diff --git a/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptor.py b/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptor.py
index 6ca9bedc72..bafb31f227 100644
--- a/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptor.py
+++ b/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptor.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 import unittest
 
+import fixturesUtils
+
 
 class testUsdMayaAdaptor(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
         # We are testing that the Plug-based lookup mechanism correctly
         # identifies and loads the necessary libraries when a schema adapter is
         # requested.
-        standalone.initialize('usd')
+        cls.inputPath = fixturesUtils.setUpClass(__file__, loadPlugin=False)
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
diff --git a/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorGeom.py b/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorGeom.py
index 8c08152033..ed0f6fedc4 100644
--- a/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorGeom.py
+++ b/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorGeom.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 import os
 import unittest
 
+import fixturesUtils
+
 
 class testUsdMayaAdaptorGeom(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -33,10 +35,10 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        standalone.initialize('usd')
-        cmds.loadPlugin('pxrUsd')
+        cls.inputPath = fixturesUtils.setUpClass(__file__)
 
-        usdFile = os.path.abspath('UsdAttrs.usda')
+        usdFile = os.path.join(cls.inputPath, 'UsdMayaAdaptorGeomTest',
+            'UsdAttrs.usda')
         cmds.usdImport(file=usdFile, shadingMode='none')
 
     def testImportImageable(self):
diff --git a/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorMetadata.py b/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorMetadata.py
index a140809879..d317664773 100644
--- a/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorMetadata.py
+++ b/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorMetadata.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 import os
 import unittest
 
+import fixturesUtils
+
 
 class testUsdMayaAdaptorMetadata(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -35,8 +37,10 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        standalone.initialize('usd')
-        cmds.loadPlugin('pxrUsd')
+        cls.inputPath = fixturesUtils.setUpClass(__file__)
+
+        cls.inputUsdFile = os.path.join(cls.inputPath,
+            'UsdMayaAdaptorMetadataTest', 'UsdAttrs.usda')
 
     def testImport_HiddenInstanceableKind(self):
         """
@@ -44,8 +48,7 @@ def testImport_HiddenInstanceableKind(self):
         hidden, instanceable, and kind metadata properly.
         """
         cmds.file(new=True, force=True)
-        usdFile = os.path.abspath('UsdAttrs.usda')
-        cmds.usdImport(file=usdFile, shadingMode='none')
+        cmds.usdImport(file=self.inputUsdFile, shadingMode='none')
 
         # pCube1 and pCube2 have USD_kind.
         self.assertEqual(cmds.getAttr('pCube1.USD_kind'), 'potato')
@@ -74,8 +77,7 @@ def testImport_HiddenInstanceableKind(self):
     def testImport_HiddenInstanceable(self):
         """Tests import with only hidden, instanceable metadata and not kind."""
         cmds.file(new=True, force=True)
-        usdFile = os.path.abspath('UsdAttrs.usda')
-        cmds.usdImport(file=usdFile, shadingMode='none',
+        cmds.usdImport(file=self.inputUsdFile, shadingMode='none',
                 metadata=['hidden', 'instanceable'])
 
         # pCube1 and pCube2 have USD_kind, but that shouldn't be imported.
@@ -97,8 +99,7 @@ def testImport_HiddenInstanceable(self):
     def testImport_TypeName(self):
         """Tests import with metadata=typeName manually specified."""
         cmds.file(new=True, force=True)
-        usdFile = os.path.abspath('UsdAttrs.usda')
-        cmds.usdImport(file=usdFile, shadingMode='none',
+        cmds.usdImport(file=self.inputUsdFile, shadingMode='none',
                 metadata=["typeName"])
 
         # typeName metadata should come through.
@@ -120,8 +121,7 @@ def testImport_TypeName(self):
     def testImport_GeomModelAPI(self):
         """Tests importing UsdGeomModelAPI attributes."""
         cmds.file(new=True, force=True)
-        usdFile = os.path.abspath('UsdAttrs.usda')
-        cmds.usdImport(file=usdFile, shadingMode='none',
+        cmds.usdImport(file=self.inputUsdFile, shadingMode='none',
                 apiSchema=['GeomModelAPI'])
 
         worldProxy = mayaUsdLib.Adaptor('World')
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ def testExport(self):
         the correct metadata in the output USD file.
         """
         cmds.file(new=True, force=True)
-        usdFile = os.path.abspath('UsdAttrs.usda')
-        cmds.usdImport(file=usdFile, shadingMode='none')
+        cmds.usdImport(file=self.inputUsdFile, shadingMode='none')
 
         newUsdFilePath = os.path.abspath('UsdAttrsNew.usda')
         cmds.usdExport(file=newUsdFilePath, shadingMode='none')
@@ -185,8 +184,7 @@ def testExport(self):
     def testExport_GeomModelAPI(self):
         """Tests export with the GeomModelAPI."""
         cmds.file(new=True, force=True)
-        usdFile = os.path.abspath('UsdAttrs.usda')
-        cmds.usdImport(file=usdFile, shadingMode='none',
+        cmds.usdImport(file=self.inputUsdFile, shadingMode='none',
                 apiSchema=['GeomModelAPI'])
 
         newUsdFilePath = os.path.abspath('UsdAttrsNew_GeomModelAPI.usda')
@@ -203,8 +201,7 @@ def testExport_GeomModelAPI(self):
     def testExport_GeomModelAPI_MotionAPI(self):
         """Tests export with both the GeomModelAPI and MotionAPI."""
         cmds.file(new=True, force=True)
-        usdFile = os.path.abspath('UsdAttrs.usda')
-        cmds.usdImport(file=usdFile, shadingMode='none',
+        cmds.usdImport(file=self.inputUsdFile, shadingMode='none',
                 apiSchema=['GeomModelAPI', 'MotionAPI'])
 
         newUsdFilePath = os.path.abspath('UsdAttrsNew_TwoAPIs.usda')
diff --git a/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorUndoRedo.py b/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorUndoRedo.py
index a4ab7c6122..30aaa33d50 100644
--- a/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorUndoRedo.py
+++ b/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdMayaAdaptorUndoRedo.py
@@ -24,16 +24,15 @@
 
 import unittest
 
+import fixturesUtils
+
 
 class testUsdMayaAdaptorUndoRedo(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        standalone.initialize('usd')
-
-        # We load the pxrUsd plugin here to ensure that the usdUndoHelperCmd
-        # has been registered. See the documentation on UsdMayaAdaptor for more
-        # detail.
-        cmds.loadPlugin('pxrUsd')
+        # We load the plugin here to ensure that the usdUndoHelperCmd has been
+        # registered. See the documentation on UsdMayaAdaptor for more detail.
+        cls.inputPath = fixturesUtils.setUpClass(__file__, loadPlugin=True)
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):