diff --git a/src/Makefile.qttest.include b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
index 02f30bc952..ea2ed17472 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qttest.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@ TEST_QT_H = \
   qt/test/wallettests.h
 
 TEST_BITCOIN_CPP = \
-  test/test_bitcoin.cpp \
-  test/testutil.cpp
+  test/test_bitcoin.cpp
 
 TEST_BITCOIN_H = \
-  test/test_bitcoin.h \
-  test/testutil.h
+  test/test_bitcoin.h
 
 qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) $(BITCOIN_QT_INCLUDES) \
   $(QT_INCLUDES) $(QT_TEST_INCLUDES) $(PROTOBUF_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index 6415b3d2e3..01ab0134fe 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ BITCOIN_TESTS =\
   test/test_bitcoin.cpp \
   test/test_bitcoin.h \
   test/test_bitcoin_main.cpp \
-  test/testutil.cpp \
-  test/testutil.h \
   test/timedata_tests.cpp \
   test/torcontrol_tests.cpp \
   test/transaction_tests.cpp \
diff --git a/src/qt/test/rpcnestedtests.cpp b/src/qt/test/rpcnestedtests.cpp
index cd9ab23457..cd48f9feb7 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/rpcnestedtests.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/rpcnestedtests.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "rpc/register.h"
 #include "rpc/server.h"
 #include "rpcconsole.h"
-#include "test/testutil.h"
 #include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 #include "univalue.h"
 #include "util.h"
diff --git a/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp b/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
index 94ec7c03f5..194f62ca11 100644
--- a/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include "rpc/register.h"
 #include "script/sigcache.h"
 
-#include "test/testutil.h"
-
 #include <memory>
 
 uint256 insecure_rand_seed = GetRandHash();
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ TestingSetup::TestingSetup(const std::string& chainName) : BasicTestingSetup(cha
 
         RegisterAllCoreRPCCommands(tableRPC);
         ClearDatadirCache();
-        pathTemp = GetTempPath() / strprintf("test_bitcoin_%lu_%i", (unsigned long)GetTime(), (int)(InsecureRandRange(100000)));
+        pathTemp = fs::temp_directory_path() / strprintf("test_bitcoin_%lu_%i", (unsigned long)GetTime(), (int)(InsecureRandRange(100000)));
         fs::create_directories(pathTemp);
         gArgs.ForceSetArg("-datadir", pathTemp.string());
 
diff --git a/src/test/testutil.cpp b/src/test/testutil.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 591d0bf302..0000000000
--- a/src/test/testutil.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2009-2016 The Bitcoin Core developers
-// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
-// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
-
-#include "testutil.h"
-
-#ifdef WIN32
-#include <shlobj.h>
-#endif
-
-#include "fs.h"
-
-fs::path GetTempPath() {
-    return fs::temp_directory_path();
-}
diff --git a/src/test/testutil.h b/src/test/testutil.h
deleted file mode 100644
index cbe784d640..0000000000
--- a/src/test/testutil.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2009-2016 The Bitcoin Core developers
-// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
-// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
-
-/**
- * Utility functions shared by unit tests
- */
-#ifndef BITCOIN_TEST_TESTUTIL_H
-#define BITCOIN_TEST_TESTUTIL_H
-
-#include "fs.h"
-
-fs::path GetTempPath();
-
-#endif // BITCOIN_TEST_TESTUTIL_H