513,7 +513,11 @@ void sh_exit(register int xno)
 	register struct checkpt	*pp = (struct checkpt*)shp->jmplist;
 	register int		sig=0;
 	register Sfio_t*	pool;
-	shp->exitval=xno;
+	/* POSIX requires exit status >= 2 for error in 'test'/'[' */
+	if(xno == 1 && (shp->bltindata.bnode==SYSTEST || shp->bltindata.bnode==SYSBRACKET))
+		shp->exitval = 2;
+	else
+		shp->exitval = xno;
 	if(xno==SH_EXITSIG)
 		shp->exitval |= (sig=shp->lastsig);
 	if(pp && pp->mode>1)
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/streval.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/streval.c
index 4d8e97876..084771bff 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/streval.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/streval.c
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@
 #include	"FEATURE/externs"
 #include	"defs.h"	/* for sh.decomma */
 
-/* POSIX requires error status > 1 if called from test builtin */
-#undef ERROR_exit
-#define ERROR_exit(n) _ERROR_exit_b_test(n)
-
 #ifndef ERROR_dictionary
 #   define ERROR_dictionary(s)	(s)
 #endif