--- a/tests/test_fetch_mappings.py
+++ b/tests/test_fetch_mappings.py
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
         return os.path.join(self.tmpdir, 'tagmap')
 
     def test_author_map(self, stupid=False):
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'replace_trunk_with_branch.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('replace_trunk_with_branch.svndump')
         authormap = open(self.authors, 'w')
         authormap.write('Augie=Augie Fackler <durin42@gmail.com> # stuffy\n')
         authormap.write("Augie Fackler <durin42@gmail.com>\n")
         authormap.close()
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'authormap', self.authors)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, authors=self.authors)
         self.assertEqual(self.repo[0].user(),
                          'Augie Fackler <durin42@gmail.com>')
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
         self.test_author_map(True)
 
     def test_author_map_closing_author(self, stupid=False):
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'replace_trunk_with_branch.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('replace_trunk_with_branch.svndump')
         authormap = open(self.authors, 'w')
         authormap.write("evil=Testy <test@test>")
         authormap.close()
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'authormap', self.authors)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, authors=self.authors)
         self.assertEqual(self.repo[0].user(),
                          'Augie@5b65bade-98f3-4993-a01f-b7a6710da339')
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
         self.assertEqual(fromself.symmetric_difference(all_tests), set())
 
     def test_file_map(self, stupid=False):
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'replace_trunk_with_branch.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('replace_trunk_with_branch.svndump')
         filemap = open(self.filemap, 'w')
         filemap.write("include alpha\n")
         filemap.close()
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'filemap', self.filemap)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, filemap=self.filemap)
         self.assertEqual(node.hex(self.repo[0].node()), '88e2c7492d83e4bf30fbb2dcbf6aa24d60ac688d')
         self.assertEqual(node.hex(self.repo['default'].node()), 'e524296152246b3837fe9503c83b727075835155')
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
         self.assertRaises(hgutil.Abort, self.test_file_map, True)
 
     def test_file_map_exclude(self, stupid=False):
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'replace_trunk_with_branch.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('replace_trunk_with_branch.svndump')
         filemap = open(self.filemap, 'w')
         filemap.write("exclude alpha\n")
         filemap.close()
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'filemap', self.filemap)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, filemap=self.filemap)
         self.assertEqual(node.hex(self.repo[0].node()), '2c48f3525926ab6c8b8424bcf5eb34b149b61841')
         self.assertEqual(node.hex(self.repo['default'].node()), 'b37a3c0297b71f989064d9b545b5a478bbed7cc1')
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
         self.assertRaises(hgutil.Abort, self.test_file_map_exclude, True)
 
     def test_file_map_rule_order(self):
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'replace_trunk_with_branch.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('replace_trunk_with_branch.svndump')
         filemap = open(self.filemap, 'w')
         filemap.write("exclude alpha\n")
         filemap.write("include .\n")
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
         filemap.close()
         ui = self.ui(False)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'filemap', self.filemap)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, filemap=self.filemap)
         # The exclusion of alpha is overridden by the later rule to
         # include all of '.', whereas gamma should remain excluded
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
                          ['alpha', 'beta'])
 
     def test_branchmap(self, stupid=False):
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'branchmap.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('branchmap.svndump')
         branchmap = open(self.branchmap, 'w')
         branchmap.write("badname = good-name # stuffy\n")
         branchmap.write("feature = default\n")
         branchmap.close()
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'branchmap', self.branchmap)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, branchmap=self.branchmap)
         branches = set(self.repo[i].branch() for i in self.repo)
         self.assert_('badname' not in branches)
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
 
     def test_branchmap_tagging(self, stupid=False):
         '''test tagging a renamed branch, which used to raise an exception'''
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'commit-to-tag.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('commit-to-tag.svndump')
         branchmap = open(self.branchmap, 'w')
         branchmap.write("magic = art\n")
         branchmap.close()
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'branchmap', self.branchmap)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, branchmap=self.branchmap)
         branches = set(self.repo[i].branch() for i in self.repo)
         self.assertEquals(sorted(branches), ['art', 'closeme'])
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
 
