diff --git a/spec/datadog/tracing/contrib/active_record/instantiation_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/tracing/contrib/active_record/instantiation_spec.rb
index 051ee4c1afe..4eaac423849 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/tracing/contrib/active_record/instantiation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/tracing/contrib/active_record/instantiation_spec.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
     Datadog.registry[:active_record].reset_configuration!
   end
 
+  after do
+    Article.delete_all
+  end
+
   context 'when a model is instantiated' do
     before { article }