diff --git a/test/e2e/build_test.go b/test/e2e/build_test.go
index 8042dfcb0a..4e52f38fe4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/build_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/build_test.go
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ RUN find /test`, CITEST_IMAGE)
 	It("podman remote build must not allow symlink for ignore files", func() {
 		// Create a random file where symlink must be resolved
 		// but build should not be able to access it.
-		privateFile := filepath.Join("/tmp", "private_file")
+		privateFile := filepath.Join(podmanTest.TempDir, "private_file")
 		f, err := os.Create(privateFile)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		// Mark hello to be ignored in outerfile, but it should not be ignored.
@@ -449,16 +449,14 @@ RUN find /test`, CITEST_IMAGE)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		defer f.Close()
 
-		// Create .dockerignore which is a symlink to /tmp/private_file.
+		// Create .dockerignore which is a symlink to /tmp/.../private_file outside of the context dir.
 		currentDir, err := os.Getwd()
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		ignoreFile := filepath.Join(currentDir, "build/containerignore-symlink/.dockerignore")
 		err = os.Symlink(privateFile, ignoreFile)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		// Remove created .dockerignore for this test when test ends.
-		defer func() {
-			os.Remove(ignoreFile)
-		}()
+		defer os.Remove(ignoreFile)
 
 		if IsRemote() {
 			podmanTest.StopRemoteService()
diff --git a/test/e2e/mount_rootless_test.go b/test/e2e/mount_rootless_test.go
index 7b2a5badfa..7e4af2eb68 100644
--- a/test/e2e/mount_rootless_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/mount_rootless_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package integration
 
 import (
+	"slices"
+
 	. "github.com/containers/podman/v5/test/utils"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -63,5 +65,14 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman mount", func() {
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(ExitCleanly())
 		Expect(session.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(podmanTest.TempDir))
+
+		// We have to unmount the image again otherwise we leak the tmpdir
+		// as active mount points cannot be removed.
+		index := slices.Index(args, "mount")
+		Expect(index).To(BeNumerically(">", 0), "index should be found")
+		args[index] = "unmount"
+		session = podmanTest.Podman(args)
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(ExitCleanly())
 	})
 })
diff --git a/test/e2e/play_kube_test.go b/test/e2e/play_kube_test.go
index e3426dbe03..ac58db8368 100644
--- a/test/e2e/play_kube_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/play_kube_test.go
@@ -4093,7 +4093,7 @@ o: {{ .Options.o }}`})
 	It("persistentVolumeClaim with source", func() {
 		fileName := "data"
 		expectedFileContent := "Test"
-		tarFilePath := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "podmanVolumeSource.tgz")
+		tarFilePath := filepath.Join(podmanTest.TempDir, "podmanVolumeSource.tgz")
 		err := createSourceTarFile(fileName, expectedFileContent, tarFilePath)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())