diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/process/process_unix/tests.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/process/process_unix/tests.rs
index 6e952ed7c42..0a6c6ec19fc 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/process/process_unix/tests.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/process/process_unix/tests.rs
@@ -62,13 +62,14 @@ fn test_command_fork_no_unwind() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")] // pidfds are a linux-specific concept
 fn test_command_pidfd() {
     use crate::assert_matches::assert_matches;
     use crate::os::fd::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
     use crate::os::linux::process::{ChildExt, CommandExt};
     use crate::process::Command;
 
+    // pidfds require the pidfd_open syscall
     let our_pid = crate::process::id();
     let pidfd = unsafe { libc::syscall(libc::SYS_pidfd_open, our_pid, 0) };
     let pidfd_open_available = if pidfd >= 0 {
@@ -81,7 +82,9 @@ fn test_command_pidfd() {
     // always exercise creation attempts
     let mut child = Command::new("false").create_pidfd(true).spawn().unwrap();
 
-    // but only check if we know that the kernel supports pidfds
+    // but only check if we know that the kernel supports pidfds.
+    // We don't assert the precise value, since the standard library
+    // might have opened other file descriptors before our code runs.
     if pidfd_open_available {
         assert!(child.pidfd().is_ok());
     }
@@ -97,4 +100,17 @@ fn test_command_pidfd() {
     child.kill().expect("failed to kill child");
     let status = child.wait().expect("error waiting on pidfd");
     assert_eq!(status.signal(), Some(libc::SIGKILL));
+
+    let _ = Command::new("echo")
+        .create_pidfd(false)
+        .spawn()
+        .unwrap()
+        .pidfd()
+        .expect_err("pidfd should not have been created when create_pid(false) is set");
+
+    let _ = Command::new("echo")
+        .spawn()
+        .unwrap()
+        .pidfd()
+        .expect_err("pidfd should not have been created");
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/command/command-create-pidfd.rs b/tests/ui/command/command-create-pidfd.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f9e5dd0e01..00000000000
--- a/tests/ui/command/command-create-pidfd.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-// run-pass
-// only-linux - pidfds are a linux-specific concept
-
-#![feature(linux_pidfd)]
-#![feature(rustc_private)]
-
-extern crate libc;
-
-use std::io::Error;
-use std::os::linux::process::{ChildExt, CommandExt};
-use std::process::Command;
-
-fn has_clone3() -> bool {
-    let res = unsafe { libc::syscall(libc::SYS_clone3, 0, 0) };
-    let err = (res == -1)
-        .then(|| Error::last_os_error())
-        .expect("probe syscall should not succeed");
-
-    err.raw_os_error() != Some(libc::ENOSYS) && err.raw_os_error() != Some(libc::EPERM)
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    // pidfds require the clone3 syscall
-    if !has_clone3() {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // We don't assert the precise value, since the standard library
-    // might have opened other file descriptors before our code runs.
-    let _ = Command::new("echo")
-        .create_pidfd(true)
-        .spawn()
-        .unwrap()
-        .pidfd().expect("failed to obtain pidfd");
-
-    let _ = Command::new("echo")
-        .create_pidfd(false)
-        .spawn()
-        .unwrap()
-        .pidfd().expect_err("pidfd should not have been created when create_pid(false) is set");
-
-    let _ = Command::new("echo")
-        .spawn()
-        .unwrap()
-        .pidfd().expect_err("pidfd should not have been created");
-}