diff --git a/test/async-hooks/test-graph.tls-write.js b/test/async-hooks/test-graph.tls-write.js
index 1408ff40efda8f..4ba264c808392e 100644
--- a/test/async-hooks/test-graph.tls-write.js
+++ b/test/async-hooks/test-graph.tls-write.js
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ if (!common.hasIPv6)
 
 const initHooks = require('./init-hooks');
 const verifyGraph = require('./verify-graph');
-const fs = require('fs');
 const tls = require('tls');
-const path = require('path');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 const hooks = initHooks();
 hooks.enable();
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ hooks.enable();
 //
 const server = tls
   .createServer({
-    cert: fs.readFileSync(path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'test_cert.pem')),
-    key: fs.readFileSync(path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'test_key.pem'))
+    cert: fixtures.readSync('test_cert.pem'),
+    key: fixtures.readSync('test_key.pem')
   })
   .on('listening', common.mustCall(onlistening))
   .on('secureConnection', common.mustCall(onsecureConnection))
diff --git a/test/async-hooks/test-tlswrap.js b/test/async-hooks/test-tlswrap.js
index 4aa2493765f37b..3876b860ca876a 100644
--- a/test/async-hooks/test-tlswrap.js
+++ b/test/async-hooks/test-tlswrap.js
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
   common.skip('missing crypto');
 
 const assert = require('assert');
-const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const tls = require('tls');
 
 const tick = require('./tick');
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ hooks.enable();
 //
 const server = tls
   .createServer({
-    cert: fs.readFileSync(path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'test_cert.pem')),
-    key: fs.readFileSync(path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'test_key.pem'))
+    cert: fixtures.readSync('test_cert.pem'),
+    key: fixtures.readSync('test_key.pem')
   })
   .on('listening', common.mustCall(onlistening))
   .on('secureConnection', common.mustCall(onsecureConnection))
diff --git a/test/async-hooks/test-writewrap.js b/test/async-hooks/test-writewrap.js
index 274972e3ee043c..65f7b6175fb63a 100644
--- a/test/async-hooks/test-writewrap.js
+++ b/test/async-hooks/test-writewrap.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const initHooks = require('./init-hooks');
-const fs = require('fs');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const { checkInvocations } = require('./hook-checks');
 const tls = require('tls');
 
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ hooks.enable();
 //
 const server = tls
   .createServer({
-    cert: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/test_cert.pem`),
-    key: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/test_key.pem`)
+    cert: fixtures.readSync('test_cert.pem'),
+    key: fixtures.readSync('test_key.pem')
   })
   .on('listening', common.mustCall(onlistening))
   .on('secureConnection', common.mustCall(onsecureConnection))
diff --git a/test/doctool/test-doctool-html.js b/test/doctool/test-doctool-html.js
index 64f1d7f8b142f5..9a4300a5d06e04 100644
--- a/test/doctool/test-doctool-html.js
+++ b/test/doctool/test-doctool-html.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ try {
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const processIncludes = require('../../tools/doc/preprocess.js');
 const html = require('../../tools/doc/html.js');
 
