diff --git a/test_regress/driver.pl b/test_regress/driver.pl
index 5d4f6c4a6..af6cb9854 100755
--- a/test_regress/driver.pl
+++ b/test_regress/driver.pl
@@ -633,10 +633,6 @@ sub compile {
 	    $self->skip("Test requires SystemC; ignore error since not installed\n");
 	    return 1;
 	}
-	elsif ($self->{coverage} && !$Have_System_Perl) {
-	    $self->skip("Test requires SystemPerl; ignore error since not installed\n");
-	    return 1;
-	}
 
 	if (!$param{fails} && $param{verilator_make_gcc}
 	    && $param{make_main}) {
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_assert_basic_cover.pl b/test_regress/t/t_assert_basic_cover.pl
index e10bc2ed7..a14ea162d 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_assert_basic_cover.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_assert_basic_cover.pl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 top_filename("t/t_assert_basic.v");
 
 compile (
-	 verilator_flags2 => ['--assert --sp --coverage-user'],
+	 verilator_flags2 => ['--assert --cc --coverage-user'],
 	 );
 
 execute (
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_assert_cover.pl b/test_regress/t/t_assert_cover.pl
index f20a45b66..9b33acb48 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_assert_cover.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_assert_cover.pl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 top_filename("t/t_assert_cover.v");
 
 compile (
-	 verilator_flags2 => ['--assert --sp --coverage-user'],
+	 verilator_flags2 => ['--assert --cc --coverage-user'],
 	 nc_flags2 => ["+nccovoverwrite +nccoverage+all +nccovtest+$Self->{name}"]
 	 );
 
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_cover_sva_notflat.pl b/test_regress/t/t_cover_sva_notflat.pl
index 5d55d601e..9ee0511c3 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_cover_sva_notflat.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_cover_sva_notflat.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Version 2.0.
 
 compile (
-	 verilator_flags2 => ['--assert --sp --coverage-user'],
+	 verilator_flags2 => ['--assert --cc --coverage-user'],
 	 );
 
 execute (
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_cover_toggle.pl b/test_regress/t/t_cover_toggle.pl
index 9b6805861..274713088 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_cover_toggle.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_cover_toggle.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 # Version 2.0.
 
 compile (
-	 verilator_flags2 => ['--sp --coverage-toggle --stats'],
+	 verilator_flags2 => ['--cc --coverage-toggle --stats'],
 	 );
 
 execute (
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_flag_werror_bad2.pl b/test_regress/t/t_flag_werror_bad2.pl
index 41c91e2e8..c6786b573 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_flag_werror_bad2.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_flag_werror_bad2.pl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_filename("t/t_flag_werror.v");
 compile (
 	 v_flags2 => ["--lint-only"],
 	 fails=>$Self->{v3},
-	 verilator_flags=> [qw(-sp -Werror-WIDTH)],
+	 verilator_flags=> [qw(-cc -Werror-WIDTH)],
 	 expect=>
 q{%Error-WIDTH: t/t_flag_werror.v:\d+: Operator ASSIGNW expects 4 bits on the Assign RHS, but Assign RHS.s CONST '6'h2e' generates 6 bits.
 %Error: Exiting due to},
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_inst_overwide.pl b/test_regress/t/t_inst_overwide.pl
index d5af5378b..2d0bd83ee 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_inst_overwide.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_inst_overwide.pl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 
 compile (
 	 make_top_shell=>0,
-	 verilator_flags2 => [qw(-sp -Wno-WIDTH)],
+	 verilator_flags2 => [qw(-sc -Wno-WIDTH)],
 	 verilator_make_gcc=>0,
 	 );
 
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_inst_overwide_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_inst_overwide_bad.pl
index 4a2e845a6..6e0b9ae94 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_inst_overwide_bad.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_inst_overwide_bad.pl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_filename("t/t_inst_overwide.v");
 compile (
 	 v_flags2 => ["--lint-only"],
 	 make_top_shell=>0,
-	 verilator_flags=> [qw(-sp)],
+	 verilator_flags=> [qw(-cc)],
 	 verilator_make_gcc=>0,
 	 fails=>$Self->{v3},
 	 expect=>
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_mem_multidim_trace.pl b/test_regress/t/t_mem_multidim_trace.pl
index 05a99688c..b8a04271d 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_mem_multidim_trace.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_mem_multidim_trace.pl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); di
 top_filename("t/t_mem_multidim.v");
 
 compile (
-	 verilator_flags2 => ['--sp --trace'],
+	 verilator_flags2 => ['--cc --trace'],
 	 );
 
 execute (