diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index b23237c..7b0cd29 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@
 		./$$t || exit 1; echo $$t passed; \
 	done
 
-# Run individual test, assuming that Vim was already compiled.
+# Run individual OLD style test, assuming that Vim was already compiled.
 test1 \
 	test_argument_0count \
 	test_argument_count \
@@ -1956,7 +1956,6 @@
 	test_match_conceal \
 	test_nested_function \
 	test_options \
-	test_perl \
 	test_qf_title \
 	test_ruby \
 	test_search_mbyte \
@@ -1979,7 +1978,9 @@
 	test100 test101 test102 test103 test104 test105 test106 test107 test108:
 	cd testdir; rm -f $@.out; $(MAKE) -f Makefile $@.out VIMPROG=../$(VIMTARGET) $(GUI_TESTARG) SCRIPTSOURCE=../$(SCRIPTSOURCE)
 
-test_assert \
+# Run individual NEW style test, assuming that Vim was already compiled.
+test_arglist \
+	test_assert \
 	test_backspace_opt \
 	test_cdo \
 	test_cursor_func \
@@ -1989,6 +1990,7 @@
 	test_increment \
 	test_lispwords \
 	test_menu \
+	test_perl \
 	test_quickfix \
 	test_searchpos \
 	test_set \
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
index 583bf0b..33d76ba 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
 	test_match_conceal.out \
 	test_nested_function.out \
 	test_options.out \
-	test_perl.out \
 	test_qf_title.out \
 	test_ruby.out \
 	test_search_mbyte.out \
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_perl.in b/src/testdir/test_perl.in
deleted file mode 100644
index c028606..0000000
--- a/src/testdir/test_perl.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-Tests for perl interface.     vim: set ft=vim :
-
-STARTTEST
-:so small.vim
-:set nocompatible viminfo+=nviminfo
-:if !has('perl') | e! test.ok | wq! test.out | endif
-:" change buffer contents
-:perl VIM::DoCommand("normal /^1\n")
-:perl $curline = VIM::Eval("line('.')")
-:perl $curbuf->Set($curline, "1 changed line 1")
-:" evaluate a List
-:perl VIM::DoCommand("normal /^2\n")
-:perl $curline = VIM::Eval("line('.')")
-:let l = ["abc", "def"]
-:perl << EOF
-$l = VIM::Eval("l");
-$curbuf->Append($curline, $l);
-EOF
-:normal j
-:.perldo s|\n|/|g
-:?^1?,$w! test.out
-:qa!
-ENDTEST
-
-1 line 1
-2 line 2
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_perl.ok b/src/testdir/test_perl.ok
deleted file mode 100644
index 432cdd9..0000000
--- a/src/testdir/test_perl.ok
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-1 changed line 1
-2 line 2
-abc/def/
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_perl.vim b/src/testdir/test_perl.vim
index 3741fc7..79e24f4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_perl.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_perl.vim
@@ -4,7 +4,27 @@
   finish
 end
 
-set nocp viminfo+=nviminfo
+func Test_change_buffer()
+  call setline(line('$'), ['1 line 1'])
+  perl VIM::DoCommand("normal /^1\n")
+  perl $curline = VIM::Eval("line('.')")
+  perl $curbuf->Set($curline, "1 changed line 1")
+  call assert_equal('1 changed line 1', getline('$'))
+endfunc
+
+func Test_evaluate_list()
+  call setline(line('$'), ['2 line 2'])
+  perl VIM::DoCommand("normal /^2\n")
+  perl $curline = VIM::Eval("line('.')")
+  let l = ["abc", "def"]
+  perl << EOF
+  $l = VIM::Eval("l");
+  $curbuf->Append($curline, $l);
+EOF
+  normal j
+  .perldo s|\n|/|g
+  call assert_equal('abc/def/', getline('$'))
+endfunc
 
 fu <SID>catch_peval(expr)
   try
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a444e46..61393c2 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1127,
+/**/
     1126,
 /**/
     1125,