diff --git a/docker_test.go b/docker_test.go
index 4e2331904d..5d3561e2d4 100644
--- a/docker_test.go
+++ b/docker_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"path"
 
 	// Import mysql into the scope of this package (required)
 	"io"
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"gotest.tools/v3/fs"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
 
@@ -1481,8 +1481,8 @@ func TestReadTCPropsFile(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("HOME does not contain TC props file", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tmpDir := fs.NewDir(t, os.TempDir())
-		t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir.Path())
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+		t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir)
 
 		config := configureTC()
 
@@ -1490,8 +1490,8 @@ func TestReadTCPropsFile(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("HOME does not contain TC props file - TESTCONTAINERS_ env is set", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tmpDir := fs.NewDir(t, os.TempDir())
-		t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir.Path())
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+		t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir)
 		t.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_CONTAINER_PRIVILEGED", "true")
 
 		config := configureTC()
@@ -1697,12 +1697,12 @@ func TestReadTCPropsFile(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		for i, tt := range tests {
 			t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("[%d]", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-				tmpDir := fs.NewDir(t, os.TempDir())
-				t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir.Path())
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir)
 				for k, v := range tt.env {
 					t.Setenv(k, v)
 				}
-				if err := os.WriteFile(tmpDir.Join(".testcontainers.properties"), []byte(tt.content), 0o600); err != nil {
+				if err := os.WriteFile(path.Join(tmpDir, ".testcontainers.properties"), []byte(tt.content), 0o600); err != nil {
 					t.Errorf("Failed to create the file: %v", err)
 					return
 				}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 02b321bb7a..1b47dedeb5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	gotest.tools/gotestsum v1.8.2
-	gotest.tools/v3 v3.4.0
 )
 
 replace (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 337d999c2d..60dba0c740 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1068,7 +1068,6 @@ gotest.tools/gotestsum v1.8.2/go.mod h1:6JHCiN6TEjA7Kaz23q1bH0e2Dc3YJjDUZ0DmctFZ
 gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.2/go.mod h1:3SzNCllyD9/Y+b5r9JIKQ474KzkZyqLqEfYqMsX94Bk=
 gotest.tools/v3 v3.3.0/go.mod h1:Mcr9QNxkg0uMvy/YElmo4SpXgJKWgQvYrT7Kw5RzJ1A=
 gotest.tools/v3 v3.4.0 h1:ZazjZUfuVeZGLAmlKKuyv3IKP5orXcwtOwDQH6YVr6o=
-gotest.tools/v3 v3.4.0/go.mod h1:CtbdzLSsqVhDgMtKsx03ird5YTGB3ar27v0u/yKBW5g=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20180728063816-88497007e858/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190106161140-3f1c8253044a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
diff --git a/logconsumer_test.go b/logconsumer_test.go
index 32233e0633..cfddbdd847 100644
--- a/logconsumer_test.go
+++ b/logconsumer_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func Test_LogConsumerGetsCalled(t *testing.T) {
 	// get rid of the server "ready" log
 	g.Msgs = g.Msgs[1:]
 
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, []string{"echo hello\n", "echo there\n"}, g.Msgs)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"echo hello\n", "echo there\n"}, g.Msgs)
 	terminateContainerOnEnd(t, ctx, c)
 }
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func Test_ShouldRecognizeLogTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	<-g.Ack
 	_ = c.StopLogProducer()
 
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, map[string]string{
+	assert.Equal(t, map[string]string{
 		StdoutLog: "echo this-is-stdout\n",
 		StderrLog: "echo this-is-stderr\n",
 	}, g.LogTypes)
diff --git a/wait/http_test.go b/wait/http_test.go
index f176bd1b7e..b74c3dc7d2 100644
--- a/wait/http_test.go
+++ b/wait/http_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func TestHTTPStrategyWaitUntilReady(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	capath := workdir + "/testdata/root.pem"
+	capath := path.Join(workdir, "testdata", "root.pem")
 	cafile, err := os.ReadFile(capath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("can't load ca file: %v", err)
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func TestHTTPStrategyWaitUntilReady(t *testing.T) {
 	var i int
 	dockerReq := testcontainers.ContainerRequest{
 		FromDockerfile: testcontainers.FromDockerfile{
-			Context: workdir + "/testdata",
+			Context: path.Join(workdir, "/testdata"),
 		},
 		ExposedPorts: []string{"6443/tcp"},
 		WaitingFor: wait.NewHTTPStrategy("/ping").WithTLS(true, tlsconfig).