@@ -21,12 +22,12 @@ const html = require('../../tools/doc/html.js');
 // have an html parser.
 const testData = [
   {
-    file: path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'sample_document.md'),
+    file: fixtures.path('sample_document.md'),
     html: '<ol><li>fish</li><li><p>fish</p></li><li><p>Redfish</p></li>' +
       '<li>Bluefish</li></ol>'
   },
   {
-    file: path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'order_of_end_tags_5873.md'),
+    file: fixtures.path('order_of_end_tags_5873.md'),
     html: '<h3>ClassMethod: Buffer.from(array) <span> ' +
       '<a class="mark" href="#foo_class_method_buffer_from_array" ' +
       'id="foo_class_method_buffer_from_array">#</a> </span> </h3><div' +
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ const testData = [
       '</ul></div>'
   },
   {
-    file: path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'doc_with_yaml.md'),
+    file: fixtures.path('doc_with_yaml.md'),
     html: '<h1>Sample Markdown with YAML info' +
       '<span><a class="mark" href="#foo_sample_markdown_with_yaml_info" ' +
       ' id="foo_sample_markdown_with_yaml_info">#</a></span></h1>' +
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ const testData = [
       '</p>'
   },
   {
-    file: path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'doc_with_includes.md'),
+    file: fixtures.path('doc_with_includes.md'),
     html: '<!-- [start-include:doc_inc_1.md] -->' +
     '<p>Look <a href="doc_inc_2.html#doc_inc_2_foobar">here</a>!</p>' +
     '<!-- [end-include:doc_inc_1.md] -->' +
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ const testData = [
     '<!-- [end-include:doc_inc_2.md] -->'
   },
   {
-    file: path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'sample_document.md'),
+    file: fixtures.path('sample_document.md'),
     html: '<ol><li>fish</li><li><p>fish</p></li><li><p>Redfish</p></li>' +
       '<li>Bluefish</li></ol>',
     analyticsId: 'UA-67020396-1'
diff --git a/test/doctool/test-doctool-json.js b/test/doctool/test-doctool-json.js
index 4a4d3a895c3f20..1be086c3a6a7ea 100644
--- a/test/doctool/test-doctool-json.js
+++ b/test/doctool/test-doctool-json.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ try {
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const json = require('../../tools/doc/json.js');
 
 // Outputs valid json with the expected fields when given simple markdown
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const json = require('../../tools/doc/json.js');
 // The json property is some json which will be generated by the doctool.
 const testData = [
   {
-    file: path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'sample_document.md'),
+    file: fixtures.path('sample_document.md'),
     json: {
       source: 'foo',
       modules: [{
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const testData = [
     }
   },
   {
-    file: path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'order_of_end_tags_5873.md'),
+    file: fixtures.path('order_of_end_tags_5873.md'),
     json: {
       source: 'foo',
       modules: [{
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const testData = [
     }
   },
   {
-    file: path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'doc_with_yaml.md'),
+    file: fixtures.path('doc_with_yaml.md'),
     json: {
       source: 'foo',
       modules: [
diff --git a/test/fixtures/module-require-symlink/symlinked.js b/test/fixtures/module-require-symlink/symlinked.js
index 657ef2662644c0..ced901b2466ac5 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/module-require-symlink/symlinked.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/module-require-symlink/symlinked.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
-const common = require('../../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const foo = require('./foo');
-const path = require('path');
+const fixtures = require('../../common/fixtures');
 
-const linkScriptTarget = path.join(common.fixturesDir,
-  'module-require-symlink', 'symlinked.js');
+const linkScriptTarget = fixtures.path('module-require-symlink', 'symlinked.js');
 
 assert.strictEqual(foo.dep1.bar.version, 'CORRECT_VERSION');
 assert.strictEqual(foo.dep2.bar.version, 'CORRECT_VERSION');
diff --git a/test/fixtures/tls-connect.js b/test/fixtures/tls-connect.js
index 2ce75a53767724..cff424008663e2 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/tls-connect.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/tls-connect.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ const common = require('../common');
 if (!common.hasCrypto)
   common.skip('missing crypto');
 
-const fs = require('fs');
-const join = require('path').join;
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const tls = require('tls');
 const util = require('util');
 
@@ -33,17 +32,13 @@ const keys = exports.keys = {
 function load(cert, issuer) {
   issuer = issuer || cert; // Assume self-signed if no issuer
   const id = {
-    key: read(cert + '-key.pem'),
-    cert: read(cert + '-cert.pem'),
-    ca: read(issuer + '-cert.pem'),
+    key: fixtures.readKey(cert + '-key.pem', 'binary'),
+    cert: fixtures.readKey(cert + '-cert.pem', 'binary'),
+    ca: fixtures.readKey(issuer + '-cert.pem', 'binary'),
   };
   return id;
 }
 
