diff --git a/pkg/recipe/git_test.go b/pkg/recipe/git_test.go
index 4753c0ec..32197b83 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/git_test.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/git_test.go
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ func TestIsDirty(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := r.IsDirty(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
 	assert.False(t, r.Dirty)
 
 	fpath := filepath.Join(r.Dir, "foo.txt")
@@ -31,9 +27,10 @@ func TestIsDirty(t *testing.T) {
 		os.Remove(fpath)
 	})
 
-	if err := r.IsDirty(); err != nil {
+	dirty, err := r.IsDirty()
+	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	assert.True(t, r.Dirty)
+	assert.True(t, dirty)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/recipe/recipe_test.go b/pkg/recipe/recipe_test.go
index 00184e79..57a6e6ba 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/recipe_test.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/recipe_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
 				Name:          "mygit.org/myorg/cool-recipe",
 				EnvVersion:    "1e83340e",
 				EnvVersionRaw: "1e83340e+U",
-				Dirty:         true,
 				Dir:           path.Join(cfg.GetAbraDir(), "/recipes/mygit_org_myorg_cool-recipe"),
 				GitURL:        "https://mygit.org/myorg/cool-recipe.git",
 				SSHURL:        "ssh://git@mygit.org/myorg/cool-recipe.git",