diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_sha256/Makefile b/tests/crypto/test_sha256/Makefile
index 44eeaa6d573..4381308c5ad 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_sha256/Makefile
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_sha256/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_sha256/prj.conf b/tests/crypto/test_sha256/prj.conf
index c5ee243194b..de1568f6672 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_sha256/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_sha256/prj.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR=y
 CONFIG_TINYCRYPT=y
 CONFIG_TINYCRYPT_SHA256=y
+CONFIG_MAIN_STACK_SIZE=40960
diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_sha256/prj.mdef b/tests/crypto/test_sha256/prj.mdef
deleted file mode 100644
index f4b62cc882c..00000000000
--- a/tests/crypto/test_sha256/prj.mdef
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-% Application       : test SHA256 TinyCrypt APIs
-
-% TASK NAME          PRIO ENTRY           STACK GROUPS
-% ====================================================
-  TASK tStartTask       5 main            40960 [EXE]
diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_sha256/testcase.ini b/tests/crypto/test_sha256/testcase.ini
index 8f1dd3ef465..56f623aba2d 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_sha256/testcase.ini
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_sha256/testcase.ini
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 [test]
-tags = crypto sha256
+tags = crypto sha256 unified_capable
 build_only = false
 timeout = 10800
 slow = True
 arch_whitelist = arm arc x86
 filter = ( CONFIG_SRAM_SIZE > 32 or CONFIG_DCCM_SIZE > 32 or CONFIG_RAM_SIZE > 32 )
-kernel = micro
+kernel = unified
 
 [test_nios2]
-tags = crypto sha256
+tags = crypto sha256 unified_capable
 build_only = false
 timeout = 10800
 slow = True
 arch_whitelist = nios2
-kernel = micro
+kernel = unified