--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 //! use fslock::LockFile;
 //! fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
 //!
-//!     let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/mylock.lock")?;
+//!     let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/mylock.lock")?;
 //!     file.lock()?;
 //!     do_stuff();
 //!     file.unlock()?;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 /// # fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
 /// use fslock::LockFile;
 ///
-/// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/mylock.lock")?;
+/// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/mylock.lock")?;
 /// file.lock()?;
 /// do_stuff();
 /// file.unlock()?;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
     /// use fslock::LockFile;
     ///
-    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/regular.lock")?;
+    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/regular.lock")?;
     ///
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
     /// use fslock::LockFile;
     ///
-    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/target.lock")?;
+    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/target.lock")?;
     /// file.lock()?;
     /// do_stuff();
     /// file.unlock()?;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
     /// use fslock::LockFile;
     ///
-    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/panicking.lock")?;
+    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/panicking.lock")?;
     /// file.lock()?;
     /// file.lock()?;
     ///
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
     /// # #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     /// use std::fs::read_to_string;
     ///
-    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/withpid.lock")?;
+    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/withpid.lock")?;
     /// file.lock_with_pid()?;
     /// # #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     /// # {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
     ///
     /// # #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     /// fn do_stuff() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
-    ///     let mut content = read_to_string("testfiles/withpid.lock")?;
+    ///     let mut content = read_to_string("/tmp/withpid.lock")?;
     ///     assert!(content.trim().len() > 0);
     ///     assert!(content.trim().chars().all(|ch| ch.is_ascii_digit()));
     ///     Ok(())
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
     /// use fslock::LockFile;
     ///
-    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/attempt.lock")?;
+    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/attempt.lock")?;
     /// if file.try_lock()? {
     ///     do_stuff();
     ///     file.unlock()?;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
     /// use fslock::LockFile;
     ///
-    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/attempt_panic.lock")?;
+    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/attempt_panic.lock")?;
     /// file.lock()?;
     /// file.try_lock()?;
     ///
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
     /// use fslock::LockFile;
     ///
-    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/pid_attempt.lock")?;
+    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/pid_attempt.lock")?;
     /// if file.try_lock_with_pid()? {
     ///     # #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     ///     # {
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
     /// # }
     /// # #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     /// fn do_stuff() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
-    ///     let mut content = read_to_string("testfiles/pid_attempt.lock")?;
+    ///     let mut content = read_to_string("/tmp/pid_attempt.lock")?;
     ///     assert!(content.trim().len() > 0);
     ///     assert!(content.trim().chars().all(|ch| ch.is_ascii_digit()));
     ///     Ok(())
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
     /// use fslock::LockFile;
     ///
-    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/pid_attempt_panic.lock")?;
+    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/pid_attempt_panic.lock")?;
     /// file.lock_with_pid()?;
     /// file.try_lock_with_pid()?;
     ///
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
     /// use fslock::LockFile;
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
     ///
-    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/maybeowned.lock")?;
+    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/maybeowned.lock")?;
     /// do_stuff_with_lock(&mut file);
     /// if !file.owns_lock() {
     ///     file.lock()?;
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
     /// use fslock::LockFile;
     ///
-    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/endinglock.lock")?;
+    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/endinglock.lock")?;
     /// file.lock()?;
     /// do_stuff();
     /// file.unlock()?;
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
     /// # fn main() -> Result<(), fslock::Error> {
     /// use fslock::LockFile;
     ///
-    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("testfiles/endinglock.lock")?;
+    /// let mut file = LockFile::open("/tmp/endinglock.lock")?;
     /// file.unlock()?;
     ///
     /// # Ok(())
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 fn read_pid() -> Result<(), Error> {
     use std::fs::read_to_string;
 
-    let path = "testfiles/read_pid.lock";
+    let path = "/tmp/read_pid.lock";
     let mut file = LockFile::open(path)?;
     file.lock_with_pid()?;
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 fn try_read_pid() -> Result<(), Error> {
     use std::fs::read_to_string;
 
-    let path = "testfiles/try_read_pid.lock";
+    let path = "/tmp/try_read_pid.lock";
     let mut file = LockFile::open(path)?;
     assert!(file.try_lock_with_pid()?);
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 #[test]
 fn other_process() -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let path = "testfiles/other_process.lock";
+    let path = "/tmp/other_process.lock";
     let mut file = LockFile::open(path)?;
     file.lock()?;
     check_try_lock_example(path, b"FAILURE\n")?;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 fn other_process_pid() -> Result<(), Error> {
     use std::fs::read_to_string;
 
-    let path = "testfiles/other_process_pid.lock";
+    let path = "/tmp/other_process_pid.lock";
     let mut file = LockFile::open(path)?;
     assert!(file.try_lock_with_pid()?);
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 fn other_process_but_curr_reads() -> Result<(), Error> {
     use std::fs::read_to_string;
 
-    let path = "testfiles/other_process_but_curr_reads.lock";
+    let path = "/tmp/other_process_but_curr_reads.lock";
     let mut file = LockFile::open(path)?;
     file.lock()?;