diff --git a/test/test_plugins.py b/test/test_plugins.py
index 284cee041..acf703e46 100644
--- a/test/test_plugins.py
+++ b/test/test_plugins.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 import itertools
 import os
-import shutil
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import ANY, Mock, patch
 
@@ -32,14 +31,13 @@ from beets.importer import (
 from beets.library import Item
 from beets.plugins import MetadataSourcePlugin
 from beets.test import helper
-from beets.test._common import RSRC
 from beets.test.helper import (
     AutotagStub,
     BeetsTestCase,
     ImportHelper,
     TerminalImportSessionSetup,
 )
-from beets.util import bytestring_path, displayable_path, syspath
+from beets.util import displayable_path, syspath
 from beets.util.id_extractors import (
     beatport_id_regex,
     deezer_id_regex,
@@ -77,6 +75,12 @@ class PluginLoaderTestCase(BeetsTestCase):
         self.teardown_beets()
 
 
+class PluginImportTestCase(ImportHelper, PluginLoaderTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self._create_import_dir(2)
+
+
 class ItemTypesTest(PluginLoaderTestCase):
     def test_flex_field_type(self):
         class RatingPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
@@ -158,47 +162,11 @@ class ItemTypeConflictTest(PluginLoaderTestCase):
         self.assertIsNotNone(plugins.types(Item))
 
 
-class EventsTest(ImportHelper, PluginLoaderTestCase):
+class EventsTest(PluginImportTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
-        self.__create_import_dir(2)
         config["import"]["pretend"] = True
 
-    def __copy_file(self, dest_path, metadata):
-        # Copy files
-        resource_path = os.path.join(RSRC, b"full.mp3")
-        shutil.copy(syspath(resource_path), syspath(dest_path))
-        medium = MediaFile(dest_path)
-        # Set metadata
-        for attr in metadata:
-            setattr(medium, attr, metadata[attr])
-        medium.save()
-
-    def __create_import_dir(self, count):
-        self.import_dir = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, b"testsrcdir")
-        if os.path.isdir(syspath(self.import_dir)):
-            shutil.rmtree(syspath(self.import_dir))
-
-        self.album_path = os.path.join(self.import_dir, b"album")
-        os.makedirs(self.album_path)
-
-        metadata = {
-            "artist": "Tag Artist",
-            "album": "Tag Album",
-            "albumartist": None,
-            "mb_trackid": None,
-            "mb_albumid": None,
-            "comp": None,
-        }
-        self.file_paths = []
-        for i in range(count):
-            metadata["track"] = i + 1
-            metadata["title"] = "Tag Title Album %d" % (i + 1)
-            track_file = bytestring_path("%02d - track.mp3" % (i + 1))
-            dest_path = os.path.join(self.album_path, track_file)
-            self.__copy_file(dest_path, metadata)
-            self.file_paths.append(dest_path)
-
     def test_import_task_created(self):
         import_files = [self.import_dir]
         self._setup_import_session(singletons=False)
@@ -217,10 +185,12 @@ class EventsTest(ImportHelper, PluginLoaderTestCase):
             logs,
             [
                 "Album: {}".format(
-                    displayable_path(os.path.join(self.import_dir, b"album"))
+                    displayable_path(
+                        os.path.join(self.import_dir, b"the_album")
+                    )
                 ),
-                "  {}".format(displayable_path(self.file_paths[0])),
-                "  {}".format(displayable_path(self.file_paths[1])),
+                "  {}".format(displayable_path(self.media_files[0].path)),
+                "  {}".format(displayable_path(self.media_files[1].path)),
             ],
         )
 
@@ -266,8 +236,12 @@ class EventsTest(ImportHelper, PluginLoaderTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             logs,
             [
-                "Singleton: {}".format(displayable_path(self.file_paths[0])),
-                "Singleton: {}".format(displayable_path(self.file_paths[1])),
+                "Singleton: {}".format(
+                    displayable_path(self.media_files[0].path)
+                ),
+                "Singleton: {}".format(
+                    displayable_path(self.media_files[1].path)
+                ),
             ],
         )
 
@@ -403,12 +377,9 @@ class ListenersTest(PluginLoaderTestCase):
         plugins.send("event9", foo=5)
 
 
-class PromptChoicesTest(
-    TerminalImportSessionSetup, ImportHelper, PluginLoaderTestCase
-):
+class PromptChoicesTest(TerminalImportSessionSetup, PluginImportTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
-        self._create_import_dir(3)
         self._setup_import_session()
         self.matcher = AutotagStub().install()
         # keep track of ui.input_option() calls