diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_rust.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_rust.py
index 884b40a4a3..a1abd20c09 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/test_rust.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_rust.py
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ import infra.basetest
 
 class TestRustBase(infra.basetest.BRTest):
 
-    target = 'armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf'
-    crate = 'hello-world'
-
     def login(self):
         img = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "rootfs.cpio")
         self.emulator.boot(arch="armv7",
@@ -18,43 +15,6 @@ class TestRustBase(infra.basetest.BRTest):
                            options=["-initrd", img])
         self.emulator.login()
 
-    def build_test_prog(self):
-        hostdir = os.path.join(self.builddir, 'host')
-        env = os.environ.copy()
-        env["USER"] = "br-user"
-        env["PATH"] = "{}:".format(os.path.join(hostdir, 'bin')) + env["PATH"]
-        env["CARGO_HOME"] = os.path.join(hostdir, 'usr', 'share', 'cargo')
-        env["RUST_TARGET_PATH"] = os.path.join(hostdir, 'etc', 'rustc')
-        cargo = os.path.join(hostdir, 'bin', 'cargo')
-        workdir = os.path.join(tempfile.mkdtemp(suffix='-br2-testing-rust'),
-                               self.crate)
-        manifest = os.path.join(workdir, 'Cargo.toml')
-        prog = os.path.join(workdir, 'target', self.target, 'debug', self.crate)
-
-        cmd = [cargo, 'init', '--bin', '--vcs', 'none', '-vv', workdir]
-        ret = subprocess.call(cmd,
-                              stdout=self.b.logfile,
-                              stderr=self.b.logfile,
-                              env=env)
-        if ret != 0:
-            raise SystemError("Cargo init failed")
-
-        cmd = [
-            cargo, 'build', '-vv', '--target', self.target,
-            '--manifest-path', manifest
-        ]
-        ret = subprocess.call(cmd,
-                              stdout=self.b.logfile,
-                              stderr=self.b.logfile,
-                              env=env)
-        if ret != 0:
-            raise SystemError("Cargo build failed")
-
-        shutil.copy(prog, os.path.join(self.builddir, 'target', 'usr', 'bin'))
-        self.b.build()
-        shutil.rmtree(workdir)
-
-
 class TestRustBin(TestRustBase):
     config = \
         """
@@ -68,12 +28,12 @@ class TestRustBin(TestRustBase):
         BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
         # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
         BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_RIPGREP=y
         """
 
     def test_run(self):
-        self.build_test_prog()
         self.login()
-        self.assertRunOk(self.crate)
+        self.assertRunOk("rg Buildroot /etc/issue")
 
 
 class TestRust(TestRustBase):
@@ -90,9 +50,9 @@ class TestRust(TestRustBase):
         # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
         BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC=y
         BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUST=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_RIPGREP=y
         """
 
     def test_run(self):
-        self.build_test_prog()
         self.login()
-        self.assertRunOk(self.crate)
+        self.assertRunOk("rg Buildroot /etc/issue")