diff --git a/test/cat.c b/test/cat.c
index 142a38d..b72cf25 100644
--- a/test/cat.c
+++ b/test/cat.c
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	const char *path_cstr = argv[1];
-	fx_path *path = fx_path_create_from_cstr(path_cstr);
+	const char *path = argv[1];
 
 	fx_file *src = NULL;
-	fx_result result = fx_file_open(NULL, path, FX_FILE_READ_ONLY, &src);
+	fx_result result
+		= fx_file_open(NULL, FX_CSTR(path), FX_FILE_READ_ONLY, &src);
 	if (fx_result_is_error(result)) {
 		fx_throw(result);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/test/cat1.c b/test/cat1.c
index 11e9a2c..ca1e9d8 100644
--- a/test/cat1.c
+++ b/test/cat1.c
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	const char *path_cstr = argv[1];
-	fx_path *path = fx_path_create_from_cstr(path_cstr);
+	const char *path = argv[1];
 
 	fx_file *src = NULL;
-	fx_result result = fx_file_open(NULL, path, FX_FILE_READ_ONLY, &src);
+	fx_result result
+		= fx_file_open(NULL, FX_CSTR(path), FX_FILE_READ_ONLY, &src);
 	if (fx_result_is_error(result)) {
 		fx_throw(result);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/test/json-read.c b/test/json-read.c
index 5e06557..0421365 100644
--- a/test/json-read.c
+++ b/test/json-read.c
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	const char *path_cstr = argv[1];
-	fx_path *path = fx_path_create_from_cstr(path_cstr);
+	const char *path = argv[1];
 
 	fx_file *src = NULL;
-	fx_result result = fx_file_open(NULL, path, FX_FILE_READ_ONLY, &src);
+	fx_result result
+		= fx_file_open(NULL, FX_CSTR(path), FX_FILE_READ_ONLY, &src);
 	if (fx_result_is_error(result)) {
 		fx_throw(result);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/test/toml-read.c b/test/toml-read.c
index 022ebf0..a2d2cb2 100644
--- a/test/toml-read.c
+++ b/test/toml-read.c
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	const char *path_cstr = argv[1];
-	fx_path *path = fx_path_create_from_cstr(path_cstr);
+	const char *path = argv[1];
 
 	fx_file *src = NULL;
-	fx_result result = fx_file_open(NULL, path, FX_FILE_READ_ONLY, &src);
+	fx_result result
+		= fx_file_open(NULL, FX_CSTR(path), FX_FILE_READ_ONLY, &src);
 	if (fx_result_is_error(result)) {
 		fx_throw(result);
 		return -1;