diff --git a/test/testpy/__init__.py b/test/testpy/__init__.py
index d5703648b9c4b6..4e6fb4e660d9d0 100644
--- a/test/testpy/__init__.py
+++ b/test/testpy/__init__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ def __init__(self, path, file, arch, mode, context, config, additional=None):
     self.config = config
     self.arch = arch
     self.mode = mode
-    self.tmpdir = join(dirname(self.config.root), 'tmp')
     if additional is not None:
       self.additional_flags = additional
     else: