diff --git a/tests/config/format-test-setup.js b/tests/config/format-test-setup.js
index 83d496fe2..3d3b8b4c7 100644
--- a/tests/config/format-test-setup.js
+++ b/tests/config/format-test-setup.js
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
-import createEsmUtils from "esm-utils";
-import getPrettier from "./get-prettier.js";
 import runSpec from "./format-test.js";
 
-async function setup() {
-  const { TEST_STANDALONE } = process.env;
-
-  const prettier = TEST_STANDALONE
-    ? createEsmUtils(import.meta).require("./require-standalone.cjs")
-    : await getPrettier();
-
-  runSpec.prettier = prettier;
-
-  globalThis.run_spec = runSpec;
-}
-
-export default setup;
+globalThis.run_spec = runSpec;
diff --git a/tests/config/format-test.js b/tests/config/format-test.js
index 94fea05b7..6106c978a 100644
--- a/tests/config/format-test.js
+++ b/tests/config/format-test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import url from "node:url";
 import createEsmUtils from "esm-utils";
+import getPrettier from "./get-prettier.js";
 import checkParsers from "./utils/check-parsers.js";
 import createSnapshot from "./utils/create-snapshot.js";
 import visualizeEndOfLine from "./utils/visualize-end-of-line.js";
@@ -10,8 +11,6 @@ import stringifyOptionsForTitle from "./utils/stringify-options-for-title.js";
 
 const { __dirname } = createEsmUtils(import.meta);
 
-let prettier;
-
 const { FULL_TEST, TEST_STANDALONE } = process.env;
 const BOM = "\uFEFF";
 
@@ -432,6 +431,7 @@ function shouldSkipEolTest(code, options) {
 }
 
 async function parse(source, options) {
+  const prettier = await getPrettier();
   const { ast } = await prettier.__debug.parse(
     source,
     options,
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ async function format(originalText, originalOptions) {
     originalOptions
   );
   const inputWithCursor = insertCursor(input, options.cursorOffset);
+  const prettier = await getPrettier();
 
   const { formatted: output, cursorOffset } = await ensurePromise(
     prettier.formatWithCursor(input, options)
@@ -506,13 +507,4 @@ async function format(originalText, originalOptions) {
   };
 }
 
-Object.defineProperty(runSpec, "prettier", {
-  get() {
-    return prettier;
-  },
-  set(prettierModule) {
-    prettier = prettierModule;
-  },
-  configurable: true,
-});
 export default runSpec;
diff --git a/tests/config/get-prettier.js b/tests/config/get-prettier.js
index 555a469a1..f4f3f1998 100644
--- a/tests/config/get-prettier.js
+++ b/tests/config/get-prettier.js
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import path from "node:path";
 
-const entry = pathToFileURL(path.join(process.env.PRETTIER_DIR, "index.js"));
+function getPrettierInternal() {
+  if (process.env.TEST_STANDALONE) {
+    const entry = new URL("./require-standalone.cjs", import.meta.url);
+    return import(entry).then((module) => module.default);
+  }
 
-const getPrettier = () => import(entry);
+  const entry = pathToFileURL(path.join(process.env.PRETTIER_DIR, "index.js"));
+  return import(entry);
+}
+
+let promise;
+function getPrettier() {
+  if (!promise) {
+    promise = getPrettierInternal();
+  }
+
+  return promise;
+}
 
 export default getPrettier;
diff --git a/tests/format/js/cursor/jsfmt.spec.js b/tests/format/js/cursor/jsfmt.spec.js
index 8294ec943..e529618e5 100644
--- a/tests/format/js/cursor/jsfmt.spec.js
+++ b/tests/format/js/cursor/jsfmt.spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { outdent } from "outdent";
-// TODO: Use this when we drop support for Node.js 12
-// import prettier from "../../../config/prettier-entry.js";
-const { prettier } = run_spec;
+import getPrettier from "../../../config/get-prettier.js";
 
 run_spec(import.meta, ["babel", "typescript", "flow"]);
 
+let prettier;
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  prettier = await getPrettier();
+});
+
 test("translates cursor correctly in basic case", async () => {
   expect(
     await prettier.formatWithCursor(" 1", { parser: "babel", cursorOffset: 2 })