diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 72c99b1be..fc0590c14 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1614,9 +1614,8 @@ if test "$build_tpm2d" = "yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBTSS, 1, [Defined if we have TPM2 support library])
     # look for a TPM emulator for testing
     AC_PATH_PROG(TPMSERVER, tpm_server)
-    AC_PATH_PROG(SWTPM, swtpm)
-    AC_PATH_PROG(SWTPM_IOCTL, swtpm_ioctl)
     AC_PATH_PROG(TSSSTARTUP, tssstartup)
+    AC_PATH_PROG(SWTPM, swtpm)
   fi
 fi
 if test "$have_libtss" = no; then
@@ -1625,7 +1624,7 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(LIBTSS_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(LIBTSS_CFLAGS)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBTSS, test "$have_libtss" != no)
-AM_CONDITIONAL(TEST_LIBTSS, test -n "$TPMSERVER" -o -n "$SWTPM" -a -n "$TSSSTARTUP" -a -n "$SWTPM_IOCTL")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(TEST_LIBTSS, test -n "$SWTPM" -o -n "$TPMSERVER" -a -n "$TSSSTARTUP")
 AC_SUBST(HAVE_LIBTSS)
 
 #
diff --git a/tests/tpm2dtests/Makefile.am b/tests/tpm2dtests/Makefile.am
index 6048d201c..ceaf56420 100644
--- a/tests/tpm2dtests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/tpm2dtests/Makefile.am
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = LC_ALL=C \
 	objdir="$(abs_top_builddir)" \
 	TPMSERVER="$(TPMSERVER)" TSSSTARTUP="$(TSSSTARTUP)" \
 	SWTPM="$(SWTPM)" \
-	SWTPM_IOCTL="$(SWTPM_IOCTL)" \
         GNUPG_BUILD_ROOT="$(abs_top_builddir)" \
 	GNUPG_IN_TEST_SUITE=fact \
 	GPGSCM_PATH="$(abs_top_srcdir)/tests/gpgscm"
diff --git a/tests/tpm2dtests/start_sw_tpm.sh b/tests/tpm2dtests/start_sw_tpm.sh
index fc86801e2..a44833e28 100755
--- a/tests/tpm2dtests/start_sw_tpm.sh
+++ b/tests/tpm2dtests/start_sw_tpm.sh
@@ -3,36 +3,35 @@
 # remove any prior TPM contents
 rm -f NVChip h*.bin *.permall
 if [ -x "${SWTPM}" ]; then
-    ${SWTPM} socket --tpm2 --daemon      \
-	     --pid file=swtpm.pid        \
-	     --server type=tcp,port=2321 \
-             --ctrl type=tcp,port=2322 --tpmstate dir=`pwd`
-    pid=$(cat swtpm.pid)
+    ${SWTPM} socket --tpm2 --daemon              \
+             --pid file=swtpm.pid                \
+             --server type=tcp,port=2321         \
+             --ctrl type=tcp,port=2322           \
+             --flags not-need-init,startup-clear \
+             --tpmstate dir=`pwd`
+    cat swtpm.pid
 else
     ${TPMSERVER} > /dev/null 2>&1  &
     pid=$!
-fi
-##
-# This powers on the tpm and starts it
-# then we derive the RSA version of the storage seed and
-# store it permanently at handle 81000001 and flush the transient
-##
-a=0; while [ $a -lt 10 ]; do
-    if [ -x "${SWTPM_IOCTL}" ]; then
-	${SWTPM_IOCTL} --tcp 127.0.0.1:2322 -i > /dev/null 2>&1
-    else
-	tsspowerup > /dev/null 2>&1
+    ##
+    # This powers on the tpm and starts it
+    # then we derive the RSA version of the storage seed and
+    # store it permanently at handle 81000001 and flush the transient
+    ##
+    a=0
+    while [ $a -lt 10 ]; do
+        tsspowerup > /dev/null 2>&1
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+            break;
+        fi
+        sleep 1
+        a=$[$a+1]
+    done
+    if [ $a -eq 10 ]; then
+        echo "Waited 10s for tpm_server to come up; exiting"
+        exit 1
     fi
-    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	break;
-    fi
-    sleep 1
-    a=$[$a+1]
-done
-if [ $a -eq 10 ]; then
-    echo "Waited 10s for tpm_server to come up; exiting"
-    exit 1
-fi
 
-tssstartup || exit 1
-echo -n $pid
+    ${TSSSTARTUP} || exit 1
+    echo -n $pid
+fi