diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pdf.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pdf.py
index ae17c7a4a4e3..ad565ea9e81b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pdf.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pdf.py
@@ -81,43 +81,47 @@ def test_multipage_properfinalize():
 
 
 def test_multipage_keep_empty(tmp_path):
-    os.chdir(tmp_path)
-
     # test empty pdf files
 
     # an empty pdf is left behind with keep_empty unset
-    with pytest.warns(mpl.MatplotlibDeprecationWarning), PdfPages("a.pdf") as pdf:
+    fn = tmp_path / "a.pdf"
+    with pytest.warns(mpl.MatplotlibDeprecationWarning), PdfPages(fn) as pdf:
         pass
-    assert os.path.exists("a.pdf")
+    assert fn.exists()
 
     # an empty pdf is left behind with keep_empty=True
+    fn = tmp_path / "b.pdf"
     with pytest.warns(mpl.MatplotlibDeprecationWarning), \
-            PdfPages("b.pdf", keep_empty=True) as pdf:
+            PdfPages(fn, keep_empty=True) as pdf:
         pass
-    assert os.path.exists("b.pdf")
+    assert fn.exists()
 
     # an empty pdf deletes itself afterwards with keep_empty=False
-    with PdfPages("c.pdf", keep_empty=False) as pdf:
+    fn = tmp_path / "c.pdf"
+    with PdfPages(fn, keep_empty=False) as pdf:
         pass
-    assert not os.path.exists("c.pdf")
+    assert not fn.exists()
 
     # test pdf files with content, they should never be deleted
 
     # a non-empty pdf is left behind with keep_empty unset
-    with PdfPages("d.pdf") as pdf:
+    fn = tmp_path / "d.pdf"
+    with PdfPages(fn) as pdf:
         pdf.savefig(plt.figure())
-    assert os.path.exists("d.pdf")
+    assert fn.exists()
 
     # a non-empty pdf is left behind with keep_empty=True
+    fn = tmp_path / "e.pdf"
     with pytest.warns(mpl.MatplotlibDeprecationWarning), \
-            PdfPages("e.pdf", keep_empty=True) as pdf:
+            PdfPages(fn, keep_empty=True) as pdf:
         pdf.savefig(plt.figure())
-    assert os.path.exists("e.pdf")
+    assert fn.exists()
 
     # a non-empty pdf is left behind with keep_empty=False
-    with PdfPages("f.pdf", keep_empty=False) as pdf:
+    fn = tmp_path / "f.pdf"
+    with PdfPages(fn, keep_empty=False) as pdf:
         pdf.savefig(plt.figure())
-    assert os.path.exists("f.pdf")
+    assert fn.exists()
 
 
 def test_composite_image():
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pgf.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pgf.py
index a866916c58c6..8a83515f161c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pgf.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pgf.py
@@ -288,43 +288,47 @@ def test_pdf_pages_metadata_check(monkeypatch, system):
 
 @needs_pgf_xelatex
 def test_multipage_keep_empty(tmp_path):
-    os.chdir(tmp_path)
-
     # test empty pdf files
 
     # an empty pdf is left behind with keep_empty unset
-    with pytest.warns(mpl.MatplotlibDeprecationWarning), PdfPages("a.pdf") as pdf:
+    fn = tmp_path / "a.pdf"
+    with pytest.warns(mpl.MatplotlibDeprecationWarning), PdfPages(fn) as pdf:
         pass
-    assert os.path.exists("a.pdf")
+    assert fn.exists()
 
     # an empty pdf is left behind with keep_empty=True
+    fn = tmp_path / "b.pdf"
     with pytest.warns(mpl.MatplotlibDeprecationWarning), \
-            PdfPages("b.pdf", keep_empty=True) as pdf:
+            PdfPages(fn, keep_empty=True) as pdf:
         pass
-    assert os.path.exists("b.pdf")
+    assert fn.exists()
 
     # an empty pdf deletes itself afterwards with keep_empty=False
-    with PdfPages("c.pdf", keep_empty=False) as pdf:
+    fn = tmp_path / "c.pdf"
+    with PdfPages(fn, keep_empty=False) as pdf:
         pass
-    assert not os.path.exists("c.pdf")
+    assert not fn.exists()
 
     # test pdf files with content, they should never be deleted
 
     # a non-empty pdf is left behind with keep_empty unset
-    with PdfPages("d.pdf") as pdf:
+    fn = tmp_path / "d.pdf"
+    with PdfPages(fn) as pdf:
         pdf.savefig(plt.figure())
-    assert os.path.exists("d.pdf")
+    assert fn.exists()
 
     # a non-empty pdf is left behind with keep_empty=True
+    fn = tmp_path / "e.pdf"
     with pytest.warns(mpl.MatplotlibDeprecationWarning), \
-            PdfPages("e.pdf", keep_empty=True) as pdf:
+            PdfPages(fn, keep_empty=True) as pdf:
         pdf.savefig(plt.figure())
-    assert os.path.exists("e.pdf")
+    assert fn.exists()
 
     # a non-empty pdf is left behind with keep_empty=False
-    with PdfPages("f.pdf", keep_empty=False) as pdf:
+    fn = tmp_path / "f.pdf"
+    with PdfPages(fn, keep_empty=False) as pdf:
         pdf.savefig(plt.figure())
-    assert os.path.exists("f.pdf")
+    assert fn.exists()
 
 
 @needs_pgf_xelatex

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