diff --git a/tests/everest/test_everest_initialization.py b/tests/everest/test_everest_initialization.py
index b46967637f1..b1860415547 100644
--- a/tests/everest/test_everest_initialization.py
+++ b/tests/everest/test_everest_initialization.py
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@
 from ert.run_models.everest_run_model import EverestRunModel
 from everest.config import EverestConfig
 
-NO_PROJECT_RES = (
-    os.environ.get("NO_PROJECT_RES", False),
-    "Skipping tests when no access to /project/res",
-)
+from .utils import skipif_no_everest_models
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(NO_PROJECT_RES[0], reason=NO_PROJECT_RES[1])
+@skipif_no_everest_models
+@pytest.mark.requires_eclipse
 def test_init_no_project_res(copy_egg_test_data_to_tmp):
     config_file = os.path.join("everest", "model", "config.yml")
     config = EverestConfig.load_file(config_file)
diff --git a/tests/everest/test_repo_configs.py b/tests/everest/test_repo_configs.py
index 57c8ddb45a8..036b1d07c55 100644
--- a/tests/everest/test_repo_configs.py
+++ b/tests/everest/test_repo_configs.py
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ def is_config(fn):
     config_files = [fn for cdir in config_folders for fn in _get_all_files(cdir)]
     config_files = filter(is_config, config_files)
 
-    if os.environ.get("NO_PROJECT_RES", False):
-        config_files = [f for f in config_files if "examples/egg" not in f]
     try:
         get_ropt_plugin_manager().get_plugin("optimizer", "scipy/default")
     except ROptConfigError: