diff --git a/test/apply_fixes/execution_logic.py b/test/apply_fixes/execution_logic.py
index 72f9ade4..34a45869 100644
--- a/test/apply_fixes/execution_logic.py
+++ b/test/apply_fixes/execution_logic.py
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
 load("@depend_on_what_you_use//:setup_step_2.bzl", "setup_step_2")
 setup_step_2()
 
+maybe(
+    http_archive,
+    name = "rules_python",
+    sha256 = "9acc0944c94adb23fba1c9988b48768b1bacc6583b52a2586895c5b7491e2e31",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_python-0.27.0",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.27.0/rules_python-0.27.0.tar.gz"],
+)
+
 load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "python_register_toolchains")
 python_register_toolchains(
     name = "python",
@@ -44,6 +52,8 @@ def setup_test_workspace(
         )
     with open(temporary_workspace / ".bazelversion", mode="w", encoding="utf-8") as ws_file:
         ws_file.write("7.0.0")
+    with open(temporary_workspace / ".bazelrc", mode="w", encoding="utf-8") as ws_file:
+        ws_file.write("common --nolegacy_external_runfiles\ncommon --noenable_bzlmod")
 
 
 def cleanup(test_workspace: Path) -> None:
diff --git a/test/apply_fixes/test_case.py b/test/apply_fixes/test_case.py
index 1a913ea0..d25b95c3 100644
--- a/test/apply_fixes/test_case.py
+++ b/test/apply_fixes/test_case.py
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ def _create_reports(
                 "bazel",
                 *cmd_startup_args,
                 "build",
-                "--nolegacy_external_runfiles",
                 f"--aspects=//:aspect.bzl%{aspect}",
                 "--output_groups=dwyu",
                 *cmd_extra_args,
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ def _run_automatic_fix(self, extra_args: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> None:
             cmd=[
                 "bazel",
                 "run",
-                "--nolegacy_external_runfiles",
                 "@depend_on_what_you_use//:apply_fixes",
                 "--",
                 f"--workspace={self._workspace}",