diff --git a/tests/bench.py b/tests/bench.py
index dcb22f278..5072510cf 100644
--- a/tests/bench.py
+++ b/tests/bench.py
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import PyPDF2
 from PyPDF2 import PdfReader, Transformation
 from PyPDF2.generic import Destination
 
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT)
-RESOURCE_ROOT = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "resources")
-SAMPLE_ROOT = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "sample-files")
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
+RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"
+SAMPLE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "sample-files"
 
 
 def page_ops(pdf_path, password):
-    pdf_path = os.path.join(RESOURCE_ROOT, pdf_path)
+    pdf_path = RESOURCE_ROOT / pdf_path
 
     reader = PdfReader(pdf_path)
 
@@ -50,10 +51,10 @@ def test_page_operations(benchmark):
 
 
 def merge():
-    pdf_path = os.path.join(RESOURCE_ROOT, "crazyones.pdf")
-    outline = os.path.join(RESOURCE_ROOT, "pdflatex-outline.pdf")
-    pdf_forms = os.path.join(RESOURCE_ROOT, "pdflatex-forms.pdf")
-    pdf_pw = os.path.join(RESOURCE_ROOT, "libreoffice-writer-password.pdf")
+    pdf_path = RESOURCE_ROOT / "crazyones.pdf"
+    outline = RESOURCE_ROOT / "pdflatex-outline.pdf"
+    pdf_forms = RESOURCE_ROOT / "pdflatex-forms.pdf"
+    pdf_pw = RESOURCE_ROOT / "libreoffice-writer-password.pdf"
 
     file_merger = PyPDF2.PdfMerger()
 
@@ -126,5 +127,5 @@ def text_extraction(pdf_path):
 
 
 def test_text_extraction(benchmark):
-    file_path = os.path.join(SAMPLE_ROOT, "009-pdflatex-geotopo/GeoTopo.pdf")
+    file_path = SAMPLE_ROOT / "009-pdflatex-geotopo/GeoTopo.pdf"
     benchmark(text_extraction, file_path)
diff --git a/tests/test_basic_features.py b/tests/test_basic_features.py
index 9e85d64fa..bdc65d074 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic_features.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic_features.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 from PyPDF2 import PdfReader, PdfWriter
 
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT))
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
 RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_encryption.py b/tests/test_encryption.py
index c2238e443..90c3ff4f7 100644
--- a/tests/test_encryption.py
+++ b/tests/test_encryption.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
@@ -15,8 +14,8 @@
 except ImportError:
     HAS_PYCRYPTODOME = False
 
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT))
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
 RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_generic.py b/tests/test_generic.py
index 753100dd0..0ed2ee7d1 100644
--- a/tests/test_generic.py
+++ b/tests/test_generic.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 
 from . import get_pdf_from_url
 
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT))
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
 RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_javascript.py b/tests/test_javascript.py
index 97fecee0a..a63f0e47d 100644
--- a/tests/test_javascript.py
+++ b/tests/test_javascript.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
@@ -6,8 +5,8 @@
 from PyPDF2 import PdfReader, PdfWriter
 
 # Configure path environment
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT))
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
 RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_merger.py b/tests/test_merger.py
index f53c429c4..f4cf78179 100644
--- a/tests/test_merger.py
+++ b/tests/test_merger.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 from . import get_pdf_from_url
 
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT))
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
 RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"
 
 sys.path.append(str(PROJECT_ROOT))
diff --git a/tests/test_page.py b/tests/test_page.py
index d3e5814b4..3e7caa33b 100644
--- a/tests/test_page.py
+++ b/tests/test_page.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 from . import get_pdf_from_url, normalize_warnings
 
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT))
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
 RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"
 EXTERNAL_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "sample-files"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_reader.py b/tests/test_reader.py
index 6dd7d52b7..4dcf38020 100644
--- a/tests/test_reader.py
+++ b/tests/test_reader.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 except ImportError:
     HAS_PYCRYPTODOME = False
 
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT))
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
 RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"
 EXTERNAL_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "sample-files"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index cb77f6bef..954ae9d34 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 )
 from PyPDF2.errors import PdfStreamError
 
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT))
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
 RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_workflows.py b/tests/test_workflows.py
index 393c84122..cbbf614f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_workflows.py
+++ b/tests/test_workflows.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 from . import get_pdf_from_url, normalize_warnings
 
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT))
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
 RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"
 
 sys.path.append(str(PROJECT_ROOT))
diff --git a/tests/test_writer.py b/tests/test_writer.py
index 02d4e011e..0d78010ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_writer.py
+++ b/tests/test_writer.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 from . import get_pdf_from_url
 
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT))
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
 RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_xmp.py b/tests/test_xmp.py
index 9d8c7be0e..a53b27b0e 100644
--- a/tests/test_xmp.py
+++ b/tests/test_xmp.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 from datetime import datetime
 from io import BytesIO
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -12,8 +11,8 @@
 
 from . import get_pdf_from_url
 
-TESTS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-PROJECT_ROOT = Path(os.path.dirname(TESTS_ROOT))
+TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PROJECT_ROOT = TESTS_ROOT.parent
 RESOURCE_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "resources"