diff --git a/python/qemu/machine/machine.py b/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
index 4156b8cf7d..d539e91268 100644
--- a/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
+++ b/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ def __init__(self,
                  name: Optional[str] = None,
                  base_temp_dir: str = "/var/tmp",
                  monitor_address: Optional[SocketAddrT] = None,
-                 sock_dir: Optional[str] = None,
                  drain_console: bool = False,
                  console_log: Optional[str] = None,
                  log_dir: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ def __init__(self,
         @param name: prefix for socket and log file names (default: qemu-PID)
         @param base_temp_dir: default location where temp files are created
         @param monitor_address: address for QMP monitor
-        @param sock_dir: where to create socket (defaults to base_temp_dir)
         @param drain_console: (optional) True to drain console socket to buffer
         @param console_log: (optional) path to console log file
         @param log_dir: where to create and keep log files
@@ -163,7 +161,6 @@ def __init__(self,
             Tuple[socket.socket, socket.socket]] = None
         self._temp_dir: Optional[str] = None
         self._base_temp_dir = base_temp_dir
-        self._sock_dir = sock_dir
         self._log_dir = log_dir
 
         self._monitor_address = monitor_address
@@ -189,9 +186,6 @@ def __init__(self,
         self._console_index = 0
         self._console_set = False
         self._console_device_type: Optional[str] = None
-        self._console_address = os.path.join(
-            self.sock_dir, f"{self._name}.con"
-        )
         self._console_socket: Optional[socket.socket] = None
         self._console_file: Optional[socket.SocketIO] = None
         self._remove_files: List[str] = []
@@ -335,9 +329,6 @@ def args(self) -> List[str]:
         return self._args
 
     def _pre_launch(self) -> None:
-        if self._console_set:
-            self._remove_files.append(self._console_address)
-
         if self._qmp_set:
             if self._monitor_address is None:
                 self._sock_pair = socket.socketpair()
@@ -937,15 +928,6 @@ def temp_dir(self) -> str:
                                               dir=self._base_temp_dir)
         return self._temp_dir
 
-    @property
-    def sock_dir(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Returns the directory used for sockfiles by this machine.
-        """
-        if self._sock_dir:
-            return self._sock_dir
-        return self.temp_dir
-
     @property
     def log_dir(self) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/python/qemu/machine/qtest.py b/python/qemu/machine/qtest.py
index 8180d3ab01..4f5ede85b2 100644
--- a/python/qemu/machine/qtest.py
+++ b/python/qemu/machine/qtest.py
@@ -135,17 +135,14 @@ def __init__(self,
                  wrapper: Sequence[str] = (),
                  name: Optional[str] = None,
                  base_temp_dir: str = "/var/tmp",
-                 sock_dir: Optional[str] = None,
                  qmp_timer: Optional[float] = None):
         # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
 
         if name is None:
             name = "qemu-%d" % os.getpid()
-        if sock_dir is None:
-            sock_dir = base_temp_dir
         super().__init__(binary, args, wrapper=wrapper, name=name,
                          base_temp_dir=base_temp_dir,
-                         sock_dir=sock_dir, qmp_timer=qmp_timer)
+                         qmp_timer=qmp_timer)
         self._qtest: Optional[QEMUQtestProtocol] = None
         self._qtest_sock_pair: Optional[
             Tuple[socket.socket, socket.socket]] = None
diff --git a/tests/avocado/acpi-bits.py b/tests/avocado/acpi-bits.py
index bb3f818689..eca13dc518 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/acpi-bits.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/acpi-bits.py
@@ -92,17 +92,14 @@ def __init__(self,
                  base_temp_dir: str = "/var/tmp",
                  debugcon_log: str = "debugcon-log.txt",
                  debugcon_addr: str = "0x403",
-                 sock_dir: Optional[str] = None,
                  qmp_timer: Optional[float] = None):
         # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
 
         if name is None:
             name = "qemu-bits-%d" % os.getpid()
-        if sock_dir is None:
-            sock_dir = base_temp_dir
         super().__init__(binary, args, wrapper=wrapper, name=name,
                          base_temp_dir=base_temp_dir,
-                         sock_dir=sock_dir, qmp_timer=qmp_timer)
+                         qmp_timer=qmp_timer)
         self.debugcon_log = debugcon_log
         self.debugcon_addr = debugcon_addr
         self.base_temp_dir = base_temp_dir
diff --git a/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py b/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
index 0172a359b7..0589534f28 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ def require_multiprocess(self):
     def _new_vm(self, name, *args):
         self._sd = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="qemu_")
         vm = QEMUMachine(self.qemu_bin, base_temp_dir=self.workdir,
-                         sock_dir=self._sd.name, log_dir=self.logdir)
+                         log_dir=self.logdir)
         self.log.debug('QEMUMachine "%s" created', name)
         self.log.debug('QEMUMachine "%s" temp_dir: %s', name, vm.temp_dir)
         self.log.debug('QEMUMachine "%s" log_dir: %s', name, vm.log_dir)
diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py b/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py
index 90f1b7cb77..f691ee3fb8 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py
@@ -247,7 +247,10 @@ def test_arm_ast2600_evb_buildroot_tpm(self):
         image_path = self.fetch_asset(image_url, asset_hash=image_hash,
                                       algorithm='sha256')
 
-        socket = os.path.join(self.vm.sock_dir, 'swtpm-socket')
+        # force creation of VM object, which also defines self._sd
+        vm = self.vm
+
+        socket = os.path.join(self._sd.name, 'swtpm-socket')
 
         subprocess.run(['swtpm', 'socket', '-d', '--tpm2',
                         '--tpmstate', f'dir={self.vm.temp_dir}',
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index ef66fbd62b..145c682713 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ def __init__(self, path_suffix=''):
         super().__init__(qemu_prog, qemu_opts, wrapper=wrapper,
                          name=name,
                          base_temp_dir=test_dir,
-                         sock_dir=sock_dir, qmp_timer=timer)
+                         qmp_timer=timer)
         self._num_drives = 0
 
     def _post_shutdown(self) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/copy-before-write b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/copy-before-write
index 2ffe092b31..d3987db942 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/copy-before-write
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/copy-before-write
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ class TestCbwError(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
         opts = ['-nodefaults', '-display', 'none', '-machine', 'none']
         self.vm = QEMUMachine(iotests.qemu_prog, opts,
-                              base_temp_dir=iotests.test_dir,
-                              sock_dir=iotests.sock_dir)
+                              base_temp_dir=iotests.test_dir)
         self.vm.launch()
 
     def do_cbw_error(self, on_cbw_error):