-function read(file) {
-  return fs.readFileSync(join(common.fixturesDir, 'keys', file), 'binary');
-}
-
 exports.connect = function connect(options, callback) {
   callback = common.mustCall(callback);
 
diff --git a/test/inspector/inspector-helper.js b/test/inspector/inspector-helper.js
index 9c1cca3a771293..81aa046bf3d94d 100644
--- a/test/inspector/inspector-helper.js
+++ b/test/inspector/inspector-helper.js
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const http = require('http');
-const path = require('path');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const { spawn } = require('child_process');
 const url = require('url');
 
-const _MAINSCRIPT = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'loop.js');
+const _MAINSCRIPT = fixtures.path('loop.js');
 const DEBUG = false;
 const TIMEOUT = common.platformTimeout(15 * 1000);
 
diff --git a/test/internet/test-tls-add-ca-cert.js b/test/internet/test-tls-add-ca-cert.js
index 299e01405d7dbd..c3780acd50671a 100644
--- a/test/internet/test-tls-add-ca-cert.js
+++ b/test/internet/test-tls-add-ca-cert.js
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const tls = require('tls');
 
 function filenamePEM(n) {
-  return path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'keys', `${n}.pem`);
+  return fixtures.path('keys', `${n}.pem`);
 }
 
 function loadPEM(n) {
diff --git a/test/known_issues/test-repl-require-context.js b/test/known_issues/test-repl-require-context.js
index e7a27f2ca68f6b..2b8737b8671669 100644
--- a/test/known_issues/test-repl-require-context.js
+++ b/test/known_issues/test-repl-require-context.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 // Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7788
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const path = require('path');
+const path = require('../common/fixtures').path;
 const repl = require('repl');
 const stream = require('stream');
 const inputStream = new stream.PassThrough();
 const outputStream = new stream.PassThrough();
-const fixture = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'is-object.js');
+const fixture = path('is-object.js');
 const r = repl.start({
   input: inputStream,
   output: outputStream,
diff --git a/test/known_issues/test-url-parse-conformance.js b/test/known_issues/test-url-parse-conformance.js
index 62c36da87e6678..022a613a226549 100644
--- a/test/known_issues/test-url-parse-conformance.js
+++ b/test/known_issues/test-url-parse-conformance.js
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 // Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/5832
-
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const url = require('url');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const path = require('path');
-
-const tests = require(path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'url-tests'));
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
+const tests = require(fixtures.path('url-tests'));
 
 let failed = 0;
 let attempted = 0;
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-https-ci-reneg-attack.js b/test/pummel/test-https-ci-reneg-attack.js
index fbe0e37873c79a..9e132b7df9a488 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-https-ci-reneg-attack.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-https-ci-reneg-attack.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 const tls = require('tls');
 const https = require('https');
-const fs = require('fs');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 // renegotiation limits to test
 const LIMITS = [0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 16];
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ const LIMITS = [0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 16];
 
 function test(next) {
   const options = {
-    cert: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/test_cert.pem`),
-    key: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/test_key.pem`)
+    cert: fixtures.readSync('test_cert.pem'),
+    key: fixtures.readSync('test_key.pem')
   };
 
   let seenError = false;
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-https-large-response.js b/test/pummel/test-https-large-response.js
index 7775ccca63e1c3..d72fd2a65ba877 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-https-large-response.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-https-large-response.js
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
   common.skip('missing crypto');
 
 const assert = require('assert');
-const fs = require('fs');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const https = require('https');
 
 const options = {
-  key: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent1-key.pem`),
-  cert: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent1-cert.pem`)
+  key: fixtures.readKey('agent1-key.pem'),
+  cert: fixtures.readKey('agent1-cert.pem')
 };
 
