diff --git a/test/examples.jl b/test/examples.jl
index 2fbcf21593ce45..00f64b8749b1c6 100644
--- a/test/examples.jl
+++ b/test/examples.jl
@@ -45,15 +45,8 @@ if is_unix()
 end
 
 dc_path = joinpath(dir, "dictchannel.jl")
-myid() == 1 || include(dc_path)
-
-# Run the remote on pid 1, since runtests may terminate workers
-# at any time depending on memory usage
-remotecall_fetch(1, dc_path) do f
-    include(f)
-    nothing
-end
-dc=RemoteChannel(()->DictChannel(), 1)
+include(dc_path)
+dc=RemoteChannel(()->DictChannel(), myid())
 @test typeof(dc) == RemoteChannel{DictChannel}
 
 @test isready(dc) == false
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index de9ff80ed7bb73..4fef9b34cfbf28 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ cd(dirname(@__FILE__)) do
                     test = shift!(tests)
                     local resp
                     try
-                        # FIXME: `remote_fetch` doesn't work when
-                        #   a new module is define.
-                        resp = remotecall_fetch(t -> runtests(t, t != "examples"), p, test)
+                        resp = remotecall_fetch(t -> runtests(t), p, test)
                     catch e
                         resp = e
                     end