diff --git a/src/restic/backend/sftp/backend_test.go b/src/restic/backend/sftp/backend_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a812f8cd0..000000000
--- a/src/restic/backend/sftp/backend_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-// DO NOT EDIT, AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED
-package sftp_test
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"restic/backend/test"
-)
-
-var SkipMessage string
-
-func TestSftpBackendCreate(t *testing.T) {
-	if SkipMessage != "" {
-		t.Skip(SkipMessage)
-	}
-	test.TestCreate(t)
-}
-
-func TestSftpBackendOpen(t *testing.T) {
-	if SkipMessage != "" {
-		t.Skip(SkipMessage)
-	}
-	test.TestOpen(t)
-}
-
-func TestSftpBackendCreateWithConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	if SkipMessage != "" {
-		t.Skip(SkipMessage)
-	}
-	test.TestCreateWithConfig(t)
-}
-
-func TestSftpBackendLocation(t *testing.T) {
-	if SkipMessage != "" {
-		t.Skip(SkipMessage)
-	}
-	test.TestLocation(t)
-}
-
-func TestSftpBackendConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	if SkipMessage != "" {
-		t.Skip(SkipMessage)
-	}
-	test.TestConfig(t)
-}
-
-func TestSftpBackendLoad(t *testing.T) {
-	if SkipMessage != "" {
-		t.Skip(SkipMessage)
-	}
-	test.TestLoad(t)
-}
-
-func TestSftpBackendSave(t *testing.T) {
-	if SkipMessage != "" {
-		t.Skip(SkipMessage)
-	}
-	test.TestSave(t)
-}
-
-func TestSftpBackendSaveFilenames(t *testing.T) {
-	if SkipMessage != "" {
-		t.Skip(SkipMessage)
-	}
-	test.TestSaveFilenames(t)
-}
-
-func TestSftpBackendBackend(t *testing.T) {
-	if SkipMessage != "" {
-		t.Skip(SkipMessage)
-	}
-	test.TestBackend(t)
-}
-
-func TestSftpBackendDelete(t *testing.T) {
-	if SkipMessage != "" {
-		t.Skip(SkipMessage)
-	}
-	test.TestDelete(t)
-}
-
-func TestSftpBackendCleanup(t *testing.T) {
-	if SkipMessage != "" {
-		t.Skip(SkipMessage)
-	}
-	test.TestCleanup(t)
-}
diff --git a/src/restic/backend/sftp/layout_test.go b/src/restic/backend/sftp/layout_test.go
index 0159976fe..856bd5ce4 100644
--- a/src/restic/backend/sftp/layout_test.go
+++ b/src/restic/backend/sftp/layout_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestLayout(t *testing.T) {
-	if sftpserver == "" {
+	if sftpServer == "" {
 		t.Skip("sftp server binary not available")
 	}
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestLayout(t *testing.T) {
 
 			repo := filepath.Join(path, "repo")
 			be, err := sftp.Open(sftp.Config{
-				Command: fmt.Sprintf("%q -e", sftpserver),
+				Command: fmt.Sprintf("%q -e", sftpServer),
 				Path:    repo,
 				Layout:  test.layout,
 			})
diff --git a/src/restic/backend/sftp/sftp_backend_test.go b/src/restic/backend/sftp/sftp_backend_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1834beee8..000000000
--- a/src/restic/backend/sftp/sftp_backend_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-package sftp_test
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"restic"
-	"strings"
-
-	"restic/errors"
-
-	"restic/backend/sftp"
-	"restic/backend/test"
-
-	. "restic/test"
-)
-
-var tempBackendDir string
-
-//go:generate go run ../test/generate_backend_tests.go
-
-func createTempdir() error {
-	if tempBackendDir != "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	tempdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "restic-local-test-")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	tempBackendDir = tempdir
-	return nil
-}
-
-func findSFTPServerBinary() string {
-	for _, dir := range strings.Split(TestSFTPPath, ":") {
-		testpath := filepath.Join(dir, "sftp-server")
-		_, err := os.Stat(testpath)
-		if !os.IsNotExist(errors.Cause(err)) {
-			return testpath
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ""
-}
-
-var sftpserver = findSFTPServerBinary()
-
-func init() {
-	if sftpserver == "" {
-		SkipMessage = "sftp server binary not found, skipping tests"
-		return
-	}
-
-	cfg := sftp.Config{
-		Command: fmt.Sprintf("%q -e", sftpserver),
-	}
-
-	test.CreateFn = func() (restic.Backend, error) {
-		err := createTempdir()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		cfg.Path = tempBackendDir
-
-		return sftp.Create(cfg)
-	}
-
-	test.OpenFn = func() (restic.Backend, error) {
-		err := createTempdir()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		cfg.Path = tempBackendDir
-
-		return sftp.Open(cfg)
-	}
-
-	test.CleanupFn = func() error {
-		if tempBackendDir == "" {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		err := os.RemoveAll(tempBackendDir)
-		tempBackendDir = ""
-		return err
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/restic/backend/sftp/sftp_test.go b/src/restic/backend/sftp/sftp_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd9728676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/restic/backend/sftp/sftp_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package sftp_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"restic"
+	"restic/backend/sftp"
+	"restic/backend/test"
+	"restic/errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "restic/test"
+)
+
+func findSFTPServerBinary() string {
+	for _, dir := range strings.Split(TestSFTPPath, ":") {
+		testpath := filepath.Join(dir, "sftp-server")
+		_, err := os.Stat(testpath)
+		if !os.IsNotExist(errors.Cause(err)) {
+			return testpath
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
+var sftpServer = findSFTPServerBinary()
+
+func TestBackend(t *testing.T) {
+	if sftpServer == "" {
+		t.Skip("sftp server binary not found")
+	}
+
+	suite := test.Suite{
+		// NewConfig returns a config for a new temporary backend that will be used in tests.
+		NewConfig: func() (interface{}, error) {
+			dir, err := ioutil.TempDir(TestTempDir, "restic-test-sftp-")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			t.Logf("create new backend at %v", dir)
+
+			cfg := sftp.Config{
+				Path:    dir,
+				Command: fmt.Sprintf("%q -e", sftpServer),
+			}
+			return cfg, nil
+		},
+
+		// CreateFn is a function that creates a temporary repository for the tests.
+		Create: func(config interface{}) (restic.Backend, error) {
+			cfg := config.(sftp.Config)
+			return sftp.Create(cfg)
+		},
+
+		// OpenFn is a function that opens a previously created temporary repository.
+		Open: func(config interface{}) (restic.Backend, error) {
+			cfg := config.(sftp.Config)
+			return sftp.Open(cfg)
+		},
+
+		// CleanupFn removes data created during the tests.
+		Cleanup: func(config interface{}) error {
+			cfg := config.(sftp.Config)
+			if !TestCleanupTempDirs {
+				t.Logf("leaving test backend dir at %v", cfg.Path)
+			}
+
+			RemoveAll(t, cfg.Path)
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	suite.RunTests(t)
+}