diff --git a/test/test_utp.cpp b/test/test_utp.cpp
index 754df9b15..c35ec72df 100644
--- a/test/test_utp.cpp
+++ b/test/test_utp.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ void test_transfer()
 {
 	// in case the previous run was terminated
 	error_code ec;
-	remove_all("./tmp1_utp", ec);
-	remove_all("./tmp2_utp", ec);
+	remove_all("tmp1_utp", ec);
+	remove_all("tmp2_utp", ec);
 
 	// these are declared before the session objects
 	// so that they are destructed last. This enables
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ void test_transfer()
 	torrent_handle tor2;
 
 	ec.clear();
-	create_directory("./tmp1_utp", ec);
+	create_directory("tmp1_utp", ec);
 	if (ec)
 	{
-		std::printf("ERROR: failed to create test directory \"./tmp1_utp\": (%d) %s\n"
+		std::printf("ERROR: failed to create test directory \"tmp1_utp\": (%d) %s\n"
 			, ec.value(), ec.message().c_str());
 	}
-	std::ofstream file("./tmp1_utp/temporary");
+	std::ofstream file("tmp1_utp/temporary");
 	std::shared_ptr<torrent_info> t = ::create_torrent(&file, "temporary", 128 * 1024, 6, false);
 	file.close();
 
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ TORRENT_TEST(utp)
 	test_transfer();
 
 	error_code ec;
-	remove_all("./tmp1_utp", ec);
-	remove_all("./tmp2_utp", ec);
+	remove_all("tmp1_utp", ec);
+	remove_all("tmp2_utp", ec);
 }
 
 TORRENT_TEST(compare_less_wrap)