diff --git a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main.go b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main.go
index a2a930abbd..23cd3d07de 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main.go
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
-// specConfig is the name of the file holding the containers configuration
-const specConfig = "config.json"
-
 // arch is the architecture for the running program
 const arch = goruntime.GOARCH
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main_test.go b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main_test.go
index c18d19b507..c90b9338d0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
@@ -22,9 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	ktu "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katautils"
-	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/utils"
 	vc "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers"
-	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/compatoci"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/oci"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock"
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
@@ -38,19 +35,12 @@ const (
 	testFileMode    = os.FileMode(0640)
 	testExeFileMode = os.FileMode(0750)
 
-	// small docker image used to create root filesystems from
-	testDockerImage = "busybox"
-
-	testBundle  = "bundle"
 	testConsole = "/dev/pts/999"
 )
 
 var (
 	// package variables set by calling TestMain()
-	testDir       = ""
-	testBundleDir = ""
-	tc            ktu.TestConstraint
-	ctrEngine     = katautils.CtrEngine{}
+	tc ktu.TestConstraint
 )
 
 // testingImpl is a concrete mock RVC implementation used for testing
@@ -79,57 +69,6 @@ func init() {
 	fmt.Printf("INFO: switching to fake virtcontainers implementation for testing\n")
 	vci = testingImpl
 
-	var err error
-
-	fmt.Printf("INFO: creating test directory\n")
-	testDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", fmt.Sprintf("%s-", katautils.NAME))
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: failed to create test directory: %v", err))
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("INFO: test directory is %v\n", testDir)
-
-	var output string
-	for _, name := range katautils.DockerLikeCtrEngines {
-		fmt.Printf("INFO: checking for container engine: %s\n", name)
-
-		output, err = ctrEngine.Init(name)
-		if err == nil {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ctrEngine.Name == "" {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: Docker-like container engine not accessible to current user: %v (error %v)",
-			output, err))
-	}
-
-	// Do this now to avoid hitting the test timeout value due to
-	// slow network response.
-	fmt.Printf("INFO: ensuring required container image (%v) is available\n", testDockerImage)
-	// Only hit the network if the image doesn't exist locally
-	_, err = ctrEngine.Inspect(testDockerImage)
-	if err == nil {
-		fmt.Printf("INFO: container image %v already exists locally\n", testDockerImage)
-	} else {
-		fmt.Printf("INFO: pulling container image %v\n", testDockerImage)
-		_, err = ctrEngine.Pull(testDockerImage)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	testBundleDir = filepath.Join(testDir, testBundle)
-	err = os.MkdirAll(testBundleDir, testDirMode)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: failed to create bundle directory %v: %v", testBundleDir, err))
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("INFO: creating OCI bundle in %v for tests to use\n", testBundleDir)
-	err = realMakeOCIBundle(testBundleDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: failed to create OCI bundle: %v", err))
-	}
-
 	tc = ktu.NewTestConstraint(false)
 }
 
@@ -143,8 +82,6 @@ func resetCLIGlobals() {
 func runUnitTests(m *testing.M) {
 	ret := m.Run()
 
