diff --git a/test/parallel/test-common.js b/test/parallel/test-common.js
index 54e851fce1abdb..534c3b5f811deb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-common.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-common.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const { execFile } = require('child_process');
 const { writeFileSync, existsSync } = require('fs');
-const { join } = require('path');
 
 // Test for leaked global detection
 {
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ const HIJACK_TEST_ARRAY = [ 'foo\n', 'bar\n', 'baz\n' ];
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
   assert.match(tmpdir.path, /\.tmp\.\d+/);
-  const sentinelPath = join(tmpdir.path, 'gaga');
+  const sentinelPath = tmpdir.resolve('gaga');
   writeFileSync(sentinelPath, 'googoo');
   tmpdir.refresh();
   assert.strictEqual(existsSync(tmpdir.path), true);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-debugger-heap-profiler.js b/test/parallel/test-debugger-heap-profiler.js
index 1237c33f7f4567..56f0d8b5184f18 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-debugger-heap-profiler.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-debugger-heap-profiler.js
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ common.skipIfInspectorDisabled();
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const startCLI = require('../common/debugger');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
-const path = require('path');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
 const { readFileSync } = require('fs');
 
-const filename = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node.heapsnapshot');
+const filename = tmpdir.resolve('node.heapsnapshot');
 
 // Heap profiler take snapshot.
 {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream.js b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream.js
index 09f2063e5623f3..573cd409db3ecb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream.js
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
-const fn = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'write.txt');
+const fn = tmpdir.resolve('write.txt');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 const file = fs.createWriteStream(fn, {
   highWaterMark: 10
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream2.js b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream2.js
index eac81b805b108a..ca52135ecf6cf1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream2.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream2.js
@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@
 require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
 
-const filepath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'write.txt');
+const filepath = tmpdir.resolve('write.txt');
 
 const EXPECTED = '012345678910';
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js
index b68fdbf3a1fbfc..94ea9bcbc910db 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
 
-const filepath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'write_pos.txt');
+const filepath = tmpdir.resolve('write_pos.txt');
 
 
 const cb_expected = 'write open close write open close write open close ';
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream4.js b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream4.js
index 2a81efcb66756f..6b3862fa714d7c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream4.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream4.js
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 // Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/31366
 
 const common = require('../common');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const filepath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'write_pos.txt');
+const filepath = tmpdir.resolve('write_pos.txt');
 
 const fileReadStream = fs.createReadStream(process.execPath);
 const fileWriteStream = fs.createWriteStream(filepath, {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-absolute.js b/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-absolute.js
index 5fa22470545624..a31a1c484ff0e1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-absolute.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-absolute.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ common.skipIfInspectorDisabled();
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ const {
 // Tests absolute --heap-prof-dir
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const dir = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'prof');
+  const dir = tmpdir.resolve('prof');
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     '--heap-prof',
     '--heap-prof-dir',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-name.js b/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-name.js
index ebc9374859663f..34066528134510 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-name.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-name.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const {
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const dir = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'prof');
+  const dir = tmpdir.resolve('prof');
   const file = path.join(dir, 'test.heapprofile');
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     '--heap-prof',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-relative.js b/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-relative.js
index 8b71856cde99bc..95d4284ac5733e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-relative.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-dir-relative.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ common.skipIfInspectorDisabled();
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ const {
     console.log(output.stderr.toString());
   }
   assert.strictEqual(output.status, 0);
-  const dir = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'prof');
+  const dir = tmpdir.resolve('prof');
   assert(fs.existsSync(dir));
   const profiles = getHeapProfiles(dir);
   assert.strictEqual(profiles.length, 1);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-interval.js b/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-interval.js
index 18841016a71371..71cee80dd98165 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-interval.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-interval.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ common.skipIfInspectorDisabled();
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ const {
     console.log(output.stderr.toString());
   }
   assert.strictEqual(output.status, 0);
-  const dir = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'prof');
+  const dir = tmpdir.resolve('prof');
   assert(fs.existsSync(dir));
   const profiles = getHeapProfiles(dir);
   assert.strictEqual(profiles.length, 2);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-name.js b/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-name.js
index a2bf6aae396203..2af78f1f1ff2f8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-name.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-heap-prof-name.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 common.skipIfInspectorDisabled();
 
 const assert = require('assert');
-const path = require('path');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ const {
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test.heapprofile');
+  const file = tmpdir.resolve('test.heapprofile');
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     '--heap-prof',
     '--heap-prof-name',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-fs-syncwritestream.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-fs-syncwritestream.js
index e0d0289cbcef85..93fbfbc9f4cd5e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-internal-fs-syncwritestream.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-internal-fs-syncwritestream.js
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const SyncWriteStream = require('internal/fs/sync_write_stream');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const filename = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'sync-write-stream.txt');
+const filename = tmpdir.resolve('sync-write-stream.txt');
 
