diff --git a/tests/test3.in b/tests/test3.in
index b06ef4ab9..26e496bce 100644
--- a/tests/test3.in
+++ b/tests/test3.in
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ end
 set -Ue __fish_test_universal_variables_variable_foo
 
 # Should no longer be in environment (#2046)
-env | __fish_sgrep __fish_test_universal_variables_variable_foo
+env | string match '__fish_test_universal_variables_variable_foo=*'
 
 set -Ux __fish_test_universal_variables_variable_foo bar
 set -U __fish_test_universal_variables_variable_foo baz
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ end
 
 # Test that shadowing with a non-exported variable works
 set -gx __fish_test_env17 UNSHADOWED
-env | __fish_sgrep __fish_test_env17
+env | string match '__fish_test_env17=*'
 function __fish_test_shadow
   set -l __fish_test_env17
-  env | __fish_sgrep __fish_test_env17 ; or echo SHADOWED
+  env | string match -q '__fish_test_env17=*' ; or echo SHADOWED
 end
 __fish_test_shadow