diff --git a/tests/packages_alter.yml b/tests/packages_alter.yml
index 2f0e2fedb..44c46b742 100644
--- a/tests/packages_alter.yml
+++ b/tests/packages_alter.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,3 @@ acquia/blt:
   type: composer-plugin
   version: 13.x
   version_dev: 13.x-dev
-
-acquia/drupal-recommended-settings:
-  type: composer-plugin
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/src/DrupalSettingsTest.php b/tests/phpunit/src/DrupalSettingsTest.php
index 412464627..4c93e7432 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/src/DrupalSettingsTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/src/DrupalSettingsTest.php
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ public function testSetupDefaultLocalSettings() {
     $this->blt('blt:init:settings');
     $sites = $this->config->get("multisites");
 
+    $this->assertFileExists("$this->sandboxInstance/docroot/sites/default/default.settings.php");
     foreach ($sites as $site) {
       $this->assertFileExists("$this->sandboxInstance/docroot/sites/$site/settings/default.local.settings.php");
-      $this->assertFileExists("$this->sandboxInstance/docroot/sites/$site/default.settings.php");
-      $this->assertFileExists("$this->sandboxInstance/docroot/sites/$site/settings/local.settings.php");
       $this->assertFileExists("$this->sandboxInstance/docroot/sites/$site/settings/local.settings.php");
 
       $this->assertStringContainsString('${drupal.db.database}', file_get_contents("$this->sandboxInstance/docroot/sites/$site/settings/default.local.settings.php"));