 // Verify constructing the instance with default options.
 {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-macos-app-sandbox.js b/test/parallel/test-macos-app-sandbox.js
index 7de50d4b4a2507..91485b75983f84 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-macos-app-sandbox.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-macos-app-sandbox.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const nodeBinary = process.execPath;
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const appBundlePath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_sandboxed.app');
+const appBundlePath = tmpdir.resolve('node_sandboxed.app');
 const appBundleContentPath = path.join(appBundlePath, 'Contents');
 const appExecutablePath = path.join(
   appBundleContentPath, 'MacOS', 'node');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-cache.js b/test/parallel/test-module-cache.js
index 0f63829750beb1..87913c72ccad70 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-module-cache.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-cache.js
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const filePath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test-module-cache.json');
+const filePath = tmpdir.resolve('test-module-cache.json');
 assert.throws(
   () => require(filePath),
   { code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND' }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-loading-globalpaths.js b/test/parallel/test-module-loading-globalpaths.js
index 5d6a104f29c9d7..a7b846019957d6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-module-loading-globalpaths.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-loading-globalpaths.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
   tmpdir.refresh();
 
   // Copy node binary into a test $PREFIX directory.
-  const prefixPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'install');
+  const prefixPath = tmpdir.resolve('install');
   fs.mkdirSync(prefixPath);
   let testExecPath;
   if (common.isWindows) {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
   delete env.NODE_PATH;
 
   // Test empty global path.
-  const noPkgHomeDir = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'home-no-pkg');
+  const noPkgHomeDir = tmpdir.resolve('home-no-pkg');
   fs.mkdirSync(noPkgHomeDir);
   env.HOME = env.USERPROFILE = noPkgHomeDir;
   assert.throws(
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-multi-extensions.js b/test/parallel/test-module-multi-extensions.js
index 01789a6c496fd4..205a030c57e8aa 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-module-multi-extensions.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-multi-extensions.js
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const Module = require('module');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
-const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test-extensions.foo.bar');
-const dotfile = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.bar');
-const dotfileWithExtension = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.foo.bar');
+const file = tmpdir.resolve('test-extensions.foo.bar');
+const dotfile = tmpdir.resolve('.bar');
+const dotfileWithExtension = tmpdir.resolve('.foo.bar');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 fs.writeFileSync(file, 'console.log(__filename);', 'utf8');
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ fs.writeFileSync(dotfileWithExtension, 'console.log(__filename);', 'utf8');
 {
   require.extensions['.bar'] = common.mustNotCall();
   require.extensions['.foo.bar'] = common.mustCall();
-  const modulePath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test-extensions');
+  const modulePath = tmpdir.resolve('test-extensions');
   require(modulePath);
   require(file);
   delete require.cache[file];
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ fs.writeFileSync(dotfileWithExtension, 'console.log(__filename);', 'utf8');
 
 {
   require.extensions['.foo.bar'] = common.mustCall();
-  const modulePath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test-extensions');
+  const modulePath = tmpdir.resolve('test-extensions');
   require(modulePath);
   assert.throws(
     () => require(`${modulePath}.foo`),
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ fs.writeFileSync(dotfileWithExtension, 'console.log(__filename);', 'utf8');
 }
 
 {
-  const modulePath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test-extensions');
+  const modulePath = tmpdir.resolve('test-extensions');
   assert.throws(
     () => require(modulePath),
     (err) => err.message.startsWith(`Cannot find module '${modulePath}'`)
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ fs.writeFileSync(dotfileWithExtension, 'console.log(__filename);', 'utf8');
 {
   require.extensions['.bar'] = common.mustNotCall();
   require.extensions['.foo.bar'] = common.mustCall();
-  const modulePath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test-extensions.foo');
+  const modulePath = tmpdir.resolve('test-extensions.foo');
   require(modulePath);
   delete require.cache[file];
   delete require.extensions['.bar'];
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ fs.writeFileSync(dotfileWithExtension, 'console.log(__filename);', 'utf8');
 
 {
   require.extensions['.foo.bar'] = common.mustNotCall();
-  const modulePath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test-extensions.foo');
+  const modulePath = tmpdir.resolve('test-extensions.foo');
   assert.throws(
     () => require(modulePath),
     (err) => err.message.startsWith(`Cannot find module '${modulePath}'`)
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-readonly.js b/test/parallel/test-module-readonly.js
index 8f14d9ee18c34a..ad9fbf7d21bbcb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-module-readonly.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-readonly.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
 // Create readOnlyMod.js and set to read only
-const readOnlyMod = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'readOnlyMod');
+const readOnlyMod = tmpdir.resolve('readOnlyMod');
 const readOnlyModRelative = path.relative(__dirname, readOnlyMod);
 const readOnlyModFullPath = `${readOnlyMod}.js`;
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-stat.js b/test/parallel/test-module-stat.js
index eaaeb898afd603..0ab63f8edf9573 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-module-stat.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-stat.js
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ const Module = require('module');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const { ok, strictEqual } = require('assert');
-const { join } = require('path');
 
