diff --git a/tests/func/repro/test_repro.py b/tests/func/repro/test_repro.py
index 551e70527c..5f68c1e60f 100644
--- a/tests/func/repro/test_repro.py
+++ b/tests/func/repro/test_repro.py
@@ -1366,3 +1366,27 @@ def test_repro_ignore_errors(mocker, tmp_dir, dvc, copy_script):
         [bar_call, stage1_call, foo_call, stage2_call],
         [foo_call, bar_call, stage1_call, stage2_call],
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("persist", [True, False])
+def test_repro_external_outputs(tmp_dir, dvc, local_workspace, persist):
+    local_workspace.gen("foo", "foo")
+    foo_path = str(local_workspace / "foo")
+    bar_path = str(local_workspace / "bar")
+    outs = {"outs_no_cache": [bar_path]}
+    if persist:
+        outs = {"outs_persist_no_cache": [bar_path]}
+    dvc.run(
+        name="mystage",
+        cmd=f"cp {foo_path} {bar_path}",
+        deps=[foo_path],
+        no_exec=True,
+        **outs,
+    )
+
+    dvc.reproduce()
+    dvc.reproduce(force=True)
+
+    assert (local_workspace / "foo").read_text() == "foo"
+    assert (local_workspace / "bar").read_text() == "foo"
+    assert not (local_workspace / "cache").exists()
diff --git a/tests/func/test_run.py b/tests/func/test_run.py
index 1bde432655..50e5d598ea 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_run.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_run.py
@@ -520,22 +520,22 @@ def test_run_overwrite_preserves_meta_and_comment(tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy):
     assert (tmp_dir / PROJECT_FILE).read_text() == text.format(src="foo1", dest="bar1")
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("persist", [True, False])
-def test_run_external_outputs(tmp_dir, dvc, local_workspace, persist):
+def test_run_external_outputs(
+    tmp_dir,
+    dvc,
+    local_workspace,
+):
     hash_name = "md5"
     foo_hash = "acbd18db4cc2f85cedef654fccc4a4d8"
     bar_hash = "37b51d194a7513e45b56f6524f2d51f2"
 
     local_workspace.gen("foo", "foo")
-    outs = {"outs_no_cache": ["remote://workspace/bar"]}
-    if persist:
-        outs = {"outs_persist_no_cache": ["remote://workspace/bar"]}
     dvc.run(
         name="mystage",
         cmd="mycmd",
         deps=["remote://workspace/foo"],
+        outs_no_cache=["remote://workspace/bar"],
         no_exec=True,
-        **outs,
     )
 
     dvc_yaml = (
@@ -548,8 +548,6 @@ def test_run_external_outputs(tmp_dir, dvc, local_workspace, persist):
         "    - remote://workspace/bar:\n"
         "        cache: false\n"
     )
-    if persist:
-        dvc_yaml += "        persist: true\n"
 
     assert (tmp_dir / "dvc.yaml").read_text() == dvc_yaml
     assert not (tmp_dir / "dvc.lock").exists()