diff --git a/test/t/test_make.py b/test/t/test_make.py
index 34fc7e5906a..4af4285b665 100644
--- a/test/t/test_make.py
+++ b/test/t/test_make.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import sys
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -6,20 +7,25 @@
 
 
 class TestMake:
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def remove_extra_makefile(self, bash):
+        yield
+        # For some reason macos make doesn't actually create extra_makefile
+        if sys.platform != "darwin":
+            os.remove(f"{bash.cwd}/make/extra_makefile")
+
     @pytest.mark.complete("make -f Ma", cwd="make")
     def test_1(self, completion):
         assert completion == "kefile"
 
     @pytest.mark.complete("make .", cwd="make", require_cmd=True)
-    def test_2(self, bash, completion):
+    def test_2(self, bash, completion, remove_extra_makefile):
         """Hidden targets."""
         assert completion == ".cache/ .test_passes".split()
-        os.remove(f"{bash.cwd}/make/extra_makefile")
 
     @pytest.mark.complete("make .cache/", cwd="make", require_cmd=True)
-    def test_3(self, bash, completion):
+    def test_3(self, bash, completion, remove_extra_makefile):
         assert completion == ".cache/1 .cache/2".split()
-        os.remove(f"{bash.cwd}/make/extra_makefile")
 
     @pytest.mark.complete("make ", cwd="shared/empty_dir")
     def test_4(self, completion):
@@ -30,24 +36,20 @@ def test_5(self, completion):
         assert completion
 
     @pytest.mark.complete("make ", cwd="make", require_cmd=True)
-    def test_6(self, bash, completion):
+    def test_6(self, bash, completion, remove_extra_makefile):
         assert completion == "all clean extra_makefile install sample".split()
-        os.remove(f"{bash.cwd}/make/extra_makefile")
 
     @pytest.mark.complete("make .cache/.", cwd="make", require_cmd=True)
-    def test_7(self, bash, completion):
+    def test_7(self, bash, completion, remove_extra_makefile):
         assert completion == ".cache/.1 .cache/.2".split()
-        os.remove(f"{bash.cwd}/make/extra_makefile")
 
     @pytest.mark.complete("make -C make ", require_cmd=True)
-    def test_8(self, bash, completion):
+    def test_8(self, bash, completion, remove_extra_makefile):
         assert completion == "all clean extra_makefile install sample".split()
-        os.remove(f"{bash.cwd}/make/extra_makefile")
 
     @pytest.mark.complete("make -nC make ", require_cmd=True)
-    def test_8n(self, bash, completion):
+    def test_8n(self, bash, completion, remove_extra_makefile):
         assert completion == "all clean extra_makefile install sample".split()
-        os.remove(f"{bash.cwd}/make/extra_makefile")
 
     @pytest.mark.complete("make -", require_cmd=True)
     def test_9(self, completion):