-const directory = join(tmpdir.path, 'directory');
-const doesNotExist = join(tmpdir.path, 'does-not-exist');
-const file = join(tmpdir.path, 'file.js');
+const directory = tmpdir.resolve('directory');
+const doesNotExist = tmpdir.resolve('does-not-exist');
+const file = tmpdir.resolve('file.js');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 fs.writeFileSync(file, "module.exports = { a: 'b' }");
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js b/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js
index d3ba8ab8b55561..5adca8001e3133 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const npmSandbox = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'npm-sandbox');
+const npmSandbox = tmpdir.resolve('npm-sandbox');
 fs.mkdirSync(npmSandbox);
-const homeDir = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'home');
+const homeDir = tmpdir.resolve('home');
 fs.mkdirSync(homeDir);
-const installDir = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'install-dir');
+const installDir = tmpdir.resolve('install-dir');
 fs.mkdirSync(installDir);
 
 const npmPath = path.join(
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-symlink-target-write.js b/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-symlink-target-write.js
index f6a99fe06c9d1f..55251cb163b126 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-symlink-target-write.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-symlink-target-write.js
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
   tmpdir.refresh();
 }
 
-const readOnlyFolder = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'read-only');
-const readWriteFolder = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'read-write');
-const writeOnlyFolder = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'write-only');
+const readOnlyFolder = tmpdir.resolve('read-only');
+const readWriteFolder = tmpdir.resolve('read-write');
+const writeOnlyFolder = tmpdir.resolve('write-only');
 const file = fixtures.path('permission', 'fs-symlink-target-write.js');
 const commonPathWildcard = path.join(__filename, '../../common*');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-symlink.js b/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-symlink.js
index 96d4fdad4d2d4b..808965001accd5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-symlink.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-symlink.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const file = fixtures.path('permission', 'fs-symlink.js');
 const commonPathWildcard = path.join(__filename, '../../common*');
 const blockedFile = fixtures.path('permission', 'deny', 'protected-file.md');
-const blockedFolder = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'subdirectory');
-const symlinkFromBlockedFile = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'example-symlink.md');
+const blockedFolder = tmpdir.resolve('subdirectory');
+const symlinkFromBlockedFile = tmpdir.resolve('example-symlink.md');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-traversal-path.js b/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-traversal-path.js
index 2b294a4574e2f3..b84bed65db3b0a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-traversal-path.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-traversal-path.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
 const file = fixtures.path('permission', 'fs-traversal.js');
 const blockedFolder = tmpdir.path;
-const allowedFolder = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'subdirectory/');
+const allowedFolder = tmpdir.resolve('subdirectory/');
 const commonPathWildcard = path.join(__filename, '../../common*');
 
 {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-pipe-file-to-http.js b/test/parallel/test-pipe-file-to-http.js
index 99f18e74d318f8..6c1244427d9fa7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-pipe-file-to-http.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-pipe-file-to-http.js
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const http = require('http');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const filename = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'big');
+const filename = tmpdir.resolve('big');
 let count = 0;
 
 const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-policy-parse-integrity.js b/test/parallel/test-policy-parse-integrity.js
index 7c48eeb01426c8..3295bed28fb5a8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-policy-parse-integrity.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-policy-parse-integrity.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function hash(algo, body) {
   return h.digest('base64');
 }
 
-const tmpdirPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test-policy-parse-integrity');
+const tmpdirPath = tmpdir.resolve('test-policy-parse-integrity');
 fs.rmSync(tmpdirPath, { maxRetries: 3, recursive: true, force: true });
 fs.mkdirSync(tmpdirPath, { recursive: true });
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-preload-print-process-argv.js b/test/parallel/test-preload-print-process-argv.js
index 8baec6972ccd61..9d2774f8a4b3e6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-preload-print-process-argv.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-preload-print-process-argv.js
@@ -7,19 +7,18 @@ require('../common');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const { join } = require('path');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
 fs.writeFileSync(
-  join(tmpdir.path, 'preload.js'),
+  tmpdir.resolve('preload.js'),
   'console.log(JSON.stringify(process.argv));',
   'utf-8');
 
 fs.writeFileSync(
-  join(tmpdir.path, 'main.js'),
+  tmpdir.resolve('main.js'),
   'console.log(JSON.stringify(process.argv));',
   'utf-8');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-chdir.js b/test/parallel/test-process-chdir.js
index 8340f772044c4a..ee59df853b24ce 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-chdir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-chdir.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if (process.versions.icu) {
   // ICU is unavailable, use characters that can't be decomposed
   dirName = 'weird \ud83d\udc04 characters \ud83d\udc05';
 }
-const dir = path.resolve(tmpdir.path, dirName);
+const dir = tmpdir.resolve(dirName);
 
 // Make sure that the tmp directory is clean
 tmpdir.refresh();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-execpath.js b/test/parallel/test-process-execpath.js
index 68aef90b303449..0fce35e2645e5b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-execpath.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-execpath.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ if (common.isWindows)
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const child_process = require('child_process');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 assert.strictEqual(process.execPath, fs.realpathSync(process.execPath));
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
   const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
   tmpdir.refresh();
 
