diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
index 679e0b255ace92..54585a3f12a64b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-mkdir.js
@@ -24,54 +24,32 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
-function unlink(pathname) {
-  try {
-    fs.rmdirSync(pathname);
-  } catch (e) {
-  }
-}
-
 common.refreshTmpDir();
 
 {
   const pathname = `${common.tmpDir}/test1`;
 
-  unlink(pathname);
-
   fs.mkdir(pathname, common.mustCall(function(err) {
     assert.strictEqual(err, null);
     assert.strictEqual(common.fileExists(pathname), true);
   }));
-
-  process.on('exit', function() {
-    unlink(pathname);
-  });
 }
 
 {
   const pathname = `${common.tmpDir}/test2`;
 
-  unlink(pathname);
-
   fs.mkdir(pathname, 0o777, common.mustCall(function(err) {
     assert.strictEqual(err, null);
     assert.strictEqual(common.fileExists(pathname), true);
   }));
-
-  process.on('exit', function() {
-    unlink(pathname);
-  });
 }
 
 {
   const pathname = `${common.tmpDir}/test3`;
 
-  unlink(pathname);
   fs.mkdirSync(pathname);
 
   const exists = common.fileExists(pathname);
-  unlink(pathname);
-
   assert.strictEqual(exists, true);
 }