     def test_branchmap_empty_commit(self, stupid=False):
         '''test mapping an empty commit on a renamed branch'''
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'propset-branch.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('propset-branch.svndump')
         branchmap = open(self.branchmap, 'w')
         branchmap.write("the-branch = bob\n")
         branchmap.close()
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'branchmap', self.branchmap)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, branchmap=self.branchmap)
         branches = set(self.repo[i].branch() for i in self.repo)
         self.assertEquals(sorted(branches), ['bob', 'default'])
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
 
     def test_branchmap_combine(self, stupid=False):
         '''test combining two branches, but retaining heads'''
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'branchmap.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('branchmap.svndump')
         branchmap = open(self.branchmap, 'w')
         branchmap.write("badname = default\n")
         branchmap.write("feature = default\n")
         branchmap.close()
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'branchmap', self.branchmap)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, branchmap=self.branchmap)
         branches = set(self.repo[i].branch() for i in self.repo)
         self.assertEquals(sorted(branches), ['default'])
@@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
 
     def test_branchmap_rebuildmeta(self, stupid=False):
         '''test rebuildmeta on a branchmapped clone'''
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'branchmap.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('branchmap.svndump')
         branchmap = open(self.branchmap, 'w')
         branchmap.write("badname = dit\n")
         branchmap.write("feature = dah\n")
         branchmap.close()
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'branchmap', self.branchmap)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, branchmap=self.branchmap)
         originfo = self.repo.svnmeta().branches
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
         src, dest = test_util.hgclone(ui, self.wc_path, self.wc_path + '_clone',
                                       update=False)
         svncommands.rebuildmeta(ui, dest,
-                                args=[test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path)])
+                                args=[test_util.fileurl(repo_path)])
 
         # just check the keys; assume the contents are unaffected by the branch
         # map and thus properly tested by other tests
@@ -257,14 +257,14 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
 
     def test_branchmap_verify(self, stupid=False):
         '''test verify on a branchmapped clone'''
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'branchmap.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('branchmap.svndump')
         branchmap = open(self.branchmap, 'w')
         branchmap.write("badname = dit\n")
         branchmap.write("feature = dah\n")
         branchmap.close()
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'branchmap', self.branchmap)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, branchmap=self.branchmap)
         repo = self.repo
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
         is to not convert the 'this' branches. Until we can do that, we settle
         with aborting.
         '''
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path, 'propset-branch.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('propset-branch.svndump')
         branchmap = open(self.branchmap, 'w')
         branchmap.write("closeme =\n")
         branchmap.close()
@@ -291,8 +291,7 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
                           maps.BranchMap, self.ui(), self.branchmap)
 
     def test_tagmap(self, stupid=False):
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path,
-                                       'basic_tag_tests.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('basic_tag_tests.svndump')
         tagmap = open(self.tagmap, 'w')
         tagmap.write("tag_r3 = 3.x # stuffy\n")
         tagmap.write("copied_tag = \n")
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
 
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'tagmap', self.tagmap)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, tagmap=self.tagmap)
         tags = self.repo.tags()
         assert 'tag_r3' not in tags
@@ -311,8 +310,7 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
         self.test_tagmap(True)
 
     def test_tagren_changed(self, stupid=False):
-        test_util.load_svndump_fixture(self.repo_path,
-                                       'commit-to-tag.svndump')
+        repo_path = self.load_svndump('commit-to-tag.svndump')
         tagmap = open(self.tagmap, 'w')
         tagmap.write("edit-at-create = edit-past\n")
         tagmap.write("also-edit = \n")
@@ -321,7 +319,7 @@ class MapTests(test_util.TestBase):
 
         ui = self.ui(stupid)
         ui.setconfig('hgsubversion', 'tagmap', self.tagmap)
-        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(self.repo_path),
+        commands.clone(ui, test_util.fileurl(repo_path),
                        self.wc_path, tagmap=self.tagmap)
         tags = self.repo.tags()