-	os.RemoveAll(testDir)
-
 	os.Exit(ret)
 }
 
@@ -232,146 +169,6 @@ func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir, consolePath string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConf
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// createOCIConfig creates an OCI configuration (spec) file in
-// the bundle directory specified (which must exist).
-func createOCIConfig(bundleDir string) error {
-	if bundleDir == "" {
-		return errors.New("BUG: Need bundle directory")
-	}
-
-	if !katautils.FileExists(bundleDir) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("BUG: Bundle directory %s does not exist", bundleDir)
-	}
-
-	var configCmd string
-
-	// Search for a suitable version of runc to use to generate
-	// the OCI config file.
-	for _, cmd := range []string{"docker-runc", "runc"} {
-		fullPath, err := exec.LookPath(cmd)
-		if err == nil {
-			configCmd = fullPath
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if configCmd == "" {
-		return errors.New("Cannot find command to generate OCI config file")
-	}
-
-	_, err := utils.RunCommand([]string{configCmd, "spec", "--bundle", bundleDir})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	specFile := filepath.Join(bundleDir, specConfig)
-	if !katautils.FileExists(specFile) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("generated OCI config file does not exist: %v", specFile)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// createRootfs creates a minimal root filesystem below the specified
-// directory.
-func createRootfs(dir string) error {
-	err := os.MkdirAll(dir, testDirMode)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	container, err := ctrEngine.Create(testDockerImage)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = ctrEngine.GetRootfs(container, dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Clean up
-	_, err = ctrEngine.Rm(container)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// realMakeOCIBundle will create an OCI bundle (including the "config.json"
-// config file) in the directory specified (which must already exist).
-//
-// XXX: Note that tests should *NOT* call this function - they should
-// XXX: instead call makeOCIBundle().
-func realMakeOCIBundle(bundleDir string) error {
-	if bundleDir == "" {
-		return errors.New("BUG: Need bundle directory")
-	}
-
-	if !katautils.FileExists(bundleDir) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("BUG: Bundle directory %v does not exist", bundleDir)
-	}
-
-	err := createOCIConfig(bundleDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Note the unusual parameter (a directory, not the config
-	// file to parse!)
-	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundleDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Determine the rootfs directory name the OCI config refers to
-	ociRootPath := spec.Root.Path
-
-	rootfsDir := filepath.Join(bundleDir, ociRootPath)
-
-	if strings.HasPrefix(ociRootPath, "/") {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot handle absolute rootfs as bundle must be unique to each test")
-	}
-
-	err = createRootfs(rootfsDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Create an OCI bundle in the specified directory.
-//
-// Note that the directory will be created, but it's parent is expected to exist.
-//
-// This function works by copying the already-created test bundle. Ideally,
-// the bundle would be recreated for each test, but createRootfs() uses
-// docker which on some systems is too slow, resulting in the tests timing
-// out.
-func makeOCIBundle(bundleDir string) error {
-	from := testBundleDir
-	to := bundleDir
-
-	// only the basename of bundleDir needs to exist as bundleDir
-	// will get created by cp(1).
-	base := filepath.Dir(bundleDir)
-
-	for _, dir := range []string{from, base} {
-		if !katautils.FileExists(dir) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("BUG: directory %v should exist", dir)
-		}
-	}
-
-	output, err := utils.RunCommandFull([]string{"cp", "-a", from, to}, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy test OCI bundle from %v to %v: %v (output: %v)", from, to, err, output)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func createCLIContextWithApp(flagSet *flag.FlagSet, app *cli.App) *cli.Context {
 	ctx := cli.NewContext(app, flagSet, nil)
 
@@ -390,69 +187,6 @@ func createCLIContext(flagset *flag.FlagSet) *cli.Context {
 	return createCLIContextWithApp(flagset, cli.NewApp())
 }
 
-func TestMakeOCIBundle(t *testing.T) {
-	assert := assert.New(t)
-
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir(testDir, "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
-
-	bundleDir := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundleDir)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	specFile := filepath.Join(bundleDir, specConfig)
-	assert.True(katautils.FileExists(specFile))
-}
-
-func TestCreateOCIConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	assert := assert.New(t)
-
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir(testDir, "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
-
-	bundleDir := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = createOCIConfig(bundleDir)
-	// ENOENT
-	assert.Error(err)
-
-	err = os.MkdirAll(bundleDir, testDirMode)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	err = createOCIConfig(bundleDir)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	specFile := filepath.Join(bundleDir, specConfig)
-	assert.True(katautils.FileExists(specFile))
-}
-
-func TestCreateRootfs(t *testing.T) {
-	assert := assert.New(t)
-
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir(testDir, "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
-
-	rootfsDir := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "rootfs")
-	assert.False(katautils.FileExists(rootfsDir))
-
-	err = createRootfs(rootfsDir)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	// non-comprehensive list of expected directories
-	expectedDirs := []string{"bin", "dev", "etc", "usr", "var"}
-
-	assert.True(katautils.FileExists(rootfsDir))
-
-	for _, dir := range expectedDirs {
-		dirPath := filepath.Join(rootfsDir, dir)
-		assert.True(katautils.FileExists(dirPath))
-	}
-}
-
 func TestMainUserWantsUsage(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
@@ -525,7 +259,7 @@ func TestMainBeforeSubCommands(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMainBeforeSubCommandsInvalidLogFile(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir(testDir, "")
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "katatest")
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
@@ -548,7 +282,7 @@ func TestMainBeforeSubCommandsInvalidLogFile(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMainBeforeSubCommandsInvalidLogFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir(testDir, "")
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "katatest")
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
@@ -577,7 +311,7 @@ func TestMainBeforeSubCommandsInvalidLogFormat(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMainBeforeSubCommandsLoadConfigurationFail(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir(testDir, "")
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "katatest")
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
@@ -612,7 +346,7 @@ func TestMainBeforeSubCommandsLoadConfigurationFail(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMainBeforeSubCommandsShowCCConfigPaths(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir(testDir, "")
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "katatest")
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
@@ -676,7 +410,7 @@ func TestMainBeforeSubCommandsShowCCConfigPaths(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMainFatal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir(testDir, "")
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "katatest")
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
@@ -900,7 +634,7 @@ func TestMainCreateRuntime(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMainVersionPrinter(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "katatest")
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/utils_test.go b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/utils_test.go
index a222b940b0..12bba4e2bf 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/utils_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/utils_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestFileExists(t *testing.T) {
-	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir(testDir, "")
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "katatest")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create_test.go
index d2e0b58244..5ad96f1499 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	ktu "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils"
-	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katautils"
 	vc "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers"
 	vcAnnotations "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/compatoci"
@@ -52,21 +50,12 @@ func TestCreateSandboxSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 		testingImpl.CreateSandboxFunc = nil
 	}()
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
+	// defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
 	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
-	bundlePath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	ociConfigFile := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
-	assert.True(katautils.FileExists(ociConfigFile))
-
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
@@ -82,7 +71,7 @@ func TestCreateSandboxSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Rewrite the file
-	err = writeOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
+	err = ktu.WriteOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	s := &service{
@@ -110,25 +99,16 @@ func TestCreateSandboxFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
+	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
 	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
-	bundlePath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	ociConfigFile := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
-	assert.True(katautils.FileExists(ociConfigFile))
-
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
-	err = writeOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
+	err = ktu.WriteOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	s := &service{
@@ -157,21 +137,12 @@ func TestCreateSandboxConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
+	tmpdir, bundlePath, _ := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
 	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
-	bundlePath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	ociConfigFile := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
-	assert.True(katautils.FileExists(ociConfigFile))
-
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
@@ -216,21 +187,12 @@ func TestCreateContainerSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
+	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
 	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
-	bundlePath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	ociConfigFile := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
-	assert.True(katautils.FileExists(ociConfigFile))
-
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
@@ -240,7 +202,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	spec.Annotations[testSandboxIDAnnotation] = testSandboxID
 
 	// rewrite file
-	err = writeOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
+	err = ktu.WriteOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	s := &service{
@@ -265,21 +227,12 @@ func TestCreateContainerSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateContainerFail(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
+	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
 	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
-	bundlePath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	ociConfigFile := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
-	assert.True(katautils.FileExists(ociConfigFile))
-
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
@@ -287,7 +240,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerFail(t *testing.T) {
 	spec.Annotations[testContainerTypeAnnotation] = testContainerTypeContainer
 	spec.Annotations[testSandboxIDAnnotation] = testSandboxID
 
-	err = writeOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
+	err = ktu.WriteOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	// doesn't create sandbox first
@@ -325,21 +278,12 @@ func TestCreateContainerConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 		sandbox.CreateContainerFunc = nil
 	}()
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
+	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
 	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
-	bundlePath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	ociConfigFile := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
-	assert.True(katautils.FileExists(ociConfigFile))
-
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
@@ -348,7 +292,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 	spec.Annotations[testContainerTypeAnnotation] = "errorType"
 	spec.Annotations[testSandboxIDAnnotation] = testSandboxID
 
-	err = writeOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
+	err = ktu.WriteOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	s := &service{
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/delete_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/delete_test.go
index b19d3d141a..f84f5e596e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/delete_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/delete_test.go
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@
 package containerdshim
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	taskAPI "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/task"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
+	ktu "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/compatoci"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock"
 )
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ func TestDeleteContainerSuccessAndFail(t *testing.T) {
 		MockID: testSandboxID,
 	}
 
-	rootPath, bundlePath := testConfigSetup(t)
+	rootPath, bundlePath, _ := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(rootPath)
 	_, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
@@ -43,19 +42,3 @@ func TestDeleteContainerSuccessAndFail(t *testing.T) {
 	s.containers[testContainerID], err = newContainer(s, reqCreate, "", nil, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 }
-
-func testConfigSetup(t *testing.T) (rootPath string, bundlePath string) {
-	assert := assert.New(t)
-
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	bundlePath = filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-	err = os.MkdirAll(bundlePath, testDirMode)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	err = createOCIConfig(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	return tmpdir, bundlePath
-}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/service_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/service_test.go
index f49d7f4f3d..b501df99cc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/service_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/service_test.go
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ package containerdshim
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -43,13 +41,9 @@ func TestServiceCreate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, _ := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
+	tmpdir, bundleDir, _ := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
-	bundleDir := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-	err := makeOCIBundle(bundleDir)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	s, err := newService("foo")
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/stream_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/stream_test.go
index a973f218f0..a3c7c72688 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/stream_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/stream_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ func TestNewTtyIOFifoReopen(t *testing.T) {
 	var tty *ttyIO
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	ctx := context.TODO()
+
+	testDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "kata-")
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(testDir)
+
 	fifoPath, err := ioutil.TempDir(testDir, "fifo-path-")
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	stdout := filepath.Join(fifoPath, "stdout")
@@ -100,6 +106,10 @@ func TestIoCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	testBytes2 := []byte("Test2")
 	testBytes3 := []byte("Test3")
 
