diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/tests/antithesis/gencomposeconfig/main.go b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/antithesis/gencomposeconfig/main.go
index 37f864b87237..d937f84c3c9a 100644
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/tests/antithesis/gencomposeconfig/main.go
+++ b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/antithesis/gencomposeconfig/main.go
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"log"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/tests"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/tests/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/tests/antithesis"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/tests/fixture/tmpnet"
@@ -17,18 +16,10 @@ const baseImageName = "antithesis-subnet-evm"
 
 // Creates docker-compose.yml and its associated volumes in the target path.
 func main() {
-	// Assume the working directory is the root of the repository
-	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to get current working directory: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	genesisPath := filepath.Join(cwd, "tests/load/genesis.json")
-
 	// Create a network with a subnet-evm subnet
 	network := tmpnet.LocalNetworkOrPanic()
 	network.Subnets = []*tmpnet.Subnet{
-		utils.NewTmpnetSubnet("subnet-evm", genesisPath, utils.DefaultChainConfig, network.Nodes...),
+		utils.NewTmpnetSubnet("subnet-evm", tests.Genesis, utils.DefaultChainConfig, network.Nodes...),
 	}
 
 	if err := antithesis.GenerateComposeConfig(network, baseImageName); err != nil {
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/tests/antithesis/main.go b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/antithesis/main.go
index 4999b157b319..6f63adaeb9e0 100644
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/tests/antithesis/main.go
+++ b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/antithesis/main.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go/assert"
@@ -23,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/accounts/abi/bind"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/ethclient"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/tests"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/tests/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/tests/antithesis"
@@ -51,10 +50,8 @@ func main() {
 			tmpnet.FlagsMap{},
 		),
 		func(nodes ...*tmpnet.Node) []*tmpnet.Subnet {
-			_, thisFile, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
-			genesisPath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(thisFile), "..", "load", "genesis.json")
 			return []*tmpnet.Subnet{
-				utils.NewTmpnetSubnet("subnet-evm", genesisPath, utils.DefaultChainConfig, nodes...),
+				utils.NewTmpnetSubnet("subnet-evm", tests.Genesis, utils.DefaultChainConfig, nodes...),
 			}
 		},
 	)
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/tests/genesis.go b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/genesis.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bb2d0c48c81b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/genesis.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Ava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package tests
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+)
+
+// Genesis contains the embedded genesis.json file used by tests.
+//
+//go:embed load/genesis.json
+var Genesis []byte
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/tests/load/load_test.go b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/load/load_test.go
index aa74ae2a024e..08b980e54406 100644
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/tests/load/load_test.go
+++ b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/load/load_test.go
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/log"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/tests"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/tests/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/tests/fixture/e2e"
@@ -45,13 +44,17 @@ func TestE2E(t *testing.T) {
 var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[Load Simulator]", ginkgo.Ordered, func() {
 	require := require.New(ginkgo.GinkgoT())
 
-	var env *e2e.TestEnvironment
-	_, thisFile, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
-	testDir := filepath.Dir(thisFile)
+	var (
+		env      *e2e.TestEnvironment
+		repoRoot string
+	)
 
 	ginkgo.BeforeAll(func() {
 		tc := e2e.NewTestContext()
-		genesisPath := filepath.Join(testDir, "genesis.json")
+
+		var err error
+		repoRoot, err = e2e.GetRepoRootPath("tests/load")
+		require.NoError(err)
 
 		nodes := utils.NewTmpnetNodes(nodeCount)
 		env = e2e.NewTestEnvironment(
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[Load Simulator]", ginkgo.Ordered, func() {
 				"subnet-evm-small-load",
 				nodes,
 				tmpnet.FlagsMap{},
-				utils.NewTmpnetSubnet(subnetAName, genesisPath, utils.DefaultChainConfig, nodes...),
+				utils.NewTmpnetSubnet(subnetAName, tests.Genesis, utils.DefaultChainConfig, nodes...),
 			),
 		)
 	})
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[Load Simulator]", ginkgo.Ordered, func() {
 
 		log.Info("Running load simulator...", "rpcEndpoints", commaSeparatedRPCEndpoints)
 		cmd := exec.Command("./scripts/run_simulator.sh")
-		cmd.Dir = filepath.Join(testDir, "../..")
+		cmd.Dir = repoRoot
 		log.Info("Running load simulator script", "cmd", cmd.String())
 
 		out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/tests/utils/tmpnet.go b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/utils/tmpnet.go
index 62ef6d4e4c33..1214d0331f5a 100644
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/tests/utils/tmpnet.go
+++ b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/utils/tmpnet.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/config"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/plugin/evm"
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ func NewTmpnetNetwork(owner string, nodes []*tmpnet.Node, flags tmpnet.FlagsMap,
 
 // Create the configuration that will enable creation and access to a
 // subnet created on a temporary network.
-func NewTmpnetSubnet(name string, genesisPath string, chainConfig map[string]any, nodes ...*tmpnet.Node) *tmpnet.Subnet {
+func NewTmpnetSubnet(name string, genesis []byte, chainConfig map[string]any, nodes ...*tmpnet.Node) *tmpnet.Subnet {
 	if len(nodes) == 0 {
 		panic("a subnet must be validated by at least one node")
 	}
@@ -55,11 +54,6 @@ func NewTmpnetSubnet(name string, genesisPath string, chainConfig map[string]any
 		validatorIDs[i] = node.NodeID
 	}
 
-	genesisBytes, err := os.ReadFile(genesisPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
 	chainConfigBytes, err := json.Marshal(chainConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -70,7 +64,7 @@ func NewTmpnetSubnet(name string, genesisPath string, chainConfig map[string]any
 		Chains: []*tmpnet.Chain{
 			{
 				VMID:         evm.ID,
-				Genesis:      genesisBytes,
+				Genesis:      genesis,
 				Config:       string(chainConfigBytes),
 				PreFundedKey: tmpnet.HardhatKey,
 			},
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/tests/warp/warp_test.go b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/warp/warp_test.go
index 2c2689a40e99..9e8b1bca25a4 100644
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/tests/warp/warp_test.go
+++ b/graft/subnet-evm/tests/warp/warp_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -21,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/log"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	_ "embed"
+
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/api/info"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/accounts/abi/bind"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/cmd/simulator/key"
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
+	//go:embed genesis.json
+	genesis []byte
+
 	flagVars *e2e.FlagVars
 
 	subnetA, subnetB, cChainSubnetDetails *Subnet
@@ -88,8 +91,6 @@ var _ = ginkgo.SynchronizedBeforeSuite(func() []byte {
 
 	tc := e2e.NewTestContext()
 	nodes := utils.NewTmpnetNodes(tmpnet.DefaultNodeCount)
-	_, thisFile, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
-	genesisPath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(thisFile), "genesis.json")
 
 	env := e2e.NewTestEnvironment(
 		tc,
@@ -98,8 +99,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.SynchronizedBeforeSuite(func() []byte {
 			"subnet-evm-warp-e2e",
 			nodes,
 			tmpnet.FlagsMap{},
-			utils.NewTmpnetSubnet(subnetAName, genesisPath, utils.DefaultChainConfig, nodes...),
-			utils.NewTmpnetSubnet(subnetBName, genesisPath, utils.DefaultChainConfig, nodes...),
+			utils.NewTmpnetSubnet(subnetAName, genesis, utils.DefaultChainConfig, nodes...),
+			utils.NewTmpnetSubnet(subnetBName, genesis, utils.DefaultChainConfig, nodes...),
 		),
 	)