diff --git a/tests/end2end/conftest.py b/tests/end2end/conftest.py
index 460425f64..205e2ece7 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/conftest.py
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ def pytest_unconfigure(config):
     if config.getoption('--qute-profile-subprocs'):
         stats = pstats.Stats()
         for fn in pathlib.Path('prof').iterdir():
-            stats.add(pathlib.Path('prof').joinpath(fn))
-        stats.dump_stats(pathlib.Path('prof').joinpath('combined.pstats'))
+            stats.add((pathlib.Path('prof') / fn))
+        stats.dump_stats((pathlib.Path('prof') / 'combined.pstats'))
 
 
 def _get_version_tag(tag):
diff --git a/tests/end2end/test_dirbrowser.py b/tests/end2end/test_dirbrowser.py
index 8eb0d207b..7a909815a 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/test_dirbrowser.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/test_dirbrowser.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def test_parent_with_slash(dir_layout, quteproc):
 
 def test_parent_in_root_dir(dir_layout, quteproc):
     # This actually works on windows
-    root_path = pathlib.Path.root
+    root_path = str(pathlib.Path('/'))
     urlstr = QUrl.fromLocalFile(root_path).toString(QUrl.FullyEncoded)
     quteproc.open_url(urlstr)
     page = parse(quteproc)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def test_enter_folder_smoke(dir_layout, quteproc):
     quteproc.send_cmd(':hint all normal')
     # a is the parent link, s is the first listed folder/file
     quteproc.send_cmd(':hint-follow s')
-    expected_url = urlutils.file_url(dir_layout.path('folder0'))
+    expected_url = urlutils.file_url(str(dir_layout.path('folder0')))
     quteproc.wait_for_load_finished_url(expected_url)
     page = parse(quteproc)
     assert page.path == dir_layout.path('folder0')
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def test_enter_folder_smoke(dir_layout, quteproc):
 def test_enter_folder(dir_layout, quteproc, folder):
     quteproc.open_url(dir_layout.file_url())
     quteproc.click_element_by_text(text=folder)
-    expected_url = urlutils.file_url(dir_layout.path(folder))
+    expected_url = urlutils.file_url(str(dir_layout.path(folder)))
     quteproc.wait_for_load_finished_url(expected_url)
     page = parse(quteproc)
     assert page.path == dir_layout.path(folder)
diff --git a/tests/end2end/test_hints_html.py b/tests/end2end/test_hints_html.py
index 5df9dace1..e7561ca7a 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/test_hints_html.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/test_hints_html.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from qutebrowser.utils import utils
 
 def collect_tests():
     basedir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
-    datadir = pathlib.Path(basedir).joinpath('data', 'hints', 'html')
+    datadir = basedir / 'data' / 'hints' / 'html'
     files = [str(f.name) for f in datadir.iterdir() if f.name != 'README.md']
     return files
 
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class InvalidFile(Exception):
 
 def _parse_file(test_name):
     """Parse the given HTML file."""
-    file_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve().joinpath(
-        'data', 'hints', 'html', test_name)
+    file_path = (pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+                 / 'data' / 'hints' / 'html' / test_name)
     with file_path.open('r', encoding='utf-8') as html:
         soup = bs4.BeautifulSoup(html, 'html.parser')
 
diff --git a/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py b/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py
index 3718c02af..e66dbb3a8 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/test_invocations.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def temp_basedir_env(tmp_path, short_tmpdir):
     ]
 
     state_file = data_dir / 'qutebrowser' / 'state'
+    state_file.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
     state_file.touch(exist_ok=True)
     state_file.write_text('\n'.join(lines), encoding='utf-8')
 
diff --git a/tests/end2end/test_mhtml_e2e.py b/tests/end2end/test_mhtml_e2e.py
index cd1ff7f2b..4851f0a98 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/test_mhtml_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/test_mhtml_e2e.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import pytest
 
 def collect_tests():
     basedir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
-    datadir = basedir.joinpath('data', 'downloads', 'mhtml')
+    datadir = basedir / 'data' / 'downloads' / 'mhtml'
     files = [x.name for x in datadir.iterdir()]
     return files
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def download_dir(tmp_path, pytestconfig):
 
 
 def _test_mhtml_requests(test_dir, test_path, server):
-    with open(pathlib.Path(test_dir / 'requests'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    with (test_dir / 'requests').open(encoding='utf-8') as f:
         expected_requests = []
         for line in f:
             if line.startswith('#'):
@@ -107,18 +107,18 @@ def test_mhtml(request, test_name, download_dir, quteproc, server):
     quteproc.set_setting('downloads.location.directory', download_dir.location)
     quteproc.set_setting('downloads.location.prompt', 'false')
 
-    test_dir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve().joinpath(
-        'data', 'downloads', 'mhtml', test_name)
+    test_dir = (pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+                / 'data' / 'downloads' / 'mhtml' / test_name)
     test_path = 'data/downloads/mhtml/{}'.format(test_name)
 
     url_path = '{}/{}.html'.format(test_path, test_name)
     quteproc.open_path(url_path)
 
-    download_dest = pathlib.Path(download_dir.location).joinpath(
-        '{}-downloaded.mht'.format(test_name))
+    download_dest = (pathlib.Path(download_dir.location)
+                     / '{}-downloaded.mht'.format(test_name))
 
     # Wait for favicon.ico to be loaded if there is one
-    if pathlib.Path(test_dir).joinpath('favicon.png').exists():
+    if (test_dir / 'favicon.png').exists():
         server.wait_for(path='/{}/favicon.png'.format(test_path))
 
     # Discard all requests that were necessary to display the page
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def test_mhtml(request, test_name, download_dir, quteproc, server):
         return
 
     filename = test_name + '.mht'
-    expected_file = pathlib.Path(test_dir).joinpath(filename)
+    expected_file = test_dir / filename
 
     download_dir.compare_mhtml(expected_file)
     _test_mhtml_requests(test_dir, test_path, server)