diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 699ca8bc..a7de3fd4 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import pytest
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from functools import lru_cache, wraps
 from linkcheck import LinkCheckerInterrupt
-from builtins import str as str_text
 
 
 basedir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
@@ -259,8 +258,8 @@ def get_file(filename=None):
     """
     directory = os.path.join("tests", "checker", "data")
     if filename:
-        return str_text(os.path.join(directory, filename))
-    return str_text(directory)
+        return os.path.join(directory, filename)
+    return directory
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/tests/configuration/test_config.py b/tests/configuration/test_config.py
index 754386df..3bbe5359 100644
--- a/tests/configuration/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/configuration/test_config.py
@@ -20,15 +20,14 @@ Test config parsing.
 import unittest
 import os
 import linkcheck.configuration
-from builtins import str as str_text
 
 
 def get_file(filename=None):
     """Get file name located within 'data' directory."""
     directory = os.path.join("tests", "configuration", "data")
     if filename:
-        return str_text(os.path.join(directory, filename))
-    return str_text(directory)
+        return os.path.join(directory, filename)
+    return directory
 
 
 class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):