-  const symlinkedNode = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'symlinked-node');
+  const symlinkedNode = tmpdir.resolve('symlinked-node');
   fs.symlinkSync(process.execPath, symlinkedNode);
 
   const proc = child_process.spawnSync(symlinkedNode, [__filename, 'child']);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-redirect-warnings-env.js b/test/parallel/test-process-redirect-warnings-env.js
index 50abdbf64b70dd..1e575cfa67c350 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-redirect-warnings-env.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-redirect-warnings-env.js
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const fork = require('child_process').fork;
-const path = require('path');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
 const warnmod = require.resolve(fixtures.path('warnings.js'));
-const warnpath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'warnings.txt');
+const warnpath = tmpdir.resolve('warnings.txt');
 
 fork(warnmod, { env: { ...process.env, NODE_REDIRECT_WARNINGS: warnpath } })
   .on('exit', common.mustCall(() => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-redirect-warnings.js b/test/parallel/test-process-redirect-warnings.js
index 9eb7bbc639fc18..3d71fb2abce599 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-redirect-warnings.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-redirect-warnings.js
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const fork = require('child_process').fork;
-const path = require('path');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
 const warnmod = fixtures.path('warnings.js');
-const warnpath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'warnings.txt');
+const warnpath = tmpdir.resolve('warnings.txt');
 
 fork(warnmod, { execArgv: [`--redirect-warnings=${warnpath}`] })
   .on('exit', common.mustCall(() => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-enoent-dir.js b/test/parallel/test-require-enoent-dir.js
index 519c3e4ea720a5..2e600425854304 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-enoent-dir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-enoent-dir.js
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const fooPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'foo.cjs');
+const fooPath = tmpdir.resolve('foo.cjs');
 fs.writeFileSync(fooPath, '');
 
-const dirPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'delete_me');
+const dirPath = tmpdir.resolve('delete_me');
 fs.mkdirSync(dirPath, {
   recursive: true
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-long-path.js b/test/parallel/test-require-long-path.js
index c39d8f2a41fe1c..abc75176bc5703 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-long-path.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-long-path.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
 // Make a path that is more than 260 chars long.
 const dirNameLen = Math.max(260 - tmpdir.path.length, 1);
-const dirName = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'x'.repeat(dirNameLen));
+const dirName = tmpdir.resolve('x'.repeat(dirNameLen));
 const fullDirPath = path.resolve(dirName);
 
 const indexFile = path.join(fullDirPath, 'index.js');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js b/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js
index 14eefcd60d32dc..0c4477023bc90b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const dirName = 'module-require-symlink';
 const fixtureSource = fixtures.path(dirName);
-const tmpDirTarget = path.join(tmpdir.path, dirName);
+const tmpDirTarget = tmpdir.resolve(dirName);
 
 // Copy fixtureSource to linkTarget recursively.
 tmpdir.refresh();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-unicode.js b/test/parallel/test-require-unicode.js
index 530ff3bb56c3d0..362ec6487a957b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-unicode.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-unicode.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const dirname = path.join(tmpdir.path, '\u4e2d\u6587\u76ee\u5f55');
+const dirname = tmpdir.resolve('\u4e2d\u6587\u76ee\u5f55');
 fs.mkdirSync(dirname);
 fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dirname, 'file.js'), 'module.exports = 42;');
 fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dirname, 'package.json'),
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-concurrency.js b/test/parallel/test-runner-concurrency.js
index 5a9ac8ec44beef..2cb01bdc268f19 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-concurrency.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-concurrency.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const { describe, it, test } = require('node:test');
 const assert = require('node:assert');
-const path = require('node:path');
 const fs = require('node:fs/promises');
 const os = require('node:os');
 const timers = require('node:timers/promises');
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ describe('concurrency: true implies Infinity', { concurrency: true }, () => {
 }
 
 test('--test multiple files', { skip: os.availableParallelism() < 3 }, async () => {
-  await fs.writeFile(path.resolve(tmpdir.path, 'test-runner-concurrency'), '');
+  await fs.writeFile(tmpdir.resolve('test-runner-concurrency'), '');
   const { code, stderr } = await common.spawnPromisified(process.execPath, [
     '--test',
     fixtures.path('test-runner', 'concurrency', 'a.mjs'),
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-import-no-scheme.js b/test/parallel/test-runner-import-no-scheme.js
index 85953af77bf9a5..fe827bd2207e1a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-import-no-scheme.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-import-no-scheme.js
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ for (const name in ['test', 'test/reporters']) {
 // Verify that files in node_modules can be resolved.
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const packageRoot = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_modules', 'test');
-const reportersDir = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_modules', 'test', 'reporters');
+const packageRoot = tmpdir.resolve('node_modules', 'test');
+const reportersDir = tmpdir.resolve('node_modules', 'test', 'reporters');
 const indexFile = path.join(packageRoot, 'index.js');
 const reportersIndexFile = path.join(reportersDir, 'index.js');
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ test(['--input-type=module', '-e', 'console.log((await import("test")).default)'
 test(['--input-type=module', '-e', 'console.log((await import("test/reporters")).default)'], true);
 
 {
-  const dummyFile = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'file.js');
+  const dummyFile = tmpdir.resolve('file.js');
   const require = createRequire(dummyFile);
   assert.strictEqual(require.resolve('test'), indexFile);
   assert.strictEqual(require.resolve('test/reporters'), reportersIndexFile);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-inspect.mjs b/test/parallel/test-runner-inspect.mjs
index fb8e0ef9031571..4cfc6bea54b964 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-inspect.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-inspect.mjs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ tmpdir.refresh();
 
