diff --git a/test/functional/inheritance_test.rb b/test/functional/inheritance_test.rb
index 7c23668a0..cc332ea46 100644
--- a/test/functional/inheritance_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/inheritance_test.rb
@@ -16,28 +16,35 @@ describe 'example inheritance profile' do
   end
 
   it 'check succeeds without --profiles-path using inspec.yml' do
-    out = inspec('check ' + path)
-    out.stderr.must_equal ''
-    out.stdout.must_match(/Valid.*true/)
-    out.exit_status.must_equal 0
+    prepare_examples('inheritance') do |dir|
+      out = inspec('vendor ' + dir)
+      out = inspec('check ' + dir)
+      out.stderr.must_equal ''
+      out.stdout.must_match(/Valid.*true/)
+      out.exit_status.must_equal 0
+    end
   end
 
   it 'archive is successful with --profiles-path' do
-    out = inspec('archive ' + path + ' --output ' + dst.path + ' --profiles-path ' + examples_path)
-    out.stderr.must_equal ''
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive '+dst.path
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Finished archive generation.'
-    out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    File.exist?(dst.path).must_equal true
+    prepare_examples('inheritance') do |dir|
+      out = inspec('archive ' + dir + ' --output ' + dst.path + ' --profiles-path ' + examples_path)
+      out.stderr.must_equal ''
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive '+ dst.path
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Finished archive generation.'
+      out.exit_status.must_equal 0
+      File.exist?(dst.path).must_equal true
+    end
   end
 
   it 'archive is successful without --profiles-path using inspec.yml' do
-    out = inspec('archive ' + path + ' --output ' + dst.path)
-    out.stderr.must_equal ''
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive '+dst.path
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Finished archive generation.'
-    out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    File.exist?(dst.path).must_equal true
+    prepare_examples('inheritance') do |dir|
+      out = inspec('archive ' + dir + ' --output ' + dst.path)
+      out.stderr.must_equal ''
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive ' + dst.path
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Finished archive generation.'
+      out.exit_status.must_equal 0
+      File.exist?(dst.path).must_equal true
+    end
   end
 
   it 'read the profile json with --profiles-path' do
diff --git a/test/functional/inspec_archive_test.rb b/test/functional/inspec_archive_test.rb
index bdfa79826..54bba240c 100644
--- a/test/functional/inspec_archive_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/inspec_archive_test.rb
@@ -9,35 +9,40 @@ describe 'inspec archive' do
   include FunctionalHelper
 
   it 'archive is successful' do
-    out = inspec('archive ' + example_profile + ' --overwrite')
-    out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    out.stdout.must_match(/Generate archive [^ ]*profile-1.0.0.tar.gz/)
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Finished archive generation.'
+    prepare_examples('profile') do |dir|
+      out = inspec('archive ' + dir + ' --overwrite')
+      out.exit_status.must_equal 0
+      out.stdout.must_match(/Generate archive [^ ]*profile-1.0.0.tar.gz/)
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Finished archive generation.'
+    end
   end
 
   it 'archives to output file' do
-    out = inspec('archive ' + example_profile + ' --output ' + dst.path)
-    out.stderr.must_equal ''
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive '+dst.path
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Finished archive generation.'
-    out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    File.exist?(dst.path).must_equal true
+    prepare_examples('profile') do |dir|
+      out = inspec('archive ' + dir + ' --output ' + dst.path)
+      out.stderr.must_equal ''
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive '+ dst.path
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Finished archive generation.'
+      out.exit_status.must_equal 0
+      File.exist?(dst.path).must_equal true
+    end
   end
 
   it 'auto-archives when no --output is given' do
-    auto_dst = File.join(repo_path, 'profile-1.0.0.tar.gz')
-    out = inspec('archive ' + example_profile + ' --overwrite')
-    out.stderr.must_equal ''
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive '+auto_dst
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Finished archive generation.'
-    out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    File.exist?(auto_dst).must_equal true
+    prepare_examples('profile') do |dir|
+      auto_dst = File.join(repo_path, 'profile-1.0.0.tar.gz')
+      out = inspec('archive ' + dir + ' --overwrite')
+      out.stderr.must_equal ''
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive ' + auto_dst
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Finished archive generation.'
+      out.exit_status.must_equal 0
+      File.exist?(auto_dst).must_equal true
+    end
   end
 
   it 'archive on invalid archive' do
     Dir.tmpdir do |target_dir|
       out = inspec('archive #{target_dir} --output ' + dst.path)
-      # out.stdout.must_equal '' => we have partial stdout output right now
       out.stderr.must_include "Don't understand inspec profile in \"#{target_dir}\""
       out.exit_status.must_equal 1
       File.exist?(dst.path).must_equal false
@@ -45,51 +50,61 @@ describe 'inspec archive' do
   end
 
   it 'archive wont overwrite existing files' do
-    x = rand.to_s
-    File.write(dst.path, x)
-    out = inspec('archive ' + example_profile + ' --output ' + dst.path)
-    out.stderr.must_equal '' # uh...
-    out.stdout.must_include "Archive #{dst.path} exists already. Use --overwrite."
-    out.exit_status.must_equal 1
-    File.read(dst.path).must_equal x
+    prepare_examples('profile') do |dir|
+      x = rand.to_s
+      File.write(dst.path, x)
+      out = inspec('archive ' + dir + ' --output ' + dst.path)
+      out.stderr.must_equal '' # uh...
+      out.stdout.must_include "Archive #{dst.path} exists already. Use --overwrite."
+      out.exit_status.must_equal 1
+      File.read(dst.path).must_equal x
+    end
   end
 