+	testDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "kata-")
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(testDir)
+
 	fifoPath, err := ioutil.TempDir(testDir, "fifo-path-")
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	dstStdoutPath := filepath.Join(fifoPath, "dststdout")
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/utils_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/utils_test.go
index 3ff22787ac..dc118ca1c1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/utils_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/utils_test.go
@@ -7,46 +7,28 @@
 package containerdshim
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	sysExec "os/exec"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
-	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
-
 	ktu "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils"
-	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katautils"
-	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/utils"
 	vc "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers"
-	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/compatoci"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/oci"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 const (
-	// specConf is the name of the file holding the containers configuration
-	specConf = "config.json"
-
 	TestID = "container_test"
 
-	testDirMode  = os.FileMode(0750)
 	testFileMode = os.FileMode(0640)
-	// testExeFileMode         = os.FileMode(0750)
-
-	// small docker image used to create root filesystems from
-	testDockerImage = "busybox"
 
 	testSandboxID   = "777-77-77777777"
 	testContainerID = "42"
-	testBundle      = "bundle"
 	testConsole     = "/dev/pts/888"
 
 	testContainerTypeAnnotation = "io.kubernetes.cri.container-type"
@@ -57,10 +39,7 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	// package variables set by calling TestMain()
-	testDir       = ""
-	testBundleDir = ""
-	tc            ktu.TestConstraint
-	ctrEngine     = katautils.CtrEngine{}
+	tc ktu.TestConstraint
 )
 
 // testingImpl is a concrete mock RVC implementation used for testing
@@ -73,57 +52,6 @@ func init() {
 	fmt.Printf("INFO: switching to fake virtcontainers implementation for testing\n")
 	vci = testingImpl
 
-	var err error
-
-	fmt.Printf("INFO: creating test directory\n")
-	testDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "shimV2-")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: failed to create test directory: %v", err))
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("INFO: test directory is %v\n", testDir)
-
-	var output string
-	for _, name := range katautils.DockerLikeCtrEngines {
-		fmt.Printf("INFO: checking for container engine: %s\n", name)
-
-		output, err = ctrEngine.Init(name)
-		if err == nil {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ctrEngine.Name == "" {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: Docker-like container engine not accessible to current user: %v (error %v)",
-			output, err))
-	}
-
-	// Do this now to avoid hitting the test timeout value due to
-	// slow network response.
-	fmt.Printf("INFO: ensuring required container image (%v) is available\n", testDockerImage)
-	// Only hit the network if the image doesn't exist locally
-	_, err = ctrEngine.Inspect(testDockerImage)
-	if err == nil {
-		fmt.Printf("INFO: container image %v already exists locally\n", testDockerImage)
-	} else {
-		fmt.Printf("INFO: pulling container image %v\n", testDockerImage)
-		_, err = ctrEngine.Pull(testDockerImage)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	testBundleDir = filepath.Join(testDir, testBundle)
-	err = os.MkdirAll(testBundleDir, testDirMode)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: failed to create bundle directory %v: %v", testBundleDir, err))
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("INFO: creating OCI bundle in %v for tests to use\n", testBundleDir)
-	err = realMakeOCIBundle(testBundleDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: failed to create OCI bundle: %v", err))
-	}
-
 	tc = ktu.NewTestConstraint(false)
 
 	// disable shim management server.
@@ -131,46 +59,6 @@ func init() {
 	defaultStartManagementServerFunc = nil
 }
 
-// createOCIConfig creates an OCI configuration (spec) file in
-// the bundle directory specified (which must exist).
-func createOCIConfig(bundleDir string) error {
-	if bundleDir == "" {
-		return errors.New("BUG: Need bundle directory")
-	}
-
-	if !katautils.FileExists(bundleDir) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("BUG: Bundle directory %s does not exist", bundleDir)
-	}
-
-	var configCmd string
-
-	// Search for a suitable version of runc to use to generate
-	// the OCI config file.
-	for _, cmd := range []string{"docker-runc", "runc"} {
-		fullPath, err := sysExec.LookPath(cmd)
-		if err == nil {
-			configCmd = fullPath
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if configCmd == "" {
-		return errors.New("Cannot find command to generate OCI config file")
-	}
-
-	_, err := utils.RunCommand([]string{configCmd, "spec", "--bundle", bundleDir})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	specFile := filepath.Join(bundleDir, specConf)
-	if !katautils.FileExists(specFile) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("generated OCI config file does not exist: %v", specFile)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func createEmptyFile(path string) (err error) {
 	return ioutil.WriteFile(path, []byte(""), testFileMode)
 }
@@ -221,119 +109,6 @@ func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir, consolePath string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConf
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// realMakeOCIBundle will create an OCI bundle (including the "config.json"
-// config file) in the directory specified (which must already exist).
-//
-// XXX: Note that tests should *NOT* call this function - they should
-// XXX: instead call makeOCIBundle().
-func realMakeOCIBundle(bundleDir string) error {
-	if bundleDir == "" {
-		return errors.New("BUG: Need bundle directory")
-	}
-
-	if !katautils.FileExists(bundleDir) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("BUG: Bundle directory %v does not exist", bundleDir)
-	}
-
-	err := createOCIConfig(bundleDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Note the unusual parameter (a directory, not the config
-	// file to parse!)
-	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundleDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Determine the rootfs directory name the OCI config refers to
-	ociRootPath := spec.Root.Path
-
-	rootfsDir := filepath.Join(bundleDir, ociRootPath)
-
-	if strings.HasPrefix(ociRootPath, "/") {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot handle absolute rootfs as bundle must be unique to each test")
-	}
-
-	err = createRootfs(rootfsDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Create an OCI bundle in the specified directory.
-//
-// Note that the directory will be created, but it's parent is expected to exist.
-//
-// This function works by copying the already-created test bundle. Ideally,
-// the bundle would be recreated for each test, but createRootfs() uses
-// docker which on some systems is too slow, resulting in the tests timing
-// out.
-func makeOCIBundle(bundleDir string) error {
-	from := testBundleDir
-	to := bundleDir
-
-	// only the basename of bundleDir needs to exist as bundleDir
-	// will get created by cp(1).
-	base := filepath.Dir(bundleDir)
-
-	for _, dir := range []string{from, base} {
-		if !katautils.FileExists(dir) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("BUG: directory %v should exist", dir)
-		}
-	}
-
-	output, err := utils.RunCommandFull([]string{"cp", "-a", from, to}, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy test OCI bundle from %v to %v: %v (output: %v)", from, to, err, output)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// createRootfs creates a minimal root filesystem below the specified
-// directory.
-func createRootfs(dir string) error {
-	err := os.MkdirAll(dir, testDirMode)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	container, err := ctrEngine.Create(testDockerImage)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = ctrEngine.GetRootfs(container, dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Clean up
-	_, err = ctrEngine.Rm(container)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func writeOCIConfigFile(spec specs.Spec, configPath string) error {
-	if configPath == "" {
-		return errors.New("BUG: need config file path")
-	}
-
-	bytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(spec, "", "\t")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return ioutil.WriteFile(configPath, bytes, testFileMode)
-}
-
 func TestNoNeedForOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/constraints_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/constraints_test.go
index 8a95a9c800..9444fe8e02 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/constraints_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/constraints_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	testFileMode    = os.FileMode(0640)
 	invalidOperator = 1234
 
