diff --git a/plugins/drivers/testutils/testing.go b/plugins/drivers/testutils/testing.go
index 3aa411e5b1e3..f0f6c6713c2c 100644
--- a/plugins/drivers/testutils/testing.go
+++ b/plugins/drivers/testutils/testing.go
@@ -4,18 +4,17 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/lib/cgutil"
-	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/cgroups/fs2"
-
 	hclog "github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	plugin "github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/allocdir"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/config"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/lib/cgutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/logmon"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/taskenv"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/testlog"
@@ -76,7 +75,11 @@ func NewDriverHarness(t testing.T, d drivers.DriverPlugin) *DriverHarness {
 func (h *DriverHarness) setCgroup(allocID, task string) {
 	if cgutil.UseV2 {
 		h.cgroup = filepath.Join(cgutil.CgroupRoot, "testing.slice", cgutil.CgroupScope(allocID, task))
-		_ = fs2.CreateCgroupPath(h.cgroup, nil)
+		f, err := os.Create(h.cgroup)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		defer f.Close()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -88,8 +91,10 @@ func (h *DriverHarness) Kill() {
 
 func (h *DriverHarness) cleanupCgroup() {
 	if cgutil.UseV2 {
-		mgr, _ := fs2.NewManager(nil, h.cgroup, false)
-		_ = mgr.Destroy()
+		err := os.Remove(h.cgroup)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 	}
 }