diff --git a/t/t3302-notes-index-expensive.sh b/t/t3302-notes-index-expensive.sh
index dc706abe5c..aa9dbd770f 100755
--- a/t/t3302-notes-index-expensive.sh
+++ b/t/t3302-notes-index-expensive.sh
@@ -16,43 +16,43 @@ create_repo () {
 	test -d .git || {
 	git init &&
 	(
-		while [ $nr -lt $number_of_commits ]; do
+		while test $nr -lt $number_of_commits
+		do
 			nr=$(($nr+1))
 			mark=$(($nr+$nr))
 			notemark=$(($mark+1))
 			test_tick &&
-			cat <<INPUT_END &&
-commit refs/heads/master
-mark :$mark
-committer $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> $GIT_COMMITTER_DATE
-data <<COMMIT
-commit #$nr
-COMMIT
+			cat <<-INPUT_END &&
+			commit refs/heads/master
+			mark :$mark
+			committer $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> $GIT_COMMITTER_DATE
+			data <<COMMIT
+			commit #$nr
+			COMMIT
 
-M 644 inline file
-data <<EOF
-file in commit #$nr
-EOF
+			M 644 inline file
+			data <<EOF
+			file in commit #$nr
+			EOF
 
-blob
-mark :$notemark
-data <<EOF
-note for commit #$nr
-EOF
+			blob
+			mark :$notemark
+			data <<EOF
+			note for commit #$nr
+			EOF
 
-INPUT_END
-
-			echo "N :$notemark :$mark" >> note_commit
+			INPUT_END
+			echo "N :$notemark :$mark" >>note_commit
 		done &&
 		test_tick &&
-		cat <<INPUT_END &&
-commit refs/notes/commits
-committer $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> $GIT_COMMITTER_DATE
-data <<COMMIT
-notes
-COMMIT
+		cat <<-INPUT_END &&
+		commit refs/notes/commits
+		committer $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> $GIT_COMMITTER_DATE
+		data <<COMMIT
+		notes
+		COMMIT
 
-INPUT_END
+		INPUT_END
 
 		cat note_commit
 	) |
@@ -64,38 +64,41 @@ INPUT_END
 test_notes () {
 	count=$1 &&
 	git config core.notesRef refs/notes/commits &&
-	git log | grep "^    " > output &&
+	git log | grep "^    " >output &&
 	i=$count &&
-	while [ $i -gt 0 ]; do
+	while test $i -gt 0
+	do
 		echo "    commit #$i" &&
 		echo "    note for commit #$i" &&
-		i=$(($i-1));
-	done > expect &&
+		i=$(($i-1))
+	done >expect &&
 	test_cmp expect output
 }
 
-cat > time_notes << \EOF
+write_script time_notes <<\EOF
 	mode=$1
 	i=1
-	while [ $i -lt $2 ]; do
+	while test $i -lt $2
+	do
 		case $1 in
 		no-notes)
-			GIT_NOTES_REF=non-existing; export GIT_NOTES_REF
-		;;
+			GIT_NOTES_REF=non-existing
+			export GIT_NOTES_REF
+			;;
 		notes)
 			unset GIT_NOTES_REF
-		;;
+			;;
 		esac
-		git log >/dev/null
+		git log
 		i=$(($i+1))
-	done
+	done >/dev/null
 EOF
 
 time_notes () {
 	for mode in no-notes notes
 	do
 		echo $mode
-		/usr/bin/time "$SHELL_PATH" ../time_notes $mode $1
+		/usr/bin/time ../time_notes $mode $1
 	done
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +121,8 @@ do_tests () {
 }
 
 do_tests NOT_EXPENSIVE 10
-for count in 100 1000 10000; do
+for count in 100 1000 10000
+do
 	do_tests EXPENSIVE $count
 done