diff --git a/tests/integration/__init__.py b/tests/integration/__init__.py
index fc13bb6..6316fb5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/integration/__init__.py
@@ -77,12 +77,7 @@ if salt.utils.is_windows():
     import win32api
 
 
-SYS_TMP_DIR = os.path.realpath(
-    # Avoid ${TMPDIR} and gettempdir() on MacOS as they yield a base path too long
-    # for unix sockets: ``error: AF_UNIX path too long``
-    # Gentoo Portage prefers ebuild tests are rooted in ${TMPDIR}
-    os.environ.get('TMPDIR', tempfile.gettempdir()) if not salt.utils.is_darwin() else '/tmp'
-)
+SYS_TMP_DIR = os.environ.get('TMPDIR', tempfile.gettempdir()) if not salt.utils.is_darwin() else '/tmp'
 TMP = os.path.join(SYS_TMP_DIR, 'salt-tests-tmpdir')
 FILES = os.path.join(INTEGRATION_TEST_DIR, 'files')
 PYEXEC = 'python{0}.{1}'.format(*sys.version_info)