 	skipUnknownDistroName = "skipping test as cannot determine distro name"
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/utils.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/utils.go
index 4a286a212c..617943a03e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/utils.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/utils.go
@@ -7,8 +7,203 @@
 package katatestutils
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+const (
+	testDirMode  = os.FileMode(0750)
+	testFileMode = os.FileMode(0640)
+
+	busyboxConfigJson = `
+{
+	"ociVersion": "1.0.1-dev",
+	"process": {
+		"terminal": true,
+		"user": {
+			"uid": 0,
+			"gid": 0
+		},
+		"args": [
+			"sh"
+		],
+		"env": [
+			"PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin",
+			"TERM=xterm"
+		],
+		"cwd": "/",
+		"capabilities": {
+			"bounding": [
+				"CAP_AUDIT_WRITE",
+				"CAP_KILL",
+				"CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE"
+			],
+			"effective": [
+				"CAP_AUDIT_WRITE",
+				"CAP_KILL",
+				"CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE"
+			],
+			"inheritable": [
+				"CAP_AUDIT_WRITE",
+				"CAP_KILL",
+				"CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE"
+			],
+			"permitted": [
+				"CAP_AUDIT_WRITE",
+				"CAP_KILL",
+				"CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE"
+			],
+			"ambient": [
+				"CAP_AUDIT_WRITE",
+				"CAP_KILL",
+				"CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE"
+			]
+		},
+		"rlimits": [
+			{
+				"type": "RLIMIT_NOFILE",
+				"hard": 1024,
+				"soft": 1024
+			}
+		],
+		"noNewPrivileges": true
+	},
+	"root": {
+		"path": "rootfs",
+		"readonly": true
+	},
+	"hostname": "runc",
+	"mounts": [
+		{
+			"destination": "/proc",
+			"type": "proc",
+			"source": "proc"
+		},
+		{
+			"destination": "/dev",
+			"type": "tmpfs",
+			"source": "tmpfs",
+			"options": [
+				"nosuid",
+				"strictatime",
+				"mode=755",
+				"size=65536k"
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"destination": "/dev/pts",
+			"type": "devpts",
+			"source": "devpts",
+			"options": [
+				"nosuid",
+				"noexec",
+				"newinstance",
+				"ptmxmode=0666",
+				"mode=0620",
+				"gid=5"
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"destination": "/dev/shm",
+			"type": "tmpfs",
+			"source": "shm",
+			"options": [
+				"nosuid",
+				"noexec",
+				"nodev",
+				"mode=1777",
+				"size=65536k"
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"destination": "/dev/mqueue",
+			"type": "mqueue",
+			"source": "mqueue",
+			"options": [
+				"nosuid",
+				"noexec",
+				"nodev"
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"destination": "/sys",
+			"type": "sysfs",
+			"source": "sysfs",
+			"options": [
+				"nosuid",
+				"noexec",
+				"nodev",
+				"ro"
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"destination": "/sys/fs/cgroup",
+			"type": "cgroup",
+			"source": "cgroup",
+			"options": [
+				"nosuid",
+				"noexec",
+				"nodev",
+				"relatime",
+				"ro"
+			]
+		}
+	],
+	"linux": {
+		"resources": {
+			"devices": [
+				{
+					"allow": false,
+					"access": "rwm"
+				}
+			]
+		},
+		"namespaces": [
+			{
+				"type": "pid"
+			},
+			{
+				"type": "network"
+			},
+			{
+				"type": "ipc"
+			},
+			{
+				"type": "uts"
+			},
+			{
+				"type": "mount"
+			}
+		],
+		"maskedPaths": [
+			"/proc/acpi",
+			"/proc/asound",
+			"/proc/kcore",
+			"/proc/keys",
+			"/proc/latency_stats",
+			"/proc/timer_list",
+			"/proc/timer_stats",
+			"/proc/sched_debug",
+			"/sys/firmware",
+			"/proc/scsi"
+		],
+		"readonlyPaths": [
+			"/proc/bus",
+			"/proc/fs",
+			"/proc/irq",
+			"/proc/sys",
+			"/proc/sysrq-trigger"
+		]
+	}
+}`
 )
 
 type RuntimeConfigOptions struct {
@@ -154,3 +349,34 @@ func IsInGitHubActions() bool {
 	// https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/environment-variables#default-environment-variables
 	return os.Getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS") == "true"
 }
+
+func SetupOCIConfigFile(t *testing.T) (rootPath string, bundlePath, ociConfigFile string) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "katatest-")
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	bundlePath = filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
+	err = os.MkdirAll(bundlePath, testDirMode)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	ociConfigFile = filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(ociConfigFile, []byte(busyboxConfigJson), testFileMode)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	return tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile
+}
+
+// WriteOCIConfigFile using spec to update OCI config file by path configPath
+func WriteOCIConfigFile(spec specs.Spec, configPath string) error {
+	if configPath == "" {
+		return errors.New("BUG: need config file path")
+	}
+
+	bytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(spec, "", "\t")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return ioutil.WriteFile(configPath, bytes, testFileMode)
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/container_engine.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/container_engine.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 39f2f563f3..0000000000
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/container_engine.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LLC
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-//
-
-package katautils
-
-import (
-	"os/exec"
-
-	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/utils"
-)
-
-type CtrEngine struct {
-	Name string
-}
-
-var (
-	DockerLikeCtrEngines = []string{"docker", "podman"}
-)
-
-func (e *CtrEngine) Init(name string) (string, error) {
-	var out string
-	out, err := utils.RunCommandFull([]string{name, "version"}, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return out, err
-	}
-
-	e.Name = name
-	return out, nil
-}
-
-func (e *CtrEngine) Inspect(image string) (string, error) {
-	// Only hit the network if the image doesn't exist locally
-	return utils.RunCommand([]string{e.Name, "inspect", "--type=image", image})
-}
-
-func (e *CtrEngine) Pull(image string) (string, error) {
-	return utils.RunCommand([]string{e.Name, "pull", image})
-}
-
-func (e *CtrEngine) Create(image string) (string, error) {
-	return utils.RunCommand([]string{e.Name, "create", image})
-}
-
-func (e *CtrEngine) Rm(ctrID string) (string, error) {
-	return utils.RunCommand([]string{e.Name, "rm", ctrID})
-}
-
-func (e *CtrEngine) GetRootfs(ctrID string, dir string) error {
-	cmd1 := exec.Command(e.Name, "export", ctrID)
-	cmd2 := exec.Command("tar", "-C", dir, "-xvf", "-")
-
-	cmd1Stdout, err := cmd1.StdoutPipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	cmd2.Stdin = cmd1Stdout
-
-	err = cmd2.Start()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = cmd1.Run()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = cmd2.Wait()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create_test.go
index 46693fcaa6..910ff18a18 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package katautils
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	ktu "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils"
-	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/utils"
 	vc "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/compatoci"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/oci"
@@ -37,8 +35,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	testBundleDir = ""
-
 	// testingImpl is a concrete mock RVC implementation used for testing
 	testingImpl = &vcmock.VCMock{}
 	// mock sandbox
@@ -53,49 +49,6 @@ func init() {
 	tc = ktu.NewTestConstraint(false)
 }
 
