diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
index 4310ef39fb..c480fb74a2 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
@@ -654,22 +654,6 @@ nmtstp_wait_for_link_until (NMPlatform *platform, const char *ifname, NMLinkType
 	}
 }
 
-const NMPlatformLink *
-nmtstp_assert_wait_for_link (NMPlatform *platform, const char *ifname, NMLinkType expected_link_type, guint timeout_ms)
-{
-	return nmtstp_assert_wait_for_link_until (platform, ifname, expected_link_type, nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_ms () + timeout_ms);
-}
-
-const NMPlatformLink *
-nmtstp_assert_wait_for_link_until (NMPlatform *platform, const char *ifname, NMLinkType expected_link_type, gint64 until_ms)
-{
-	const NMPlatformLink *plink;
-
-	plink = nmtstp_wait_for_link_until (platform, ifname, expected_link_type, until_ms);
-	g_assert (plink);
-	return plink;
-}
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 int
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.h b/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
index a8e126f40b..e7e8b127b5 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
@@ -129,8 +129,11 @@ const NMPlatformLink *nmtstp_wait_for_link_until (NMPlatform *platform, const ch
 			g_assert_not_reached (); \
 	} G_STMT_END
 
-const NMPlatformLink *nmtstp_assert_wait_for_link (NMPlatform *platform, const char *ifname, NMLinkType expected_link_type, guint timeout_ms);
-const NMPlatformLink *nmtstp_assert_wait_for_link_until (NMPlatform *platform, const char *ifname, NMLinkType expected_link_type, gint64 until_ms);
+#define nmtstp_assert_wait_for_link(platform, ifname, expected_link_type, timeout_ms) \
+	nmtst_assert_nonnull (nmtstp_wait_for_link (platform, ifname, expected_link_type, timeout_ms))
+
+#define nmtstp_assert_wait_for_link_until(platform, ifname, expected_link_type, until_ms) \
+	nmtst_assert_nonnull (nmtstp_wait_for_link_until (platform, ifname, expected_link_type, until_ms))
 
 /*****************************************************************************/