diff --git a/tests/test_repomap.py b/tests/test_repomap.py
index 03aa410f8..6a02f9ba3 100644
--- a/tests/test_repomap.py
+++ b/tests/test_repomap.py
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ print(my_function(3, 4))
             for file in test_files:
                 self.assertIn(file, result)
 
+            del repo_map
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()