diff --git a/datadog_checks_base/tests/base/utils/db/test_db_statements.py b/datadog_checks_base/tests/base/utils/db/test_db_statements.py
index 53dfb05845545..f3f34257c5322 100644
--- a/datadog_checks_base/tests/base/utils/db/test_db_statements.py
+++ b/datadog_checks_base/tests/base/utils/db/test_db_statements.py
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ def test_compute_derivative_rows_mem_usage(self):
             return
 
         tracemalloc.start()
+        tracemalloc.reset_peak()
 
         _, peak_before = tracemalloc.get_traced_memory()
         sm = StatementMetrics()