diff --git a/execabs/execabs_test.go b/execabs/execabs_test.go
index 284bd75a6..6e96fdf85 100644
--- a/execabs/execabs_test.go
+++ b/execabs/execabs_test.go
@@ -58,16 +58,12 @@ func TestCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		func(s string) *Cmd { return Command(s) },
 		func(s string) *Cmd { return CommandContext(context.Background(), s) },
 	} {
-		tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "execabs-test")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("ioutil.TempDir failed: %s", err)
-		}
-		defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 		executable := "execabs-test"
 		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 			executable += ".exe"
 		}
-		if err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, executable), []byte{1, 2, 3}, 0111); err != nil {
+		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, executable), []byte{1, 2, 3}, 0111); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("ioutil.WriteFile failed: %s", err)
 		}
 		cwd, err := os.Getwd()
@@ -97,16 +93,12 @@ func TestCommand(t *testing.T) {
 func TestLookPath(t *testing.T) {
 	mustHaveExec(t)
 
-	tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "execabs-test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("ioutil.TempDir failed: %s", err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 	executable := "execabs-test"
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		executable += ".exe"
 	}
-	if err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, executable), []byte{1, 2, 3}, 0111); err != nil {
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, executable), []byte{1, 2, 3}, 0111); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ioutil.WriteFile failed: %s", err)
 	}
 	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
diff --git a/unix/dirent_test.go b/unix/dirent_test.go
index 1a011ddf5..e9dc3cb4c 100644
--- a/unix/dirent_test.go
+++ b/unix/dirent_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"sort"
@@ -29,16 +28,12 @@ func TestDirent(t *testing.T) {
 		filenameMinSize = 11
 	)
 
-	d, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "dirent-test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("tempdir: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(d)
+	d := t.TempDir()
 	t.Logf("tmpdir: %s", d)
 
 	for i, c := range []byte("0123456789") {
 		name := string(bytes.Repeat([]byte{c}, filenameMinSize+i))
-		err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(d, name), nil, 0644)
+		err := ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(d, name), nil, 0644)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("writefile: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -98,18 +93,14 @@ func TestDirentRepeat(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Make a directory containing N files
-	d, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "direntRepeat-test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("tempdir: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(d)
+	d := t.TempDir()
 
 	var files []string
 	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
 		files = append(files, fmt.Sprintf("file%d", i))
 	}
 	for _, file := range files {
-		err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(d, file), []byte("contents"), 0644)
+		err := ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(d, file), []byte("contents"), 0644)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("writefile: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/unix/getdirentries_test.go b/unix/getdirentries_test.go
index 6f78e4964..e73e8f95a 100644
--- a/unix/getdirentries_test.go
+++ b/unix/getdirentries_test.go
@@ -30,11 +30,8 @@ func testGetdirentries(t *testing.T, count int) {
 	if count > 100 && testing.Short() && os.Getenv("GO_BUILDER_NAME") == "" {
 		t.Skip("skipping in -short mode")
 	}
-	d, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "getdirentries-test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Tempdir: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(d)
+	d := t.TempDir()
+
 	var names []string
 	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
 		names = append(names, fmt.Sprintf("file%03d", i))
diff --git a/unix/mmap_zos_test.go b/unix/mmap_zos_test.go
index 8d9303b60..b9e6cd7aa 100644
--- a/unix/mmap_zos_test.go
+++ b/unix/mmap_zos_test.go
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestMmap(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpdir := mktmpdir(t)
-	filename := filepath.Join(filepath.Join(tmpdir, "testdata"), "memmapped_file")
+	tmpdir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "testdata")
+	if err := os.Mkdir(tmpdir, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	filename := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "memmapped_file")
 	destination, err := os.Create(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("os.Create:", err)
 		return
 	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
 	fmt.Fprintf(destination, "%s\n", "0 <- Flipped between 0 and 1 when test runs successfully")
 	fmt.Fprintf(destination, "%s\n", "//Do not change contents - mmap test relies on this")
@@ -73,15 +75,3 @@ func TestMmap(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Munmap: %v", err)
 	}
 }
-
-func mktmpdir(t *testing.T) string {
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "memmapped_file")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("mktmpdir:", err)
-	}
-	if err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(tmpdir, "testdata"), 0700); err != nil {
-		os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
-		t.Fatal("mktmpdir:", err)
-	}
-	return tmpdir
-}
diff --git a/unix/sendfile_test.go b/unix/sendfile_test.go
index 51fff6dd0..0c0284318 100644
--- a/unix/sendfile_test.go
+++ b/unix/sendfile_test.go
@@ -19,14 +19,9 @@ import (
 
