diff --git a/oak-store-document/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGarbageCollectorIT.java b/oak-store-document/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGarbageCollectorIT.java
index c0c20ea..c295069 100644
--- a/oak-store-document/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGarbageCollectorIT.java
+++ b/oak-store-document/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/document/VersionGarbageCollectorIT.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     private void createPrimaryStore() {
         if (fixture instanceof RDBFixture) {
             ((RDBFixture) fixture).setRDBOptions(
-                    new RDBOptions().tablePrefix(rdbTablePrefix).dropTablesOnClose(false));
+                    new RDBOptions().tablePrefix(rdbTablePrefix).dropTablesOnClose(true));
         }
         ds1 = fixture.createDocumentStore();
         documentMKBuilder = new DocumentMK.Builder().clock(clock).setClusterId(1)