diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 06240a244..e32ac68f3 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -64,27 +64,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-to-embedded</id>
-                        <phase>generate-test-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>run</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <target>
-                                <copy
-                                        file="${project.build.testOutputDirectory}/jackrabbit-filevault-${vault-api.version}/${vault.test-packages.src}/package_1.0.zip"
-                                        tofile="src/test/resources/with-embedded-package/jcr_root/apps/with-embedded/install/package_1.0.zip" />
-                            </target>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>templating-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/net/adamcin/oakpal/core/sling/DefaultSlingSimulatorTest.java b/core/src/test/java/net/adamcin/oakpal/core/sling/DefaultSlingSimulatorTest.java
index 0a2a57d69..2ed1df245 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/net/adamcin/oakpal/core/sling/DefaultSlingSimulatorTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/net/adamcin/oakpal/core/sling/DefaultSlingSimulatorTest.java
@@ -112,10 +112,15 @@ public void testReadInstallableResourceFromNode_slingOsgiConfig() throws Excepti
 
     @Test
     public void testReadInstallableResourceFromNode_package() throws Exception {
-        final File withEmbeddedPackage = TestPackageUtil.prepareTestPackageFromFolder("with-embedded-package.zip",
-            new File("src/test/resources/with-embedded-package"));
-
+        // first prepare the embedded file, which is copied to the test packages root directory with the given filename
+        final File embeddedPackageFile = TestPackageUtil.prepareTestPackage("package_1.0.zip");
+        // declare the path inside the embedding package
         final String packagePath = "/apps/with-embedded/install/package_1.0.zip";
+        // prepare the outer package, passing the embedded package zip entry name and prepared File location as a map
+        // of additional entries.
+        final File withEmbeddedPackage = TestPackageUtil.prepareTestPackageFromFolder("with-embedded-package.zip",
+            new File("target/test-classes/with-embedded-package"),
+                Collections.singletonMap("jcr_root" + packagePath, embeddedPackageFile));
 
         VaultPackage vaultPackage = mock(VaultPackage.class);
         PackageId embeddedId = new PackageId("com.test", "embedded", "1.0");
diff --git a/testing/src/main/java/net/adamcin/oakpal/testing/TestPackageUtil.java b/testing/src/main/java/net/adamcin/oakpal/testing/TestPackageUtil.java
index fc5eb134b..051134587 100644
--- a/testing/src/main/java/net/adamcin/oakpal/testing/TestPackageUtil.java
+++ b/testing/src/main/java/net/adamcin/oakpal/testing/TestPackageUtil.java
@@ -94,13 +94,19 @@ public static File getCaliperPackage() {
 
     public static File prepareTestPackageFromFolder(final @NotNull String filename,
                                                     final @NotNull File srcFolder) throws IOException {
+        return prepareTestPackageFromFolder(filename, srcFolder, Collections.emptyMap());
+    }
+
+    public static File prepareTestPackageFromFolder(final @NotNull String filename,
+                                                    final @NotNull File srcFolder,
+                                                    final @NotNull Map<String, File> additionalEntries) throws IOException {
         final File absFile = srcFolder.getAbsoluteFile();
         if (!absFile.isDirectory()) {
             throw new IOException("expected directory in srcFolder parameter for test package filename "
                     + filename + ", srcFolder exists " + srcFolder);
         }
         File file = new File(testPackagesRoot.toFile(), filename);
-        buildJarFromDir(absFile, file.getAbsoluteFile(), Collections.emptyMap());
+        buildJarFromDir(absFile, file.getAbsoluteFile(), additionalEntries);
 
         return file;
     }