diff --git a/tests/fate-run.sh b/tests/fate-run.sh
index e8d2e67709..05f4ca5e20 100755
--- a/tests/fate-run.sh
+++ b/tests/fate-run.sh
@@ -127,15 +127,15 @@ ffmpeg(){
 }
 
 framecrc(){
-    ffmpeg "$@" -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -f framecrc -
+    ffmpeg "$@" -bitexact -f framecrc -
 }
 
 ffmetadata(){
-    ffmpeg "$@" -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -f ffmetadata -
+    ffmpeg "$@" -bitexact -f ffmetadata -
 }
 
 framemd5(){
-    ffmpeg "$@" -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -f framemd5 -
+    ffmpeg "$@" -bitexact -f framemd5 -
 }
 
 crc(){
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pcm(){
 fmtstdout(){
     fmt=$1
     shift 1
-    ffmpeg -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact "$@" -f $fmt -
+    ffmpeg -bitexact "$@" -f $fmt -
 }
 
 enc_dec_pcm(){
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ enc_dec_pcm(){
     cleanfiles=$encfile
     encfile=$(target_path ${encfile})
     ffmpeg -i $src_file "$@" -f $out_fmt -y ${encfile} || return
-    ffmpeg -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -i ${encfile} -c:a pcm_${pcm_fmt} -fflags +bitexact -f ${dec_fmt} -
+    ffmpeg -bitexact -i ${encfile} -c:a pcm_${pcm_fmt} -fflags +bitexact -f ${dec_fmt} -
 }
 
 FLAGS="-flags +bitexact -sws_flags +accurate_rnd+bitexact -fflags +bitexact"
@@ -294,16 +294,16 @@ gapless(){
     cleanfiles="$cleanfiles $decfile1 $decfile2 $decfile3"
 
     # test packet data
-    ffmpeg $extra_args -i "$sample" -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -c:a copy -f framecrc -y $decfile1
+    ffmpeg $extra_args -i "$sample" -bitexact -c:a copy -f framecrc -y $decfile1
     do_md5sum $decfile1
     # test decoded (and cut) data
-    ffmpeg $extra_args -i "$sample" -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -f wav md5:
+    ffmpeg $extra_args -i "$sample" -bitexact -f wav md5:
     # the same as above again, with seeking to the start
-    ffmpeg $extra_args -ss 0 -seek_timestamp 1 -i "$sample" -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -c:a copy -f framecrc -y $decfile2
+    ffmpeg $extra_args -ss 0 -seek_timestamp 1 -i "$sample" -bitexact -c:a copy -f framecrc -y $decfile2
     do_md5sum $decfile2
-    ffmpeg $extra_args -ss 0 -seek_timestamp 1 -i "$sample" -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -f wav md5:
+    ffmpeg $extra_args -ss 0 -seek_timestamp 1 -i "$sample" -bitexact -f wav md5:
     # test packet data, with seeking to a specific position
-    ffmpeg $extra_args -ss 5 -seek_timestamp 1 -i "$sample" -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -c:a copy -f framecrc -y $decfile3
+    ffmpeg $extra_args -ss 5 -seek_timestamp 1 -i "$sample" -bitexact -c:a copy -f framecrc -y $decfile3
     do_md5sum $decfile3
 }
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ gaplessenc(){
     cleanfiles="$cleanfiles $file1"
 
     # test data after reencoding
-    ffmpeg -i "$sample" -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact -map 0:a -c:a $codec -f $format -y "$file1"
+    ffmpeg -i "$sample" -bitexact -map 0:a -c:a $codec -f $format -y "$file1"
     probegaplessinfo "$file1"
 }
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ audio_match(){
     decfile="${outdir}/${test}.wav"
     cleanfiles="$cleanfiles $decfile"
 
-    ffmpeg -i "$sample" -flags +bitexact -fflags +bitexact $extra_args -y $decfile
+    ffmpeg -i "$sample" -bitexact $extra_args -y $decfile
     tests/audiomatch $decfile $trefile
 }