diff --git a/tests/checks/features-qmark1.fish b/tests/checks/features-qmark1.fish
index 6643581c1..6d42c8409 100644
--- a/tests/checks/features-qmark1.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/features-qmark1.fish
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Explicitly overriding HOME/XDG_CONFIG_HOME is only required if not invoking via `make test`
-# RUN: env HOME="$(mktemp -d)" XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$(mktemp -d)" %fish --features '' -c 'string match --quiet "??" ab ; echo "qmarkon: $status"'
+# RUN: env %fish --features '' -c 'string match --quiet "??" ab ; echo "qmarkon: $status"'
 #CHECK: qmarkon: 0
diff --git a/tests/checks/set.fish b/tests/checks/set.fish
index 4fd30e19b..1fbc671f1 100644
--- a/tests/checks/set.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/set.fish
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Explicitly overriding HOME/XDG_CONFIG_HOME is only required if not invoking via `make test`
-# RUN: env FISH=%fish HOME="$(mktemp -d)" XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$(mktemp -d)" %fish %s
+# RUN: env FISH=%fish %fish %s
 # Environment variable tests
 
 # Test if variables can be properly set