diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d3cf49..0000000
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[build]
-rustflags = ["--cfg", "steamlocate_doctest"]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5e4a826..1fb5ef9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "steamlocate"
-version = "2.0.0-beta.0"
+version = "2.0.0-beta.1"
 authors = ["William Venner <william@venner.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 repository = "https://github.com/WilliamVenner/steamlocate-rs"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["os", "hardware-support", "filesystem", "accessibility"]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
-rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs", "--cfg", "steamlocate_doctest"]
+rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs"]
 
 # TODO: test more features in CI
 
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ keyvalues-parser = "0.2"
 keyvalues-serde = "0.2"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 
-# Custom cfg used to enable a dependency only needed for doctests
-[target."cfg(steamlocate_doctest)".dependencies]
-tempfile = "3.8.1"
-
 # Platform-specific dependencies used for locating the steam dir
 [target."cfg(target_os=\"windows\")".dependencies]
 locate_backend = { package = "winreg", version = "0.51", optional = true }
@@ -38,4 +34,3 @@ locate_backend = { package = "dirs", version = "5", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 insta = { version = "1.34.0", features = ["ron"] }
-tempfile = "3.8.1"
diff --git a/src/tests/legacy.rs b/src/tests/legacy.rs
index ab344c2..480a96b 100644
--- a/src/tests/legacy.rs
+++ b/src/tests/legacy.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// TODO: steamlocate_tempfile cfg for docs. Otherwise rely on a env var to get passed in
-
 use crate::{
     tests::{
         helpers::{expect_test_env, SampleApp},
diff --git a/src/tests/temp.rs b/src/tests/temp.rs
index 3973a85..bb6197b 100644
--- a/src/tests/temp.rs
+++ b/src/tests/temp.rs
@@ -1,38 +1,40 @@
-#[cfg(not(any(steamlocate_doctest, test)))]
-pub use fake::TempDir;
-#[cfg(any(steamlocate_doctest, test))]
-pub use real::TempDir;
+//! `TempDir` at home
+//!
+//! I want to use temporary directories in doctests, but that works against your public API.
+//! Luckily all the functionality we need is very easy to replicate
 
-#[cfg(not(any(steamlocate_doctest, test)))]
-mod fake {
-    pub struct TempDir;
+use std::{collections, env, fs, hash, path};
 
-    impl TempDir {
-        // TODO: I think that this can be added to a `.cargo` config file for this project?
-        pub fn new() -> Result<TempDir, crate::tests::TestError> {
-            unimplemented!("Pass RUSTFLAGS='--cfg steamlocate_doctest' to run doctests");
-        }
+use crate::tests::TestError;
 
-        pub fn path(&self) -> &std::path::Path {
-            panic!();
-        }
-    }
-}
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct TempDir(Option<path::PathBuf>);
 
-#[cfg(any(steamlocate_doctest, test))]
-mod real {
-    pub struct TempDir(tempfile::TempDir);
+impl TempDir {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, TestError> {
+        let mut dir = env::temp_dir();
+        let random_name = format!("steamlocate-test-{:x}", random_seed());
+        dir.push(random_name);
+        // TODO: could retry on failure
+        fs::create_dir_all(&dir)?;
+        Ok(Self(Some(dir)))
+    }
 
-    impl TempDir {
-        pub fn new() -> Result<Self, crate::tests::TestError> {
-            let temp_dir = tempfile::Builder::new()
-                .prefix("steamlocate-test-")
-                .tempdir()?;
-            Ok(Self(temp_dir))
-        }
+    pub fn path(&self) -> &path::Path {
+        self.0.as_deref().unwrap()
+    }
+}
 
-        pub fn path(&self) -> &std::path::Path {
-            self.0.path()
+impl Drop for TempDir {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(path) = self.0.take() {
+            let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(path);
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn random_seed() -> u64 {
+    hash::Hasher::finish(&hash::BuildHasher::build_hasher(
+        &collections::hash_map::RandomState::new(),
+    ))
+}