diff --git a/tests/providers/sftp/operators/test_sftp.py b/tests/providers/sftp/operators/test_sftp.py
index 3b7529bd9abc1..92ca2d6f6dd6f 100644
--- a/tests/providers/sftp/operators/test_sftp.py
+++ b/tests/providers/sftp/operators/test_sftp.py
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ def setup_method(self):
         self.test_remote_dir = "/tmp/tmp1"
         self.test_local_filename = 'test_local_file'
         self.test_remote_filename = 'test_remote_file'
+        self.test_remote_file_content = (
+            b"This is remote file content \n which is also multiline "
+            b"another line here \n this is last line. EOF"
+        )
         self.test_local_filepath = f'{self.test_dir}/{self.test_local_filename}'
         # Local Filepath with Intermediate Directory
         self.test_local_filepath_int_dir = f'{self.test_local_dir}/{self.test_local_filename}'
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ def test_file_transfer_no_intermediate_dir_error_put(self, create_task_instance_
             operation=SFTPOperation.PUT,
             create_intermediate_dirs=False,
         )
-        with pytest.raises(Exception) as ctx:
+        with pytest.raises(AirflowException) as ctx:
             ti2.run()
         assert 'No such file' in str(ctx.value)
 
@@ -196,20 +200,16 @@ def test_json_file_transfer_put(self, dag_maker):
         pulled = tis["check_file_task"].xcom_pull(task_ids="check_file_task", key='return_value')
         assert pulled.strip() == b64encode(test_local_file_content).decode('utf-8')
 
-    @conf_vars({('core', 'enable_xcom_pickling'): 'True'})
-    def test_pickle_file_transfer_get(self, dag_maker):
-        test_remote_file_content = (
-            "This is remote file content \n which is also multiline "
-            "another line here \n this is last line. EOF"
-        )
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def create_remote_file_and_cleanup(self):
+        with open(self.test_remote_filepath, 'wb') as file:
+            file.write(self.test_remote_file_content)
+        yield
+        os.remove(self.test_remote_filepath)
 
+    @conf_vars({('core', 'enable_xcom_pickling'): 'True'})
+    def test_pickle_file_transfer_get(self, dag_maker, create_remote_file_and_cleanup):
         with dag_maker(dag_id="unit_tests_sftp_op_pickle_file_transfer_get"):
-            SSHOperator(  # Create a test file on remote.
-                task_id="test_create_file",
-                ssh_hook=self.hook,
-                command=f"echo '{test_remote_file_content}' > {self.test_remote_filepath}",
-                do_xcom_push=True,
-            )
             SFTPOperator(  # Get remote file to local.
                 task_id="test_sftp",
                 ssh_hook=self.hook,
@@ -222,24 +222,13 @@ def test_pickle_file_transfer_get(self, dag_maker):
             ti.run()
 
         # Test the received content.
-        with open(self.test_local_filepath) as file:
+        with open(self.test_local_filepath, 'rb') as file:
             content_received = file.read()
-        assert content_received.strip() == test_remote_file_content
+        assert content_received == self.test_remote_file_content
 
     @conf_vars({('core', 'enable_xcom_pickling'): 'False'})
-    def test_json_file_transfer_get(self, dag_maker):
-        test_remote_file_content = (
-            "This is remote file content \n which is also multiline "
-            "another line here \n this is last line. EOF"
-        )
-
+    def test_json_file_transfer_get(self, dag_maker, create_remote_file_and_cleanup):
         with dag_maker(dag_id="unit_tests_sftp_op_json_file_transfer_get"):
-            SSHOperator(  # Create a test file on remote.
-                task_id="test_create_file",
-                ssh_hook=self.hook,
-                command=f"echo '{test_remote_file_content}' > {self.test_remote_filepath}",
-                do_xcom_push=True,
-            )
             SFTPOperator(  # Get remote file to local.
                 task_id="test_sftp",
                 ssh_hook=self.hook,
@@ -253,24 +242,13 @@ def test_json_file_transfer_get(self, dag_maker):
 
         # Test the received content.
         content_received = None
-        with open(self.test_local_filepath) as file:
+        with open(self.test_local_filepath, 'rb') as file:
             content_received = file.read()
-        assert content_received.strip() == test_remote_file_content.encode('utf-8').decode('utf-8')
+        assert content_received == self.test_remote_file_content
 
     @conf_vars({('core', 'enable_xcom_pickling'): 'True'})
-    def test_file_transfer_no_intermediate_dir_error_get(self, dag_maker):
-        test_remote_file_content = (
-            "This is remote file content \n which is also multiline "
-            "another line here \n this is last line. EOF"
-        )
-
+    def test_file_transfer_no_intermediate_dir_error_get(self, dag_maker, create_remote_file_and_cleanup):
         with dag_maker(dag_id="unit_tests_sftp_op_file_transfer_no_intermediate_dir_error_get"):
-            SSHOperator(  # Create a test file on remote.
-                task_id="test_create_file",
-                ssh_hook=self.hook,
-                command=f"echo '{test_remote_file_content}' > {self.test_remote_filepath}",
-                do_xcom_push=True,
-            )
             SFTPOperator(  # Try to GET test file from remote.
                 task_id="test_sftp",
                 ssh_hook=self.hook,
@@ -279,29 +257,16 @@ def test_file_transfer_no_intermediate_dir_error_get(self, dag_maker):
                 operation=SFTPOperation.GET,
             )
 
-        ti1, ti2 = dag_maker.create_dagrun(execution_date=timezone.utcnow()).task_instances
-        ti1.run()
-
-        # This should raise an error with "No such file" as the directory
-        # does not exist.
-        with pytest.raises(Exception) as ctx:
-            ti2.run()
-        assert 'No such file' in str(ctx.value)
+        for ti in dag_maker.create_dagrun(execution_date=timezone.utcnow()).task_instances:
+            # This should raise an error with "No such file" as the directory
+            # does not exist.
+            with pytest.raises(AirflowException) as ctx:
+                ti.run()
+            assert 'No such file' in str(ctx.value)
 
     @conf_vars({('core', 'enable_xcom_pickling'): 'True'})
-    def test_file_transfer_with_intermediate_dir_error_get(self, dag_maker):
-        test_remote_file_content = (
-            "This is remote file content \n which is also multiline "
-            "another line here \n this is last line. EOF"
-        )
-
+    def test_file_transfer_with_intermediate_dir_error_get(self, dag_maker, create_remote_file_and_cleanup):
         with dag_maker(dag_id="unit_tests_sftp_op_file_transfer_with_intermediate_dir_error_get"):
-            SSHOperator(  # Create a test file on remote.
-                task_id="test_create_file",
-                ssh_hook=self.hook,
-                command=f"echo '{test_remote_file_content}' > {self.test_remote_filepath}",
-                do_xcom_push=True,
-            )
             SFTPOperator(  # Get remote file to local.
                 task_id="test_sftp",
                 ssh_hook=self.hook,
@@ -316,9 +281,9 @@ def test_file_transfer_with_intermediate_dir_error_get(self, dag_maker):
 
         # Test the received content.
         content_received = None
-        with open(self.test_local_filepath_int_dir) as file:
+        with open(self.test_local_filepath_int_dir, 'rb') as file:
             content_received = file.read()
-        assert content_received.strip() == test_remote_file_content
+        assert content_received == self.test_remote_file_content
 
     @mock.patch.dict('os.environ', {'AIRFLOW_CONN_' + TEST_CONN_ID.upper(): "ssh://test_id@localhost"})
     def test_arg_checking(self):
