diff --git a/tests/worktree/open.c b/tests/worktree/open.c
index a97b43b15..f5e0bc124 100644
--- a/tests/worktree/open.c
+++ b/tests/worktree/open.c
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #define COMMON_REPO "testrepo"
 #define WORKTREE_REPO "testrepo-worktree"
 
+static worktree_fixture fixture =
+	WORKTREE_FIXTURE_INIT(COMMON_REPO, WORKTREE_REPO);
+
 static void assert_worktree_valid(git_repository *wt, const char *parentdir, const char *wtdir)
 {
 	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
@@ -31,56 +34,46 @@ static void assert_worktree_valid(git_repository *wt, const char *parentdir, con
 	git_buf_free(&path);
 }
 
+void test_worktree_open__initialize(void)
+{
+	setup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
+}
+
+void test_worktree_open__cleanup(void)
+{
+	cleanup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
+}
+
 void test_worktree_open__repository(void)
 {
-	worktree_fixture fixture =
-		WORKTREE_FIXTURE_INIT(COMMON_REPO, WORKTREE_REPO);
-	setup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
-
 	assert_worktree_valid(fixture.worktree, COMMON_REPO, WORKTREE_REPO);
-
-	cleanup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
 }
 
 void test_worktree_open__repository_through_workdir(void)
 {
-	worktree_fixture fixture =
-		WORKTREE_FIXTURE_INIT(COMMON_REPO, WORKTREE_REPO);
 	git_repository *wt;
 
-	setup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
-
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&wt, WORKTREE_REPO));
 	assert_worktree_valid(wt, COMMON_REPO, WORKTREE_REPO);
 
 	git_repository_free(wt);
-	cleanup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
 }
 
 void test_worktree_open__repository_through_gitlink(void)
 {
-	worktree_fixture fixture =
-		WORKTREE_FIXTURE_INIT(COMMON_REPO, WORKTREE_REPO);
 	git_repository *wt;
 
-	setup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
-
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&wt, WORKTREE_REPO "/.git"));
 	assert_worktree_valid(wt, COMMON_REPO, WORKTREE_REPO);
 
 	git_repository_free(wt);
-	cleanup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
 }
 
 void test_worktree_open__repository_through_gitdir(void)
 {
-	worktree_fixture fixture =
-		WORKTREE_FIXTURE_INIT(COMMON_REPO, WORKTREE_REPO);
 	git_buf gitdir_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	git_repository *wt;
 
-	setup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
-
 	cl_git_pass(git_buf_joinpath(&gitdir_path, COMMON_REPO, ".git"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_buf_joinpath(&gitdir_path, gitdir_path.ptr, "worktrees"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_buf_joinpath(&gitdir_path, gitdir_path.ptr, "testrepo-worktree"));
@@ -90,18 +83,13 @@ void test_worktree_open__repository_through_gitdir(void)
 
 	git_buf_free(&gitdir_path);
 	git_repository_free(wt);
-	cleanup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
 }
 
 void test_worktree_open__open_discovered_worktree(void)
 {
-	worktree_fixture fixture =
-		WORKTREE_FIXTURE_INIT(COMMON_REPO, WORKTREE_REPO);
 	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	git_repository *repo;
 
-	setup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
-
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_discover(&path,
 		git_repository_workdir(fixture.worktree), false, NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, path.ptr));
@@ -110,13 +98,14 @@ void test_worktree_open__open_discovered_worktree(void)
 
 	git_buf_free(&path);
 	git_repository_free(repo);
-	cleanup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
 }
 
 void test_worktree_open__repository_with_nonexistent_parent(void)
 {
 	git_repository *repo;
 
+	cleanup_fixture_worktree(&fixture);
+
 	cl_fixture_sandbox(WORKTREE_REPO);
 	cl_git_pass(p_chdir(WORKTREE_REPO));
 	cl_git_pass(cl_rename(".gitted", ".git"));
@@ -126,4 +115,3 @@ void test_worktree_open__repository_with_nonexistent_parent(void)
 
 	cl_fixture_cleanup(WORKTREE_REPO);
 }
-