diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 677a7c460..186f2d2a2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -218,10 +218,6 @@ test-unit-cmd-all:
 test-go-mod:
 	./travis/check-go-mod.sh
 
-.PHONY:
-test-examples-kustomize-against-HEAD: $(MYGOBIN)/kustomize $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
-	./hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh HEAD
-
 .PHONY:
 test-examples-e2e-kustomize: $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip $(MYGOBIN)/kind
 	( \
@@ -232,13 +228,17 @@ test-examples-e2e-kustomize: $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip $(MYGOBIN)/kind
 		./hack/testExamplesE2EAgainstKustomize.sh .; \
 	)
 
+.PHONY:
+test-examples-kustomize-against-HEAD: $(MYGOBIN)/kustomize $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
+	./hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh HEAD
+
 .PHONY:
 test-examples-kustomize-against-latest: $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
 	( \
 		set -e; \
 		/bin/rm -f $(MYGOBIN)/kustomize; \
 		echo "Installing kustomize from latest."; \
-		GO111MODULE=on go install sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v3; \
+		GO111MODULE=on go get sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v3@v3.5.4; \
 		./hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh latest; \
 		echo "Reinstalling kustomize from HEAD."; \
 		cd kustomize; go install .; \
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ $(MYGOBIN)/helmV3:
 		rm -rf $$d \
 	)
 
+# Default version of helm is v2 for the time being.
+$(MYGOBIN)/helm: $(MYGOBIN)/helmV2
+	ln -s $(MYGOBIN)/helmV2 $(MYGOBIN)/helm
+
 $(MYGOBIN)/kind:
 	( \
         set -e; \
diff --git a/hack/shellHelpers.sh b/hack/shellHelpers.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bb622a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/shellHelpers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# TODO: Make the code ignorant of the CI environment "brand name".
+# We used to run CI tests on travis, and disabled certain tests
+# when running there.  Now we run on Prow, so look for that.
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/blob/master/prow/jobs.md
+# Might be useful to eschew using the brand name of the CI environment
+# (replace "travis" with "RemoteCI" or something - not just switch to "prow").
+
+function onLinuxAndNotOnRemoteCI {
+  [[ ("linux" == "$(go env GOOS)") && (-z ${PROW_JOB_ID+x}) ]] && return
+  false
+}
diff --git a/hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh b/hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh
index eb186cc40..da1e147d2 100755
--- a/hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh
+++ b/hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 version=$1
 
-function onLinuxAndNotOnTravis {
-  [[ ("linux" == "$(go env GOOS)") && (-z ${TRAVIS+x}) ]] && return
-  false
-}
+# All hack scripts should run from top level.
+. hack/shellHelpers.sh
 
 # TODO: change the label?
 # We test against the latest release, and HEAD, and presumably
@@ -22,13 +20,12 @@ mdrip --mode test \
     --label testAgainstLatestRelease examples
 
 # TODO: make work for non-linux
-if onLinuxAndNotOnTravis; then
-  echo "On linux, and not on travis, so running the notravis example tests."
+if onLinuxAndNotOnRemoteCI; then
+  echo "On linux, and not on remote CI.  Running expensive tests."
 
   # Requires helm.
   make $(go env GOPATH)/bin/helm
-  mdrip --mode test \
-      --label helmtest examples/chart.md
+  mdrip --mode test --label helmtest examples/chart.md
 fi
 
 echo "Example tests passed against ${version}."
diff --git a/hack/testUnitKustomizePlugins.sh b/hack/testUnitKustomizePlugins.sh
index 354fa652b..da1103040 100755
--- a/hack/testUnitKustomizePlugins.sh
+++ b/hack/testUnitKustomizePlugins.sh
@@ -14,27 +14,19 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 rcAccumulator=0
 
-function onLinuxAndNotOnTravis {
-  # TODO: Make the code ignorant of the CI environment "brand name".
-  # We used to run CI tests on travis, and disabled certain tests
-  # when running there.  Now we run on Prow, so look for that.
-  # https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/blob/master/prow/jobs.md
-  # Should eschew using the brand name of the CI environment
-  # (replace "travis" with "CI_env" or something - not just switch to "prow").
-  [[ ("linux" == "$(go env GOOS)") && (-z ${$PROW_JOB_ID+x}) ]] && return
-  false
-}
+# All hack scripts should run from top level.
+. hack/shellHelpers.sh
 
 function runTest {
   local file=$1
   local code=0
   if grep -q "// +build notravis" "$file"; then
-    if onLinuxAndNotOnTravis; then
+    if onLinuxAndNotOnRemoteCI; then
       go test -v -tags=notravis $file
       code=$?
     else
       # TODO: make work for non-linux
-      echo "Not on linux or on travis; skipping $file"
+      echo "Not on linux or on remote CI; skipping $file"
     fi
   else
     go test -v $file
@@ -55,10 +47,11 @@ function scanDir {
   popd >& /dev/null
 }
 
-if onLinuxAndNotOnTravis; then
+if onLinuxAndNotOnRemoteCI; then
   # Some of these tests have special deps.
   make $(go env GOPATH)/bin/helmV2
   make $(go env GOPATH)/bin/helmV3
+  make $(go env GOPATH)/bin/helm
   make $(go env GOPATH)/bin/kubeval
 fi