diff --git a/tests/iotests.cpp b/tests/iotests.cpp
index d39b32a..9b5d829 100644
--- a/tests/iotests.cpp
+++ b/tests/iotests.cpp
@@ -328,12 +328,12 @@ void IoTests::testIniFile()
     // write values to another file
     fstream outputFile;
     outputFile.exceptions(ios_base::failbit | ios_base::badbit);
-    outputFile.open(workingCopyPathMode("output.ini", WorkingCopyMode::NoCopy), ios_base::out | ios_base::trunc);
+    outputFile.open(workingCopyPath("output.ini", WorkingCopyMode::NoCopy), ios_base::out | ios_base::trunc);
     ini.make(outputFile);
 
     // parse written values (again)
     outputFile.close();
-    outputFile.open(workingCopyPathMode("output.ini", WorkingCopyMode::NoCopy), ios_base::in);
+    outputFile.open(workingCopyPath("output.ini", WorkingCopyMode::NoCopy), ios_base::in);
     IniFile ini2;
     ini2.parse(outputFile);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(ini.data() == ini2.data());
diff --git a/tests/testutils.cpp b/tests/testutils.cpp
index 793b90b..e81adc5 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.cpp
+++ b/tests/testutils.cpp
@@ -253,20 +253,11 @@ string TestApplication::testFilePath(const string &relativeTestFilePath) const
  *
  * \remarks The test file is located using testFilePath().
  */
-string TestApplication::workingCopyPathMode(const string &relativeTestFilePath, WorkingCopyMode mode) const
+string TestApplication::workingCopyPath(const string &relativeTestFilePath, WorkingCopyMode mode) const
 {
     return workingCopyPathAs(relativeTestFilePath, relativeTestFilePath, mode);
 }
 
-/*!
- * \brief Returns the full path to a working copy of the test file with the specified \a relativeTestFilePath.
- * \remarks The test file is located using testFilePath().
- */
-string TestApplication::workingCopyPath(const string &relativeTestFilePath) const
-{
-    return workingCopyPathAs(relativeTestFilePath, relativeTestFilePath, WorkingCopyMode::CreateCopy);
-}
-
 /*!
  * \brief Returns the full path to a working copy of the test file with the specified \a relativeTestFilePath.
  *
diff --git a/tests/testutils.h b/tests/testutils.h
index 9a8f27c..256f4fc 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.h
+++ b/tests/testutils.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 namespace TestUtilities {
 
 /*!
- * \brief The WorkingCopyMode enum specifies additional options to influence behavior of TestApplication::workingCopyPathMode().
+ * \brief The WorkingCopyMode enum specifies additional options to influence behavior of TestApplication::workingCopyPath().
  */
 enum class WorkingCopyMode {
     CreateCopy, /**< a working copy of the test file is created */
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ public:
 
     operator bool() const;
     std::string testFilePath(const std::string &relativeTestFilePath) const;
-    std::string workingCopyPathMode(const std::string &relativeTestFilePath, WorkingCopyMode mode) const;
-    std::string workingCopyPath(const std::string &relativeTestFilePath) const;
+    std::string workingCopyPath(const std::string &relativeTestFilePath, WorkingCopyMode mode = WorkingCopyMode::CreateCopy) const;
     std::string workingCopyPathAs(const std::string &relativeTestFilePath, const std::string &relativeWorkingCopyPath,
         WorkingCopyMode mode = WorkingCopyMode::CreateCopy) const;
 #ifdef PLATFORM_UNIX
@@ -110,16 +109,7 @@ inline CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT std::string testFilePath(const std::string &relative
  * \brief Convenience function to invoke TestApplication::workingCopyPath().
  * \remarks A TestApplication must be present.
  */
-inline CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT std::string workingCopyPath(const std::string &relativeTestFilePath)
-{
-    return TestApplication::instance()->workingCopyPathAs(relativeTestFilePath, relativeTestFilePath, WorkingCopyMode::CreateCopy);
-}
-
-/*!
- * \brief Convenience function to invoke TestApplication::workingCopyPathMode().
- * \remarks A TestApplication must be present.
- */
-inline CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT std::string workingCopyPathMode(const std::string &relativeTestFilePath, WorkingCopyMode mode)
+inline CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT std::string workingCopyPath(const std::string &relativeTestFilePath, WorkingCopyMode mode = WorkingCopyMode::CreateCopy)
 {
     return TestApplication::instance()->workingCopyPathAs(relativeTestFilePath, relativeTestFilePath, mode);
 }