diff --git a/src/testing/flag_test.go b/src/testing/flag_test.go
index 6f76c237c4..6a7754425d 100644
--- a/src/testing/flag_test.go
+++ b/src/testing/flag_test.go
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ func TestFlag(t *testing.T) {
 		flag := flag
 		t.Run(flag, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			exe, err := os.Executable()
-			if err != nil {
-				exe = os.Args[0]
-			}
-			cmd := exec.Command(exe, "-test.run=^TestFlag$", "-test_flag_arg="+flag)
+			cmd := exec.Command(testenv.Executable(t), "-test.run=^TestFlag$", "-test_flag_arg="+flag)
 			if flag != "" {
 				cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, flag)
 			}
diff --git a/src/testing/helper_test.go b/src/testing/helper_test.go
index da5622f85f..a698e79fa9 100644
--- a/src/testing/helper_test.go
+++ b/src/testing/helper_test.go
@@ -23,15 +23,9 @@ func TestTBHelper(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	testenv.MustHaveExec(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	exe, err := os.Executable()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	cmd := testenv.Command(t, exe, "-test.run=^TestTBHelper$")
+	cmd := testenv.Command(t, testenv.Executable(t), "-test.run=^TestTBHelper$")
 	cmd = testenv.CleanCmdEnv(cmd)
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "GO_WANT_HELPER_PROCESS=1")
 	out, _ := cmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -66,15 +60,9 @@ func TestTBHelperParallel(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	testenv.MustHaveExec(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	exe, err := os.Executable()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	cmd := testenv.Command(t, exe, "-test.run=^TestTBHelperParallel$")
+	cmd := testenv.Command(t, testenv.Executable(t), "-test.run=^TestTBHelperParallel$")
 	cmd = testenv.CleanCmdEnv(cmd)
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "GO_WANT_HELPER_PROCESS=1")
 	out, _ := cmd.CombinedOutput()
diff --git a/src/testing/testing_test.go b/src/testing/testing_test.go
index f53c233905..d62455baa8 100644
--- a/src/testing/testing_test.go
+++ b/src/testing/testing_test.go
@@ -440,12 +440,7 @@ func runTest(t *testing.T, test string) []byte {
 
 	testenv.MustHaveExec(t)
 
-	exe, err := os.Executable()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Skipf("can't find test executable: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	cmd := testenv.Command(t, exe, "-test.run=^"+test+"$", "-test.bench="+test, "-test.v", "-test.parallel=2", "-test.benchtime=2x")
+	cmd := testenv.Command(t, testenv.Executable(t), "-test.run=^"+test+"$", "-test.bench="+test, "-test.v", "-test.parallel=2", "-test.benchtime=2x")
 	cmd = testenv.CleanCmdEnv(cmd)
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "GO_WANT_HELPER_PROCESS=1")
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -674,14 +669,7 @@ func TestRaceBeforeParallel(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRaceBeforeTests(t *testing.T) {
-	testenv.MustHaveExec(t)
-
-	exe, err := os.Executable()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Skipf("can't find test executable: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	cmd := testenv.Command(t, exe, "-test.run=^$")
+	cmd := testenv.Command(t, testenv.Executable(t), "-test.run=^$")
 	cmd = testenv.CleanCmdEnv(cmd)
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "GO_WANT_RACE_BEFORE_TESTS=1")
 	out, _ := cmd.CombinedOutput()