diff --git a/unix/syscall_zos_test.go b/unix/syscall_zos_test.go
index 0be76924..b89cd908 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_zos_test.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_zos_test.go
@@ -553,59 +553,6 @@ func TestMkdev(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// mktmpfifo creates a temporary FIFO and provides a cleanup function.
-func mktmpfifo(t *testing.T) (*os.File, func()) {
-	err := unix.Mkfifo("fifo", 0666)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("mktmpfifo: failed to create FIFO: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	f, err := os.OpenFile("fifo", os.O_RDWR, 0666)
-	if err != nil {
-		os.Remove("fifo")
-		t.Fatalf("mktmpfifo: failed to open FIFO: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return f, func() {
-		f.Close()
-		os.Remove("fifo")
-	}
-}
-
-// utilities taken from os/os_test.go
-
-func touch(t *testing.T, name string) {
-	f, err := os.Create(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
-
-// chtmpdir changes the working directory to a new temporary directory and
-// provides a cleanup function. Used when PWD is read-only.
-func chtmpdir(t *testing.T) func() {
-	oldwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("chtmpdir: %v", err)
-	}
-	d, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "test")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("chtmpdir: %v", err)
-	}
-	if err := os.Chdir(d); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("chtmpdir: %v", err)
-	}
-	return func() {
-		if err := os.Chdir(oldwd); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("chtmpdir: %v", err)
-		}
-		os.RemoveAll(d)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestMountUnmount(t *testing.T) {
 	// use an available fs
 	var buffer struct {