diff --git a/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/JavaPluginsTest.kt b/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/JavaPluginsTest.kt
index 43d7cc948..bfda7f696 100644
--- a/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/JavaPluginsTest.kt
+++ b/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/JavaPluginsTest.kt
@@ -951,105 +951,75 @@ class JavaPluginsTest : BasePluginTest() {
   @Issue("https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/issues/882")
   @Test
   fun compatGradleArtifactTransform() {
-    settingsScript.writeText("include('app', 'lib')\n")
-    path("lib/build.gradle")
+    settingsScript.appendText(
+      """
+      include 'lib', 'app'
+      """
+        .trimIndent()
+    )
+    projectScript.writeText("")
+
+    path("lib/src/main/java/lib/Lib.java")
       .writeText(
         """
-        plugins {
-          id 'java-library'
-        }
+        package lib;
+        public class Lib {}
         """
           .trimIndent()
       )
-    path("lib/src/main/java/com/company/Utils.java")
+    path("lib/build.gradle").writeText(getDefaultProjectBuildScript("java") + lineSeparator)
+
+    path("app/src/main/java/app/App.java")
       .writeText(
         """
-        package com.company;
-
-        public class Utils {
-          public static void foo() {
-            System.out.println("bar");
-          }
-        }
+        package app;
+        public class App {}
         """
           .trimIndent()
       )
     path("app/build.gradle")
       .writeText(
         """
-        import org.gradle.api.artifacts.transform.TransformParameters
-        import org.gradle.api.artifacts.transform.TransformAction
-        import org.gradle.api.artifacts.transform.TransformOutputs
-        import org.gradle.api.artifacts.transform.InputArtifact
-        import org.gradle.api.file.FileSystemLocation
-        import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
+        ${getDefaultProjectBuildScript("java")}
 
-        plugins {
-          id 'application'
-          id '$shadowPluginId'
-        }
+        abstract class NoOpTransform implements TransformAction<TransformParameters.None> {
+          @InputArtifact
+          abstract Provider<FileSystemLocation> getInputArtifact()
 
-        application {
-          mainClass = 'com.company.Main'
-        }
-
-        dependencies {
-          implementation project(':lib')
+          void transform(TransformOutputs outputs) {
+            def input = inputArtifact.get().asFile
+            def output = outputs.file(input.name)
+            output.bytes = input.bytes
+          }
         }
 
-        def transformedAttribute = Attribute.of('custom-transformed', Boolean)
+        def customAttr = Attribute.of('custom-transformed', Boolean)
 
         dependencies {
+          implementation project(':lib')
           attributesSchema {
-            attribute(transformedAttribute)
+            attribute(customAttr)
           }
-          artifactTypes.maybeCreate('jar').attributes.attribute(transformedAttribute, false)
-        }
-
-        dependencies {
-          registerTransform(CustomTransformAction) {
-            from.attribute(Attribute.of('artifactType', String), 'jar').attribute(transformedAttribute, false)
-            to.attribute(Attribute.of('artifactType', String), 'jar').attribute(transformedAttribute, true)
+          artifactTypes.getByName('jar') {
+            attributes.attribute(customAttr, false)
           }
-        }
-
-        $shadowJarTask {
-          configurations = [project.configurations.runtimeClasspath]
-        }
-
-        configurations.runtimeClasspath {
-          attributes.attribute(transformedAttribute, true)
-        }
-
-        abstract class CustomTransformAction implements TransformAction<TransformParameters.None> {
-          @InputArtifact abstract Provider<FileSystemLocation> getInputArtifact()
-
-          @Override
-          void transform(TransformOutputs outputs) {
-            outputs.file(inputArtifact.get().asFile)
+          registerTransform(NoOpTransform) {
+            from.attribute(customAttr, false)
+            to.attribute(customAttr, true)
           }
         }
-      """
-          .trimIndent()
-      )
-    path("app/src/main/java/com/company/Main.java")
-      .writeText(
-        """
-        package com.company;
 
-        public class Main {
-          public static void main(String[] args) {
-            Utils.foo();
-          }
+        configurations.runtimeClasspath {
+          attributes.attribute(customAttr, true)
         }
         """
-          .trimIndent()
+          .trimIndent() + lineSeparator
       )
 
     runWithSuccess(":app:$SHADOW_JAR_TASK_NAME")
 
-    assertThat(jarPath("app/build/libs/app-all.jar")).useAll {
-      containsAtLeast("com/company/Main.class", "com/company/Utils.class", manifestEntry)
+    assertThat(jarPath("app/build/libs/app-1.0-all.jar")).useAll {
+      containsAtLeast("app/", "app/App.class", "lib/", "lib/Lib.class", *manifestEntries)
     }
   }