-func writeOCIConfigFile(spec specs.Spec, configPath string) error {
-	if configPath == "" {
-		return errors.New("BUG: need config file path")
-	}
-
-	bytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(spec, "", "\t")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return ioutil.WriteFile(configPath, bytes, testFileMode)
-}
-
-// Create an OCI bundle in the specified directory.
-//
-// Note that the directory will be created, but it's parent is expected to exist.
-//
-// This function works by copying the already-created test bundle. Ideally,
-// the bundle would be recreated for each test, but createRootfs() uses
-// docker which on some systems is too slow, resulting in the tests timing
-// out.
-func makeOCIBundle(bundleDir string) error {
-	from := testBundleDir
-	to := bundleDir
-
-	// only the basename of bundleDir needs to exist as bundleDir
-	// will get created by cp(1).
-	base := filepath.Dir(bundleDir)
-
-	for _, dir := range []string{from, base} {
-		if !FileExists(dir) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("BUG: directory %v should exist", dir)
-		}
-	}
-
-	output, err := utils.RunCommandFull([]string{"cp", "-a", from, to}, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy test OCI bundle from %v to %v: %v (output: %v)", from, to, err, output)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // newTestRuntimeConfig creates a new RuntimeConfig
 func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir, consolePath string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConfig, error) {
 	if dir == "" {
@@ -262,21 +215,12 @@ func TestSetKernelParamsUserOptionTakesPriority(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateSandboxConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
+	tmpdir, bundlePath, _ := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
 	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
-	bundlePath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	ociConfigFile := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
-	assert.True(FileExists(ociConfigFile))
-
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
@@ -305,21 +249,12 @@ func TestCreateSandboxFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
+	tmpdir, bundlePath, _ := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
 	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
-	bundlePath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	ociConfigFile := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
-	assert.True(FileExists(ociConfigFile))
-
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
@@ -375,18 +310,9 @@ func TestCheckForFips(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateContainerContainerConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
+	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
-	bundlePath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	ociConfigFile := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
-	assert.True(FileExists(ociConfigFile))
-
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
@@ -396,7 +322,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerContainerConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 	spec.Annotations[testContainerTypeAnnotation] = containerType
 
 	// rewrite file
-	err = writeOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
+	err = ktu.WriteOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	rootFs := vc.RootFs{Mounted: true}
@@ -412,18 +338,9 @@ func TestCreateContainerContainerConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateContainerFail(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
+	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
-	bundlePath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	ociConfigFile := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
-	assert.True(FileExists(ociConfigFile))
-
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
@@ -433,7 +350,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerFail(t *testing.T) {
 	spec.Annotations[testSandboxIDAnnotation] = testSandboxID
 
 	// rewrite file
-	err = writeOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
+	err = ktu.WriteOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	rootFs := vc.RootFs{Mounted: true}
@@ -456,18 +373,9 @@ func TestCreateContainer(t *testing.T) {
 		mockSandbox.CreateContainerFunc = nil
 	}()
 
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	assert.NoError(err)
+	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
-	bundlePath := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "bundle")
-
-	err = makeOCIBundle(bundlePath)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	ociConfigFile := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "config.json")
-	assert.True(FileExists(ociConfigFile))
-
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
@@ -477,7 +385,7 @@ func TestCreateContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	spec.Annotations[testSandboxIDAnnotation] = testSandboxID
 
