diff --git a/terraso_backend/apps/core/gis/parsers.py b/terraso_backend/apps/core/gis/parsers.py
index 94a63986f..881c3f189 100644
--- a/terraso_backend/apps/core/gis/parsers.py
+++ b/terraso_backend/apps/core/gis/parsers.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import json
 import os
+import shutil
 import uuid
 import zipfile
 
@@ -157,10 +158,7 @@ def parse_shapefile(file):
     gdf_transformed = gdf.to_crs(crs=DEFAULT_CRS)
 
     # Delete extracted files
-    os.remove(os.path.join(tmp_folder, shp_filenames[0]))
-    os.remove(os.path.join(tmp_folder, shx_filenames[0]))
-    os.remove(os.path.join(tmp_folder, prj_filenames[0]))
-    os.rmdir(tmp_folder)
+    shutil.rmtree(tmp_folder)
 
     return json.loads(gdf_transformed.to_json())
 
diff --git a/terraso_backend/tests/core/gis/test_parsers.py b/terraso_backend/tests/core/gis/test_parsers.py
index 26b481ff5..279a90902 100644
--- a/terraso_backend/tests/core/gis/test_parsers.py
+++ b/terraso_backend/tests/core/gis/test_parsers.py
@@ -16,20 +16,21 @@
 import json
 import os
 import tempfile
-import zipfile
 from importlib import resources
 
-import geopandas as gpd
 import pytest
 
 from apps.core.gis.parsers import parse_file_to_geojson
-from apps.core.gis.utils import DEFAULT_CRS
 
 KML_TEST_FILES = [
     ("resources/gis/kml_sample_1.kml", "resources/gis/kml_sample_1_geojson.json"),
     ("resources/gis/kml_sample_2.kml", "resources/gis/kml_sample_2_geojson.json"),
     ("resources/gis/kml_sample_3.kml", "resources/gis/kml_sample_3_geojson.json"),
 ]
+SHAPEFILE_TEST_FILES = [
+    ("resources/gis/shapefile_sample_1.zip", "resources/gis/shapefile_sample_1_geojson.json"),
+    ("resources/gis/shapefile_sample_2.zip", "resources/gis/shapefile_sample_2_geojson.json"),
+]
 
 GPX_CONTENT = """<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
 <gpx xmlns="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1" version="1.1"
@@ -188,41 +189,21 @@
 }
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def shapefile_zip(request):
-    shp, shx, prj = request.param
-    zip_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".zip")
-    return zip_file
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "shapefile_zip",
-    [
-        (b"<shapefile component 1>", b"<shapefile component 2>", b"<shapefile component 3>"),
-        (b"<shapefile component 4>", b"<shapefile component 5>", b"<shapefile component 6>"),
-    ],
-    indirect=True,
+    "file_path_expected",
+    SHAPEFILE_TEST_FILES,
 )
-def test_parse_shapefile(shapefile_zip):
-    # Create a GeoDataFrame with a single point
-    gdf = gpd.GeoDataFrame({"geometry": gpd.points_from_xy([0], [0])}, crs=DEFAULT_CRS)
-
-    # Convert the GeoDataFrame to a Shapefile
-    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
-        shapefile_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "test.shp")
-        gdf.to_file(shapefile_path)
-
-        # Zip the Shapefile components
-        with zipfile.ZipFile(shapefile_zip.name, "w") as zf:
-            for component in ["shp", "shx", "prj"]:
-                zf.write(os.path.join(tmpdir, f"test.{component}"), f"test.{component}")
+def test_parse_shapefile(file_path_expected):
+    file_path = file_path_expected[0]
+    with open(resources.files("tests").joinpath(file_path), "rb") as file:
+        shapefile_json = parse_file_to_geojson(file)
 
-        with open(shapefile_zip.name, "rb") as file:
-            shapefile_json = parse_file_to_geojson(file)
+    expected_file_path = file_path_expected[1]
+    with open(resources.files("tests").joinpath(expected_file_path), "rb") as file:
+        expected_json = json.load(file)
 
-            # Verify that the parsed Shapefile is equivalent to the original GeoDataFrame
-            gdf_json = json.loads(gdf.to_json())
-            assert shapefile_json == gdf_json
+    print(f"shapefile_json: {shapefile_json}")
+    assert json.dumps(shapefile_json) == json.dumps(expected_json)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/terraso_backend/tests/resources/gis/shapefile_sample_1.zip b/terraso_backend/tests/resources/gis/shapefile_sample_1.zip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60e94353a
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diff --git a/terraso_backend/tests/resources/gis/shapefile_sample_1_geojson.json b/terraso_backend/tests/resources/gis/shapefile_sample_1_geojson.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad70b993e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraso_backend/tests/resources/gis/shapefile_sample_1_geojson.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "type":"FeatureCollection",
+  "features":[
+     {
+        "id":"0",
+        "type":"Feature",
+        "properties":{
+           
+        },
+        "geometry":{
+           "type":"Point",
+           "coordinates":[
+              -78.48247445411837,
+              -0.16708426936664011
+           ]
+        }
+     }
+  ],
+  "crs":{
+     "type":"name",
+     "properties":{
+        "name":"urn:ogc:def:crs:OGC::CRS84"
+     }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/terraso_backend/tests/resources/gis/shapefile_sample_2.zip b/terraso_backend/tests/resources/gis/shapefile_sample_2.zip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de380d5f2
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diff --git a/terraso_backend/tests/resources/gis/shapefile_sample_2_geojson.json b/terraso_backend/tests/resources/gis/shapefile_sample_2_geojson.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad70b993e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraso_backend/tests/resources/gis/shapefile_sample_2_geojson.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "type":"FeatureCollection",
+  "features":[
+     {
+        "id":"0",
+        "type":"Feature",
+        "properties":{
+           
+        },
+        "geometry":{
+           "type":"Point",
+           "coordinates":[
+              -78.48247445411837,
+              -0.16708426936664011
+           ]
+        }
+     }
+  ],
+  "crs":{
+     "type":"name",
+     "properties":{
+        "name":"urn:ogc:def:crs:OGC::CRS84"
+     }
+  }
+}
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