diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/install.txtar b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/install.txtar
index 98976435a0..63bc1902fb 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/install.txtar
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/install.txtar
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 env GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org
 
 # Sanity check pre install
-! exists $WORK/gopath/bin/cue
+! exists $GOPATH/bin/cue
 
 # Install
 go install cuelang.org/go/cmd/cue@latest
-exec $WORK/gopath/bin/cue help
+exec $GOPATH/bin/cue help
 stdout 'cue evaluates CUE files'
diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/install_contributing.txtar b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/install_contributing.txtar
index 8596c7fea9..5782e171a9 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/install_contributing.txtar
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/install_contributing.txtar
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 env GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org
 
 # Sanity check pre install
-! exists $WORK/gopath/bin/git-codereview
+! exists $GOPATH/bin/git-codereview
 
 # Install
 go install golang.org/x/review/git-codereview@latest
-exec $WORK/gopath/bin/git-codereview help
+exec $GOPATH/bin/git-codereview help
 stdout 'Git-codereview is a git helper'