diff --git a/swh/core/tests/storage_testing.py b/swh/core/tests/storage_testing.py
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+# Copyright (C) 2015-2017  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+import tempfile
+
+from swh.core.tests.db_testing import DbTestFixture
+from swh.storage import get_storage
+
+
+class StorageTestFixture(DbTestFixture):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.objtmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+
+        storage_conf = {
+            'cls': 'local',
+            'args': {
+                'db': self.conn,
+                'objstorage': {
+                    'cls': 'pathslicing',
+                    'args': {
+                        'root': self.objtmp.name,
+                        'slicing': '0:1/1:5',
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        }
+        self.storage = get_storage(**storage_conf)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.objtmp.cleanup()
+        super().tearDown()