diff --git a/testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/show-depends/proc/modules b/testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/show-depends/proc/modules
index aab95dde..e69de29b 100644
--- a/testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/show-depends/proc/modules
+++ b/testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/show-depends/proc/modules
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-btusb 11911 0 - Live 0xffffffffa00ec000
-bluetooth 173424 1 btusb, Live 0xffffffffa0040000
diff --git a/testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/show-depends/sys/module/mod_loop_a/initstate b/testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/show-depends/sys/module/mod_loop_a/initstate
deleted file mode 100644
index e23fe645..00000000
--- a/testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/show-depends/sys/module/mod_loop_a/initstate
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-live
diff --git a/testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/show-depends/sys/module/mod_loop_b/initstate b/testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/show-depends/sys/module/mod_loop_b/initstate
deleted file mode 100644
index e23fe645..00000000
--- a/testsuite/rootfs-pristine/test-modprobe/show-depends/sys/module/mod_loop_b/initstate
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-live
diff --git a/testsuite/test-modprobe.c b/testsuite/test-modprobe.c
index cf824bdf..7a9aaedd 100644
--- a/testsuite/test-modprobe.c
+++ b/testsuite/test-modprobe.c
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ DEFINE_TEST(modprobe_show_depends2,
 	.output = {
 		.out = TESTSUITE_ROOTFS "test-modprobe/show-depends/correct-mod-simple.txt",
 	});
+DEFINE_TEST_WITH_FUNC(modprobe_show_depends_no_load, modprobe_show_depends2,
+	.description = "check that --show-depends doesn't load any module",
+	.config = {
+		[TC_UNAME_R] = "4.4.4",
+		[TC_ROOTFS] = TESTSUITE_ROOTFS "test-modprobe/show-depends",
+	},
+	.modules_loaded = "",
+	);
 
 static noreturn int modprobe_show_alias_to_none(const struct test *t)
 {