diff --git a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns2/hints b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns2/hints
deleted file mode 100644
index b4b8f7ab53..0000000000
--- a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns2/hints
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-; Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
-;
-; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-; License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-; file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-;
-; See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
-; information regarding copyright ownership.
-
-. 0 NS ns.root-servers.nil.
-ns.root-servers.nil. 0 A 10.53.0.1
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns2/named.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns2/named.conf.in
index 3a32a15956..8ae001b5a1 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns2/named.conf.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns2/named.conf.in
@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ options {
 	notify yes;
 };
 
-zone "." { type hint; file "hints"; };
+zone "." {
+	type hint;
+	file "../../common/root.hint";
+};
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns3/hints b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns3/hints
deleted file mode 100644
index b4b8f7ab53..0000000000
--- a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns3/hints
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-; Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
-;
-; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-; License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-; file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-;
-; See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
-; information regarding copyright ownership.
-
-. 0 NS ns.root-servers.nil.
-ns.root-servers.nil. 0 A 10.53.0.1
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns3/named.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns3/named.conf.in
index 879d08f70c..0b3ec8b63b 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns3/named.conf.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns3/named.conf.in
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ options {
 
 include "../ns1/trusted.conf";
 
-zone "." { type hint; file "hints"; };
+zone "." {
+	type hint;
+	file "../../common/root.hint";
+};
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns5/hints b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns5/hints
deleted file mode 100644
index b4b8f7ab53..0000000000
--- a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns5/hints
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-; Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
-;
-; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-; License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-; file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-;
-; See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
-; information regarding copyright ownership.
-
-. 0 NS ns.root-servers.nil.
-ns.root-servers.nil. 0 A 10.53.0.1
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns5/named.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns5/named.conf.in
index efe63a7030..c54ed2ea19 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns5/named.conf.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns5/named.conf.in
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ options {
 
 include "../ns1/trusted.conf";
 
-zone "." { type hint; file "hints"; };
+zone "." {
+	type hint;
+	file "../../common/root.hint";
+};