diff --git a/Lib/test/test_embed.py b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
index 879952413374ec..dd43669ba96741 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_embed.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
@@ -1247,8 +1247,6 @@ def test_init_setpythonhome(self):
             'stdlib_dir': stdlib,
         }
         self.default_program_name(config)
-        if not config['executable']:
-            config['use_frozen_modules'] = -1
         env = {'TESTHOME': home, 'PYTHONPATH': paths_str}
         self.check_all_configs("test_init_setpythonhome", config,
                                api=API_COMPAT, env=env)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-01-06-10-54-07.bpo-46263.60dRZb.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-01-06-10-54-07.bpo-46263.60dRZb.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..fdcfe50a84aa13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-01-06-10-54-07.bpo-46263.60dRZb.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+We always expect the "use_frozen_modules" config to be set, now that
+getpath.c was rewritten in pure Python and the logic improved.