diff --git a/tests/config/.fmf/config b/tests/unit/data/config/.fmf/config
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/config/.fmf/config
rename to tests/unit/data/config/.fmf/config
diff --git a/tests/config/.fmf/version b/tests/unit/data/config/.fmf/version
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/config/.fmf/version
rename to tests/unit/data/config/.fmf/version
diff --git a/tests/config/test_plugin_config.py b/tests/unit/data/config/test_plugin_config.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/config/test_plugin_config.py
rename to tests/unit/data/config/test_plugin_config.py
diff --git a/tests/tests_plugin/.fmf/version b/tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/.fmf/version
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/tests_plugin/.fmf/version
rename to tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/.fmf/version
diff --git a/tests/tests_plugin/main.fmf b/tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/main.fmf
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/tests_plugin/main.fmf
rename to tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/main.fmf
diff --git a/tests/tests_plugin/runtest.sh b/tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/runtest.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/tests_plugin/runtest.sh
rename to tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/runtest.sh
diff --git a/tests/tests_plugin/test_basic.py b/tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/test_basic.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/tests_plugin/test_basic.py
rename to tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/test_basic.py
diff --git a/tests/tests_plugin/test_rewrite.fmf b/tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/test_rewrite.fmf
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/tests_plugin/test_rewrite.fmf
rename to tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/test_rewrite.fmf
diff --git a/tests/tests_plugin/test_rewrite.py b/tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/test_rewrite.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/tests_plugin/test_rewrite.py
rename to tests/unit/data/tests_plugin/test_rewrite.py
diff --git a/tests/unit/pytest.ini b/tests/unit/pytest.ini
index cafe5e5d..c8be441b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/pytest.ini
+++ b/tests/unit/pytest.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [pytest]
 markers =
     web: tests which need to access the web
+norecursedirs = *unit/data*
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_plugin.py b/tests/unit/test_plugin.py
index 5de2689f..51ae04f7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_plugin.py
@@ -3,23 +3,23 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 import os
-import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import copytree, rmtree
 
 from fmf.base import Tree
 from fmf.constants import PLUGIN_ENV
 from fmf.plugin_loader import enabled_plugins
 
-PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-EXAMPLES = os.path.join(PATH, "..", "tests_plugin")
-PLUGIN_PATH = os.path.join(PATH, "..", "..", "fmf", "plugins")
+PATH = Path(__file__).parent
+EXAMPLES = PATH / "data"
+PLUGIN_PATH = PATH.parent.parent / "fmf" / "plugins"
 
 
 class Base(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        self.test_path = EXAMPLES
+        self.test_path = EXAMPLES / "tests_plugin"
         self.tempdir = tempfile.mktemp()
         copytree(self.test_path, self.tempdir)
         # ensure the cache is cleared, to ensure that plugis are not already
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ class Bash(Base):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
-        os.environ[PLUGIN_ENV] = os.path.abspath(
-            os.path.join(PLUGIN_PATH, "bash.py"))
+        os.environ[PLUGIN_ENV] = str(PLUGIN_PATH / "bash.py")
         self.plugin_tree = Tree(self.tempdir)
 
     def test_read(self):
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ def test_modify(self):
 
 class TestConf(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        self.test_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(PATH, "..", "config"))
+        self.test_path = EXAMPLES / "config"
         enabled_plugins.cache_clear()
         self.plugin_tree = Tree(self.test_path)