diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 0123dc2..8101587 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -1,37 +1,15 @@
-cmake = import('cmake')
-
-gtest = dependency('gtest', disabler: true, required: false)
-gmock = dependency('gmock', disabler: true, required: false)
-if not gtest.found() or not gmock.found()
-    gtest_proj = import('cmake').subproject('googletest', required: false)
-    if gtest_proj.found()
-        gtest = declare_dependency(
-            dependencies: [
-                dependency('threads'),
-                gtest_proj.dependency('gtest'),
-            ],
-        )
-        gmock = gtest_proj.dependency('gmock')
-    else
-        assert(
-            not get_option('tests').allowed(),
-            'Googletest is required if tests are enabled',
-        )
-    endif
-endif
-
 jsonc_daccord = dependency(
     'jsoncdac',
     default_options: ['default_library=static'],
 )
 
-test_sources = ['test-utils.c', 'base64_test.cpp']
+test_sources = files('base64_test.c', 'test-utils.c')
 
 test_include_dirs = ['.', '../include']
 
 cper_tests = executable(
     'cper-tests',
-    'ir-tests.cpp',
+    'ir-tests.c',
     test_sources,
     implicit_include_directories: false,
     include_directories: include_directories(test_include_dirs),
@@ -40,17 +18,15 @@
         jsonc_daccord,
         libcper_parse_dep,
         libcper_generate_dep,
-        gtest,
-        gmock,
     ],
 )
-test('test-cper-tests', cper_tests, protocol: 'gtest')
+test('test-cper-tests', cper_tests)
 
-cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
+cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
 # Fuzzing only works on linux at this moment.  osx clang doesn't have leak detector
 is_darwin = host_machine.system().startswith('darwin')
-if (cxx.get_id() == 'clang') and get_option('fuzz').allowed() and not is_darwin
+if (cc.get_id() == 'clang') and get_option('fuzz').allowed() and not is_darwin
     sanitize = ['fuzzer']
     fuzz_args = [
         '-DFUZZING_BUILD_MODE_UNSAFE_FOR_PRODUCTION',
@@ -63,7 +39,6 @@
             [fuzzer_test + '.c'] + libcper_parse_sources + edk_sources + 'test-utils.c' + libcper_generate_sources,
             implicit_include_directories: false,
             include_directories: include_directories(test_include_dirs),
-            cpp_args: fuzz_args,
             c_args: fuzz_args,
             link_args: fuzz_args,
             dependencies: [json_c_dep, jsonc_daccord],