diff --git a/tests/newusers/13_create_user_new-home/newusers.test b/tests/newusers/13_create_user_new-home/newusers.test
index d538f336..f75df158 100755
--- a/tests/newusers/13_create_user_new-home/newusers.test
+++ b/tests/newusers/13_create_user_new-home/newusers.test
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ echo -n "Removing home directory..."
 rm -rf /tmp/test-newusers
 echo "OK"
 
+# cleanup
+rm -f tmp/home_ls-a
+
 log_status "$0" "SUCCESS"
 restore_config
 trap '' 0
diff --git a/tests/newusers/14_create_user_existing-home/newusers.test b/tests/newusers/14_create_user_existing-home/newusers.test
index b7cbd3b2..94e26f51 100755
--- a/tests/newusers/14_create_user_existing-home/newusers.test
+++ b/tests/newusers/14_create_user_existing-home/newusers.test
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ echo -n "Removing home directory..."
 rm -rf /tmp/test-newusers
 echo "OK"
 
+# cleanup
+rm -f tmp/home_ls-a
+
 log_status "$0" "SUCCESS"
 restore_config
 trap '' 0
diff --git a/tests/newusers/15_update_new-home/newusers.test b/tests/newusers/15_update_new-home/newusers.test
index c3069055..06e5233e 100755
--- a/tests/newusers/15_update_new-home/newusers.test
+++ b/tests/newusers/15_update_new-home/newusers.test
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ echo -n "Removing home directory..."
 rm -rf /tmp/test-newusers
 echo "OK"
 
+# cleanup
+rm -f tmp/home_ls-a
+
 log_status "$0" "SUCCESS"
 restore_config
 trap '' 0
diff --git a/tests/newusers/16_update_existing-home/newusers.test b/tests/newusers/16_update_existing-home/newusers.test
index 3c2b6cfd..c1c3dc4f 100755
--- a/tests/newusers/16_update_existing-home/newusers.test
+++ b/tests/newusers/16_update_existing-home/newusers.test
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ echo -n "Removing home directory..."
 rm -rf /tmp/test-newusers
 echo "OK"
 
+# cleanup
+rm -f tmp/home_ls-a
+
 log_status "$0" "SUCCESS"
 restore_config
 trap '' 0
diff --git a/tests/newusers/19_update_keep-old-home/newusers.test b/tests/newusers/19_update_keep-old-home/newusers.test
index 856ba94a..d50356d7 100755
--- a/tests/newusers/19_update_keep-old-home/newusers.test
+++ b/tests/newusers/19_update_keep-old-home/newusers.test
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ echo -n "Removing home directories..."
 rm -rf /tmp/test-newusers /tmp/test-newusers2
 echo "OK"
 
+# cleanup
+rm -f tmp/home_ls-a tmp/home_ls-a.old
+
 log_status "$0" "SUCCESS"
 restore_config
 trap '' 0