diff --git a/test/sequential/test-cluster-listening-port.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-listening-port.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-cluster-listening-port.js
rename to test/parallel/test-cluster-listening-port.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-memory-usage-emfile.js b/test/parallel/test-memory-usage-emfile.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-memory-usage-emfile.js
rename to test/parallel/test-memory-usage-emfile.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js b/test/parallel/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js
rename to test/parallel/test-net-listen-exclusive-random-ports.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-net-server-bind.js b/test/parallel/test-net-server-bind.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-net-server-bind.js
rename to test/parallel/test-net-server-bind.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-pipe-address.js b/test/parallel/test-pipe-address.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-pipe-address.js
rename to test/parallel/test-pipe-address.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-pipe-head.js b/test/parallel/test-pipe-head.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-pipe-head.js
rename to test/parallel/test-pipe-head.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-pipe-stream.js b/test/parallel/test-pipe-stream.js
similarity index 99%
rename from test/sequential/test-pipe-stream.js
rename to test/parallel/test-pipe-stream.js
index 693066c2fb25d0..6298495087ac06 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-pipe-stream.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-pipe-stream.js
@@ -65,4 +65,3 @@ function test(clazz, cb) {
 test(net.Stream, function() {
   test(net.Socket);
 });
-
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-pipe-unref.js b/test/parallel/test-pipe-unref.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-pipe-unref.js
rename to test/parallel/test-pipe-unref.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-regress-GH-3542.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-3542.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-regress-GH-3542.js
rename to test/parallel/test-regress-GH-3542.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-regress-GH-819.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-819.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-regress-GH-819.js
rename to test/parallel/test-regress-GH-819.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-setproctitle.js b/test/parallel/test-setproctitle.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-setproctitle.js
rename to test/parallel/test-setproctitle.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-sigint-infinite-loop.js b/test/parallel/test-sigint-infinite-loop.js
similarity index 99%
rename from test/sequential/test-sigint-infinite-loop.js
rename to test/parallel/test-sigint-infinite-loop.js
index 1570f9c59dd5d3..a284367e563b26 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-sigint-infinite-loop.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-sigint-infinite-loop.js
@@ -35,4 +35,3 @@ process.on('exit', function() {
   assert.ok(sentKill);
   assert.ok(gotChildExit);
 });
-
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stdin-from-file.js b/test/parallel/test-stdin-from-file.js
similarity index 95%
rename from test/sequential/test-stdin-from-file.js
rename to test/parallel/test-stdin-from-file.js
index 07b044769b3791..862405b5d9b71a 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-stdin-from-file.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stdin-from-file.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var childProcess = require('child_process');
 var fs = require('fs');
 
 var stdoutScript = join(common.fixturesDir, 'echo-close-check.js');
-var tmpFile = join(common.fixturesDir, 'stdin.txt');
+var tmpFile = join(common.tmpDir, 'stdin.txt');
 
 var cmd = '"' + process.argv[0] + '" "' + stdoutScript + '" < "' +
     tmpFile + '"';
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ var string = 'abc\nümlaut.\nsomething else\n' +
              '有效的改善了岭南地区落后的政治、##济现状。\n';
 
 
+common.refreshTmpDir();
+
 console.log(cmd + '\n\n');
 
 try {
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stdout-close-catch.js b/test/parallel/test-stdout-close-catch.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-stdout-close-catch.js
rename to test/parallel/test-stdout-close-catch.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stdout-stderr-reading.js b/test/parallel/test-stdout-stderr-reading.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-stdout-stderr-reading.js
rename to test/parallel/test-stdout-stderr-reading.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stream2-httpclient-response-end.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-httpclient-response-end.js
similarity index 99%
rename from test/sequential/test-stream2-httpclient-response-end.js
rename to test/parallel/test-stream2-httpclient-response-end.js
index 15d7fba27f63af..b778af58e2eec8 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-stream2-httpclient-response-end.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-httpclient-response-end.js
@@ -29,4 +29,3 @@ process.on('exit', function() {
   assert(readable_event);
   assert(end_event);
 });
-
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-tcp-wrap-connect.js b/test/parallel/test-tcp-wrap-connect.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-tcp-wrap-connect.js
rename to test/parallel/test-tcp-wrap-connect.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-tcp-wrap-listen.js b/test/parallel/test-tcp-wrap-listen.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-tcp-wrap-listen.js
rename to test/parallel/test-tcp-wrap-listen.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-tls-honorcipherorder.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-honorcipherorder.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-tls-honorcipherorder.js
rename to test/parallel/test-tls-honorcipherorder.js