diff --git a/testing/deprecated_test.py b/testing/deprecated_test.py
index fbaca4e30..974450044 100644
--- a/testing/deprecated_test.py
+++ b/testing/deprecated_test.py
@@ -178,21 +178,12 @@ def test_pytest_catchlog_deprecated(testdir, plugin):
 def test_pytest_plugins_in_non_top_level_conftest_deprecated(testdir):
     from _pytest.deprecated import PYTEST_PLUGINS_FROM_NON_TOP_LEVEL_CONFTEST
 
-    subdirectory = testdir.tmpdir.join("subdirectory")
-    subdirectory.mkdir()
-    # create the inner conftest with makeconftest and then move it to the subdirectory
-    testdir.makeconftest(
-        """
+    testdir.makepyfile(
+        **{
+            "subdirectory/conftest.py": """
         pytest_plugins=['capture']
     """
-    )
-    testdir.tmpdir.join("conftest.py").move(subdirectory.join("conftest.py"))
-    # make the top level conftest
-    testdir.makeconftest(
-        """
-        import warnings
-        warnings.filterwarnings('always', category=DeprecationWarning)
-    """
+        }
     )
     testdir.makepyfile(
         """