diff --git a/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass b/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass
index 168c767a2eea0..b104b6694ac37 100644
--- a/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass
+++ b/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass
@@ -1272,7 +1272,12 @@ epytest() {
 
 	echo "${@}" >&2
 	"${@}" || die -n "pytest failed with ${EPYTHON}"
-	return ${?}
+	local ret=${?}
+
+	# remove common temporary directories left over by pytest plugins
+	rm -rf .hypothesis .pytest_cache || die
+
+	return ${ret}
 }
 
 # @FUNCTION: eunittest