 // Outputs coverage when event loop is drained, with no async logic.
 {
-  const coverageDirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'coverage');
+  const coverageDirectory = tmpdir.resolve('coverage');
   async function getCoveredFiles() {
     const coverageFiles = await fs.readdir(coverageDirectory);
     const files = new Set();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-reporters.js b/test/parallel/test-runner-reporters.js
index f25e1a18b9d78d..c7c883286c70c0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-reporters.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-reporters.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const { describe, it } = require('node:test');
 const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process');
 const assert = require('node:assert');
-const path = require('node:path');
 const fs = require('node:fs');
 
 const testFile = fixtures.path('test-runner/reporters.js');
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ describe('node:test reporters', { concurrency: true }, () => {
   });
 
   it('should support a file as a destination', async () => {
-    const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, `${tmpFiles++}.out`);
+    const file = tmpdir.resolve(`${tmpFiles++}.out`);
     const child = spawnSync(process.execPath,
                             ['--test', '--test-reporter', 'dot', '--test-reporter-destination', file, testFile]);
     assert.strictEqual(child.stderr.toString(), '');
@@ -72,8 +71,8 @@ describe('node:test reporters', { concurrency: true }, () => {
   });
 
   it('should support multiple reporters', async () => {
-    const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, `${tmpFiles++}.out`);
-    const file2 = path.join(tmpdir.path, `${tmpFiles++}.out`);
+    const file = tmpdir.resolve(`${tmpFiles++}.out`);
+    const file2 = tmpdir.resolve(`${tmpFiles++}.out`);
     const child = spawnSync(process.execPath,
                             ['--test',
                              '--test-reporter', 'dot', '--test-reporter-destination', file,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-watch-mode.mjs b/test/parallel/test-runner-watch-mode.mjs
index 0a577140db3075..92a2b972cf6f0d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-watch-mode.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-watch-mode.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // Flags: --expose-internals
 import * as common from '../common/index.mjs';
-import path from 'node:path';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
 import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
 import { writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ import('data:text/javascript,');
 test('test has ran');`,
 };
 const fixturePaths = Object.keys(fixtureContent)
-  .reduce((acc, file) => ({ ...acc, [file]: path.join(tmpdir.path, file) }), {});
+  .reduce((acc, file) => ({ ...acc, [file]: tmpdir.resolve(file) }), {});
 Object.entries(fixtureContent)
   .forEach(([file, content]) => writeFileSync(fixturePaths[file], content));
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-single-executable-blob-config-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-single-executable-blob-config-errors.js
index fd4a4133399ab6..364a533c0c90fb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-single-executable-blob-config-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-single-executable-blob-config-errors.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const { writeFileSync, mkdirSync } = require('fs');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'non-existent-absolute.json');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('non-existent-absolute.json');
   const child = spawnSync(
     process.execPath,
     ['--experimental-sea-config', config], {
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'invalid.json');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('invalid.json');
   writeFileSync(config, '\n{\n"main"', 'utf8');
   const child = spawnSync(
     process.execPath,
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'empty.json');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('empty.json');
   writeFileSync(config, '{}', 'utf8');
   const child = spawnSync(
     process.execPath,
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'no-main.json');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('no-main.json');
   writeFileSync(config, '{"output": "test.blob"}', 'utf8');
   const child = spawnSync(
     process.execPath,
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'no-output.json');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('no-output.json');
   writeFileSync(config, '{"main": "bundle.js"}', 'utf8');
   const child = spawnSync(
     process.execPath,
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'invalid-disableExperimentalSEAWarning.json');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('invalid-disableExperimentalSEAWarning.json');
   writeFileSync(config, `
 {
   "main": "bundle.js",
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'nonexistent-main-relative.json');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('nonexistent-main-relative.json');
   writeFileSync(config, '{"main": "bundle.js", "output": "sea.blob"}', 'utf8');
   const child = spawnSync(
     process.execPath,
@@ -155,8 +154,8 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'nonexistent-main-absolute.json');
-  const main = join(tmpdir.path, 'bundle.js');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('nonexistent-main-absolute.json');
+  const main = tmpdir.resolve('bundle.js');
   const configJson = JSON.stringify({
     main,
     output: 'sea.blob'
@@ -179,9 +178,9 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'output-is-dir-absolute.json');
-  const main = join(tmpdir.path, 'bundle.js');
-  const output = join(tmpdir.path, 'output-dir');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('output-is-dir-absolute.json');
+  const main = tmpdir.resolve('bundle.js');
+  const output = tmpdir.resolve('output-dir');
   mkdirSync(output);
   writeFileSync(main, 'console.log("hello")', 'utf-8');
   const configJson = JSON.stringify({
@@ -206,9 +205,9 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'output-is-dir-relative.json');
-  const main = join(tmpdir.path, 'bundle.js');
-  const output = join(tmpdir.path, 'output-dir');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('output-is-dir-relative.json');
+  const main = tmpdir.resolve('bundle.js');
+  const output = tmpdir.resolve('output-dir');
   mkdirSync(output);
   writeFileSync(main, 'console.log("hello")', 'utf-8');
   const configJson = JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-single-executable-blob-config.js b/test/parallel/test-single-executable-blob-config.js
index c96bc735204ddb..4d56bc35066715 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-single-executable-blob-config.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-single-executable-blob-config.js
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const { writeFileSync, existsSync } = require('fs');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'absolute.json');
-  const main = join(tmpdir.path, 'bundle.js');
-  const output = join(tmpdir.path, 'output.blob');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('absolute.json');
+  const main = tmpdir.resolve('bundle.js');
+  const output = tmpdir.resolve('output.blob');
   writeFileSync(main, 'console.log("hello")', 'utf-8');
   const configJson = JSON.stringify({
     main,
@@ -30,9 +29,9 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'relative.json');
-  const main = join(tmpdir.path, 'bundle.js');
-  const output = join(tmpdir.path, 'output.blob');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('relative.json');
+  const main = tmpdir.resolve('bundle.js');
+  const output = tmpdir.resolve('output.blob');
   writeFileSync(main, 'console.log("hello")', 'utf-8');
   const configJson = JSON.stringify({
     main: 'bundle.js',
@@ -51,9 +50,9 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'no-disableExperimentalSEAWarning.json');
-  const main = join(tmpdir.path, 'bundle.js');
-  const output = join(tmpdir.path, 'output.blob');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('no-disableExperimentalSEAWarning.json');
+  const main = tmpdir.resolve('bundle.js');
+  const output = tmpdir.resolve('output.blob');
   writeFileSync(main, 'console.log("hello")', 'utf-8');
   const configJson = JSON.stringify({
     main: 'bundle.js',
@@ -72,9 +71,9 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'true-disableExperimentalSEAWarning.json');
-  const main = join(tmpdir.path, 'bundle.js');
-  const output = join(tmpdir.path, 'output.blob');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('true-disableExperimentalSEAWarning.json');
+  const main = tmpdir.resolve('bundle.js');
+  const output = tmpdir.resolve('output.blob');
   writeFileSync(main, 'console.log("hello")', 'utf-8');
   const configJson = JSON.stringify({
     main: 'bundle.js',
@@ -94,9 +93,9 @@ const { join } = require('path');
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const config = join(tmpdir.path, 'false-disableExperimentalSEAWarning.json');
-  const main = join(tmpdir.path, 'bundle.js');
-  const output = join(tmpdir.path, 'output.blob');
+  const config = tmpdir.resolve('false-disableExperimentalSEAWarning.json');
+  const main = tmpdir.resolve('bundle.js');
+  const output = tmpdir.resolve('output.blob');
   writeFileSync(main, 'console.log("hello")', 'utf-8');
   const configJson = JSON.stringify({
     main: 'bundle.js',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-source-map-enable.js b/test/parallel/test-source-map-enable.js
index dc00cf624ae8ea..5038aff360e518 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-source-map-enable.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-source-map-enable.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ tmpdir.refresh();
 let dirc = 0;
 function nextdir() {
   return process.env.NODE_V8_COVERAGE ||
-    path.join(tmpdir.path, `source_map_${++dirc}`);
+    tmpdir.resolve(`source_map_${++dirc}`);
 }
 
