diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy.cfg b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy.cfg
index 9349e5ff6..bf6026747 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy.cfg
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy.cfg
@@ -28,18 +28,10 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2012 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
 #
 
-export DISK=${DISKS%% *}
 export DISK_ARRAY_NUM=$(echo ${DISKS} | nawk '{print NF}')
 export DISKSARRAY=$DISKS
+echo $DISKS | read DISK0 DISK1
 
 if is_linux; then
 	set_device_dir
-	set_slice_prefix
-	export SLICE0=1
-	export SLICE1=2
-else
-	export SLICE0=0
-	export SLICE1=1
-
 fi
-export SLICE_SIZE=500m
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy_001_pos.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy_001_pos.ksh
index 041a1d00c..3323f1db0 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy_001_pos.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy_001_pos.ksh
@@ -56,26 +56,24 @@ function cleanup
 		poolexists $pool && destroy_pool $pool
 	done
 
-	zero_partitions $DISK
+	[ -n "$recursive" ] && set_tunable64 VOL_RECURSIVE $recursive
 }
 
 set -A datasets "$TESTPOOL" "$TESTPOOL2"
 
-if ! is_physical_device $DISKS; then
-	log_unsupported "This case cannot be run on raw files."
-fi
-
 log_assert "'zpool destroy <pool>' can destroy a specified pool."
 
 log_onexit cleanup
 
-partition_disk $SLICE_SIZE $DISK 2
-
-create_pool "$TESTPOOL" "${DISK}${SLICE_PREFIX}${SLICE0}"
-create_pool "$TESTPOOL1" "${DISK}${SLICE_PREFIX}${SLICE1}"
+create_pool $TESTPOOL $DISK0
+create_pool $TESTPOOL1 $DISK1
 log_must zfs create -s -V $VOLSIZE $TESTPOOL1/$TESTVOL
 block_device_wait
-create_pool "$TESTPOOL2" "${ZVOL_DEVDIR}/$TESTPOOL1/$TESTVOL"
+if is_freebsd; then
+	typeset recursive=$(get_tunable VOL_RECURSIVE)
+	log_must set_tunable64 VOL_RECURSIVE 1
+fi
+create_pool $TESTPOOL2 $ZVOL_DEVDIR/$TESTPOOL1/$TESTVOL
 
 typeset -i i=0
 while (( i < ${#datasets[*]} )); do
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy_002_pos.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy_002_pos.ksh
index ad9425795..794a6c37c 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy_002_pos.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_destroy/zpool_destroy_002_pos.ksh
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ log_assert "'zpool destroy -f <pool>' can forcely destroy the specified pool"
 
 log_onexit cleanup
 
-typeset cwd=""
-
-create_pool "$TESTPOOL" "$DISK"
+create_pool $TESTPOOL $DISK0
 log_must zfs create $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS
 log_must mkdir -p $TESTDIR
 log_must zfs set mountpoint=$TESTDIR $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ while (( $i < ${#datasets[*]} )); do
 	((i = i + 1))
 done
 
-cwd=$PWD
 log_note "'zpool destroy' without '-f' will fail " \
 	"while pool is busy."