diff --git a/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/QueryServerEnvironment.java b/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/QueryServerEnvironment.java
index 9a24ce4..7eafc62 100644
--- a/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/QueryServerEnvironment.java
+++ b/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/QueryServerEnvironment.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ private void setHdfsSecuredConfiguration(Configuration conf) throws Exception {
         // Generate SSL certs
         File keystoresDir = new File(UTIL.getDataTestDir("keystore").toUri().getPath());
         keystoresDir.mkdirs();
-        String sslConfDir = TlsUtil.getClasspathDir(QueryServerEnvironment.class);
+        String sslConfDir = TlsUtil.TEST_CLASSES_DIR.getPath();
         TlsUtil.setupSSLConfig(keystoresDir.getAbsolutePath(), sslConfDir, conf, false);
 
         // Magic flag to tell hdfs to not fail on using ports above 1024
diff --git a/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/SecureQueryServerPhoenixDBIT.java b/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/SecureQueryServerPhoenixDBIT.java
index 8ba86be..099b145 100644
--- a/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/SecureQueryServerPhoenixDBIT.java
+++ b/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/SecureQueryServerPhoenixDBIT.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ private static void setHdfsSecuredConfiguration(Configuration conf) throws Excep
         // Generate SSL certs
         File keystoresDir = new File(UTIL.getDataTestDir("keystore").toUri().getPath());
         keystoresDir.mkdirs();
-        String sslConfDir = TlsUtil.getClasspathDir(SecureQueryServerPhoenixDBIT.class);
+        String sslConfDir = TlsUtil.TEST_CLASSES_DIR.getPath();
         TlsUtil.setupSSLConfig(keystoresDir.getAbsolutePath(), sslConfDir, conf, false);
 
         // Magic flag to tell hdfs to not fail on using ports above 1024
diff --git a/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/TlsUtil.java b/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/TlsUtil.java
index 1261425..bcb950b 100644
--- a/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/TlsUtil.java
+++ b/phoenix-queryserver-it/src/it/java/org/apache/phoenix/end2end/TlsUtil.java
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ public class TlsUtil {
     protected static final String TARGET_DIR_NAME = System.getProperty("target.dir", "target");
     protected static final File TARGET_DIR =
             new File(System.getProperty("user.dir"), TARGET_DIR_NAME);
+    protected static final String TEST_CLASSES_DIR_NAME =
+            System.getProperty("test-classes.dir", "test-classes");
+    public static final File TEST_CLASSES_DIR =
+            new File(TARGET_DIR, TEST_CLASSES_DIR_NAME);
     protected static final File KEYSTORE = new File(TARGET_DIR, "avatica-test-ks.jks");
     protected static final File TRUSTSTORE = new File(TARGET_DIR, "avatica-test-ts.jks");
 
@@ -142,15 +146,6 @@ private static X509Certificate generateCertificate(String dn, KeyPair pair, int
         return cert;
     }
 
-    public static String getClasspathDir(Class<?> klass) throws Exception {
-        String file = klass.getName();
-        file = file.replace('.', '/') + ".class";
-        URL url = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource(file);
-        String baseDir = url.toURI().getPath();
-        baseDir = baseDir.substring(0, baseDir.length() - file.length() - 1);
-        return baseDir;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Performs complete setup of SSL configuration in preparation for testing an
      * SSLFactory.  This includes keys, certs, keystores, truststores, the server