 	// rewrite file
-	err = writeOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
+	err = ktu.WriteOCIConfigFile(spec, ociConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	rootFs := vc.RootFs{Mounted: true}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/utils_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/utils_test.go
index af95931184..30ad2ccc7c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/utils_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/utils_test.go
@@ -7,20 +7,15 @@
 package katautils
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 
 	ktu "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils"
-	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/compatoci"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -28,173 +23,14 @@ const (
 	testDirMode  = os.FileMode(0750)
 	testFileMode = os.FileMode(0640)
 
-	// small docker image used to create root filesystems from
-	testDockerImage = "busybox"
-
 	testSandboxID   = "99999999-9999-9999-99999999999999999"
 	testContainerID = "1"
-	testBundle      = "bundle"
-	specConfig      = "config.json"
 )
 
 var (
 	testDir = ""
 )
 
-func init() {
-	var err error
-
-	fmt.Printf("INFO: creating test directory\n")
-	testDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", fmt.Sprintf("%s-", NAME))
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: failed to create test directory: %v", err))
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("INFO: test directory is %v\n", testDir)
-
-	testBundleDir = filepath.Join(testDir, testBundle)
-	err = os.MkdirAll(testBundleDir, testDirMode)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: failed to create bundle directory %v: %v", testBundleDir, err))
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("INFO: creating OCI bundle in %v for tests to use\n", testBundleDir)
-	err = realMakeOCIBundle(testBundleDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: failed to create OCI bundle: %v", err))
-	}
-}
-
-// createOCIConfig creates an OCI configuration (spec) file in
-// the bundle directory specified (which must exist).
-func createOCIConfig(bundleDir string) error {
-	if bundleDir == "" {
-		return errors.New("BUG: Need bundle directory")
-	}
-
-	if !FileExists(bundleDir) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("BUG: Bundle directory %s does not exist", bundleDir)
-	}
-
-	var configCmd string
-
-	// Search for a suitable version of runc to use to generate
-	// the OCI config file.
-	for _, cmd := range []string{"docker-runc", "runc"} {
-		fullPath, err := exec.LookPath(cmd)
-		if err == nil {
-			configCmd = fullPath
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if configCmd == "" {
-		return errors.New("Cannot find command to generate OCI config file")
-	}
-
-	_, err := utils.RunCommand([]string{configCmd, "spec", "--bundle", bundleDir})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	specFile := filepath.Join(bundleDir, specConfig)
-	if !FileExists(specFile) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("generated OCI config file does not exist: %v", specFile)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// realMakeOCIBundle will create an OCI bundle (including the "config.json"
-// config file) in the directory specified (which must already exist).
-//
-// XXX: Note that tests should *NOT* call this function - they should
-// XXX: instead call makeOCIBundle().
-func realMakeOCIBundle(bundleDir string) error {
-	if bundleDir == "" {
-		return errors.New("BUG: Need bundle directory")
-	}
-
-	if !FileExists(bundleDir) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("BUG: Bundle directory %v does not exist", bundleDir)
-	}
-
-	err := createOCIConfig(bundleDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Note the unusual parameter (a directory, not the config
-	// file to parse!)
-	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundleDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Determine the rootfs directory name the OCI config refers to
-	ociRootPath := spec.Root.Path
-
-	rootfsDir := filepath.Join(bundleDir, ociRootPath)
-
-	if strings.HasPrefix(ociRootPath, "/") {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot handle absolute rootfs as bundle must be unique to each test")
-	}
-
-	err = createRootfs(rootfsDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// createRootfs creates a minimal root filesystem below the specified
-// directory.
-func createRootfs(dir string) error {
-	var (
-		output string
-		err    error
-	)
-
-	ctrEngine := CtrEngine{}
-	for _, name := range DockerLikeCtrEngines {
-		fmt.Printf("INFO: checking for container engine: %s\n", name)
-
-		output, err = ctrEngine.Init(name)
-		if err == nil {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ctrEngine.Name == "" {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: Docker-like container engine not accessible to current user: %v (error %v)",
-			output, err))
-	}
-
-	err = os.MkdirAll(dir, testDirMode)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	container, err := ctrEngine.Create(testDockerImage)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = ctrEngine.GetRootfs(container, dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Clean up
-	_, err = ctrEngine.Rm(container)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func createFile(file, contents string) error {
 	return ioutil.WriteFile(file, []byte(contents), testFileMode)
 }