diff --git a/src/fc/qemu/agent.py b/src/fc/qemu/agent.py
index d269e49..6d8f40e 100644
--- a/src/fc/qemu/agent.py
+++ b/src/fc/qemu/agent.py
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 import datetime
 import distutils.spawn
 import fcntl
-import glob
+import importlib.resources
 import json
 import math
 import os
-import os.path as p
 import shutil
 import socket
 import subprocess
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@
 import colorama
 import consulate
 import consulate.models.agent
-import pkg_resources
 import requests
 import yaml
 
@@ -272,9 +270,9 @@ class Agent(object):
     timeout_graceful = 10
 
     system_config_template = Path("etc/qemu/qemu.vm.cfg.in")
-    builtin_config_template = Path(
-        pkg_resources.resource_filename(__name__, "qemu.vm.cfg.in")
-    )
+    # XXX the importlib schema requiring a context manager
+    # is not helpful here.
+    builtin_config_template = Path(__file__).parent / "qemu.vm.cfg.in"
     consul_token = None
     consul_generation = -1
 
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 1e52219..59e8efb 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import traceback
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import pkg_resources
 import pytest
 import structlog
 
@@ -224,8 +223,8 @@ def vm(clean_environment, monkeypatch, tmpdir):
     import fc.qemu.hazmat.qemu
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(fc.qemu.hazmat.qemu.Qemu, "guestagent_timeout", 0.1)
-    fixtures = pkg_resources.resource_filename(__name__, "fixtures")
-    shutil.copy(fixtures + "/simplevm.yaml", "/etc/qemu/vm/simplevm.cfg")
+    simplevm_cfg = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures" / "simplevm.yaml"
+    shutil.copy(simplevm_cfg, "/etc/qemu/vm/simplevm.cfg")
     Path("/etc/qemu/vm/.simplevm.cfg.staging").unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
     vm = Agent("simplevm")
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/test_ceph.py b/tests/hazmat/test_ceph.py
index fb8f1cf..f6ce3b2 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/test_ceph.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/test_ceph.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_multiple_images_raises_error(ceph_inst):
 @pytest.mark.timeout(60)
 @pytest.mark.live()
 def test_rbd_pool_migration(ceph_inst, patterns) -> None:
-    ceph_inst.cfg["tmp_size"] = 50 * 1024 * 1024
+    ceph_inst.cfg["tmp_size"] = 500 * 1024 * 1024
     ceph_inst.cfg["swap_size"] = 50 * 1024 * 1024
     ceph_inst.cfg["root_size"] = 50 * 1024 * 1024
     rbd.RBD().create(
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ def test_rbd_pool_migration(ceph_inst, patterns) -> None:
     first_start.optional(
         """
 waiting interval=0 machine=simplevm remaining=4 subsystem=ceph volume=rbd.hdd/simplevm.tmp
+sgdisk> Setting name!
+sgdisk> partNum is 0
 """
     )
     first_start.in_order(
@@ -138,8 +140,6 @@ def test_rbd_pool_migration(ceph_inst, patterns) -> None:
 sgdisk> The operation has completed successfully.
 sgdisk machine=simplevm returncode=0 subsystem=ceph volume=rbd.hdd/simplevm.tmp
 sgdisk args=-a 8192 -n 1:8192:0 -c "1:tmp" -t 1:8300 "/dev/rbd/rbd.hdd/simplevm.tmp" machine=simplevm subsystem=ceph volume=rbd.hdd/simplevm.tmp
-sgdisk> Setting name!
-sgdisk> partNum is 0
 sgdisk> The operation has completed successfully.
 sgdisk machine=simplevm returncode=0 subsystem=ceph volume=rbd.hdd/simplevm.tmp
 partprobe args=/dev/rbd/rbd.hdd/simplevm.tmp machine=simplevm subsystem=ceph volume=rbd.hdd/simplevm.tmp
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/test_volume.py b/tests/hazmat/test_volume.py
index 87857e5..7205180 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/test_volume.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/test_volume.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def test_volume_mkswap(ceph_inst):
 
 @pytest.mark.timeout(60)
 def test_volume_tmp_mkfs(tmp_spec):
-    tmp_spec.desired_size = 100 * 1024 * 1024
+    tmp_spec.desired_size = 400 * 1024 * 1024
     tmp_spec.ensure_presence()
     with tmp_spec.volume.mapped():
         tmp_spec.mkfs()
diff --git a/tests/test_agent.py b/tests/test_agent.py
index d4ed2f7..efb268d 100644
--- a/tests/test_agent.py
+++ b/tests/test_agent.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import os
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import mock
-import pkg_resources
 import psutil
 import pytest
 
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def simplevm_cfg(monkeypatch):
-    fixtures = Path(pkg_resources.resource_filename(__name__, "fixtures"))
+    fixtures = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures"
     source = fixtures / "simplevm.yaml"
     # The Qemu prefix gets adjusted automatically in the synhetic_root
     # auto-use fixture that checks whether this is a live test or not.
diff --git a/tests/test_binenv.py b/tests/test_binenv.py
index 5222908..934eae4 100644
--- a/tests/test_binenv.py
+++ b/tests/test_binenv.py
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ def test_no_unexpected_binaries():
 @pytest.mark.unit
 def test_ensure_critical_module_imports():
     import rados  # noqa
+    import structlog  # noqa