--- a/tests/test-issue6528.t	Thu Aug 25 16:53:56 2022 +0100
+++ b/tests/test-issue6528.t	Tue Aug 30 10:52:32 2022 +0100
@@ -177,14 +177,7 @@
   $ cd ..
   $ mkdir repo-to-fix
   $ cd repo-to-fix
-#if windows
-tar interprets `:` in paths (like `C:`) as being remote, force local on Windows
-only since some versions of tar don't have this flag.
-
-  $ tar --force-local -xf $TESTDIR/bundles/issue6528.tar
-#else
-  $ tar xf $TESTDIR/bundles/issue6528.tar
-#endif
+  $ tar -x < $TESTDIR/bundles/issue6528.tar
 
 Check that the issue is present
 (It is currently not present with rhg but will be when optimizations are added
@@ -285,14 +278,7 @@
   $ cd ..
   $ mkdir repo-to-fix-report
   $ cd repo-to-fix
-#if windows
-tar interprets `:` in paths (like `C:`) as being remote, force local on Windows
-only since some versions of tar don't have this flag.
-
-  $ tar --force-local -xf $TESTDIR/bundles/issue6528.tar
-#else
-  $ tar xf $TESTDIR/bundles/issue6528.tar
-#endif
+  $ tar -x < "$TESTDIR"/bundles/issue6528.tar
 
   $ hg debug-repair-issue6528 --to-report $TESTTMP/report.txt
   found affected revision 1 for filelog 'data/D.txt.i'
@@ -379,14 +365,7 @@
 
   $ mkdir repo-to-fix-not-inline
   $ cd repo-to-fix-not-inline
-#if windows
-tar interprets `:` in paths (like `C:`) as being remote, force local on Windows
-only since some versions of tar don't have this flag.
-
-  $ tar --force-local -xf $TESTDIR/bundles/issue6528.tar
-#else
-  $ tar xf $TESTDIR/bundles/issue6528.tar
-#endif
+  $ tar -x < "$TESTDIR"/bundles/issue6528.tar
   $ echo b >> b.txt
   $ hg commit -qm "inline -> separate"
   $ find .hg -name *b.txt.d