diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.nim b/tests/test_helpers.nim
index 27873c3de..0fcb10489 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers.nim
+++ b/tests/test_helpers.nim
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ proc lacksSupportedForks*(fixtures: JsonNode): bool =
 
 var status = initOrderedTable[string, OrderedTable[string, Status]]()
 
-macro jsonTest*(s: static[string], handler: untyped, skipTest: untyped): untyped =
+macro jsonTest*(s: static[string], handler: untyped, skipTest: untyped = skipNothing): untyped =
   let
     testStatusIMPL = ident("testStatusIMPL")
     testName = ident("testName")
diff --git a/tests/test_persistblock_json.nim b/tests/test_persistblock_json.nim
index 9a867452f..d05b3dd4e 100644
--- a/tests/test_persistblock_json.nim
+++ b/tests/test_persistblock_json.nim
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ proc testFixture(node: JsonNode, testStatusIMPL: var TestStatus) =
 
 proc persistBlockJsonMain*() =
   suite "persist block json tests":
-    jsonTest("PersistBlockTests", testFixture, skipNothing)
+    jsonTest("PersistBlockTests", testFixture)
diff --git a/tests/test_precompiles.nim b/tests/test_precompiles.nim
index 3917e9f1b..5652c4764 100644
--- a/tests/test_precompiles.nim
+++ b/tests/test_precompiles.nim
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const blake2InputTests = [
 
 proc precompilesMain*() =
   suite "Precompiles":
-    jsonTest("PrecompileTests", testFixture, skipNothing)
+    jsonTest("PrecompileTests", testFixture)
 
   suite "blake2bf":
     var output: array[64, byte]
diff --git a/tests/test_tracer_json.nim b/tests/test_tracer_json.nim
index 262bb657b..f1de13982 100644
--- a/tests/test_tracer_json.nim
+++ b/tests/test_tracer_json.nim
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ proc testFixture(node: JsonNode, testStatusIMPL: var TestStatus)
 
 proc tracerJsonMain*() =
   suite "tracer json tests":
-    jsonTest("TracerTests", testFixture, skipNothing)
+    jsonTest("TracerTests", testFixture)
 
 # use tracerTestGen.nim to generate additional test data
 proc testFixture(node: JsonNode, testStatusIMPL: var TestStatus) =