diff --git a/android/testing.go b/android/testing.go
index acec6fc01..f4f5c98e2 100644
--- a/android/testing.go
+++ b/android/testing.go
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ func (p TestingBuildParams) RelativeToTop() TestingBuildParams {
 		return p
 	}
 	if p.config.config == nil {
-		panic("cannot call RelativeToTop() on a TestingBuildParams previously returned by RelativeToTop()")
+		return p
 	}
 	// Take a copy of the build params and replace any args that contains test specific temporary
 	// paths with paths relative to the top.
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ func (b baseTestingComponent) newTestingBuildParams(bparams BuildParams) Testing
 		config:      b.config,
 		BuildParams: bparams,
 		RuleParams:  b.provider.RuleParamsForTests()[bparams.Rule],
-	}
+	}.RelativeToTop()
 }
 
 func (b baseTestingComponent) maybeBuildParamsFromRule(rule string) (TestingBuildParams, []string) {
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 5476fe845..11b23c6bf 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -5066,7 +5066,7 @@ func TestApexWithApps(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	// JNI libraries including transitive deps are
 	for _, jni := range []string{"libjni", "libfoo"} {
-		jniOutput := ctx.ModuleForTests(jni, "android_arm64_armv8-a_sdk_shared_apex10000").Module().(*cc.Module).OutputFile()
+		jniOutput := ctx.ModuleForTests(jni, "android_arm64_armv8-a_sdk_shared_apex10000").Module().(*cc.Module).OutputFile().RelativeToPath()
 		// ... embedded inside APK (jnilibs.zip)
 		ensureListContains(t, appZipRule.Implicits.Strings(), jniOutput.String())
 		// ... and not directly inside the APEX
diff --git a/cc/cc_test.go b/cc/cc_test.go
index f1efbff0e..205c71fa8 100644
--- a/cc/cc_test.go
+++ b/cc/cc_test.go
@@ -301,13 +301,9 @@ func checkVndkModule(t *testing.T, ctx *android.TestContext, name, subDir string
 
 func checkSnapshotIncludeExclude(t *testing.T, ctx *android.TestContext, singleton android.TestingSingleton, moduleName, snapshotFilename, subDir, variant string, include bool, fake bool) {
 	t.Helper()
-	mod, ok := ctx.ModuleForTests(moduleName, variant).Module().(android.OutputFileProducer)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Errorf("%q must have output\n", moduleName)
-		return
-	}
-	outputFiles, err := mod.OutputFiles("")
-	if err != nil || len(outputFiles) != 1 {
+	mod := ctx.ModuleForTests(moduleName, variant)
+	outputFiles := mod.OutputFiles(t, "")
+	if len(outputFiles) != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("%q must have single output\n", moduleName)
 		return
 	}
@@ -333,14 +329,17 @@ func checkSnapshotIncludeExclude(t *testing.T, ctx *android.TestContext, singlet
 }
 
 func checkSnapshot(t *testing.T, ctx *android.TestContext, singleton android.TestingSingleton, moduleName, snapshotFilename, subDir, variant string) {
+	t.Helper()
 	checkSnapshotIncludeExclude(t, ctx, singleton, moduleName, snapshotFilename, subDir, variant, true, false)
 }
 
 func checkSnapshotExclude(t *testing.T, ctx *android.TestContext, singleton android.TestingSingleton, moduleName, snapshotFilename, subDir, variant string) {
+	t.Helper()
 	checkSnapshotIncludeExclude(t, ctx, singleton, moduleName, snapshotFilename, subDir, variant, false, false)
 }
 
 func checkSnapshotRule(t *testing.T, ctx *android.TestContext, singleton android.TestingSingleton, moduleName, snapshotFilename, subDir, variant string) {
+	t.Helper()
 	checkSnapshotIncludeExclude(t, ctx, singleton, moduleName, snapshotFilename, subDir, variant, true, true)
 }
 
@@ -2552,7 +2551,7 @@ func parseModuleDeps(text string) (modulesInOrder []android.Path, allDeps map[an
 func getOutputPaths(ctx *android.TestContext, variant string, moduleNames []string) (paths android.Paths) {
 	for _, moduleName := range moduleNames {
 		module := ctx.ModuleForTests(moduleName, variant).Module().(*Module)
-		output := module.outputFile.Path()
+		output := module.outputFile.Path().RelativeToTop()
 		paths = append(paths, output)
 	}
 	return paths
@@ -2583,7 +2582,8 @@ func TestStaticLibDepReordering(t *testing.T) {
 
 	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_static"
 	moduleA := ctx.ModuleForTests("a", variant).Module().(*Module)
-	actual := ctx.ModuleProvider(moduleA, StaticLibraryInfoProvider).(StaticLibraryInfo).TransitiveStaticLibrariesForOrdering.ToList()
+	actual := ctx.ModuleProvider(moduleA, StaticLibraryInfoProvider).(StaticLibraryInfo).
+		TransitiveStaticLibrariesForOrdering.ToList().RelativeToTop()
 	expected := getOutputPaths(ctx, variant, []string{"a", "c", "b", "d"})
 
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(actual, expected) {
@@ -2617,7 +2617,8 @@ func TestStaticLibDepReorderingWithShared(t *testing.T) {
 
 	variant := "android_arm64_armv8-a_static"
 	moduleA := ctx.ModuleForTests("a", variant).Module().(*Module)
-	actual := ctx.ModuleProvider(moduleA, StaticLibraryInfoProvider).(StaticLibraryInfo).TransitiveStaticLibrariesForOrdering.ToList()
+	actual := ctx.ModuleProvider(moduleA, StaticLibraryInfoProvider).(StaticLibraryInfo).
+		TransitiveStaticLibrariesForOrdering.ToList().RelativeToTop()
 	expected := getOutputPaths(ctx, variant, []string{"a", "c", "b"})
 
