diff --git a/nbconvert/exporters/tests/test_latex.py b/nbconvert/exporters/tests/test_latex.py
index 1208408d0..f7dfe1139 100644
--- a/nbconvert/exporters/tests/test_latex.py
+++ b/nbconvert/exporters/tests/test_latex.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from nbformat import write
 from nbformat import v4
 from ipython_genutils.testing.decorators import onlyif_cmds_exist
-from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+from testpath.tempdir import TemporaryDirectory
 
 
 class TestLatexExporter(ExportersTestsBase):
diff --git a/nbconvert/preprocessors/svg2pdf.py b/nbconvert/preprocessors/svg2pdf.py
index 383fe0302..149d781d2 100644
--- a/nbconvert/preprocessors/svg2pdf.py
+++ b/nbconvert/preprocessors/svg2pdf.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import subprocess
 
 from ipython_genutils.py3compat import cast_unicode_py2
-from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+from testpath.tempdir import TemporaryDirectory
 from traitlets import Unicode, default
 
 from .convertfigures import ConvertFiguresPreprocessor