diff --git a/lib/service/service_test.go b/lib/service/service_test.go
index 3bb12c8b70580..31d0ced7d14e3 100644
--- a/lib/service/service_test.go
+++ b/lib/service/service_test.go
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ func TestAdditionalExpectedRoles(t *testing.T) {
 				cfg := servicecfg.MakeDefaultConfig()
 				cfg.DataDir = makeTempDir(t)
 				cfg.SetAuthServerAddress(utils.NetAddr{AddrNetwork: "tcp", Addr: "127.0.0.1:0"})
-				cfg.Auth.StorageConfig.Params["path"] = t.TempDir()
 				cfg.DiagnosticAddr = utils.NetAddr{AddrNetwork: "tcp", Addr: "127.0.0.1:0"}
 				cfg.Auth.ListenAddr = utils.NetAddr{AddrNetwork: "tcp", Addr: "127.0.0.1:0"}
 
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ func TestAdditionalExpectedRoles(t *testing.T) {
 				cfg := servicecfg.MakeDefaultConfig()
 				cfg.DataDir = makeTempDir(t)
 				cfg.SetAuthServerAddress(utils.NetAddr{AddrNetwork: "tcp", Addr: "127.0.0.1:0"})
-				cfg.Auth.StorageConfig.Params["path"] = t.TempDir()
 				cfg.DiagnosticAddr = utils.NetAddr{AddrNetwork: "tcp", Addr: "127.0.0.1:0"}
 				cfg.Auth.ListenAddr = utils.NetAddr{AddrNetwork: "tcp", Addr: "127.0.0.1:0"}
 
@@ -280,7 +278,6 @@ func TestMonitor(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.DiagnosticAddr = utils.NetAddr{AddrNetwork: "tcp", Addr: "127.0.0.1:0"}
 	cfg.SetAuthServerAddress(utils.NetAddr{AddrNetwork: "tcp", Addr: "127.0.0.1:0"})
 	cfg.Auth.Enabled = true
-	cfg.Auth.StorageConfig.Params["path"] = t.TempDir()
 	cfg.Auth.ListenAddr = utils.NetAddr{AddrNetwork: "tcp", Addr: "127.0.0.1:0"}
 	cfg.Proxy.Enabled = false
 	cfg.SSH.Enabled = false
@@ -1742,7 +1739,6 @@ func TestInstanceMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg := newCfg()
 			cfg.DataDir = makeTempDir(t)
-			cfg.Auth.StorageConfig.Params["path"] = t.TempDir()
 			cfg.InstanceMetadataClient = tc.imClient
 
 			process, err := NewTeleport(cfg)