diff --git a/tests/test_editblock.py b/tests/test_editblock.py
index 84d061767..82940e3ef 100644
--- a/tests/test_editblock.py
+++ b/tests/test_editblock.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ new
         # Call the run method with a message
         coder.run(with_message="hi")
 
-        content = open(file1, encoding="utf-8").read()
+        content = Path(file1).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         self.assertEqual(content, "one\nnew\nthree\n")
 
     def test_full_edit_dry_run(self):
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ new
         # Call the run method with a message
         coder.run(with_message="hi")
 
-        content = open(file1, encoding="utf-8").read()
+        content = Path(file1).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         self.assertEqual(content, orig_content)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_wholefile.py b/tests/test_wholefile.py
index 7f2dfe385..de85e04c8 100644
--- a/tests/test_wholefile.py
+++ b/tests/test_wholefile.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ Do this:
         # Call the run method with a message
         coder.run(with_message="hi")
 
-        content = open(file1, encoding="utf-8").read()
+        content = Path(file1).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
         # check for one trailing newline
         self.assertEqual(content, new_content + "\n")