diff --git a/tools/roslaunch/example-env-substutition.xml b/tools/roslaunch/resources/example-env-substutition.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/roslaunch/example-env-substutition.xml
rename to tools/roslaunch/resources/example-env-substutition.xml
diff --git a/tools/roslaunch/example-gdb.launch b/tools/roslaunch/resources/example-gdb.launch
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/roslaunch/example-gdb.launch
rename to tools/roslaunch/resources/example-gdb.launch
diff --git a/tools/roslaunch/example-include.launch b/tools/roslaunch/resources/example-include.launch
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/roslaunch/example-include.launch
rename to tools/roslaunch/resources/example-include.launch
diff --git a/tools/roslaunch/example-min.launch b/tools/roslaunch/resources/example-min.launch
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/roslaunch/example-min.launch
rename to tools/roslaunch/resources/example-min.launch
diff --git a/tools/roslaunch/example-params.launch b/tools/roslaunch/resources/example-params.launch
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/roslaunch/example-params.launch
rename to tools/roslaunch/resources/example-params.launch
diff --git a/tools/roslaunch/example-ssh.launch b/tools/roslaunch/resources/example-ssh.launch
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/roslaunch/example-ssh.launch
rename to tools/roslaunch/resources/example-ssh.launch
diff --git a/tools/roslaunch/example.launch b/tools/roslaunch/resources/example.launch
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/roslaunch/example.launch
rename to tools/roslaunch/resources/example.launch
diff --git a/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_roslaunch_parent.py b/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_roslaunch_parent.py
index 9d5935baeb..278e4c8247 100644
--- a/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_roslaunch_parent.py
+++ b/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_roslaunch_parent.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 from xmlrpclib import ServerProxy
 
+import rospkg
 import rosgraph.network
 import roslaunch.parent
 
@@ -142,9 +143,8 @@ def _subroslaunchParent(self):
         self.assertEquals(True, p.is_core)
         self.assertEquals(False, p.local_only)
 
-        import roslib.packages
-        rl_dir = roslib.packages.get_pkg_dir('roslaunch')
-        rl_file = os.path.join(rl_dir, 'example.launch')
+        rl_dir = rospkg.RosPack().get_path('roslaunch')
+        rl_file = os.path.join(rl_dir, 'resources', 'example.launch')
         self.assert_(os.path.isfile(rl_file))
         
         # validate load_config logic
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def _subroslaunchParent(self):
         except roslaunch.core.RLException: pass
 
         # try again with bad xml
-        rl_dir = roslib.packages.get_pkg_dir('roslaunch')
+        rl_dir = rospkg.RosPack.get_path('roslaunch')
         rl_file = os.path.join(rl_dir, 'test', 'xml', 'test-params-invalid-1.xml')
         self.assert_(os.path.isfile(rl_file))
         p = ROSLaunchParent(run_id, [rl_file])
diff --git a/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_roslaunch_rlutil.py b/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_roslaunch_rlutil.py
index 0c1fd188aa..2fd0c34d8f 100644
--- a/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_roslaunch_rlutil.py
+++ b/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_roslaunch_rlutil.py
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ def get_test_path():
     # two directories up from here
     return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', '..'))
 
+# path to example.launch directory
+def get_example_path():
+    return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'resources'))
+
 ## Test roslaunch.node_args
 class TestRoslaunchRlutil(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ def test_resolve_launch_arguments(self):
         from roslaunch.rlutil import resolve_launch_arguments
 
         roslaunch_dir = get_test_path()
-        example_xml_p = os.path.join(roslaunch_dir, 'example.launch')
+        example_xml_p = os.path.join(get_example_path(), 'example.launch')
         tests = [
             ([], []),
             (['roslaunch', 'example.launch'], [example_xml_p]),
diff --git a/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_xmlloader.py b/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_xmlloader.py
index 094a913ece..dd7d880b07 100755
--- a/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_xmlloader.py
+++ b/tools/roslaunch/test/unit/test_xmlloader.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def get_test_path():
 
 # path to example.launch directory
 def get_example_path():
-    return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
+    return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'resources'))
 
 ## Fake RosLaunch object
 class RosLaunchMock(object):
diff --git a/tools/roslaunch/test/xml/test-params-valid.xml b/tools/roslaunch/test/xml/test-params-valid.xml
index 96fe3d66ad..428a9b4c88 100644
--- a/tools/roslaunch/test/xml/test-params-valid.xml
+++ b/tools/roslaunch/test/xml/test-params-valid.xml
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
   </group>
 
   <!-- upload the contents of a file as a param -->
-  <param name="configfile" textfile="$(find roslaunch)/example.launch" />
+  <param name="configfile" textfile="$(find roslaunch)/resources/example.launch" />
   <!-- upload the contents of a file as base64 binary as a param -->
-  <param name="binaryfile" binfile="$(find roslaunch)/example.launch" />
+  <param name="binaryfile" binfile="$(find roslaunch)/resources/example.launch" />
   <!-- upload the output of a command as a param. -->
-  <param name="commandoutput" command="cat &quot;$(find roslaunch)/example.launch&quot;" />
+  <param name="commandoutput" command="cat &quot;$(find roslaunch)/resources/example.launch&quot;" />
 
 
   <!-- test that we can override params -->