diff --git a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_bdist_dumb.py b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_bdist_dumb.py
index fd199ea932e..25f3276b0c8 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_bdist_dumb.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_command_bdist_dumb.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for distutils.command.bdist_dumb."""
 
 import os
+import packaging.util
 
 from packaging.dist import Distribution
 from packaging.command.bdist_dumb import bdist_dumb
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ class BuildDumbTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
 
     def tearDown(self):
         os.chdir(self.old_location)
+        packaging.util._path_created.clear()
         super(BuildDumbTestCase, self).tearDown()
 
     @requires_zlib
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_uninstall.py b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_uninstall.py
index 00e97e4c700..0ef7f3be90b 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_uninstall.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_uninstall.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 from io import StringIO
 import stat
+import packaging.util
 
 from packaging.database import disable_cache, enable_cache
 from packaging.run import main
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class UninstallTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
 
     def tearDown(self):
         os.chdir(self.cwd)
+        packaging.util._path_created.clear()
         super(UninstallTestCase, self).tearDown()
 
     def run_setup(self, *args):