diff --git a/cmd/dep/integration_test.go b/cmd/dep/integration_test.go
index d03ad4eb28..fcf8411644 100644
--- a/cmd/dep/integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dep/integration_test.go
@@ -19,16 +19,22 @@ func TestIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	test.NeedsGit(t)
 
 	filepath.Walk(filepath.Join("testdata", "harness_tests"), func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		wd, err := os.Getwd()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 
 		if filepath.Base(path) == "testcase.json" {
 			parse := strings.Split(path, string(filepath.Separator))
 			testName := strings.Join(parse[2:len(parse)-1], "/")
 
 			t.Run(testName, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Parallel()
+
 				// Set up environment
-				testCase := test.NewTestCase(t, testName)
+				testCase := test.NewTestCase(t, testName, wd)
 				defer testCase.Cleanup()
-				testProj := test.NewTestProject(t, testCase.InitialPath())
+				testProj := test.NewTestProject(t, testCase.InitialPath(), wd)
 				defer testProj.Cleanup()
 
 				// Create and checkout the vendor revisions
diff --git a/cmd/dep/remove_test.go b/cmd/dep/remove_test.go
index f3e6c09da1..47a529b0da 100644
--- a/cmd/dep/remove_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dep/remove_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/golang/dep/test"
@@ -15,9 +16,13 @@ func TestRemoveErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	test.NeedsGit(t)
 
 	testName := "remove/unused/case1"
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 
-	testCase := test.NewTestCase(t, testName)
-	testProj := test.NewTestProject(t, testCase.InitialPath())
+	testCase := test.NewTestCase(t, testName, wd)
+	testProj := test.NewTestProject(t, testCase.InitialPath(), wd)
 	defer testProj.Cleanup()
 
 	// Create and checkout the vendor revisions
diff --git a/test/integration_testcase.go b/test/integration_testcase.go
index d1826ebc89..75b0d626bb 100644
--- a/test/integration_testcase.go
+++ b/test/integration_testcase.go
@@ -32,11 +32,7 @@ type IntegrationTestCase struct {
 	VendorFinal   []string          `json:"vendor-final"`
 }
 
-func NewTestCase(t *testing.T, name string) *IntegrationTestCase {
-	wd, err := os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+func NewTestCase(t *testing.T, name, wd string) *IntegrationTestCase {
 	rootPath := filepath.FromSlash(filepath.Join(wd, "testdata", "harness_tests", name))
 	n := &IntegrationTestCase{
 		t:           t,
diff --git a/test/integration_testproj.go b/test/integration_testproj.go
index b3e72a493f..83ebfd9e34 100644
--- a/test/integration_testproj.go
+++ b/test/integration_testproj.go
@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@
 package test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -23,41 +29,60 @@ type IntegrationTestProject struct {
 	t          *testing.T
 	h          *Helper
 	preImports []string
+	tempdir    string
+	env        []string
+	origWd     string
+	stdout     bytes.Buffer
+	stderr     bytes.Buffer
 }
 
-func NewTestProject(t *testing.T, initPath string) *IntegrationTestProject {
+func NewTestProject(t *testing.T, initPath, wd string) *IntegrationTestProject {
 	new := &IntegrationTestProject{
-		t: t,
-		h: NewHelper(t),
+		t:      t,
+		origWd: wd,
+		env:    os.Environ(),
 	}
-	new.TempDir(ProjectRoot)
+	new.makeRootTempDir()
 	new.TempDir(ProjectRoot, "vendor")
 	new.CopyTree(initPath)
-	new.h.Setenv("GOPATH", new.h.Path("."))
-	new.h.Cd(new.Path(ProjectRoot))
+
+	// Note that the Travis darwin platform, directories with certain roots such
+	// as /var are actually links to a dirtree under /private.  Without the patch
+	// below the wd, and therefore the GOPATH, is recorded as "/var/..." but the
+	// actual process runs in "/private/var/..." and dies due to not being in the
+	// GOPATH because the roots don't line up.
+	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" && needsPrivateLeader(new.tempdir) {
+		new.Setenv("GOPATH", filepath.Join("/private", new.tempdir))
+	} else {
+		new.Setenv("GOPATH", new.tempdir)
+	}
+
 	return new
 }
 
 func (p *IntegrationTestProject) Cleanup() {
-	p.h.Cleanup()
+	os.RemoveAll(p.tempdir)
 }
 
 func (p *IntegrationTestProject) Path(args ...string) string {
-	return p.h.Path(filepath.Join(args...))
+	return filepath.Join(p.tempdir, filepath.Join(args...))
 }
 
-func (p *IntegrationTestProject) TempDir(args ...string) {
-	p.h.TempDir(filepath.Join(args...))
+func (p *IntegrationTestProject) ProjPath(args ...string) string {
+	localPath := append([]string{ProjectRoot}, args...)
+	return p.Path(localPath...)
 }
 
