diff --git a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
index f4206edf79cc..c1950fd299ab 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(importwallet_rescan, TestChain100Setup)
         request.params.push_back((pathTemp / "wallet.backup").string());
         AddWallet(&wallet);
         ::dumpwallet(request);
+        RemoveWallet(&wallet);
     }
 
     // Call importwallet RPC and verify all blocks with timestamps >= BLOCK_TIME
@@ -491,6 +492,7 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(importwallet_rescan, TestChain100Setup)
         request.params.push_back((pathTemp / "wallet.backup").string());
         AddWallet(&wallet);
         ::importwallet(request);
+        RemoveWallet(&wallet);
 
         LOCK(wallet.cs_wallet);
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(wallet.mapWallet.size(), 3);
@@ -500,7 +502,6 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(importwallet_rescan, TestChain100Setup)
             bool expected = i >= 100;
             BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(found, expected);
         }
-        RemoveWallet(&wallet);
     }
 
     SetMockTime(0);