diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/package.json
index fed7cd4596..60d9f19a70 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/package.json
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@
     "yn": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@types/command-exists": "^1.2.0",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
-    "@types/mock-fs": "^4.13.0",
-    "mock-fs": "^5.2.0",
     "msw": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/src/actions/fetch/cookiecutter.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/src/actions/fetch/cookiecutter.test.ts
index f944b6e598..af63ca0e48 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/src/actions/fetch/cookiecutter.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter/src/actions/fetch/cookiecutter.test.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ import {
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
-import mockFs from 'mock-fs';
-import os from 'os';
+import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
 import { createFetchCookiecutterAction } from './cookiecutter';
 import { join } from 'path';
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ jest.mock(
 );
 
 describe('fetch:cookiecutter', () => {
+  const mockDir = createMockDirectory({ mockOsTmpDir: true });
   const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(
     new ConfigReader({
       integrations: {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('fetch:cookiecutter', () => {
     }),
   );
 
-  const mockTmpDir = os.tmpdir();
+  const mockTmpDir = mockDir.path;
 
   let mockContext: ActionContext<{
     url: string;
@@ -106,36 +106,25 @@ describe('fetch:cookiecutter', () => {
       output: jest.fn(),
       createTemporaryDirectory: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(mockTmpDir),
     };
-
-    // mock the temp directory
-    mockFs({ [mockTmpDir]: {} });
-    mockFs({ [`${join(mockTmpDir, 'template')}`]: {} });
+    mockDir.setContent({ template: {} });
 
     commandExists.mockResolvedValue(null);
 
     // Mock when run container is called it creates some new files in the mock filesystem
     containerRunner.runContainer.mockImplementation(async () => {
-      mockFs({
-        [`${join(mockTmpDir, 'intermediate')}`]: {
-          'testfile.json': '{}',
-        },
+      mockDir.setContent({
+        'intermediate/testfile.json': '{}',
       });
     });
 
     // Mock when executeShellCommand is called it creates some new files in the mock filesystem
     executeShellCommand.mockImplementation(async () => {
-      mockFs({
-        [`${join(mockTmpDir, 'intermediate')}`]: {
-          'testfile.json': '{}',
-        },
+      mockDir.setContent({
+        'intermediate/testfile.json': '{}',
       });
     });
   });
 
-  afterEach(() => {
-    mockFs.restore();
-  });
-
   it('should throw an error when copyWithoutRender is not an array', async () => {
     (mockContext.input as any).copyWithoutRender = 'not an array';
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ca71956aac..059c18d859 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8458,6 +8458,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter@workspace:plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-cookiecutter"
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
@@ -8466,10 +8467,8 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@types/command-exists": ^1.2.0
     "@types/fs-extra": ^9.0.1
-    "@types/mock-fs": ^4.13.0
     command-exists: ^1.2.9
     fs-extra: 10.1.0
-    mock-fs: ^5.2.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
     winston: ^3.2.1
     yn: ^4.0.0