   it 'archive will overwrite files if necessary' do
-    x = rand.to_s
-    File.write(dst.path, x)
-    out = inspec('archive ' + example_profile + ' --output ' + dst.path + ' --overwrite')
-    out.stderr.must_equal ''
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive '+dst.path
-    out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    File.read(dst.path).wont_equal x
+    prepare_examples('profile') do |dir|
+      x = rand.to_s
+      File.write(dst.path, x)
+      out = inspec('archive ' + dir + ' --output ' + dst.path + ' --overwrite')
+      out.stderr.must_equal ''
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive ' + dst.path
+      out.exit_status.must_equal 0
+      File.read(dst.path).wont_equal x
+    end
   end
 
   it 'creates valid tar.gz archives' do
-    out = inspec('archive ' + example_profile + ' --output ' + dst.path + ' --tar')
-    out.stderr.must_equal ''
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive '+dst.path
-    out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    t = Zlib::GzipReader.open(dst.path)
-    Gem::Package::TarReader.new(t).entries.map(&:header).map(&:name).must_include 'inspec.yml'
+    prepare_examples('profile') do |dir|
+      out = inspec('archive ' + dir + ' --output ' + dst.path + ' --tar')
+      out.stderr.must_equal ''
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive ' + dst.path
+      out.exit_status.must_equal 0
+      t = Zlib::GzipReader.open(dst.path)
+      Gem::Package::TarReader.new(t).entries.map(&:header).map(&:name).must_include 'inspec.yml'
+    end
   end
 
   it 'creates valid zip archives' do
-    out = inspec('archive ' + example_profile + ' --output ' + dst.path + ' --zip')
-    out.stderr.must_equal ''
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive '+dst.path
-    out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    Zip::File.new(dst.path).entries.map(&:name).must_include 'inspec.yml'
+    prepare_examples('profile') do |dir|
+      out = inspec('archive ' + dir + ' --output ' + dst.path + ' --zip')
+      out.stderr.must_equal ''
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive ' + dst.path
+      out.exit_status.must_equal 0
+      Zip::File.new(dst.path).entries.map(&:name).must_include 'inspec.yml'
+    end
   end
 
   it 'vendors dependencies by default' do
-    out = inspec('archive ' + meta_profile  + ' --output ' + dst.path)
-    out.stderr.must_equal ''
-    out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive ' + dst.path
-    out.exit_status.must_equal 0
-    t = Zlib::GzipReader.open(dst.path)
-    files = Gem::Package::TarReader.new(t).entries.map(&:header).map(&:name)
-    files.must_include 'inspec.lock'
-    files.select { |f| f =~ /vendor/ }.count.must_be :>, 1
+    prepare_examples('meta-profile') do |dir|
+      out = inspec('archive ' + dir  + ' --output ' + dst.path)
+      out.stderr.must_equal ''
+      out.stdout.must_include 'Generate archive ' + dst.path
+      out.exit_status.must_equal 0
+      t = Zlib::GzipReader.open(dst.path)
+      files = Gem::Package::TarReader.new(t).entries.map(&:header).map(&:name)
+      files.must_include 'inspec.lock'
+      files.select { |f| f =~ /vendor/ }.count.must_be :>, 1
+    end
   end
 
   it 'can archive a profile with required attributes' do
@@ -98,7 +113,7 @@ describe 'inspec archive' do
     Dir.mktmpdir do |tmpdir|
       FileUtils.cp_r(archive_depends_path + '/.', tmpdir)
 
-      out = inspec('archive ' + tmpdir)
+      out = inspec('archive ' + tmpdir + ' --output ' + dst.path)
       out.stderr.must_equal ''
       out.exit_status.must_equal 0
     end
diff --git a/test/functional/inspec_exec_test.rb b/test/functional/inspec_exec_test.rb
index 051eaacdb..a6f955145 100644
--- a/test/functional/inspec_exec_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/inspec_exec_test.rb
@@ -153,14 +153,6 @@ Test Summary: 0 successful, 0 failures, 0 skipped
 
   it 'does not vendor profiles when using the a local path dependecy' do
     Dir.mktmpdir do |tmpdir|
-      # Other commands (e.g. vendor) might create a vendor directory on this
-      # shared profile during functional testing. We remove `vendor/` here if
-      # it exists to avoid surprises when checking cache contents later.
-      vendor_dir = File.join(inheritance_profile, 'vendor')
-      FileUtils.remove_dir(vendor_dir) if File.exist?(vendor_dir)
-      lock_file = File.join(inheritance_profile, 'inspec.lock')
-      File.delete(lock_file) if File.exist?(lock_file)
-
       command = 'exec ' + inheritance_profile + ' --no-create-lockfile'
       out = inspec_with_env(command, INSPEC_CONFIG_DIR: tmpdir)
       out.stderr.must_equal ''
diff --git a/test/functional/inspec_vendor_test.rb b/test/functional/inspec_vendor_test.rb
index 79c28beae..d7d84072d 100644
--- a/test/functional/inspec_vendor_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/inspec_vendor_test.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ require 'tmpdir'
 
 describe 'example inheritance profile' do
   include FunctionalHelper
-  let(:inheritance_path) { File.join(examples_path, 'inheritance') }
-  let(:meta_path) { File.join(examples_path, 'meta-profile') }
 
   it 'can vendor profile dependencies' do
     prepare_examples('inheritance') do |dir|