diff --git a/test/mockdata/mock_build_date.py b/test/mockdata/mock_build_date.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..609210582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mockdata/mock_build_date.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from Testing import get_tested_mock_package
+
+BUILDDATE = get_tested_mock_package(
+    files={
+        '/bin/with-date': {'content': """Jan  1 2019"""},
+        '/bin/with-datetime': {'content': """Jan  1 2019 12:15:11"""}
+    }
+)
+
+BUILDDATE2 = get_tested_mock_package(
+    files={
+        '/bin/script1',
+        '/bin/script2'
+    }
+)
diff --git a/test/test_build_date.py b/test/test_build_date.py
index 8222fab5c..107a92ebf 100644
--- a/test/test_build_date.py
+++ b/test/test_build_date.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import re
 
+from mockdata.mock_build_date import BUILDDATE, BUILDDATE2
 import pytest
 from rpmlint.checks.BuildRootAndDateCheck import BuildRootAndDateCheck
 from rpmlint.filter import Filter
 
-from Testing import CONFIG, get_tested_package
+from Testing import CONFIG
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function', autouse=True)
@@ -15,21 +16,21 @@ def builddatecheck():
     return output, test
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('package', ['binary/builddate'])
-def test_build_date_time(tmp_path, package, builddatecheck):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('package', [BUILDDATE])
+def test_build_date_time(package, builddatecheck):
     output, test = builddatecheck
     test.istoday = re.compile('Jan  1 2019')
-    test.check(get_tested_package(package, tmp_path))
+    test.check(package)
     out = output.print_results(output.results)
     assert 'E: file-contains-date-and-time /bin/with-datetime' in out
     assert 'E: file-contains-current-date /bin/with-date' in out
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('package', ['binary/bashisms'])
-def test_build_date_time_correct(tmp_path, package, builddatecheck):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('package', [BUILDDATE2])
+def test_build_date_time_correct(package, builddatecheck):
     output, test = builddatecheck
     test.istoday = re.compile('Jan  1 2019')
-    test.check(get_tested_package(package, tmp_path))
+    test.check(package)
     out = output.print_results(output.results)
     assert 'E: file-contains-date-and-time' not in out
     assert 'E: file-contains-current-date' not in out