diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index e6fa886dc..235adef02 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -700,17 +700,17 @@ lot easier.")
          (replace 'check
            (lambda _
              ;; two tests will fail -> disable them. TODO: fix the failing tests
-             (system* "mv" "t/t3300-edit.sh" "t/t3300-edit.sh-disabled")
-             (system* "mv" "t/t7504-commit-msg-hook.sh" "t/t7504-commit-msg-hook.sh-disabled")
+             (delete-file "t/t3300-edit.sh")
+             (delete-file "t/t7504-commit-msg-hook.sh")
              (zero? (system* "make" "test")))))))
     (home-page "http://procode.org/stgit/")
     (synopsis "Stacked Git")
     (description
      "StGit is a command-line application that provides functionality similar
-to Quilt (i.e. pushing/popping patches to/from a stack), but using Git instead
-of diff and patch.  StGit stores its patches in a Git repository as normal Git
-commits, and provides a number of commands to manipulate them in various
-ways.")
+to Quilt (i.e., pushing/popping patches to/from a stack), but using Git
+instead of @command{diff} and @command{patch}.  StGit stores its patches in a
+Git repository as normal Git commits, and provides a number of commands to
+manipulate them in various ways.")
     (license license:gpl2)))
 
 (define-public git-test-sequence