diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/list_test.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/list_test.py
index f0715bc25..3144ff167 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/list_test.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/list_test.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def list_with_tags_multiple_tags_intersection(
     assert "dev-machine" not in output.out
 
 
-@pytest.mark.impure
+@pytest.mark.with_core
 def test_machines_list_with_tags_no_matches(
     test_flake_with_core: fixtures_flakes.FlakeForTest,
     capture_output: CaptureOutput,
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_clan_nix_attrset.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_clan_nix_attrset.py
index 1224590b1..c7cab612c 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_clan_nix_attrset.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_clan_nix_attrset.py
@@ -2,35 +2,12 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 from clan_cli.tests.fixtures_flakes import FlakeForTest
-from clan_lib.cmd import run
 from clan_lib.flake import Flake
-from clan_lib.nix import nix_command
 from clan_lib.templates import list_templates
 from clan_lib.templates.filesystem import copy_from_nixstore
 
 
-@pytest.mark.impure
-def test_copy_from_nixstore_symlink(
-    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, temporary_home: Path
-) -> None:
-    src = temporary_home / "src"
-    src.mkdir()
-    (src / "file.txt").write_text("magicstring!")
-    res = run(nix_command(["store", "add", str(src)]))
-    src_nix = Path(res.stdout.strip())
-    src2 = temporary_home / "src2"
-    src2.mkdir()
-    (src2 / "file.txt").symlink_to(src_nix / "file.txt")
-    res = run(nix_command(["store", "add", str(src2)]))
-    src2_nix = Path(res.stdout.strip())
-    dest = temporary_home / "dest"
-    copy_from_nixstore(src2_nix, dest)
-    assert (dest / "file.txt").exists()
-    assert (dest / "file.txt").read_text() == "magicstring!"
-    assert (dest / "file.txt").is_symlink()
-
-
-@pytest.mark.impure
+@pytest.mark.with_core
 def test_clan_core_templates(
     test_flake_with_core: FlakeForTest,
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,