diff --git a/spec/manpages/install_spec.rb b/spec/manpages/install_spec.rb
index 910c325..ac7ff5b 100644
--- a/spec/manpages/install_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/manpages/install_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 require "fileutils"
 
 describe Manpages::Install do
+  after do
+    FileUtils.rm_r "spec/tmp"
+  end
+
   it "copies the man pages to a correct directory structure" do
     Manpages::Install.new(
       Gem::Specification.new(name: "manpages_test"),
@@ -73,6 +77,5 @@
       "Problems creating symlink spec/tmp/man/man2/example.2\n" \
       "Problems creating symlink spec/tmp/man/man1/extra.1\n"
     ).to_stdout
-    FileUtils.rm_r "spec/tmp"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/manpages/uninstall_spec.rb b/spec/manpages/uninstall_spec.rb
index dcbcea6..46759d1 100644
--- a/spec/manpages/uninstall_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/manpages/uninstall_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
     FileUtils.mkdir_p("spec/tmp/man/man1")
   end
 
+  after do
+    FileUtils.rm_r "spec/tmp"
+  end
+
   it "Deletes a manpage if the link is to this gem" do
     FileUtils.ln_s("spec/data/man/example.1", "spec/tmp/man/man1/example.1")
     Manpages::Uninstall.new(