 process.stdout.write('build body...');
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-https-no-reader.js b/test/pummel/test-https-no-reader.js
index b8071b9ba97819..985d888e6d065a 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-https-no-reader.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-https-no-reader.js
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const https = require('https');
-const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 const options = {
-  key: fs.readFileSync(path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'test_key.pem')),
-  cert: fs.readFileSync(path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'test_cert.pem'))
+  key: fixtures.readSync('test_key.pem'),
+  cert: fixtures.readSync('test_cert.pem')
 };
 
 const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(1024 * 1024);
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-892.js b/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-892.js
index b1d46adbabb362..6ac438287112cd 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-892.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-regress-GH-892.js
@@ -33,14 +33,13 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
 const assert = require('assert');
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 const https = require('https');
-const fs = require('fs');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 const bytesExpected = 1024 * 1024 * 32;
 
 let started = false;
 
-const childScript = require('path').join(common.fixturesDir,
-                                         'GH-892-request.js');
+const childScript = fixtures.path('GH-892-request.js');
 
 function makeRequest() {
   if (started) return;
@@ -78,8 +77,8 @@ function makeRequest() {
 
 
 const serverOptions = {
-  key: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent1-key.pem`),
-  cert: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent1-cert.pem`)
+  key: fixtures.readKey('agent1-key.pem'),
+  cert: fixtures.readKey('agent1-cert.pem')
 };
 
 let uploadCount = 0;
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-tls-ci-reneg-attack.js b/test/pummel/test-tls-ci-reneg-attack.js
index 905d922db3a7b5..dede8ec9db7056 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-tls-ci-reneg-attack.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-tls-ci-reneg-attack.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if (!common.opensslCli)
 const assert = require('assert');
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 const tls = require('tls');
-const fs = require('fs');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 // renegotiation limits to test
 const LIMITS = [0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 16];
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ const LIMITS = [0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 16];
 
 function test(next) {
   const options = {
-    cert: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/test_cert.pem`),
-    key: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/test_key.pem`)
+    cert: fixtures.readSync('test_cert.pem'),
+    key: fixtures.readSync('test_key.pem')
   };
 
   let seenError = false;
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-tls-connect-memleak.js b/test/pummel/test-tls-connect-memleak.js
index c086933a3e0474..4425e8d04eb42c 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-tls-connect-memleak.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-tls-connect-memleak.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const tls = require('tls');
-const fs = require('fs');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 assert.strictEqual(
   typeof global.gc,
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ assert.strictEqual(
 );
 
 tls.createServer({
-  cert: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/test_cert.pem`),
-  key: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/test_key.pem`)
+  cert: fixtures.readSync('test_cert.pem'),
+  key: fixtures.readSync('test_key.pem')
 }).listen(common.PORT);
 
 {
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-tls-securepair-client.js b/test/pummel/test-tls-securepair-client.js
index e9bae682d7290a..b397197c0cb484 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-tls-securepair-client.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-tls-securepair-client.js
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ if (!common.opensslCli)
 if (!common.hasCrypto)
   common.skip('missing crypto');
 
-const join = require('path').join;
 const net = require('net');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const fs = require('fs');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const tls = require('tls');
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 
@@ -56,11 +55,8 @@ function test2() {
 }
 
 function test(keyfn, certfn, check, next) {
-  keyfn = join(common.fixturesDir, keyfn);
-  const key = fs.readFileSync(keyfn).toString();
-
-  certfn = join(common.fixturesDir, certfn);
-  const cert = fs.readFileSync(certfn).toString();
+  const key = fixtures.readSync(keyfn).toString();
+  const cert = fixtures.readSync(certfn).toString();
 
   const server = spawn(common.opensslCli, ['s_server',
                                            '-accept', common.PORT,
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-tls-server-large-request.js b/test/pummel/test-tls-server-large-request.js
index 3255633ec7c41f..a99c142d53c818 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-tls-server-large-request.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-tls-server-large-request.js
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const tls = require('tls');
-const fs = require('fs');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const stream = require('stream');
 const util = require('util');
 
