diff --git a/roottest/root/ntuple/.rootrc b/roottest/root/ntuple/.rootrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ebe75fd4ec5a..0000000000000
--- a/roottest/root/ntuple/.rootrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Rint.History:            .root_hist
diff --git a/roottest/root/ntuple/makeproject/rntuple/CMakeLists.txt b/roottest/root/ntuple/makeproject/rntuple/CMakeLists.txt
index a25c8d5446b35..6350493a69afc 100644
--- a/roottest/root/ntuple/makeproject/rntuple/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/roottest/root/ntuple/makeproject/rntuple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-if(NOT ROOT_root7_FOUND)
-  return()
-endif()
-
 # Generate common dictionary for custom class
 ROOTTEST_GENERATE_DICTIONARY(
   rntuple_event_dict
@@ -15,16 +11,11 @@ ROOTTEST_GENERATE_DICTIONARY(
 # Write the RNTuple with the custom class field
 ROOTTEST_GENERATE_EXECUTABLE(
   write_rntuple
+  write_rntuple.cxx rntuple_event_dict.cxx
   LIBRARIES Core RIO ROOTNTuple
   FIXTURES_REQUIRED generated_event_dictionary_rntuple
   FIXTURES_SETUP write_rntuple_executable)
 
-# Specify more than one input source for the generated executable
-target_sources(
-  write_rntuple
-  PRIVATE write_rntuple.cxx rntuple_event_dict.cxx
-)
-
 ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(write_rntuple
                   EXEC ./write_rntuple
                   FIXTURES_REQUIRED write_rntuple_executable
diff --git a/roottest/root/ntuple/makeproject/ttree/CMakeLists.txt b/roottest/root/ntuple/makeproject/ttree/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b3915132ab36..afe03634fd858 100644
--- a/roottest/root/ntuple/makeproject/ttree/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/roottest/root/ntuple/makeproject/ttree/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,19 +12,15 @@ ROOTTEST_GENERATE_DICTIONARY(
 # Write the TTree with the custom class branch
 ROOTTEST_GENERATE_EXECUTABLE(
   write_ttree
+  write_ttree.cxx ttree_event_dict.cxx
   LIBRARIES Core RIO Tree
   FIXTURES_REQUIRED generated_event_dictionary_ttree
   FIXTURES_SETUP write_ttree_executable)
 
-# Specify more than one input source for the generated executable
-target_sources(
-  write_ttree
-  PRIVATE write_ttree.cxx ttree_event_dict.cxx
-)
 ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(write_ttree
                   EXEC ./write_ttree
                   FIXTURES_REQUIRED write_ttree_executable
-                  FIXTURES_SETUP written_ttree)
+                  FIXTURES_SETUP makeproject_written_ttree)
 
 # Call MakeProject on the output file
 ROOTTEST_GENERATE_EXECUTABLE(
@@ -35,7 +31,7 @@ ROOTTEST_GENERATE_EXECUTABLE(
 
 ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(makeproject_ttree
                   EXEC ./makeproject_ttree
-                  FIXTURES_REQUIRED "written_ttree;makeproject_ttree"
+                  FIXTURES_REQUIRED makeproject_written_ttree makeproject_ttree
                   FIXTURES_SETUP makeproject_ttree_called)
 
 # Read back the class instance thanks to the shared library generated by MakeProject.
@@ -51,7 +47,7 @@ ROOTTEST_GENERATE_EXECUTABLE(
   read_ttree.cxx
   LIBRARIES ${ROOT_LIBRARIES} GTest::gtest GTest::gtest_main GTest::gmock GTest::gmock_main ${TTREESTLTESTLIB}
   FIXTURES_REQUIRED makeproject_ttree_called
-  FIXTURES_SETUP read_ttree_executable
+  FIXTURES_SETUP makeproject_read_ttree_executable
 )
 target_include_directories(read_ttree PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 target_link_directories(read_ttree PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libttreestltest)
@@ -67,7 +63,7 @@ set(_roottest_env_librarypath ${ROOTTEST_ENV_LIBRARYPATH})
 set(ROOTTEST_ENV_LIBRARYPATH "${ROOTTEST_ENV_LIBRARYPATH}:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libttreestltest")
 ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(read_ttree
                   EXEC ./read_ttree
-		  FIXTURES_REQUIRED read_ttree_executable
-      # PATH is used on Windows to find libraries for loading
-      ENVIRONMENT PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libttreestltest)
+		              FIXTURES_REQUIRED makeproject_read_ttree_executable
+                  # PATH is used on Windows to find libraries for loading
+                  ENVIRONMENT PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libttreestltest)
 set(ROOTTEST_ENV_LIBRARYPATH ${_roottest_env_librarypath})
diff --git a/roottest/root/ntuple/streamerfield/CMakeLists.txt b/roottest/root/ntuple/streamerfield/CMakeLists.txt
index b23c0f47b844d..73b0347571f5f 100644
--- a/roottest/root/ntuple/streamerfield/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/roottest/root/ntuple/streamerfield/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,19 +8,15 @@ ROOTTEST_GENERATE_DICTIONARY(
 
 ROOTTEST_GENERATE_EXECUTABLE(
   write_event
+  write_event.cxx event_v2_dict.cxx
   LIBRARIES Core RIO ROOTNTuple
   FIXTURES_REQUIRED generated_event_v2_dictionary
-  FIXTURES_SETUP write_event_excutable)
-
-target_sources(
-  write_event
-  PRIVATE write_event.cxx event_v2_dict.cxx
-)
+  FIXTURES_SETUP streamerfield_write_event_excutable)
 
 ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(write_event
                   EXEC ./write_event
-                  FIXTURES_REQUIRED write_event_excutable
-                  FIXTURES_SETUP written_event)
+                  FIXTURES_REQUIRED streamerfield_write_event_excutable
+                  FIXTURES_SETUP streamerfield_written_event)
 
 ROOTTEST_GENERATE_DICTIONARY(
   event_v3_dict
@@ -32,15 +28,11 @@ ROOTTEST_GENERATE_DICTIONARY(
 
 ROOTTEST_GENERATE_EXECUTABLE(
   read_event
+  read_event.cxx event_v3_dict.cxx
   LIBRARIES Core RIO ROOTNTuple
   FIXTURES_REQUIRED generated_event_v3_dictionary
-  FIXTURES_SETUP read_event_executable)
-
-target_sources(
-  read_event
-  PRIVATE read_event.cxx event_v3_dict.cxx
-)
+  FIXTURES_SETUP streamerfield_read_event_executable)
 
 ROOTTEST_ADD_TEST(read_event
                   EXEC ./read_event
-                  FIXTURES_REQUIRED read_event_executable written_event)
+                  FIXTURES_REQUIRED streamerfield_read_event_executable streamerfield_written_event)
diff --git a/roottest/root/ntuple/test_basics.ref b/roottest/root/ntuple/test_basics.ref
index 69eaa1712eaba..a3e882e28a7c9 100644
--- a/roottest/root/ntuple/test_basics.ref
+++ b/roottest/root/ntuple/test_basics.ref
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Processing /home/jakob/Documents/CERN/ROOT/roottest/root/ntuple/basics.C...
+Processing basics.C...
 
 {
   "E": 137