diff --git a/t/lib-gpg.sh b/t/lib-gpg.sh
index 3845b6ac44..937b876bd0 100644
--- a/t/lib-gpg.sh
+++ b/t/lib-gpg.sh
@@ -192,9 +192,5 @@ test_lazy_prereq GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME '
 '
 
 sanitize_pgp() {
-	perl -ne '
-		/^-----END PGP/ and $in_pgp = 0;
-		print unless $in_pgp;
-		/^-----BEGIN PGP/ and $in_pgp = 1;
-	'
+	sed "/^-----BEGIN PGP/,/^-----END PGP/{/^-/p;d;}"
 }
diff --git a/t/t6300-for-each-ref.sh b/t/t6300-for-each-ref.sh
index 732a4d3171..5db7038c41 100755
--- a/t/t6300-for-each-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t6300-for-each-ref.sh
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ GNUPGHOME_NOT_USED=$GNUPGHOME
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-gpg.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-terminal.sh
 
-if ! test_have_prereq PERL_TEST_HELPERS
-then
-	skip_all='skipping for-each-ref tests; Perl not available'
-	test_done
-fi
-
 # Mon Jul 3 23:18:43 2006 +0000
 datestamp=1151968723
 setdate_and_increment () {
@@ -1215,7 +1209,7 @@ test_expect_success '%(raw) with --tcl must fail' '
 	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(raw)" --tcl
 '
 
-test_expect_success '%(raw) with --perl' '
+test_expect_success PERL_TEST_HELPERS '%(raw) with --perl' '
 	git for-each-ref --format="\$name= %(raw);
 print \"\$name\"" refs/myblobs/blob1 --perl | perl >actual &&
 	cmp blob1 actual &&
@@ -1442,9 +1436,14 @@ test_expect_success 'set up trailers for next test' '
 '
 
 test_trailer_option () {
+	if test "$#" -eq 3
+	then
+		prereq="$1"
+		shift
+	fi &&
 	title=$1 option=$2
 	cat >expect
-	test_expect_success "$title" '
+	test_expect_success $prereq "$title" '
 		git for-each-ref --format="%($option)" refs/heads/main >actual &&
 		test_cmp expect actual &&
 		git for-each-ref --format="%(contents:$option)" refs/heads/main >actual &&
@@ -1452,7 +1451,7 @@ test_trailer_option () {
 	'
 }
 
-test_trailer_option '%(trailers:unfold) unfolds trailers' \
+test_trailer_option PERL_TEST_HELPERS '%(trailers:unfold) unfolds trailers' \
 	'trailers:unfold' <<-EOF
 	$(unfold <trailers)
 
@@ -1482,13 +1481,13 @@ test_trailer_option '%(trailers:only=no) shows all trailers' \
 
 	EOF
 
-test_trailer_option '%(trailers:only) and %(trailers:unfold) work together' \
+test_trailer_option PERL_TEST_HELPERS '%(trailers:only) and %(trailers:unfold) work together' \
 	'trailers:only,unfold' <<-EOF
 	$(grep -v patch.description <trailers | unfold)
 
 	EOF
 
-test_trailer_option '%(trailers:unfold) and %(trailers:only) work together' \
+test_trailer_option PERL_TEST_HELPERS '%(trailers:unfold) and %(trailers:only) work together' \
 	'trailers:unfold,only' <<-EOF
 	$(grep -v patch.description <trailers | unfold)