 // Outputs source maps when event loop is drained, with no async logic.
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stdin-from-file.js b/test/parallel/test-stdin-from-file.js
index f4fcb32edbfde5..7c263d1858a556 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stdin-from-file.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stdin-from-file.js
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const { join } = require('path');
 const childProcess = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 const stdoutScript = fixtures.path('echo-close-check.js');
-const tmpFile = join(tmpdir.path, 'stdin.txt');
+const tmpFile = tmpdir.resolve('stdin.txt');
 
 const cmd = `"${process.argv[0]}" "${stdoutScript}" < "${tmpFile}"`;
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stdio-pipe-stderr.js b/test/parallel/test-stdio-pipe-stderr.js
index 1737424bb049fc..c914877062c425 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stdio-pipe-stderr.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stdio-pipe-stderr.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ require('../common');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const join = require('path').join;
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 
 // Test that invoking node with require, and piping stderr to file,
@@ -11,8 +10,8 @@ const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 // see: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/11257
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const fakeModulePath = join(tmpdir.path, 'batman.js');
-const stderrOutputPath = join(tmpdir.path, 'stderr-output.txt');
+const fakeModulePath = tmpdir.resolve('batman.js');
+const stderrOutputPath = tmpdir.resolve('stderr-output.txt');
 // We need to redirect stderr to a file to produce #11257
 const stream = fs.createWriteStream(stderrOutputPath);
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stdout-to-file.js b/test/parallel/test-stdout-to-file.js
index d66f382af5c1f8..9114f22443139c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stdout-to-file.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stdout-to-file.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const path = require('path');
 const childProcess = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
 const scriptString = fixtures.path('print-chars.js');
 const scriptBuffer = fixtures.path('print-chars-from-buffer.js');
-const tmpFile = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'stdout.txt');
+const tmpFile = tmpdir.resolve('stdout.txt');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-enable-keylog-cli.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-enable-keylog-cli.js
index 128d9a096a0532..68378d0c6d0dfa 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-enable-keylog-cli.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-enable-keylog-cli.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 // Test --tls-keylog CLI flag.
 
