diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/json.rs b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/json.rs
index 3075d46144e5..9a889ab4c0f5 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/json.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/json.rs
@@ -231,21 +231,17 @@ mod tests {
         projection: Option<Vec<usize>>,
         limit: Option<usize>,
     ) -> Result<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>> {
-        let store_root = env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR");
         let filename = "tests/jsons/2.json";
         let format = JsonFormat::default();
-        scan_format(&format, store_root, filename, projection, limit).await
+        scan_format(&format, ".", filename, projection, limit).await
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn infer_schema_with_limit() {
         let store = Arc::new(LocalFileSystem::new()) as _;
+        let filename = "tests/jsons/schema_infer_limit.json";
         let format = JsonFormat::default().with_schema_infer_max_rec(Some(3));
 
-        let store_root = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
-        let filename = store_root.join("tests/jsons/schema_infer_limit.json");
-        let filename = filename.to_str().expect("Unable to get path!");
-
         let file_schema = format
             .infer_schema(&store, &[local_unpartitioned_file(filename)])
             .await
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/file_format/json.rs b/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/file_format/json.rs
index fa0a0b4adf8b..6cc864312ded 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/file_format/json.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/file_format/json.rs
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ mod tests {
         let store_url = ObjectStoreUrl::local_filesystem();
         let store = ctx.runtime_env().object_store(&store_url).unwrap();
 
-        let store_root = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
-        let path = store_root.join(TEST_DATA_BASE).join("1.json");
+        let path = format!("{}/1.json", TEST_DATA_BASE);
         let meta = local_unpartitioned_file(path);
         let schema = JsonFormat::default()
             .infer_schema(&store, &[meta.clone()])
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/file_format/parquet.rs b/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/file_format/parquet.rs
index ce332b201dfd..df939c4ded35 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/file_format/parquet.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/file_format/parquet.rs
@@ -1239,8 +1239,7 @@ mod tests {
     async fn parquet_exec_with_error() -> Result<()> {
         let session_ctx = SessionContext::new();
         let task_ctx = session_ctx.task_ctx();
-        let store_root = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
-        let location = Path::from_filesystem_path(store_root)
+        let location = Path::from_filesystem_path(".")
             .unwrap()
             .child("invalid.parquet");
 
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/test_util.rs b/datafusion/core/src/test_util.rs
index dd48815d752f..ee53a424c82e 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/test_util.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/test_util.rs
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ fn get_data_dir(udf_env: &str, submodule_data: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, Box<dyn
     let dir = env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR");
 
     let pb = PathBuf::from(dir).join(submodule_data);
-    let pb = pb.canonicalize()?;
     if pb.is_dir() {
         Ok(pb)
     } else {
@@ -326,9 +325,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_data_dir() {
         let udf_env = "get_data_dir";
-        let cwd = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
+        let cwd = env::current_dir().unwrap();
 
-        let existing_pb = cwd.join("..").canonicalize().unwrap();
+        let existing_pb = cwd.join("..");
         let existing = existing_pb.display().to_string();
         let existing_str = existing.as_str();