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(actual, expected) {
diff --git a/cc/gen_test.go b/cc/gen_test.go
index 41ef95c27..40a571619 100644
--- a/cc/gen_test.go
+++ b/cc/gen_test.go
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ func TestGen(t *testing.T) {
 		aidl := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Rule("aidl")
 		libfoo := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Module().(*Module)
 
-		if !inList("-I"+filepath.Dir(aidl.Output.String()), libfoo.flags.Local.CommonFlags) {
-			t.Errorf("missing aidl includes in global flags")
+		expected := "-I" + filepath.Dir(aidl.Output.String())
+		actual := android.StringsRelativeToTop(ctx.Config(), libfoo.flags.Local.CommonFlags)
+		if !inList(expected, actual) {
+			t.Errorf("missing aidl includes in global flags, expected %q, actual %q", expected, actual)
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ func TestGen(t *testing.T) {
 		aidlManifest := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Output("aidl.sbox.textproto")
 		libfoo := ctx.ModuleForTests("libfoo", "android_arm_armv7-a-neon_shared").Module().(*Module)
 
-		if !inList("-I"+filepath.Dir(aidl.Output.String()), libfoo.flags.Local.CommonFlags) {
+		if !inList("-I"+filepath.Dir(aidl.Output.String()), android.StringsRelativeToTop(ctx.Config(), libfoo.flags.Local.CommonFlags)) {
 			t.Errorf("missing aidl includes in global flags")
 		}
 
diff --git a/cc/prebuilt_test.go b/cc/prebuilt_test.go
index 20274b2ba..f72371a54 100644
--- a/cc/prebuilt_test.go
+++ b/cc/prebuilt_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package cc
 
 import (
-	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -302,8 +301,7 @@ func TestPrebuiltSymlinkedHostBinary(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	fooRule := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", "linux_glibc_x86_64").Rule("Symlink")
-	assertString(t, fooRule.Output.String(),
-		filepath.Join(buildDir, ".intermediates/foo/linux_glibc_x86_64/foo"))
+	assertString(t, fooRule.Output.String(), "out/soong/.intermediates/foo/linux_glibc_x86_64/foo")
 	assertString(t, fooRule.Args["fromPath"], "$$PWD/linux_glibc_x86_64/bin/foo")
 
 	var libfooDep android.Path
@@ -313,8 +311,7 @@ func TestPrebuiltSymlinkedHostBinary(t *testing.T) {
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	assertString(t, libfooDep.String(),
-		filepath.Join(buildDir, ".intermediates/libfoo/linux_glibc_x86_64_shared/libfoo.so"))
+	assertString(t, libfooDep.String(), "out/soong/.intermediates/libfoo/linux_glibc_x86_64_shared/libfoo.so")
 }
 
 func TestPrebuiltLibrarySanitized(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cc/proto_test.go b/cc/proto_test.go
index f8bbd2643..3d636fb46 100644
--- a/cc/proto_test.go
+++ b/cc/proto_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func TestProto(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("expected %q in %q", w, cmd)
 		}
 
-		foobarPath := foobar.Module().(android.HostToolProvider).HostToolPath().String()
+		foobarPath := foobar.Module().(android.HostToolProvider).HostToolPath().RelativeToPath().String()
 
 		if w := "--plugin=protoc-gen-foobar=" + foobarPath; !strings.Contains(cmd, w) {
 			t.Errorf("expected %q in %q", w, cmd)
diff --git a/cc/sdk_test.go b/cc/sdk_test.go
index 5a3c181dc..61925e30c 100644
--- a/cc/sdk_test.go
+++ b/cc/sdk_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func TestSdkMutator(t *testing.T) {
 		} else {
 			toFile = m.outputFile.Path()
 		}
+		toFile = toFile.RelativeToTop()
 
 		rule := from.Description("link")
 		for _, dep := range rule.Implicits {
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index 2ade0fed8..1d1a7967e 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ func TestJavaSdkLibrary_DoNotAccessImplWhenItIsNotBuilt(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// The bar library should depend on the stubs jar.
 	barLibrary := result.ModuleForTests("bar", "android_common").Rule("javac")
-	if expected, actual := `^-classpath .*:/[^:]*/turbine-combined/foo\.stubs\.jar$`, barLibrary.Args["classpath"]; !regexp.MustCompile(expected).MatchString(actual) {
+	if expected, actual := `^-classpath .*:out/soong/[^:]*/turbine-combined/foo\.stubs\.jar$`, barLibrary.Args["classpath"]; !regexp.MustCompile(expected).MatchString(actual) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %q, found %#q", expected, actual)
 	}
 }
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@ func TestJavaSdkLibrary_DefaultToStubs(t *testing.T) {
 		`)
 	// The baz library should depend on the system stubs jar.
 	bazLibrary := result.ModuleForTests("baz", "android_common").Rule("javac")
-	if expected, actual := `^-classpath .*:/[^:]*/turbine-combined/foo\.stubs.system\.jar$`, bazLibrary.Args["classpath"]; !regexp.MustCompile(expected).MatchString(actual) {
+	if expected, actual := `^-classpath .*:out/soong/[^:]*/turbine-combined/foo\.stubs.system\.jar$`, bazLibrary.Args["classpath"]; !regexp.MustCompile(expected).MatchString(actual) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %q, found %#q", expected, actual)
 	}
 }