 const assert = require('assert');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const { fork } = require('child_process');
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'test')
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const file = path.resolve(tmpdir.path, 'keylog.log');
+const file = tmpdir.resolve('keylog.log');
 
 const child = fork(__filename, ['test'], {
   execArgv: ['--tls-keylog=' + file]
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-v8-coverage.js b/test/parallel/test-v8-coverage.js
index ca5301b8bd08e0..72e57a55716617 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-v8-coverage.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-v8-coverage.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function nextdir() {
 
 // Outputs coverage when event loop is drained, with no async logic.
 {
-  const coverageDirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, nextdir());
+  const coverageDirectory = tmpdir.resolve(nextdir());
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     require.resolve('../fixtures/v8-coverage/basic'),
   ], { env: { ...process.env, NODE_V8_COVERAGE: coverageDirectory } });
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function nextdir() {
 
 // Outputs coverage when error is thrown in first tick.
 {
-  const coverageDirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, nextdir());
+  const coverageDirectory = tmpdir.resolve(nextdir());
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     require.resolve('../fixtures/v8-coverage/throw'),
   ], { env: { ...process.env, NODE_V8_COVERAGE: coverageDirectory } });
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function nextdir() {
 
 // Outputs coverage when process.exit(1) exits process.
 {
-  const coverageDirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, nextdir());
+  const coverageDirectory = tmpdir.resolve(nextdir());
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     require.resolve('../fixtures/v8-coverage/exit-1'),
   ], { env: { ...process.env, NODE_V8_COVERAGE: coverageDirectory } });
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function nextdir() {
 
 // Outputs coverage when process.kill(process.pid, "SIGINT"); exits process.
 {
-  const coverageDirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, nextdir());
+  const coverageDirectory = tmpdir.resolve(nextdir());
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     require.resolve('../fixtures/v8-coverage/sigint'),
   ], { env: { ...process.env, NODE_V8_COVERAGE: coverageDirectory } });
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function nextdir() {
 
 // Outputs coverage from subprocess.
 {
-  const coverageDirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, nextdir());
+  const coverageDirectory = tmpdir.resolve(nextdir());
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     require.resolve('../fixtures/v8-coverage/spawn-subprocess'),
   ], { env: { ...process.env, NODE_V8_COVERAGE: coverageDirectory } });
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function nextdir() {
 
 // Outputs coverage from worker.
 {
-  const coverageDirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, nextdir());
+  const coverageDirectory = tmpdir.resolve(nextdir());
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     require.resolve('../fixtures/v8-coverage/worker'),
   ], { env: { ...process.env, NODE_V8_COVERAGE: coverageDirectory } });
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function nextdir() {
 
 // Does not output coverage if NODE_V8_COVERAGE is empty.
 {
-  const coverageDirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, nextdir());
+  const coverageDirectory = tmpdir.resolve(nextdir());
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     require.resolve('../fixtures/v8-coverage/spawn-subprocess-no-cov'),
   ], { env: { ...process.env, NODE_V8_COVERAGE: coverageDirectory } });
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function nextdir() {
 
 // Disables async hooks before writing coverage.
 {
-  const coverageDirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, nextdir());
+  const coverageDirectory = tmpdir.resolve(nextdir());
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     require.resolve('../fixtures/v8-coverage/async-hooks'),
   ], { env: { ...process.env, NODE_V8_COVERAGE: coverageDirectory } });
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ function nextdir() {
 // Outputs coverage when the coverage directory is not absolute.
 {
   const coverageDirectory = nextdir();
-  const absoluteCoverageDirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, coverageDirectory);
+  const absoluteCoverageDirectory = tmpdir.resolve(coverageDirectory);
   const output = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     require.resolve('../fixtures/v8-coverage/basic'),
   ], {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-v8-take-coverage.js b/test/parallel/test-v8-take-coverage.js
index b5e99ac30a5717..644f8201dec8b3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-v8-take-coverage.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-v8-take-coverage.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ const intervals = 40;
 
   let coverages = [];
   for (const coverageFile of coverageFiles) {
-    const coverage = require(path.join(tmpdir.path, coverageFile));
+    const coverage = require(tmpdir.resolve(coverageFile));
     for (const result of coverage.result) {
       if (result.url.includes('/interval')) {
         coverages.push({
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-vfs.js b/test/parallel/test-vfs.js
index 84e77f4bd58cd8..3ce8f8344a9ca2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-vfs.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-vfs.js
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const { deepStrictEqual, ok, strictEqual, throws } = require('assert');
 const { join } = require('path');
 
