diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/staticfiles_tests/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/staticfiles_tests/tests.py
index 4c03f6a5a9..b9b9c59790 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/staticfiles_tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/staticfiles_tests/tests.py
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ class TestCollectionFilesOverride(BuildStaticTestCase):
             os.unlink(self.testfile_path)
         # set back original modification time
         os.utime(self.orig_path, (self.orig_atime, self.orig_mtime))
+        super(TestCollectionFilesOverride, self).tearDown()
 
     def test_override(self):
         self.assertFileContains('file2.txt', 'duplicate of file2.txt')