diff --git a/tests/test_datasets.py b/tests/test_datasets.py
index afcbb3ba..6d0055a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_datasets.py
+++ b/tests/test_datasets.py
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ def test_multilerobotdataset_frames():
     """Check that all dataset frames are incorporated."""
     # Note: use the image variants of the dataset to make the test approx 3x faster.
     repo_ids = ["lerobot/aloha_sim_insertion_human_image", "lerobot/aloha_sim_transfer_cube_human_image"]
-    sub_datasets = [LeRobotDataset(repo_id, root="tests/data") for repo_id in repo_ids]
-    dataset = MultiLeRobotDataset(repo_ids, root="tests/data")
+    sub_datasets = [LeRobotDataset(repo_id) for repo_id in repo_ids]
+    dataset = MultiLeRobotDataset(repo_ids)
     assert len(dataset) == sum(len(d) for d in sub_datasets)
     assert dataset.num_samples == sum(d.num_samples for d in sub_datasets)
     assert dataset.num_episodes == sum(d.num_episodes for d in sub_datasets)