-const directory = join(tmpdir.path, 'directory');
-const doesNotExist = join(tmpdir.path, 'does-not-exist');
-const file = join(tmpdir.path, 'file.js');
+const directory = tmpdir.resolve('directory');
+const doesNotExist = tmpdir.resolve('does-not-exist');
+const file = tmpdir.resolve('file.js');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 fs.writeFileSync(file, "module.exports = { a: 'b' }");
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-watch-mode-files_watcher.mjs b/test/parallel/test-watch-mode-files_watcher.mjs
index a059eb30dc63d9..fec26892771fcf 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-watch-mode-files_watcher.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-watch-mode-files_watcher.mjs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('watch mode file watcher', () => {
   }
 
   it('should watch changed files', async () => {
-    const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'file1');
+    const file = tmpdir.resolve('file1');
     writeFileSync(file, 'written');
     watcher.filterFile(file);
     await writeAndWaitForChanges(watcher, file);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('watch mode file watcher', () => {
   });
 
   it('should debounce changes', async () => {
-    const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'file2');
+    const file = tmpdir.resolve('file2');
     writeFileSync(file, 'written');
     watcher.filterFile(file);
     await writeAndWaitForChanges(watcher, file);
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ describe('watch mode file watcher', () => {
      { skip: !supportsRecursiveWatching }, async () => {
        watcher.on('changed', common.mustNotCall());
        watcher.watchPath(tmpdir.path);
-       writeFileSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'file3'), '1');
+       writeFileSync(tmpdir.resolve('file3'), '1');
        // Wait for this long to make sure changes are not triggered
        await setTimeout(1000);
      });
 
   it('should allow clearing filters', async () => {
-    const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'file4');
+    const file = tmpdir.resolve('file4');
     writeFileSync(file, 'written');
     watcher.filterFile(file);
     await writeAndWaitForChanges(watcher, file);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('watch mode file watcher', () => {
        watcher = new FilesWatcher({ debounce: 100, mode: 'all' });
        watcher.on('changed', () => changesCount++);
 
-       const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'file5');
+       const file = tmpdir.resolve('file5');
        watcher.watchPath(tmpdir.path);
 
        const changed = once(watcher, 'changed');
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ describe('watch mode file watcher', () => {
        assert.deepStrictEqual(watcher.watchedPaths, []);
        watcher.watchPath(tmpdir.path);
        assert.deepStrictEqual(watcher.watchedPaths, [tmpdir.path]);
-       watcher.watchPath(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'subdirectory'));
+       watcher.watchPath(tmpdir.resolve('subdirectory'));
        assert.deepStrictEqual(watcher.watchedPaths, [tmpdir.path]);
      });
 
   it('should remove existing watcher if adding a parent directory watcher',
      { skip: !supportsRecursiveWatching }, () => {
        assert.deepStrictEqual(watcher.watchedPaths, []);
-       const subdirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'subdirectory');
+       const subdirectory = tmpdir.resolve('subdirectory');
        mkdirSync(subdirectory);
        watcher.watchPath(subdirectory);
        assert.deepStrictEqual(watcher.watchedPaths, [subdirectory]);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('watch mode file watcher', () => {
     const child = spawn(process.execPath, [file], { stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'ipc'], encoding: 'utf8' });
     watcher.watchChildProcessModules(child);
     await once(child, 'exit');
-    let expected = [file, path.join(tmpdir.path, 'file')];
+    let expected = [file, tmpdir.resolve('file')];
     if (supportsRecursiveWatching) {
       expected = expected.map((file) => path.dirname(file));
     }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-worker-esm-missing-main.js b/test/parallel/test-worker-esm-missing-main.js
index 51dba34a7916c7..0b1245d108cda8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-worker-esm-missing-main.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-worker-esm-missing-main.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const path = require('path');
 const { Worker } = require('worker_threads');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const missing = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'does-not-exist.js');
+const missing = tmpdir.resolve('does-not-exist.js');
 
 const worker = new Worker(missing);
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-zlib-brotli-from-brotli.js b/test/parallel/test-zlib-brotli-from-brotli.js
index a0afc425d25a6d..7e6bfb419e2aa7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-zlib-brotli-from-brotli.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-zlib-brotli-from-brotli.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const zlib = require('zlib');
-const path = require('path');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 
 const fixture = fixtures.path('person.jpg.br');
 const unzippedFixture = fixtures.path('person.jpg');
-const outputFile = path.resolve(tmpdir.path, 'person.jpg');
+const outputFile = tmpdir.resolve('person.jpg');
 const expect = fs.readFileSync(unzippedFixture);
 const inp = fs.createReadStream(fixture);
 const out = fs.createWriteStream(outputFile);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-zlib-from-gzip.js b/test/parallel/test-zlib-from-gzip.js
index 277df3c4cc2bc3..f8fbe167649e93 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-zlib-from-gzip.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-zlib-from-gzip.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const zlib = require('zlib');
-const path = require('path');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 
 const fixture = fixtures.path('person.jpg.gz');
 const unzippedFixture = fixtures.path('person.jpg');
-const outputFile = path.resolve(tmpdir.path, 'person.jpg');
+const outputFile = tmpdir.resolve('person.jpg');
 const expect = fs.readFileSync(unzippedFixture);
 const inp = fs.createReadStream(fixture);
 const out = fs.createWriteStream(outputFile);