diff --git a/tests/src/from_gzip.cpp b/tests/src/from_gzip.cpp
index 096bc21..d10250b 100644
--- a/tests/src/from_gzip.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/from_gzip.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "eminem/from_text.hpp"
 #include "eminem/from_gzip.hpp"
-#include "byteme/temp_file_path.hpp"
 
+#include "temp_file_path.h"
 #include "simulate.h"
 #include "format.h"
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TEST(FromGzip, File) {
     auto coords = simulate_coordinate(NR, NC, 0.1);
     auto values = simulate_integer(coords.first.size(), -999, 999);
 
-    auto path = byteme::temp_file_path("file", ".mtx.gz");
+    auto path = temp_file_path("gzipped");
     {
         std::stringstream stored;
         format_coordinate(stored, NR, NC, coords.first, coords.second, values);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ TEST(FromGzip, Buffer) {
         stored << "\n"; // add an extra newline.
         auto contents = stored.str();
 
-        auto path = byteme::temp_file_path("buffer", ".mtx.gz");
+        auto path = temp_file_path("gzipped_buffer");
         gzFile ohandle = gzopen(path.c_str(), "w");
         gzwrite(ohandle, contents.data(), contents.size());
         gzclose(ohandle);
diff --git a/tests/src/from_text.cpp b/tests/src/from_text.cpp
index 498d782..829f184 100644
--- a/tests/src/from_text.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/from_text.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "eminem/from_text.hpp"
 #include "eminem/from_gzip.hpp"
-#include "byteme/temp_file_path.hpp"
 
+#include "temp_file_path.h"
 #include "simulate.h"
 #include "format.h"
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TEST(FromText, File) {
     auto coords = simulate_coordinate(NR, NC, 0.1);
     auto values = simulate_integer(coords.first.size(), -999, 999);
 
-    auto path = byteme::temp_file_path("file", ".mtx");
+    auto path = temp_file_path("text");
     {
         std::ofstream stored(path);
         format_coordinate(stored, NR, NC, coords.first, coords.second, values);
diff --git a/tests/src/temp_file_path.h b/tests/src/temp_file_path.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e7d629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/temp_file_path.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef TEMP_FILE_PATH_H
+#define TEMP_FILE_PATH_H
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <random>
+#include <string>
+
+inline std::string temp_file_path(const std::string& prefix) {
+    auto path = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path();
+    path.append(prefix);
+
+    std::random_device rd;
+    std::mt19937_64 rng(rd());
+    std::filesystem::path full;
+    do {
+        full = path;
+        full += std::to_string(rng());
+    } while (std::filesystem::exists(full));
+
+    return full;
+}
+
+#endif