diff --git a/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_csv.py b/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_csv.py
index a54c7aca..15c6626e 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_csv.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_csv.py
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 """
 SVG export test
 """
-from __future__ import (division, print_function, absolute_import)
+from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
 import pyqtgraph as pg
-import pyqtgraph.exporters
 import csv
 import os
-import shutil
-from . import utils
+import tempfile
 
 app = pg.mkQApp()
 
+
 def approxeq(a, b):
     return (a-b) <= ((a + b) * 1e-6)
 
 
 def test_CSVExporter():
-    tempfile = utils.gentempfilename(suffix='.csv')
+    tempfilename = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.csv').name
+    print("using %s as a temporary file" % tempfilename)
+    
     plt = pg.plot()
     y1 = [1,3,2,3,1,6,9,8,4,2]
     plt.plot(y=y1, name='myPlot')
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ def test_CSVExporter():
     plt.plot(x=x3, y=y3, stepMode=True)
     
     ex = pg.exporters.CSVExporter(plt.plotItem)
-    ex.export(fileName=tempfile)
+    ex.export(fileName=tempfilename)
 
-    r = csv.reader(open(tempfile, 'r'))
+    r = csv.reader(open(tempfilename, 'r'))
     lines = [line for line in r]
     header = lines.pop(0)
     assert header == ['myPlot_x', 'myPlot_y', 'x0001', 'y0001', 'x0002', 'y0002']
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ def test_CSVExporter():
         assert (i >= len(y3) and vals[5] == '') or approxeq(float(vals[5]), y3[i])
         i += 1
 
-    os.unlink(tempfile)
+    os.unlink(tempfilename)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     test_CSVExporter()
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_svg.py b/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_svg.py
index dfa6059f..2261f7df 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_svg.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/test_svg.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 """
 SVG export test
 """
-from __future__ import (division, print_function, absolute_import)
+from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
 import pyqtgraph as pg
-import pyqtgraph.exporters
 import tempfile
-from . import utils
 import os
 
 
@@ -13,7 +11,8 @@ app = pg.mkQApp()
 
 
 def test_plotscene():
-    tempfile = utils.gentempfilename(suffix='.svg')
+    tempfilename = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.svg').name
+    print("using %s as a temporary file" % tempfilename)
     pg.setConfigOption('foreground', (0,0,0))
     w = pg.GraphicsWindow()
     w.show()        
@@ -26,12 +25,13 @@ def test_plotscene():
     app.processEvents()
     
     ex = pg.exporters.SVGExporter(w.scene())
-    ex.export(fileName=tempfile)
+    ex.export(fileName=tempfilename)
     # clean up after the test is done
-    os.unlink(tempfile)
+    os.unlink(tempfilename)
 
 def test_simple():
-    tempfile = utils.gentempfilename(suffix='.svg')
+    tempfilename = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.svg').name
+    print("using %s as a temporary file" % tempfilename)
     scene = pg.QtGui.QGraphicsScene()
     #rect = pg.QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem(0, 0, 100, 100)
     #scene.addItem(rect)
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ def test_simple():
     grp2.addItem(rect3)
 
     ex = pg.exporters.SVGExporter(scene)
-    ex.export(fileName=tempfile)
-    os.unlink(tempfile)
+    ex.export(fileName=tempfilename)
+    os.unlink(tempfilename)
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/utils.py b/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/utils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f2498a3b..00000000
--- a/pyqtgraph/exporters/tests/utils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-import tempfile
-import uuid
-import os
-
-
-def gentempfilename(dir=None, suffix=None):
-    """Generate a temporary file with a random name
-
-    Defaults to whatever the system thinks is a temporary location
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    suffix : str, optional
-        The suffix of the file name (The thing after the last dot).
-        If 'suffix' does not begin with a dot then one will be prepended
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    str
-        The filename of a unique file in the temporary directory
-    """
-    if dir is None:
-        dir = tempfile.gettempdir()
-    if suffix is None:
-        suffix = ''
-    elif not suffix.startswith('.'):
-        suffix = '.' + suffix
-    print('tempfile.tempdir = %s' % tempfile.tempdir)
-    print('suffix = %s' % suffix)
-    return os.path.join(dir, str(uuid.uuid4()) + suffix)
-
-
-def gentempdir(dir=None):
-    """Generate a temporary directory
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    dir : str, optional
-        The directory to create a temporary directory im. If None, defaults
-        to the place on disk that the system thinks is a temporary location
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    str
-        The path to the temporary directory
-    """
-    return tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=dir)