diff --git a/contrib/dblink/Makefile b/contrib/dblink/Makefile
index 6bb3ece38c..d4c7ed625a 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/dblink/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ EXTENSION = dblink
 DATA = dblink--1.2.sql dblink--1.1--1.2.sql dblink--1.0--1.1.sql
 PGFILEDESC = "dblink - connect to other PostgreSQL databases"
 
-REGRESS = paths dblink
+REGRESS = dblink
 REGRESS_OPTS = --dlpath=$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress
 
 ifdef USE_PGXS
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out b/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out
index 91cbd744a9..c7bde6ad07 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out
+++ b/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out
@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
 CREATE EXTENSION dblink;
+-- directory paths and dlsuffix are passed to us in environment variables
+\getenv abs_srcdir PG_ABS_SRCDIR
+\getenv libdir PG_LIBDIR
+\getenv dlsuffix PG_DLSUFFIX
+\set regresslib :libdir '/regress' :dlsuffix
+-- create some functions needed for tests
+CREATE FUNCTION setenv(text, text)
+   RETURNS void
+   AS :'regresslib', 'regress_setenv'
+   LANGUAGE C STRICT;
+CREATE FUNCTION wait_pid(int)
+   RETURNS void
+   AS :'regresslib'
+   LANGUAGE C STRICT;
+\set path :abs_srcdir '/'
+\set fnbody 'SELECT setenv(''PGSERVICEFILE'', ' :'path' ' || $1)'
+CREATE FUNCTION set_pgservicefile(text) RETURNS void LANGUAGE SQL
+    AS :'fnbody';
 -- want context for notices
 \set SHOW_CONTEXT always
 CREATE TABLE foo(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[], primary key (f1,f2));
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/expected/paths.out b/contrib/dblink/expected/paths.out
deleted file mode 100644
index d09b169b19..0000000000
--- a/contrib/dblink/expected/paths.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
--- Initialization that requires path substitution.
--- directory paths and dlsuffix are passed to us in environment variables
-\getenv abs_srcdir PG_ABS_SRCDIR
-\getenv libdir PG_LIBDIR
-\getenv dlsuffix PG_DLSUFFIX
-\set regresslib :libdir '/regress' :dlsuffix
-CREATE FUNCTION setenv(text, text)
-   RETURNS void
-   AS :'regresslib', 'regress_setenv'
-   LANGUAGE C STRICT;
-CREATE FUNCTION wait_pid(int)
-   RETURNS void
-   AS :'regresslib'
-   LANGUAGE C STRICT;
-\set path :abs_srcdir '/'
-\set fnbody 'SELECT setenv(''PGSERVICEFILE'', ' :'path' ' || $1)'
-CREATE FUNCTION set_pgservicefile(text) RETURNS void LANGUAGE SQL
-    AS :'fnbody';
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql b/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql
index 7a71817d65..e560260bfc 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql
+++ b/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 CREATE EXTENSION dblink;
 
+-- directory paths and dlsuffix are passed to us in environment variables
+\getenv abs_srcdir PG_ABS_SRCDIR
+\getenv libdir PG_LIBDIR
+\getenv dlsuffix PG_DLSUFFIX
+
+\set regresslib :libdir '/regress' :dlsuffix
+
+-- create some functions needed for tests
+CREATE FUNCTION setenv(text, text)
+   RETURNS void
+   AS :'regresslib', 'regress_setenv'
+   LANGUAGE C STRICT;
+
+CREATE FUNCTION wait_pid(int)
+   RETURNS void
+   AS :'regresslib'
+   LANGUAGE C STRICT;
+
+\set path :abs_srcdir '/'
+\set fnbody 'SELECT setenv(''PGSERVICEFILE'', ' :'path' ' || $1)'
+CREATE FUNCTION set_pgservicefile(text) RETURNS void LANGUAGE SQL
+    AS :'fnbody';
+
 -- want context for notices
 \set SHOW_CONTEXT always
 
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/sql/paths.sql b/contrib/dblink/sql/paths.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 30403d9d5f..0000000000
--- a/contrib/dblink/sql/paths.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
--- Initialization that requires path substitution.
-
--- directory paths and dlsuffix are passed to us in environment variables
-\getenv abs_srcdir PG_ABS_SRCDIR
-\getenv libdir PG_LIBDIR
-\getenv dlsuffix PG_DLSUFFIX
-
-\set regresslib :libdir '/regress' :dlsuffix
-
-CREATE FUNCTION setenv(text, text)
-   RETURNS void
-   AS :'regresslib', 'regress_setenv'
-   LANGUAGE C STRICT;
-
-CREATE FUNCTION wait_pid(int)
-   RETURNS void
-   AS :'regresslib'
-   LANGUAGE C STRICT;
-
-\set path :abs_srcdir '/'
-\set fnbody 'SELECT setenv(''PGSERVICEFILE'', ' :'path' ' || $1)'
-CREATE FUNCTION set_pgservicefile(text) RETURNS void LANGUAGE SQL
-    AS :'fnbody';