diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ddl_i18n_koi8r.test b/mysql-test/t/ddl_i18n_koi8r.test
index e3bed098126..2d94a899aad 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ddl_i18n_koi8r.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ddl_i18n_koi8r.test
@@ -143,10 +143,12 @@ set names koi8r|
 
 #  - Dump mysqltest1;
 
+--let $views_dump1 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.views.mysqltest1.sql
+
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest1 to ddl_i18n_koi8r.views.mysqltest1.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --databases mysqltest1 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.views.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --databases mysqltest1 > $views_dump1
 
 #   - Clean mysqltest1;
 
@@ -161,7 +163,9 @@ DROP DATABASE mysqltest1|
 --echo
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest1...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.views.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $views_dump1
+
+--remove_file $views_dump1
 
 #
 # Third-round checks.
@@ -398,6 +402,9 @@ set names koi8r|
 
 #  - Dump mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
+--let $sp_dump1 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.sp.mysqltest1.sql
+--let $sp_dump2 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.sp.mysqltest2.sql
+
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest1
 
@@ -406,7 +413,7 @@ set names koi8r|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest1 to ddl_i18n_koi8r.sp.mysqltest1.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --routines --databases mysqltest1 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.sp.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --routines --databases mysqltest1 > $sp_dump1
 
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest2
@@ -416,7 +423,7 @@ set names koi8r|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest2 to ddl_i18n_koi8r.sp.mysqltest2.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --routines --databases mysqltest2 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.sp.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --routines --databases mysqltest2 > $sp_dump2
 
 #   - Clean mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
@@ -432,10 +439,13 @@ DROP DATABASE mysqltest2|
 --echo
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest1...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.sp.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $sp_dump1
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest2...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.sp.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $sp_dump2
+
+--remove_file $sp_dump1
+--remove_file $sp_dump2
 
 #
 # Third-round checks.
@@ -669,6 +679,9 @@ use mysqltest1|
 
 #  - Dump mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
+--let $triggers_dump1 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.triggers.mysqltest1.sql
+--let $triggers_dump2 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.triggers.mysqltest2.sql
+
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest1
 
@@ -677,7 +690,7 @@ use mysqltest1|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest1 to ddl_i18n_koi8r.triggers.mysqltest1.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --triggers --databases mysqltest1 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.triggers.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --triggers --databases mysqltest1 > $triggers_dump1
 
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest2
@@ -687,7 +700,7 @@ use mysqltest1|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest2 to ddl_i18n_koi8r.triggers.mysqltest2.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --triggers --databases mysqltest2 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.triggers.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --triggers --databases mysqltest2 > $triggers_dump2
 
 #   - Clean mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
@@ -703,10 +716,13 @@ DROP DATABASE mysqltest2|
 --echo
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest1...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.triggers.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $triggers_dump1
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest2...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.triggers.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $triggers_dump2
+
+--remove_file $triggers_dump1
+--remove_file $triggers_dump2
 
 #
 # Third-round checks.
@@ -924,6 +940,9 @@ set names koi8r|
 
 #  - Dump mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
+--let $events_dump1 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.events.mysqltest1.sql
+--let $events_dump2 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.events.mysqltest2.sql
+
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest1
 
@@ -932,7 +951,7 @@ set names koi8r|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest1 to ddl_i18n_koi8r.events.mysqltest1.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --events --databases mysqltest1 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.events.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --events --databases mysqltest1 > $events_dump1
 
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest2
@@ -942,7 +961,7 @@ set names koi8r|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest2 to ddl_i18n_koi8r.events.mysqltest2.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --events --databases mysqltest2 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.events.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --events --databases mysqltest2 > $events_dump2
 
 #   - Clean mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
@@ -958,10 +977,13 @@ DROP DATABASE mysqltest2|
 --echo
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest1...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.events.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $events_dump1
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest2...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_koi8r.events.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $events_dump2
+
+--remove_file $events_dump1
+--remove_file $events_dump2
 
 #
 # Third-round checks.
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ddl_i18n_utf8.test b/mysql-test/t/ddl_i18n_utf8.test
index d76debcba5b..1d5415d9373 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ddl_i18n_utf8.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ddl_i18n_utf8.test
@@ -143,10 +143,12 @@ set names utf8|
 
 #  - Dump mysqltest1;
 
+--let $views_dump1 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8views.mysqltest1.sql
+
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest1 to ddl_i18n_utf8views.mysqltest1.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --databases mysqltest1 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8views.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --databases mysqltest1 > $views_dump1
 
 #   - Clean mysqltest1;
 
@@ -161,7 +163,9 @@ DROP DATABASE mysqltest1|
 --echo
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest1...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8views.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $views_dump1
+
+--remove_file $views_dump1
 
 #
 # Third-round checks.
@@ -398,6 +402,9 @@ set names utf8|
 
 #  - Dump mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
+--let $sp_dump1 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8sp.mysqltest1.sql
+--let $sp_dump2 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8sp.mysqltest2.sql
+
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest1
 