 func TestSendfile(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set up source data file.
-	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "TestSendfile")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
-	name := filepath.Join(tempDir, "source")
+	name := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "source")
 	const contents = "contents"
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(name, []byte(contents), 0666)
+	err := ioutil.WriteFile(name, []byte(contents), 0666)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/unix/syscall_darwin_test.go b/unix/syscall_darwin_test.go
index eac98fe76..e8ad6bf23 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_darwin_test.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_darwin_test.go
@@ -99,17 +99,8 @@ func TestClonefileatWithCwd(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestClonefileatWithRelativePaths(t *testing.T) {
-	srcDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "src")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(srcDir)
-
-	dstDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "dest")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(dstDir)
+	srcDir := t.TempDir()
+	dstDir := t.TempDir()
 
 	srcFd, err := unix.Open(srcDir, unix.O_RDONLY|unix.O_DIRECTORY, 0)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/unix/syscall_freebsd_test.go b/unix/syscall_freebsd_test.go
index de02a1a41..6f26694f3 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_freebsd_test.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_freebsd_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ package unix_test
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -34,10 +33,8 @@ func TestSysctlUint64(t *testing.T) {
 // corresponding to the given key.
 
 type testProc struct {
-	fn      func()                    // should always exit instead of returning
-	arg     func(t *testing.T) string // generate argument for test
-	cleanup func(arg string) error    // for instance, delete coredumps from testing pledge
-	success bool                      // whether zero-exit means success or failure
+	fn      func() // should always exit instead of returning
+	success bool   // whether zero-exit means success or failure
 }
 
 var (
@@ -71,16 +68,7 @@ func testCmd(procName string, procArg string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 // a testProc with a key.
 func ExitsCorrectly(t *testing.T, procName string) {
 	s := testProcs[procName]
-	arg := "-"
-	if s.arg != nil {
-		arg = s.arg(t)
-	}
-	c, err := testCmd(procName, arg)
-	defer func(arg string) {
-		if err := s.cleanup(arg); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to run cleanup for %s %s %#v", procName, err, err)
-		}
-	}(arg)
+	c, err := testCmd(procName, t.TempDir())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to construct command for %s", procName)
 	}
@@ -134,27 +122,9 @@ func CapEnterTest() {
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
-func makeTempDir(t *testing.T) string {
-	d, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "go_openat_test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("TempDir failed: %s", err)
-	}
-	return d
-}
-
-func removeTempDir(arg string) error {
-	err := os.RemoveAll(arg)
-	if err != nil && err.(*os.PathError).Err == unix.ENOENT {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return err
-}
-
 func init() {
 	testProcs["cap_enter"] = testProc{
 		CapEnterTest,
-		makeTempDir,
-		removeTempDir,
 		true,
 	}
 }
@@ -252,8 +222,6 @@ func OpenatTest() {
 func init() {
 	testProcs["openat"] = testProc{
 		OpenatTest,
-		makeTempDir,
-		removeTempDir,
 		true,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/unix/syscall_linux_test.go b/unix/syscall_linux_test.go
index dee874598..4f7d9cf30 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_linux_test.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_linux_test.go
@@ -986,13 +986,7 @@ func TestOpenat2(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// prepare
-	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", t.Name())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
-
-	subdir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "dir")
+	subdir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "dir")
 	if err := os.Mkdir(subdir, 0755); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/unix/syscall_unix_test.go b/unix/syscall_unix_test.go
index 0517689f0..e5de32c5f 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_unix_test.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_unix_test.go
@@ -145,12 +145,11 @@ func TestFcntlInt(t *testing.T) {
 // TestFcntlFlock tests whether the file locking structure matches
 // the calling convention of each kernel.
 func TestFcntlFlock(t *testing.T) {
-	name := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "TestFcntlFlock")
+	name := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "TestFcntlFlock")
 	fd, err := unix.Open(name, unix.O_CREAT|unix.O_RDWR|unix.O_CLOEXEC, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Open failed: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer unix.Unlink(name)
 	defer unix.Close(fd)
 	flock := unix.Flock_t{
 		Type:  unix.F_RDLCK,
@@ -199,12 +198,6 @@ func TestPassFD(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "TestPassFD")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
-
 	fds, err := unix.Socketpair(unix.AF_LOCAL, unix.SOCK_STREAM, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Socketpair: %v", err)
@@ -214,7 +207,7 @@ func TestPassFD(t *testing.T) {
 	defer writeFile.Close()
 	defer readFile.Close()
 
