@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import os.path
 import re
 import sys
-import types
 import unittest
 
 test_tools.skip_if_missing('clinic')
@@ -22,16 +21,9 @@
     from clinic import DSLParser
 
 
-def default_namespace():
-    ns = types.SimpleNamespace()
-    ns.force = False
-    ns.limited_capi = clinic.DEFAULT_LIMITED_CAPI
-    return ns
-
-
 def _make_clinic(*, filename='clinic_tests'):
     clang = clinic.CLanguage(None)
-    c = clinic.Clinic(clang, filename=filename)
+    c = clinic.Clinic(clang, filename=filename, limited_capi=False)
     c.block_parser = clinic.BlockParser('', clang)
     return c
 
@@ -60,11 +52,6 @@ def _expect_failure(tc, parser, code, errmsg, *, filename=None, lineno=None,
     return cm.exception
 
 
-class MockClinic:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.limited_capi = clinic.DEFAULT_LIMITED_CAPI
-
-
 class ClinicWholeFileTest(TestCase):
     maxDiff = None
 
@@ -138,7 +125,7 @@ def test_parse_with_body_prefix(self):
         clang.body_prefix = "//"
         clang.start_line = "//[{dsl_name} start]"
         clang.stop_line = "//[{dsl_name} stop]"
-        cl = clinic.Clinic(clang, filename="test.c")
+        cl = clinic.Clinic(clang, filename="test.c", limited_capi=False)
         raw = dedent("""
             //[clinic start]
             //module test
@@ -704,9 +691,8 @@ def expect_parsing_failure(
         self, *, filename, expected_error, verify=True, output=None
     ):
         errmsg = re.escape(dedent(expected_error).strip())
-        ns = default_namespace()
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(clinic.ClinicError, errmsg):
-            clinic.parse_file(filename, ns=ns)
+            clinic.parse_file(filename, limited_capi=False)
 
     def test_parse_file_no_extension(self) -> None:
         self.expect_parsing_failure(
@@ -846,9 +832,9 @@ def _test(self, input, output):
 
         blocks = list(clinic.BlockParser(input, language))
         writer = clinic.BlockPrinter(language)
-        mock_clinic = MockClinic()
+        c = _make_clinic()
         for block in blocks:
-            writer.print_block(block, clinic=mock_clinic)
+            writer.print_block(block, clinic=c)
         output = writer.f.getvalue()
         assert output == input, "output != input!\n\noutput " + repr(output) + "\n\n input " + repr(input)
 
@@ -874,7 +860,7 @@ def test_round_trip_2(self):
 
     def _test_clinic(self, input, output):
         language = clinic.CLanguage(None)
-        c = clinic.Clinic(language, filename="file")
+        c = clinic.Clinic(language, filename="file", limited_capi=False)
         c.parsers['inert'] = InertParser(c)
         c.parsers['copy'] = CopyParser(c)
         computed = c.parse(input)

@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 
 version = '1'
 
-DEFAULT_LIMITED_CAPI = False
 NO_VARARG = "PY_SSIZE_T_MAX"
 CLINIC_PREFIX = "__clinic_"
 CLINIC_PREFIXED_ARGS = {
@@ -2414,8 +2413,8 @@ def __init__(
             printer: BlockPrinter | None = None,
             *,
             filename: str,
+            limited_capi: bool,
             verify: bool = True,
-            limited_capi: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         # maps strings to Parser objects.
         # (instantiated from the "parsers" global.)
@@ -2612,11 +2611,10 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
 def parse_file(
         filename: str,
         *,
-        ns: argparse.Namespace,
+        limited_capi: bool,
         output: str | None = None,
+        verify: bool = True,
 ) -> None:
-    verify = not ns.force
-    limited_capi = ns.limited_capi
     if not output:
         output = filename
 
@@ -6190,7 +6188,8 @@ def run_clinic(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, ns: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
                     continue
                 if ns.verbose:
                     print(path)
-                parse_file(path, ns=ns)
+                parse_file(path,
+                           verify=not ns.force, limited_capi=ns.limited_capi)
         return
 
     if not ns.filename:
@@ -6202,7 +6201,8 @@ def run_clinic(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, ns: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     for filename in ns.filename:
         if ns.verbose:
             print(filename)
-        parse_file(filename, output=ns.output, ns=ns)
+        parse_file(filename, output=ns.output,
+                   verify=not ns.force, limited_capi=ns.limited_capi)
 
 
 def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> NoReturn: