diff --git a/src/connection.rs b/src/connection.rs
index c7051cc..1ee702a 100644
--- a/src/connection.rs
+++ b/src/connection.rs
@@ -154,12 +154,10 @@ extern fn process_callback<F>(callback: *mut c_void, count: c_int, values: *mut
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::Connection;
-    use tests::setup;
 
     #[test]
     fn execute() {
-        let (path, _directory) = setup();
-        let connection = Connection::open(&path).unwrap();
+        let connection = Connection::open(":memory:").unwrap();
         match connection.execute(":)") {
             Err(error) => assert_eq!(error.message,
                                      Some(String::from(r#"unrecognized token: ":""#))),
@@ -169,8 +167,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn set_busy_handler() {
-        let (path, _directory) = setup();
-        let mut connection = Connection::open(&path).unwrap();
+        let mut connection = Connection::open(":memory:").unwrap();
         connection.set_busy_handler(|_| true).unwrap();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a036262..4388370 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
 extern crate libc;
 extern crate sqlite3_sys as ffi;
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-extern crate temporary;
-
 macro_rules! raise(
     ($message:expr) => (return Err(::Error::from($message)));
 );
@@ -117,14 +114,3 @@ pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 pub fn open<'l, T: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(path: T) -> Result<Connection<'l>> {
     Connection::open(path)
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use std::path::PathBuf;
-    use temporary::Directory;
-
-    pub fn setup() -> (PathBuf, Directory) {
-        let directory = Directory::new("sqlite").unwrap();
-        (directory.path().join("database.sqlite3"), directory)
-    }
-}