diff --git a/src/conftest.py b/src/conftest.py
index 36f5451..93b2ada 100644
--- a/src/conftest.py
+++ b/src/conftest.py
@@ -31,7 +31,16 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
-def dirmanager(request) -> DirManager:
+def DIR(request) -> DirManager:
+    """Fixture holding test directories
+
+    DIR.OUTPUT
+    DIR.SESSION
+    DIR.RECORDS
+    DIR.STATES
+    DIR.RESULTS
+    DIR.PROGRESS"""
+
     output_dir = request.config.getoption("--output_dir")
     assert output_dir is not None, "required pytest command line argument not given"
     output_dir = Path(output_dir)
@@ -51,22 +60,6 @@ def dotenv_config(request) -> dict[str, str]:
     return dotenv_values(dotenv_path)  # type: ignore
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
-def RECORDS(dirmanager) -> Path:
-    assert isinstance(dirmanager, DirManager)
-    return dirmanager.RECORDS
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
-def STATES(dirmanager) -> Path:
-    return dirmanager.STATES
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
-def RESULTS(dirmanager) -> Path:
-    return dirmanager.RESULTS
-
-
 @pytest.hookimpl(tryfirst=True, hookwrapper=True)
 def pytest_runtest_makereport(item, call):
     """saves traceback when test fails"""