diff --git a/test/easyblocks/init_easyblocks.py b/test/easyblocks/init_easyblocks.py
index 8fa3161a54b..5f79e77ff23 100644
--- a/test/easyblocks/init_easyblocks.py
+++ b/test/easyblocks/init_easyblocks.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 from easybuild.framework.easyconfig.tools import get_paths_for
 from easybuild.tools import config
 from easybuild.tools.filetools import write_file
+from easybuild.tools.options import set_tmpdir
 from easybuild.tools.module_naming_scheme import GENERAL_CLASS
 from easybuild.tools.run import parse_log_for_error, run_cmd, run_cmd_qa
 from easybuild.tools.environment import modify_env, read_environment
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ class InitTest(TestCase):
         'valid_stops': [x[0] for x in EasyBlock.get_steps()],
     }
     config.init_build_options(build_options=build_options)
-    config.set_tmpdir()
+    set_tmpdir()
     del eb_go
 
     def writeEC(self, easyblock, name='foo', version='1.3.2', extratxt=''):
diff --git a/test/easyblocks/module_only.py b/test/easyblocks/module_only.py
index 7a8df59edb3..69feb2b8fe3 100644
--- a/test/easyblocks/module_only.py
+++ b/test/easyblocks/module_only.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 from easybuild.tools import config
 from easybuild.tools.filetools import write_file
 from easybuild.tools.module_naming_scheme import GENERAL_CLASS
+from easybuild.tools.options import set_tmpdir
 
 
 TMPDIR = tempfile.gettempdir()
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ def suite():
         'valid_stops': [x[0] for x in EasyBlock.get_steps()],
     }
     config.init_build_options(build_options=build_options)
-    config.set_tmpdir()
+    set_tmpdir()
 
     # dynamically generate a separate test for each of the available easyblocks
     easyblocks_path = get_paths_for("easyblocks")[0]
diff --git a/test/easyblocks/suite.py b/test/easyblocks/suite.py
index 63267e08064..a3d35e1b72b 100644
--- a/test/easyblocks/suite.py
+++ b/test/easyblocks/suite.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 from vsc.utils import fancylogger
 
 from easybuild.tools.build_log import EasyBuildError
-from easybuild.tools.config import set_tmpdir
+from easybuild.tools.options import set_tmpdir
 
 import test.easyblocks.general as g
 import test.easyblocks.init_easyblocks as i