diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Step/CheckObject.zig b/lib/std/Build/Step/CheckObject.zig
index 24ebfef388..1c2d86e4e3 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Step/CheckObject.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Step/CheckObject.zig
@@ -42,22 +42,6 @@ pub fn create(
     return self;
 }
 
-/// Runs and (optionally) compares the output of a binary.
-/// Asserts `self` was generated from an executable step.
-/// TODO this doesn't actually compare, and there's no apparent reason for it
-/// to depend on the check object step. I don't see why this function should exist,
-/// the caller could just add the run step directly.
-pub fn runAndCompare(self: *CheckObject) *std.Build.Step.Run {
-    const dependencies_len = self.step.dependencies.items.len;
-    assert(dependencies_len > 0);
-    const exe_step = self.step.dependencies.items[dependencies_len - 1];
-    const exe = exe_step.cast(std.Build.Step.Compile).?;
-    const run = self.step.owner.addRunArtifact(exe);
-    run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
-    run.step.dependOn(&self.step);
-    return run;
-}
-
 const SearchPhrase = struct {
     string: []const u8,
     file_source: ?std.Build.FileSource = null,
diff --git a/test/link/macho/dead_strip/build.zig b/test/link/macho/dead_strip/build.zig
index 9d00bad9e0..5ca3e5f89f 100644
--- a/test/link/macho/dead_strip/build.zig
+++ b/test/link/macho/dead_strip/build.zig
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         check.checkInSymtab();
         check.checkNext("{*} (__TEXT,__text) external _iAmUnused");
 
-        const run_cmd = check.runAndCompare();
-        run_cmd.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
-        test_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+        const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+        run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
+        run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
+        test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
     }
 
     {
@@ -31,9 +32,10 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         check.checkInSymtab();
         check.checkNotPresent("{*} (__TEXT,__text) external _iAmUnused");
 
-        const run_cmd = check.runAndCompare();
-        run_cmd.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
-        test_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+        const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+        run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
+        run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
+        test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/link/macho/dylib/build.zig b/test/link/macho/dylib/build.zig
index a4085b51e6..fe294f3333 100644
--- a/test/link/macho/dylib/build.zig
+++ b/test/link/macho/dylib/build.zig
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
     check_exe.checkStart("cmd RPATH");
     check_exe.checkNextFileSource("path", dylib.getOutputDirectorySource());
 
-    const run = check_exe.runAndCompare();
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
     run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello world");
     test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }
diff --git a/test/link/macho/entry/build.zig b/test/link/macho/entry/build.zig
index e983bc9391..454956ad41 100644
--- a/test/link/macho/entry/build.zig
+++ b/test/link/macho/entry/build.zig
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
 
     check_exe.checkComputeCompare("vmaddr entryoff +", .{ .op = .eq, .value = .{ .variable = "n_value" } });
 
-    const run = check_exe.runAndCompare();
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
     run.expectStdOutEqual("42");
     test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }
diff --git a/test/link/macho/entry_in_dylib/build.zig b/test/link/macho/entry_in_dylib/build.zig
index 135661872d..acb26efceb 100644
--- a/test/link/macho/entry_in_dylib/build.zig
+++ b/test/link/macho/entry_in_dylib/build.zig
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
         .value = .{ .variable = "stubs_vmaddr" }, // The entrypoint should be a synthetic stub
     });
 
-    const run = check_exe.runAndCompare();
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
     run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
     test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }
diff --git a/test/link/macho/needed_library/build.zig b/test/link/macho/needed_library/build.zig
index cb9ea38d4b..7b56572cc3 100644
--- a/test/link/macho/needed_library/build.zig
+++ b/test/link/macho/needed_library/build.zig
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
     check.checkStart("cmd LOAD_DYLIB");
     check.checkNext("name @rpath/liba.dylib");
 
-    const run_cmd = check.runAndCompare();
-    run_cmd.expectStdOutEqual("");
-    test_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
+    run.expectStdOutEqual("");
+    test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }
diff --git a/test/link/macho/search_strategy/build.zig b/test/link/macho/search_strategy/build.zig
index 853c471969..4b52d9aa0a 100644
--- a/test/link/macho/search_strategy/build.zig
+++ b/test/link/macho/search_strategy/build.zig
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
         check.checkStart("cmd LOAD_DYLIB");
         check.checkNext("name @rpath/libsearch_dylibs_first.dylib");
 
-        const run = check.runAndCompare();
+        const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+        run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
         run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello world");
         test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
     }
diff --git a/test/link/macho/stack_size/build.zig b/test/link/macho/stack_size/build.zig
index c7d308d004..219d65cdb8 100644
--- a/test/link/macho/stack_size/build.zig
+++ b/test/link/macho/stack_size/build.zig
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
     check_exe.checkStart("cmd MAIN");
     check_exe.checkNext("stacksize 100000000");
 
-    const run = check_exe.runAndCompare();
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
     run.expectStdOutEqual("");
     test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }
diff --git a/test/link/macho/strict_validation/build.zig b/test/link/macho/strict_validation/build.zig
index 34a0cd73fc..d75b4c5820 100644
--- a/test/link/macho/strict_validation/build.zig
+++ b/test/link/macho/strict_validation/build.zig
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
         else => unreachable,
     }
 
-    const run = check_exe.runAndCompare();
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
     run.expectStdOutEqual("Hello!\n");
     test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }
diff --git a/test/link/macho/unwind_info/build.zig b/test/link/macho/unwind_info/build.zig
index 96b5f6cacc..6f19acef38 100644
--- a/test/link/macho/unwind_info/build.zig
+++ b/test/link/macho/unwind_info/build.zig
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ fn testUnwindInfo(
     check.checkInSymtab();
     check.checkNext("{*} (__TEXT,__text) external ___gxx_personality_v0");
 
-    const run_cmd = check.runAndCompare();
-    run_cmd.expectStdOutEqual(
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
+    run.expectStdOutEqual(
         \\Constructed: a
         \\Constructed: b
         \\About to destroy: b
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ fn testUnwindInfo(
         \\
     );
 
-    test_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+    test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }
 
 fn createScenario(
diff --git a/test/link/macho/weak_library/build.zig b/test/link/macho/weak_library/build.zig
index 88d72ad487..81a694be9b 100644
--- a/test/link/macho/weak_library/build.zig
+++ b/test/link/macho/weak_library/build.zig
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.Optimize
     check.checkInSymtab();
     check.checkNext("(undefined) weak external _asStr (from liba)");
 
-    const run_cmd = check.runAndCompare();
-    run_cmd.expectStdOutEqual("42 42");
-    test_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+    const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run.skip_foreign_checks = true;
+    run.expectStdOutEqual("42 42");
+    test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
 }