diff --git a/test/tstcpputils.pro b/test/tstcpputils.pro
index 64bd781..cf77d75 100644
--- a/test/tstcpputils.pro
+++ b/test/tstcpputils.pro
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ TEMPLATE = app
 QT += core testlib
 QT -= gui widgets
 
-CONFIG += c++17 qt console warn_on depend_includepath testcase
+CONFIG += c++23 qt console warn_on depend_includepath testcase
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++2b
 CONFIG -= app_bundle
 
 SOURCES += \
@@ -16,23 +17,6 @@ include($$CPPUTILS_DIR/cpputils_src.pri)
 include($$CPPUTILS_DIR/test/cpputilstestutils.pri)
 include($$CPPUTILS_DIR/test/cpputilstestutils_src.pri)
 
-equals(CLONE_EXPECTED, 1) {
-    EXPECTED_DIR = $$PWD/expected
-
-    message("Checking out expected...")
-    exists($$EXPECTED_DIR/.git): {
-        system("git -C $$EXPECTED_DIR pull")
-    } else {
-        system("git clone https://github.com/0xFEEDC0DE64/expected.git $$EXPECTED_DIR")
-    }
-} else: exists($$PWD/../../expected/include) {
-    EXPECTED_DIR = $$PWD/../../expected
-} else {
-    error("expected not found, please run git submodule update --init")
-}
-
-include($$EXPECTED_DIR/expected.pri)
-
 equals(CLONE_FMT, 1) {
     FMT_DIR = $$PWD/fmt