@@ -406,7 +413,7 @@ set names utf8|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest1 to ddl_i18n_utf8sp.mysqltest1.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --routines --databases mysqltest1 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8sp.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --routines --databases mysqltest1 > $sp_dump1
 
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest2
@@ -416,7 +423,7 @@ set names utf8|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest2 to ddl_i18n_utf8sp.mysqltest2.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --routines --databases mysqltest2 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8sp.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --routines --databases mysqltest2 > $sp_dump2
 
 #   - Clean mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
@@ -432,10 +439,13 @@ DROP DATABASE mysqltest2|
 --echo
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest1...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8sp.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $sp_dump1
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest2...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8sp.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $sp_dump2
+
+--remove_file $sp_dump1
+--remove_file $sp_dump2
 
 #
 # Third-round checks.
@@ -669,6 +679,9 @@ use mysqltest1|
 
 #  - Dump mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
+--let $triggers_dump1 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8triggers.mysqltest1.sql
+--let $triggers_dump2 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8triggers.mysqltest2.sql
+
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest1
 
@@ -677,7 +690,7 @@ use mysqltest1|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest1 to ddl_i18n_utf8triggers.mysqltest1.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --triggers --databases mysqltest1 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8triggers.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --triggers --databases mysqltest1 > $triggers_dump1
 
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest2
@@ -687,7 +700,7 @@ use mysqltest1|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest2 to ddl_i18n_utf8triggers.mysqltest2.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --triggers --databases mysqltest2 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8triggers.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --triggers --databases mysqltest2 > $triggers_dump2
 
 #   - Clean mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
@@ -703,10 +716,13 @@ DROP DATABASE mysqltest2|
 --echo
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest1...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8triggers.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $triggers_dump1
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest2...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8triggers.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $triggers_dump2
+
+--remove_file $triggers_dump1
+--remove_file $triggers_dump2
 
 #
 # Third-round checks.
@@ -924,6 +940,9 @@ set names utf8|
 
 #  - Dump mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
+--let $events_dump1 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8events.mysqltest1.sql
+--let $events_dump2 = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8events.mysqltest2.sql
+
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest1
 
@@ -932,7 +951,7 @@ set names utf8|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest1 to ddl_i18n_utf8events.mysqltest1.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --events --databases mysqltest1 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8events.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --events --databases mysqltest1 > $events_dump1
 
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dump of mysqltest2
@@ -942,7 +961,7 @@ set names utf8|
 --echo
 --echo ---> Dumping mysqltest2 to ddl_i18n_utf8events.mysqltest2.sql
 
---exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --events --databases mysqltest2 > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8events.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL_DUMP --character-sets-dir=$CHARSETSDIR --compact --events --databases mysqltest2 > $events_dump2
 
 #   - Clean mysqltest1, mysqltest2;
 
@@ -958,10 +977,13 @@ DROP DATABASE mysqltest2|
 --echo
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest1...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8events.mysqltest1.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $events_dump1
 
 --echo ---> Restoring mysqltest2...
---exec $MYSQL test < $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/ddl_i18n_utf8events.mysqltest2.sql
+--exec $MYSQL test < $events_dump2
+
+--remove_file $events_dump1
+--remove_file $events_dump2
 
 #
 # Third-round checks.
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/drop.test b/mysql-test/t/drop.test
index 4f0777922b8..91345886e93 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/drop.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/drop.test
@@ -150,17 +150,30 @@ DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS mysql_test;
 CREATE DATABASE mysql_test;
 
 let $MYSQLD_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
---copy_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/mysql/proc.frm $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug29958.proc.frm
---copy_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/mysql/proc.MYD $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug29958.proc.MYD
---copy_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/mysql/proc.MYI $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug29958.proc.MYI
+
+--let $proc_frm = $MYSQLD_DATADIR/mysql/proc.frm
+--let $proc_MYD = $MYSQLD_DATADIR/mysql/proc.MYD
+--let $proc_MYI = $MYSQLD_DATADIR/mysql/proc.MYI
+
+--let $copy_of_proc_frm = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug29958.copy.frm
+--let $copy_of_proc_MYD = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug29958.copy.MYD
+--let $copy_of_proc_MYI = $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug29958.copy.MYI
+
+--copy_file $proc_frm $copy_of_proc_frm
+--copy_file $proc_MYD $copy_of_proc_MYD
+--copy_file $proc_MYI $copy_of_proc_MYI
 
 DROP TABLE mysql.proc;
 
 DROP DATABASE mysql_test;
 
---copy_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug29958.proc.frm $MYSQLD_DATADIR/mysql/proc.frm
---copy_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug29958.proc.MYD $MYSQLD_DATADIR/mysql/proc.MYD
---copy_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/bug29958.proc.MYI $MYSQLD_DATADIR/mysql/proc.MYI
+--copy_file $copy_of_proc_frm $proc_frm
+--copy_file $copy_of_proc_MYD $proc_MYD
+--copy_file $copy_of_proc_MYI $proc_MYI
+
+--remove_file $copy_of_proc_frm
+--remove_file $copy_of_proc_MYD
+--remove_file $copy_of_proc_MYI
 
 --echo
 --echo # --