diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_dpi_decl_bad.py b/test_regress/t/t_dpi_decl_bad.py
index bdec1e4cd..38cf36b43 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_dpi_decl_bad.py
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_dpi_decl_bad.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import vltest_bootstrap
 
-test.scenarios('simulator')
+test.scenarios('linter')
 
 test.lint(fails=True, expect_filename=test.golden_filename)
 
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_fork_write_after_timing_bad.py b/test_regress/t/t_fork_write_after_timing_bad.py
index d77726df8..8c9e19ce2 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_fork_write_after_timing_bad.py
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_fork_write_after_timing_bad.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import vltest_bootstrap
 
-test.scenarios('simulator')
+test.scenarios('linter')
 
 test.lint(verilator_flags2=["--timing"], fails=True, expect_filename=test.golden_filename)
 
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_invalid_task_arguments_bad.py b/test_regress/t/t_invalid_task_arguments_bad.py
index d6136ca75..344a4e20a 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_invalid_task_arguments_bad.py
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_invalid_task_arguments_bad.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import vltest_bootstrap
 
-test.scenarios("vlt")
+test.scenarios('vlt')
 
 test.lint(fails=True, expect_filename=test.golden_filename)
 
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_static_task_args_bad.py b/test_regress/t/t_static_task_args_bad.py
index 382ad0d44..c7d9b21a5 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_static_task_args_bad.py
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_static_task_args_bad.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import vltest_bootstrap
 
-test.scenarios('simulator')
+test.scenarios('linter')
 
 test.lint(fails=True, expect_filename=test.golden_filename)
 
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_stream_unpack_narrower.py b/test_regress/t/t_stream_unpack_narrower.py
index 382ad0d44..c7d9b21a5 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_stream_unpack_narrower.py
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_stream_unpack_narrower.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import vltest_bootstrap
 
-test.scenarios('simulator')
+test.scenarios('linter')
 
 test.lint(fails=True, expect_filename=test.golden_filename)