diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/makemessages/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/makemessages/tests.py
index 7a3c1dcccc9..5798e671b03 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/makemessages/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/makemessages/tests.py
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ if xgettext_cmd:
         xversion = (int(match.group('major')), int(match.group('minor')))
         if xversion >= (0, 15):
             from extraction import *
+    del p