-	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[0], "-test.run=^TestPassFD$", "--", tempDir)
+	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[0], "-test.run=^TestPassFD$", "--", t.TempDir())
 	cmd.Env = []string{"GO_WANT_HELPER_PROCESS=1"}
 	if lp := os.Getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH"); lp != "" {
 		cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "LD_LIBRARY_PATH="+lp)
@@ -659,15 +652,7 @@ func TestGetwd(t *testing.T) {
 	case "android":
 		dirs = []string{"/", "/system/bin"}
 	case "ios":
-		d1, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "d1")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("TempDir: %v", err)
-		}
-		d2, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "d2")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("TempDir: %v", err)
-		}
-		dirs = []string{d1, d2}
+		dirs = []string{t.TempDir(), t.TempDir()}
 	}
 	oldwd := os.Getenv("PWD")
 	for _, d := range dirs {
@@ -1166,17 +1151,12 @@ func chtmpdir(t *testing.T) func() {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("chtmpdir: %v", err)
 	}
-	d, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("chtmpdir: %v", err)
-	}
-	if err := os.Chdir(d); err != nil {
+	if err := os.Chdir(t.TempDir()); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("chtmpdir: %v", err)
 	}
 	return func() {
 		if err := os.Chdir(oldwd); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("chtmpdir: %v", err)
 		}
-		os.RemoveAll(d)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/unix/syscall_zos_test.go b/unix/syscall_zos_test.go
index b89cd9089..49fad12dc 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_zos_test.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_zos_test.go
@@ -143,12 +143,11 @@ func TestFcntlInt(t *testing.T) {
 // TestFcntlFlock tests whether the file locking structure matches
 // the calling convention of each kernel.
 func TestFcntlFlock(t *testing.T) {
-	name := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "TestFcntlFlock")
+	name := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "TestFcntlFlock")
 	fd, err := unix.Open(name, unix.O_CREAT|unix.O_RDWR|unix.O_CLOEXEC, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Open failed: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer unix.Unlink(name)
 	defer unix.Close(fd)
 	flock := unix.Flock_t{
 		Type:  unix.F_RDLCK,
@@ -197,12 +196,6 @@ func TestPassFD(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "TestPassFD")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
-
 	fds, err := unix.Socketpair(unix.AF_LOCAL, unix.SOCK_STREAM, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Socketpair: %v", err)
@@ -212,7 +205,7 @@ func TestPassFD(t *testing.T) {
 	defer writeFile.Close()
 	defer readFile.Close()
 
-	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[0], "-test.run=^TestPassFD$", "--", tempDir)
+	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[0], "-test.run=^TestPassFD$", "--", t.TempDir())
 	cmd.Env = []string{"GO_WANT_HELPER_PROCESS=1"}
 	if lp := os.Getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH"); lp != "" {
 		cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "LD_LIBRARY_PATH="+lp)
@@ -493,15 +486,7 @@ func TestGetwd(t *testing.T) {
 	case "darwin":
 		switch runtime.GOARCH {
 		case "arm64":
-			d1, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "d1")
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("TempDir: %v", err)
-			}
-			d2, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "d2")
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("TempDir: %v", err)
-			}
-			dirs = []string{d1, d2}
+			dirs = []string{t.TempDir(), t.TempDir()}
 		}
 	}
 	oldwd := os.Getenv("PWD")
@@ -629,11 +614,7 @@ func TestMountUnmount(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestChroot(t *testing.T) {
 	// create temp dir and tempfile 1
-	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "TestChroot")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("TempDir: %s", err.Error())
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
 	f, err := ioutil.TempFile(tempDir, "chroot_test_file")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("TempFile: %s", err.Error())
@@ -686,12 +667,7 @@ func TestFlock(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	} else {
 		// create temp dir and tempfile 1
-		tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "TestFlock")
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("TempDir: %s", err.Error())
-		}
-		defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
-		f, err := ioutil.TempFile(tempDir, "flock_test_file")
+		f, err := ioutil.TempFile(t.TempDir(), "flock_test_file")
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("TempFile: %s", err.Error())
 		}
diff --git a/windows/svc/svc_test.go b/windows/svc/svc_test.go
index 5bb0641eb..549cfeecd 100644
--- a/windows/svc/svc_test.go
+++ b/windows/svc/svc_test.go
@@ -93,13 +93,7 @@ func TestExample(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer m.Disconnect()
 
-	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "svc")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create temp directory: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
-
-	exepath := filepath.Join(dir, "a.exe")
+	exepath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "a.exe")
 	o, err := exec.Command("go", "build", "-o", exepath, "golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/example").CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to build service program: %v\n%v", err, string(o))
diff --git a/windows/syscall_windows_test.go b/windows/syscall_windows_test.go
index bf53ab5f9..5b6bfb080 100644
--- a/windows/syscall_windows_test.go
+++ b/windows/syscall_windows_test.go
@@ -27,13 +27,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestWin32finddata(t *testing.T) {
-	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "go-build")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create temp directory: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
-
-	path := filepath.Join(dir, "long_name.and_extension")
+	path := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "long_name.and_extension")
 	f, err := os.Create(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create %v: %v", path, err)
@@ -673,12 +667,7 @@ func TestWinVerifyTrust(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Now that we've verified the legitimate file verifies, let's corrupt it and see if it correctly fails.
 
-	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "go-build")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create temp directory: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
-	corruptedEvsignedfile := filepath.Join(dir, "corrupted-file")
+	corruptedEvsignedfile := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "corrupted-file")
 	evsignedfileBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(evsignedfile)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to read %s bytes: %v", evsignedfile, err)