-func (p *IntegrationTestProject) TempProjDir(args ...string) {
-	localPath := append([]string{ProjectRoot}, args...)
-	p.h.TempDir(filepath.Join(localPath...))
+func (p *IntegrationTestProject) TempDir(args ...string) {
+	fullPath := p.Path(args...)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(fullPath, 0755); err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
+		p.t.Fatalf("%+v", errors.Errorf("Unable to create temp directory: %s", fullPath))
+	}
 }
 
-func (p *IntegrationTestProject) ProjPath(args ...string) string {
+func (p *IntegrationTestProject) TempProjDir(args ...string) {
 	localPath := append([]string{ProjectRoot}, args...)
-	return p.Path(localPath...)
+	p.TempDir(localPath...)
 }
 
 func (p *IntegrationTestProject) VendorPath(args ...string) string {
@@ -67,11 +92,51 @@ func (p *IntegrationTestProject) VendorPath(args ...string) string {
 }
 
 func (p *IntegrationTestProject) RunGo(args ...string) {
-	p.h.RunGo(args...)
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", args...)
+	p.stdout.Reset()
+	p.stderr.Reset()
+	cmd.Stdout = &p.stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = &p.stderr
+	cmd.Dir = p.tempdir
+	cmd.Env = p.env
+	status := cmd.Run()
+	if p.stdout.Len() > 0 {
+		p.t.Log("go standard output:")
+		p.t.Log(p.stdout.String())
+	}
+	if p.stderr.Len() > 0 {
+		p.t.Log("go standard error:")
+		p.t.Log(p.stderr.String())
+	}
+	if status != nil {
+		p.t.Logf("go %v failed unexpectedly: %v", args, status)
+		p.t.FailNow()
+	}
 }
 
 func (p *IntegrationTestProject) RunGit(dir string, args ...string) {
-	p.h.RunGit(dir, args...)
+	cmd := exec.Command("git", args...)
+	p.stdout.Reset()
+	p.stderr.Reset()
+	cmd.Stdout = &p.stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = &p.stderr
+	cmd.Dir = dir
+	cmd.Env = p.env
+	status := cmd.Run()
+	if *PrintLogs {
+		if p.stdout.Len() > 0 {
+			p.t.Logf("git %v standard output:", args)
+			p.t.Log(p.stdout.String())
+		}
+		if p.stderr.Len() > 0 {
+			p.t.Logf("git %v standard error:", args)
+			p.t.Log(p.stderr.String())
+		}
+	}
+	if status != nil {
+		p.t.Logf("git %v failed unexpectedly: %v", args, status)
+		p.t.FailNow()
+	}
 }
 
 func (p *IntegrationTestProject) GetVendorGit(ip string) {
@@ -82,7 +147,32 @@ func (p *IntegrationTestProject) GetVendorGit(ip string) {
 }
 
 func (p *IntegrationTestProject) DoRun(args []string) error {
-	return p.h.DoRun(args)
+	if *PrintLogs {
+		p.t.Logf("running testdep %v", args)
+	}
+	var prog string
+	prog = filepath.Join(p.origWd, "testdep"+ExeSuffix)
+	newargs := []string{args[0], "-v"}
+	newargs = append(newargs, args[1:]...)
+	cmd := exec.Command(prog, newargs...)
+	p.stdout.Reset()
+	p.stderr.Reset()
+	cmd.Stdout = &p.stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = &p.stderr
+	cmd.Env = p.env
+	cmd.Dir = p.ProjPath("")
+	status := cmd.Run()
+	if *PrintLogs {
+		if p.stdout.Len() > 0 {
+			p.t.Log("standard output:")
+			p.t.Log(p.stdout.String())
+		}
+		if p.stderr.Len() > 0 {
+			p.t.Log("standard error:")
+			p.t.Log(p.stderr.String())
+		}
+	}
+	return status
 }
 
 func (p *IntegrationTestProject) CopyTree(src string) {
@@ -159,6 +249,7 @@ func (p *IntegrationTestProject) GetImportPaths() []string {
 	return result
 }
 
+// Take a snapshot of the import paths before test is run
 func (p *IntegrationTestProject) RecordImportPaths() {
 	p.preImports = p.GetImportPaths()
 }
@@ -176,3 +267,38 @@ func (p *IntegrationTestProject) CompareImportPaths() {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// makeRootTempdir makes a temporary directory for a run of testgo. If
+// the temporary directory was already created, this does nothing.
+func (p *IntegrationTestProject) makeRootTempDir() {
+	if p.tempdir == "" {
+		var err error
+		p.tempdir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "gotest")
+		p.Must(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Setenv sets an environment variable to use when running the test go
+// command.
+func (p *IntegrationTestProject) Setenv(name, val string) {
+	p.env = append(p.env, name+"="+val)
+}
+
+// Must gives a fatal error if err is not nil.
+func (p *IntegrationTestProject) Must(err error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		p.t.Fatalf("%+v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Checks for filepath beginnings that result in the "/private" leader
+// on Mac platforms
+func needsPrivateLeader(path string) bool {
+	var roots = []string{"/var", "/tmp", "/etc"}
+	for _, root := range roots {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(path, root) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}