diff --git a/recipes/pdqsort/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/pdqsort/all/conanfile.py
index c6b4987b3d5ef..0a1df56b8a3d7 100644
--- a/recipes/pdqsort/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/pdqsort/all/conanfile.py
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ class PdqsortConan(ConanFile):
     topics = ("pdqsort", "sort")
     homepage = "https://github.com/orlp/pdqsort"
     url = "https://github.com/conan-io/conan-center-index"
+    package_type = "header-library"
     settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
     no_copy_source = True
 
-    def package_id(self):
-        self.info.clear()
-
     def layout(self):
         basic_layout(self, src_folder="src")
 
+    def package_id(self):
+        self.info.clear()
+
     def source(self):
-        get(self, **self.conan_data["sources"][self.version],
-            destination=self.source_folder, strip_root=True)
+        get(self, **self.conan_data["sources"][self.version], strip_root=True)
 
     def build(self):
         pass
@@ -35,6 +35,4 @@ def package(self):
 
     def package_info(self):
         self.cpp_info.bindirs = []
-        self.cpp_info.frameworkdirs = []
         self.cpp_info.libdirs = []
-        self.cpp_info.resdirs = []
diff --git a/recipes/pdqsort/all/test_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/pdqsort/all/test_package/conanfile.py
index d120a992c06a6..0a6bc68712d90 100644
--- a/recipes/pdqsort/all/test_package/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/pdqsort/all/test_package/conanfile.py
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
 class TestPackageConan(ConanFile):
     settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
     generators = "CMakeToolchain", "CMakeDeps", "VirtualRunEnv"
-
-    def requirements(self):
-        self.requires(self.tested_reference_str)
+    test_type = "explicit"
 
     def layout(self):
         cmake_layout(self)
 
+    def requirements(self):
+        self.requires(self.tested_reference_str)
+
     def build(self):
         cmake = CMake(self)
         cmake.configure()
diff --git a/recipes/pdqsort/all/test_v1_package/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/pdqsort/all/test_v1_package/CMakeLists.txt
index 400c3982bde1a..b21cc49efde95 100644
--- a/recipes/pdqsort/all/test_v1_package/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/recipes/pdqsort/all/test_v1_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
-project(test_package LANGUAGES CXX)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+project(test_package)
 
 include(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conanbuildinfo.cmake)
 conan_basic_setup(TARGETS)
 
-find_package(pdqsort REQUIRED CONFIG)
-
-add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ../test_package/test_package.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE pdqsort::pdqsort)
+add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../test_package
+                 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_package)