diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 578033336fc..d1a12d65e5d 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def virtualenv_template(request, tmpdir_factory, pip_src,
     # Install setuptools and pip.
     install_egg_link(venv, 'setuptools', setuptools_install)
     pip_editable = Path(str(tmpdir_factory.mktemp('pip'))) / 'pip'
-    pip_src.copytree(pip_editable)
+    shutil.copytree(pip_src, pip_editable, symlinks=True)
     assert compileall.compile_dir(str(pip_editable), quiet=1)
     subprocess.check_call([venv.bin / 'python', 'setup.py', '-q', 'develop'],
                           cwd=pip_editable)
diff --git a/tests/lib/__init__.py b/tests/lib/__init__.py
index a253b40ed1e..61fcc954710 100644
--- a/tests/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/lib/__init__.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def reset(self):
         # try/except.
         if self.root.exists():
             shutil.rmtree(self.root)
-        self.source.copytree(self.root)
+        shutil.copytree(self.source, self.root, symlinks=True)
 
     @property
     def packages(self):
diff --git a/tests/lib/path.py b/tests/lib/path.py
index 42e89079bab..cb2e6bda7ed 100644
--- a/tests/lib/path.py
+++ b/tests/lib/path.py
@@ -179,12 +179,6 @@ def rmdir(self):
         """
         return os.rmdir(self)
 
-    def copytree(self, to):
-        """
-        Copies a directory tree to another path.
-        """
-        return shutil.copytree(self, to, symlinks=True)
-
     def rename(self, to):
         """
         Renames a file or directory. May throw an OSError.
diff --git a/tests/lib/venv.py b/tests/lib/venv.py
index f78ecbb928e..5ef9adc8785 100644
--- a/tests/lib/venv.py
+++ b/tests/lib/venv.py
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ def _create(self, clear=False):
             if sys.platform == 'win32' and self.location.exists():
                 self.location.rmdir()
             # Clone virtual environment from template.
-            self._template.location.copytree(self.location)
+            shutil.copytree(
+                self._template.location, self.location, symlinks=True
+            )
             self._sitecustomize = self._template.sitecustomize
             self._user_site_packages = self._template.user_site_packages
         else: