diff --git a/test/simple/test-file-write-stream.js b/test/simple/test-file-write-stream.js
index a978d5920d..69449bce7b 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-file-write-stream.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-file-write-stream.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ assert = common.assert
 var
   path = require('path'),
   fs = require('fs'),
-  fn = path.join(common.fixturesDir, "write.txt"),
+  fn = path.join(common.tmpDir, "write.txt"),
   file = fs.createWriteStream(fn),
 
   EXPECTED = '012345678910',
diff --git a/test/simple/test-fs-write-buffer.js b/test/simple/test-fs-write-buffer.js
index 13b99ef594..3d458aa574 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-fs-write-buffer.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-fs-write-buffer.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ assert = common.assert
 var path = require('path'),
     Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer,
     fs = require('fs'),
-    filename = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'write.txt'),
+    filename = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'write.txt'),
     expected = new Buffer('hello'),
     openCalled = 0,
     writeCalled = 0;
diff --git a/test/simple/test-fs-write-stream.js b/test/simple/test-fs-write-stream.js
index 14ad62e0ba..a604107c5f 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-fs-write-stream.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-fs-write-stream.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ assert = common.assert
 var path = require('path'),
     fs = require('fs');
     
-var file = path.join(common.fixturesDir, "write.txt");
+var file = path.join(common.tmpDir, "write.txt");
 
 (function() {
   var stream = fs.WriteStream(file),
diff --git a/test/simple/test-fs-write-sync.js b/test/simple/test-fs-write-sync.js
index 5251c49ab4..ecbb474b56 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-fs-write-sync.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-fs-write-sync.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ assert = common.assert
 path = require('path'),
 Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer
 fs = require('fs')
-fn = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'write.txt');
+fn = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'write.txt');
 
 
 foo = 'foo'
diff --git a/test/simple/test-fs-write.js b/test/simple/test-fs-write.js
index d47d0254dd..637cacb5af 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-fs-write.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-fs-write.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ assert = common.assert
 var path = require('path');
 var Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
 var fs = require('fs');
-var fn = path.join(common.fixturesDir, "write.txt");
+var fn = path.join(common.tmpDir, "write.txt");
 var expected = "ümlaut.";
 var found;