 const request = Buffer.from('ABCD'.repeat(1024 * 256 - 1)); // 1mb
 
 const options = {
-  key: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent1-key.pem`),
-  cert: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent1-cert.pem`)
+  key: fixtures.readKey('agent1-key.pem'),
+  cert: fixtures.readKey('agent1-cert.pem')
 };
 
 function Mediator() {
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-tls-session-timeout.js b/test/pummel/test-tls-session-timeout.js
index 9b175da77e62a7..56fdfa16ea7eb5 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-tls-session-timeout.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-tls-session-timeout.js
@@ -43,14 +43,13 @@ function doTest() {
   const tls = require('tls');
   const fs = require('fs');
   const join = require('path').join;
+  const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
   const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 
   const SESSION_TIMEOUT = 1;
 
-  const keyFile = join(common.fixturesDir, 'agent.key');
-  const certFile = join(common.fixturesDir, 'agent.crt');
-  const key = fs.readFileSync(keyFile);
-  const cert = fs.readFileSync(certFile);
+  const key = fixtures.path('agent.key');
+  const cert = fixtures.path('agent.crt');
   const options = {
     key: key,
     cert: cert,
@@ -66,9 +65,8 @@ function doTest() {
 
   const sessionFileName = (function() {
     const ticketFileName = 'tls-session-ticket.txt';
-    const fixturesPath = join(common.fixturesDir, ticketFileName);
     const tmpPath = join(common.tmpDir, ticketFileName);
-    fs.writeFileSync(tmpPath, fs.readFileSync(fixturesPath));
+    fs.writeFileSync(tmpPath, fixtures.readSync(ticketFileName));
     return tmpPath;
   }());
 
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-tls-throttle.js b/test/pummel/test-tls-throttle.js
index 2d0ea1c673a70c..3e18c4cff43a75 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-tls-throttle.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-tls-throttle.js
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const tls = require('tls');
-const fs = require('fs');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 process.stdout.write('build body...');
 const body = 'hello world\n'.repeat(1024 * 1024);
 process.stdout.write('done\n');
 
 const options = {
-  key: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent2-key.pem`),
-  cert: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/keys/agent2-cert.pem`)
+  key: fixtures.readKey('agent2-key.pem'),
+  cert: fixtures.readKey('agent2-cert.pem')
 };
 
 const server = tls.Server(options, common.mustCall(function(socket) {
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-watch-file.js b/test/pummel/test-watch-file.js
index 0ca8154ee2d254..4a7282052065d6 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-watch-file.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-watch-file.js
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 'use strict';
-const common = require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
 
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
-const f = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'x.txt');
+const f = fixtures.path('x.txt');
 
 let changes = 0;
 function watchFile() {
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-debugger-repeat-last.js b/test/sequential/test-debugger-repeat-last.js
index 39572ab99b3159..42638e5d2ebf12 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-debugger-repeat-last.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-debugger-repeat-last.js
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 common.skipIfInspectorDisabled();
-const path = require('path');
+const path = require('../common/fixtures').path;
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 const assert = require('assert');
-const fixture = path.join(
-  common.fixturesDir,
-  'debugger-repeat-last.js'
-);
+const fixture = path('debugger-repeat-last.js');
 
 const args = [
   'inspect',
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-init.js b/test/sequential/test-init.js
index 2e6a23cd346d58..1829905b42d24c 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-init.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-init.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const child = require('child_process');
-const path = require('path');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 if (process.env['TEST_INIT']) {
   return process.stdout.write('Loaded successfully!');
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ function test(file, expected) {
   // ensures that `node fs` does not mistakenly load the native 'fs' module
   // instead of the desired file and that the fs module loads as
   // expected in node
-  process.chdir(path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'test-init-native'));
+  process.chdir(fixtures.path('test-init-native'));
   test('fs', 'fs loaded successfully');
 }