diff --git a/ldb/insertremove_test.go b/ldb/insertremove_test.go
index fadf4799..b5ce2dc5 100644
--- a/ldb/insertremove_test.go
+++ b/ldb/insertremove_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func loadblocks(t *testing.T) []*btcutil.Block {
 		return tstBlocks
 	}
 
-	testdatafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
+	testdatafile := filepath.Join("..", "testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
 	blocks, err := loadBlocks(t, testdatafile)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unable to load blocks from test data: %v", err)
diff --git a/ldb/operational_test.go b/ldb/operational_test.go
index 0eab65e9..89fb1425 100644
--- a/ldb/operational_test.go
+++ b/ldb/operational_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func testOperationalMode(t *testing.T, mode int) {
 		db.SetDBInsertMode(btcdb.InsertValidatedInput)
 	}
 
-	testdatafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
+	testdatafile := filepath.Join("..", "testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
 	blocks, err := loadBlocks(t, testdatafile)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unable to load blocks from test data for mode %v: %v",
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func testBackout(t *testing.T, mode int) {
 
 	}
 
-	testdatafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
+	testdatafile := filepath.Join("..", "testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
 	blocks, err := loadBlocks(t, testdatafile)
 	if len(blocks) < 120 {
 		t.Errorf("test data too small")
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func loadBlocks(t *testing.T, file string) (blocks []*btcutil.Block, err error)
 		blocks = savedblocks
 		return
 	}
-	testdatafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
+	testdatafile := filepath.Join("..", "testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
 	var dr io.Reader
 	var fi io.ReadCloser
 	fi, err = os.Open(testdatafile)
diff --git a/sqlite3/insertfail_test.go b/sqlite3/insertfail_test.go
index 4c27e2c8..391c3146 100644
--- a/sqlite3/insertfail_test.go
+++ b/sqlite3/insertfail_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func failtestOperationalMode(t *testing.T, mode int) {
 	sqlite3.SetBlockCacheSize(db, 2)
 	sqlite3.SetTxCacheSize(db, 3)
 
-	testdatafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
+	testdatafile := filepath.Join("..", "testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
 	blocks, err := loadBlocks(t, testdatafile)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unable to load blocks from test data for mode %v: %v",
diff --git a/sqlite3/insertremove_test.go b/sqlite3/insertremove_test.go
index c49595c6..4b0f586e 100644
--- a/sqlite3/insertremove_test.go
+++ b/sqlite3/insertremove_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func loadblocks(t *testing.T) []*btcutil.Block {
 		return tstBlocks
 	}
 
-	testdatafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
+	testdatafile := filepath.Join("..", "testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
 	blocks, err := loadBlocks(t, testdatafile)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unable to load blocks from test data: %v", err)
diff --git a/sqlite3/operational_test.go b/sqlite3/operational_test.go
index b9eba899..da73a962 100644
--- a/sqlite3/operational_test.go
+++ b/sqlite3/operational_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func testOperationalMode(t *testing.T, mode int) {
 	sqlite3.SetBlockCacheSize(db, 2)
 	sqlite3.SetTxCacheSize(db, 3)
 
-	testdatafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
+	testdatafile := filepath.Join("..", "testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
 	blocks, err := loadBlocks(t, testdatafile)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unable to load blocks from test data for mode %v: %v",
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func testBackout(t *testing.T, mode int) {
 	sqlite3.SetBlockCacheSize(db, 2)
 	sqlite3.SetTxCacheSize(db, 3)
 
-	testdatafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
+	testdatafile := filepath.Join("..", "testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
 	blocks, err := loadBlocks(t, testdatafile)
 	if len(blocks) < 120 {
 		t.Errorf("test data too small")
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func testBackout(t *testing.T, mode int) {
 }
 
 func loadBlocks(t *testing.T, file string) (blocks []*btcutil.Block, err error) {
-	testdatafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
+	testdatafile := filepath.Join("..", "testdata", "blocks1-256.bz2")
 	var dr io.Reader
 	var fi io.ReadCloser
 	fi, err = os.Open(testdatafile)
diff --git a/sqlite3/testdata/blocks1-256.bz2 b/sqlite3/testdata/blocks1-256.bz2
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b8bda44..00000000
Binary files a/sqlite3/testdata/blocks1-256.bz2 and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/ldb/testdata/blocks1-256.bz2 b/testdata/blocks1-256.bz2
similarity index 100%
rename from ldb/testdata/blocks1-256.bz2
rename to testdata/blocks1-256.bz2