diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_aes/Makefile b/tests/crypto/test_aes/Makefile
index 44eeaa6d573..4381308c5ad 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_aes/Makefile
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_aes/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BOARD ?= qemu_x86
-MDEF_FILE = prj.mdef
-KERNEL_TYPE = micro
+KERNEL_TYPE = unified
 CONF_FILE = prj.conf
 
 include $(ZEPHYR_BASE)/Makefile.inc
diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_aes/prj.conf b/tests/crypto/test_aes/prj.conf
index cd711875ce7..72b962c920f 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_aes/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_aes/prj.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR=y
 CONFIG_TINYCRYPT=y
 CONFIG_TINYCRYPT_AES=y
+CONFIG_MAIN_STACK_SIZE=5120
diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_aes/prj.mdef b/tests/crypto/test_aes/prj.mdef
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cfab864c8b..00000000000
--- a/tests/crypto/test_aes/prj.mdef
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-% Application       : test AES128 TinyCrypt APIs
-
-% TASK NAME          PRIO ENTRY           STACK GROUPS
-% ====================================================
-  TASK tStartTask       7 main            5120 [EXE]
diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_aes/testcase.ini b/tests/crypto/test_aes/testcase.ini
index bc515efdfa3..ba6747f17f6 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_aes/testcase.ini
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_aes/testcase.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [test]
-tags = crypto aes
+tags = crypto aes unified_capable
 build_only = false
-kernel = micro
+kernel = unified