7 files changed, 12 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/t/lib-httpd.sh b/t/lib-httpd.sh
index e6adf2f..e971446 100644
--- a/t/lib-httpd.sh
+++ b/t/lib-httpd.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2008 Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@aon.at>
 #
 
+if test -n "$NO_CURL"
+then
+	skip_all='skipping test, git built without http support'
+	test_done
+fi
+
+if test -n "$NO_EXPAT" && test -n "$LIB_HTTPD_DAV"
+then
+	skip_all='skipping test, git built without expat support'
+	test_done
+fi
+
 test_tristate GIT_TEST_HTTPD
 if test "$GIT_TEST_HTTPD" = false
 then
diff --git a/t/t5539-fetch-http-shallow.sh b/t/t5539-fetch-http-shallow.sh
index b461188..37a4335 100755
--- a/t/t5539-fetch-http-shallow.sh
+++ b/t/t5539-fetch-http-shallow.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 test_description='fetch/clone from a shallow clone over http'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
-
-if test -n "$NO_CURL"; then
-	skip_all='skipping test, git built without http support'
-	test_done
-fi
-
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
 start_httpd
 
diff --git a/t/t5541-http-push-smart.sh b/t/t5541-http-push-smart.sh
index 9cf27e8..fd7d06b 100755
--- a/t/t5541-http-push-smart.sh
+++ b/t/t5541-http-push-smart.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
 test_description='test smart pushing over http via http-backend'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-if test -n "$NO_CURL"; then
-	skip_all='skipping test, git built without http support'
-	test_done
-fi
-
 ROOT_PATH="$PWD"
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-gpg.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
diff --git a/t/t5542-push-http-shallow.sh b/t/t5542-push-http-shallow.sh
index 2a691e0..5165833 100755
--- a/t/t5542-push-http-shallow.sh
+++ b/t/t5542-push-http-shallow.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 test_description='push from/to a shallow clone over http'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
-
-if test -n "$NO_CURL"; then
-	say 'skipping test, git built without http support'
-	test_done
-fi
-
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
 start_httpd
 
diff --git a/t/t5550-http-fetch-dumb.sh b/t/t5550-http-fetch-dumb.sh
index 3d11b7a..87a7aa0 100755
--- a/t/t5550-http-fetch-dumb.sh
+++ b/t/t5550-http-fetch-dumb.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 test_description='test dumb fetching over http via static file'
 . ./test-lib.sh
-
-if test -n "$NO_CURL"; then
-	skip_all='skipping test, git built without http support'
-	test_done
-fi
-
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
 start_httpd
 
diff --git a/t/t5551-http-fetch-smart.sh b/t/t5551-http-fetch-smart.sh
index 66439e5..2b29311 100755
--- a/t/t5551-http-fetch-smart.sh
+++ b/t/t5551-http-fetch-smart.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 test_description='test smart fetching over http via http-backend'
 . ./test-lib.sh
-
-if test -n "$NO_CURL"; then
-	skip_all='skipping test, git built without http support'
-	test_done
-fi
-
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
 start_httpd
 
diff --git a/t/t5561-http-backend.sh b/t/t5561-http-backend.sh
index d23fb02..19afe96 100755
--- a/t/t5561-http-backend.sh
+++ b/t/t5561-http-backend.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 test_description='test git-http-backend'
 . ./test-lib.sh
-
-if test -n "$NO_CURL"; then
-	skip_all='skipping test, git built without http support'
-	test_done
-fi
-
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
 start_httpd