diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 5a5c090e..40a8d853 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ addopts = --doctest-modules
 # Ignore broken files in blackbox test directories
 norecursedirs = .* docs completion refactor namespace_package
     scripts extensions speed static_analysis not_in_sys_path
-    sample_venvs jedi/third_party
+    jedi/third_party
 
 # Activate `clean_jedi_cache` fixture for all tests.  This should be
 # fine as long as we are using `clean_jedi_cache` as a session scoped
diff --git a/test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/dir-from-foo-pth/__init__.py b/test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/dir-from-foo-pth/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/dir-from-foo-pth/__init__.py
rename to test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/dir-from-foo-pth/__init__.py
diff --git a/test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/egg_link.egg-link b/test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/egg_link.egg-link
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rename from test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/egg_link.egg-link
rename to test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/egg_link.egg-link
diff --git a/test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/foo.pth b/test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/foo.pth
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/foo.pth
rename to test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/foo.pth
diff --git a/test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/import_smth.pth b/test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/import_smth.pth
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/import_smth.pth
rename to test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/import_smth.pth
diff --git a/test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/relative.egg-link b/test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/relative.egg-link
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/relative.egg-link
rename to test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/relative.egg-link
diff --git a/test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/smth.py b/test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/smth.py
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_inference/sample_venvs/pth_directory/smth.py
rename to test/examples/sample_venvs/pth_directory/smth.py
diff --git a/test/test_inference/test_sys_path.py b/test/test_inference/test_sys_path.py
index ad23e738..300d7935 100644
--- a/test/test_inference/test_sys_path.py
+++ b/test/test_inference/test_sys_path.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import sys
 import shutil
 
 import pytest
-from ..helpers import skip_if_windows, skip_if_not_windows
 
+from ..helpers import skip_if_windows, skip_if_not_windows, get_example_dir
 from jedi.inference import sys_path
 from jedi.api.environment import create_environment
 
@@ -32,14 +32,13 @@ def test_paths_from_assignment(Script):
 def test_venv_and_pths(venv_path):
     pjoin = os.path.join
 
-    CUR_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
     site_pkg_path = pjoin(venv_path, 'lib')
     if os.name == 'nt':
         site_pkg_path = pjoin(site_pkg_path, 'site-packages')
     else:
         site_pkg_path = glob(pjoin(site_pkg_path, 'python*', 'site-packages'))[0]
     shutil.rmtree(site_pkg_path)
-    shutil.copytree(pjoin(CUR_DIR, 'sample_venvs', 'pth_directory'), site_pkg_path)
+    shutil.copytree(get_example_dir('sample_venvs', 'pth_directory'), site_pkg_path)
 
     virtualenv = create_environment(venv_path)
     venv_paths = virtualenv.get_sys_path()