diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_alias2_unsup.pl b/test_regress/t/t_alias2_unsup.pl
index ce380f717..06b988a99 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_alias2_unsup.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_alias2_unsup.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Version 2.0.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
 
-scenarios(simulator => 1);
+scenarios(linter => 1);
 
 lint(
     fails => $Self->{vlt_all},
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_alias_unsup.pl b/test_regress/t/t_alias_unsup.pl
index ce380f717..06b988a99 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_alias_unsup.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_alias_unsup.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Version 2.0.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
 
-scenarios(simulator => 1);
+scenarios(linter => 1);
 
 lint(
     fails => $Self->{vlt_all},
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_castdyn_bbox.pl b/test_regress/t/t_castdyn_bbox.pl
index dc582ff47..59ccbb0ea 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_castdyn_bbox.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_castdyn_bbox.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Version 2.0.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
 
-scenarios(simulator => 1);
+scenarios(linter => 1);
 
 top_filename("t/t_castdyn.v");
 
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_genvar_misuse_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_genvar_misuse_bad.pl
index 73b58f253..18a57407e 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_genvar_misuse_bad.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_genvar_misuse_bad.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Version 2.0.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
 
-scenarios(simulator => 1);
+scenarios(linter => 1);
 $Self->{vlt_all} and unsupported("Verilator unsupported, bug408");
 
 lint(
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_multitop_sig_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_multitop_sig_bad.pl
index e5bc6cac7..f3b7679b6 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_multitop_sig_bad.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_multitop_sig_bad.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Version 2.0.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
 
-scenarios(simulator => 1);
+scenarios(linter => 1);
 
 top_filename("t/t_multitop_sig.v");
 
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_param_in_func_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_param_in_func_bad.pl
index 418f60621..27159da5b 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_param_in_func_bad.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_param_in_func_bad.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Version 2.0.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
 
-scenarios(simulator => 1);
+scenarios(linter => 1);
 
 lint(
     fails => 1,
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_timescale_lint_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_timescale_lint_bad.pl
index 54c63c732..7ad36d5cd 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_timescale_lint_bad.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_timescale_lint_bad.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Version 2.0.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
 
-scenarios(simulator => 1);
+scenarios(linter => 1);
 
 lint(
     verilator_flags2 => ["--lint-only"],
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_tri_pull2_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_tri_pull2_bad.pl
index c213189c1..59ba0d6c6 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_tri_pull2_bad.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_tri_pull2_bad.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Version 2.0.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
 
-scenarios(simulator => 1);
+scenarios(linter => 1);
 
 lint(
     fails => $Self->{vlt_all},
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_tri_pull_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_tri_pull_bad.pl
index c213189c1..59ba0d6c6 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_tri_pull_bad.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_tri_pull_bad.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Version 2.0.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
 
-scenarios(simulator => 1);
+scenarios(linter => 1);
 
 lint(
     fails => $Self->{vlt_all},