diff --git a/targeting-packs-bad-files/test.json b/targeting-packs-bad-files/test.json
index f0e5205..e4149b8 100644
--- a/targeting-packs-bad-files/test.json
+++ b/targeting-packs-bad-files/test.json
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
   "type": "bash",
   "cleanup": true,
   "skipWhen": [
-    "version=8",  // see https://github.com/redhat-developer/dotnet-regular-tests/issues/251
-    "version=9",  // see https://github.com/redhat-developer/dotnet-regular-tests/issues/251
-    "version=10",  // see https://github.com/redhat-developer/dotnet-regular-tests/issues/251
-    "version=11"  // see https://github.com/redhat-developer/dotnet-regular-tests/issues/251
   ],
   "ignoredRIDs":[
 
diff --git a/targeting-packs-bad-files/test.sh b/targeting-packs-bad-files/test.sh
index 9fe2fe6..7145875 100755
--- a/targeting-packs-bad-files/test.sh
+++ b/targeting-packs-bad-files/test.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,22 @@ echo "Found .NET at $dotnet_dir"
 
 errors=0
 
-json_lines=$(find "$dotnet_dir/packs" -iname '*.json' | wc -l)
-if [[ $json_lines -gt 0 ]]; then
-    echo "error: found some json files in $dotnet_dir/packs"
-    find "$dotnet_dir/packs" -iname '*.json'
+# The SharedFramework SDK intentionally generates each runtime pack's framework
+# .deps.json and .runtimeconfig.json at runtimes/<rid>/lib/<tfm>.
+# See https://github.com/dotnet/arcade/pull/5714
+# Allow only those known files in that layout; other JSON files in packs are unexpected.
+bad_json_files=()
+while IFS= read -r -d '' json_file; do
+    relative_path=${json_file#"$dotnet_dir/packs/"}
+    if [[ ! $relative_path =~ ^Microsoft\.NETCore\.App\.Runtime(\.NativeAOT)?\.[^/]+/[^/]+/runtimes/[^/]+/lib/net[^/]+/Microsoft\.NETCore\.App\.(deps|runtimeconfig)\.json$ &&
+          ! $relative_path =~ ^Microsoft\.AspNetCore\.App\.Runtime\.[^/]+/[^/]+/runtimes/[^/]+/lib/net[^/]+/Microsoft\.AspNetCore\.App\.(deps|runtimeconfig)\.json$ ]]; then
+        bad_json_files+=("$json_file")
+    fi
+done < <(find "$dotnet_dir/packs" -iname '*.json' -print0)
+
+if [[ ${#bad_json_files[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    echo "error: found unexpected json files in $dotnet_dir/packs"
+    printf '%s\n' "${bad_json_files[@]}"
     errors=1
 fi