diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictIOUtilsTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictIOUtilsTests.java
index 70f916c1a79a4a5c248d03bbf4d5165ec57a8395..66c9e18518f26e631d99ae4b43c6a1d34b8a01e7 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictIOUtilsTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictIOUtilsTests.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class UserHistoryDictIOUtilsTests extends AndroidTestCase
 
         File file = null;
         try {
-            file = File.createTempFile("testReadAndWrite", ".dict");
+            file = File.createTempFile("testReadAndWrite", ".dict", getContext().getCacheDir());
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Log.d(TAG, "IOException while creating a temporary file: " + e);
         }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictionaryTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictionaryTests.java
index f2a17d20642629a2adc29954df0b9e4716511d01..7536f64acff8cfa39a9f863f43c03fc585b1b693 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictionaryTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserHistoryDictionaryTests.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.test.AndroidTestCase;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Random;
@@ -76,34 +78,43 @@ public class UserHistoryDictionaryTests extends AndroidTestCase {
     }
 
     public void testRandomWords() {
-        Log.d(TAG, "This test can be used for profiling.");
-        Log.d(TAG, "Usage: please set UserHisotoryDictionary.PROFILE_SAVE_RESTORE to true.");
-        final int numberOfWords = 1000;
-        final Random random = new Random(123456);
-        List<String> words = generateWords(numberOfWords, random);
-
-        final String locale = "testRandomWords";
-        final UserHistoryDictionary dict = UserHistoryDictionary.getInstance(getContext(),
-                locale, mPrefs);
-        dict.isTest = true;
-
-        addToDict(dict, words);
-
-        try {
-            Log.d(TAG, "waiting for adding the word ...");
-            Thread.sleep(2000);
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "InterruptedException: " + e);
-        }
-
-        // write to file
-        dict.close();
-
+        File dictFile = null;
         try {
-            Log.d(TAG, "waiting for writing ...");
-            Thread.sleep(5000);
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "InterruptedException: " + e);
+            Log.d(TAG, "This test can be used for profiling.");
+            Log.d(TAG, "Usage: please set UserHisotoryDictionary.PROFILE_SAVE_RESTORE to true.");
+            final int numberOfWords = 1000;
+            final Random random = new Random(123456);
+            List<String> words = generateWords(numberOfWords, random);
+
+            final String locale = "testRandomWords";
+            final String fileName = "UserHistoryDictionary." + locale + ".dict";
+            dictFile = new File(getContext().getFilesDir(), fileName);
+            final UserHistoryDictionary dict = UserHistoryDictionary.getInstance(getContext(),
+                    locale, mPrefs);
+            dict.isTest = true;
+
+            addToDict(dict, words);
+
+            try {
+                Log.d(TAG, "waiting for adding the word ...");
+                Thread.sleep(2000);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                Log.d(TAG, "InterruptedException: " + e);
+            }
+
+            // write to file
+            dict.close();
+
+            try {
+                Log.d(TAG, "waiting for writing ...");
+                Thread.sleep(5000);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                Log.d(TAG, "InterruptedException: " + e);
+            }
+        } finally {
+            if (dictFile != null) {
+                dictFile.delete();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java
index 2f954318c51238f70b8d28e20224a197e9eb5ba6..b6f6fea4dfec171dd003dad4e22a63e6c5df4ebf 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public class BinaryDictIOTests extends AndroidTestCase {
             final String message) {
         File file = null;
         try {
-            file = File.createTempFile("runReadAndWrite", ".dict");
+            file = File.createTempFile("runReadAndWrite", ".dict", getContext().getCacheDir());
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Log.e(TAG, "IOException: " + e);
         }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public class BinaryDictIOTests extends AndroidTestCase {
             final FormatSpec.FormatOptions formatOptions, final String message) {
         File file = null;
         try {
-            file = File.createTempFile("runReadUnigrams", ".dict");
+            file = File.createTempFile("runReadUnigrams", ".dict", getContext().getCacheDir());
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Log.e(TAG, "IOException: " + e);
         }
@@ -510,7 +510,8 @@ public class BinaryDictIOTests extends AndroidTestCase {
     public void testGetTerminalPosition() {
         File file = null;
         try {
-            file = File.createTempFile("testGetTerminalPosition", ".dict");
+            file = File.createTempFile("testGetTerminalPosition", ".dict",
+                    getContext().getCacheDir());
         } catch (IOException e) {
             // do nothing
         }
@@ -561,7 +562,7 @@ public class BinaryDictIOTests extends AndroidTestCase {
     public void testDeleteWord() {
         File file = null;
         try {
-            file = File.createTempFile("testDeleteWord", ".dict");
+            file = File.createTempFile("testDeleteWord", ".dict", getContext().getCacheDir());
         } catch (IOException e) {
             // do nothing
         }