diff --git a/std/node/_fs/_fs_exists_test.ts b/std/node/_fs/_fs_exists_test.ts
index aaf26a0e74..fde68e717e 100644
--- a/std/node/_fs/_fs_exists_test.ts
+++ b/std/node/_fs/_fs_exists_test.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import { exists, existsSync } from "./_fs_exists.ts";
 const { test } = Deno;
 
 test(async function existsFile() {
-  const availableFile = await new Promise(async (resolve) => {
-    const tmpFilePath = await Deno.makeTempFile();
-    exists(tmpFilePath, (exists: boolean) => resolve(exists));
-    Deno.remove(tmpFilePath);
+  const availableFile = await new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const tmpFilePath = Deno.makeTempFileSync();
+    exists(tmpFilePath, (exists: boolean) => {
+      Deno.removeSync(tmpFilePath);
+      resolve(exists);
+    });
   });
   const notAvailableFile = await new Promise((resolve) => {
     exists("./notAvailable.txt", (exists: boolean) => resolve(exists));