diff --git a/.github/workflows/vars/pytest.env b/.github/workflows/vars/pytest.env
index 2c247b36934..afc564925b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vars/pytest.env
+++ b/.github/workflows/vars/pytest.env
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PYTEST_ARGUMENTS='--randomly-seed=1 --disable-warnings --verbose --durations=3 --showlocals'
 
-PYTEST_CORE_ARGUMENTS='./src/tribler/core ${PYTEST_ARGUMENTS}'
+PYTEST_CORE_ARGUMENTS='./src/tribler/core ${PYTEST_ARGUMENTS} --forced-gc'
 PYTEST_CORE_ARGUMENTS_WIN='${PYTEST_CORE_ARGUMENTS}'
 PYTEST_CORE_ARGUMENTS_LINUX='${PYTEST_CORE_ARGUMENTS} --looptime'
 PYTEST_CORE_ARGUMENTS_MAC='${PYTEST_CORE_ARGUMENTS} --looptime'
diff --git a/src/tribler/core/conftest.py b/src/tribler/core/conftest.py
index b42f7d047b5..4294f1a8c60 100644
--- a/src/tribler/core/conftest.py
+++ b/src/tribler/core/conftest.py
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     logging.getLogger('faker.factory').propagate = False
 
 
+def pytest_addoption(parser):
+    parser.addoption("--forced-gc", action="store_true", help="Enable forced garbage collection")
+
+
 @pytest.hookimpl
 def pytest_cmdline_main(config: Config):
     """ Enable extended logging if the verbose option is used """
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ def pytest_runtest_protocol(item: Function, log=True, nextitem=None):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-def ensure_gc():
+def ensure_gc(request):
     """ Ensure that the garbage collector runs after each test.
     This is critical for test stability as we use Libtorrent and need to ensure all its destructors are called. """
     # For this fixture, it is necessary for it to be called as late as possible within the current test's scope.
@@ -87,8 +91,8 @@ def ensure_gc():
     #
     # By adding the yield we move the garbage collection phase to the end of the current test, to not affect the next
     # test.
-
-    gc.collect()
+    if request.config.getoption("--forced-gc"):
+        gc.collect()
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/src/tribler/gui/tests/conftest.py b/src/tribler/gui/tests/conftest.py
index 30841a47ede..f1519fe4d4d 100644
--- a/src/tribler/gui/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/src/tribler/gui/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import gc
 import logging
 import time
 
@@ -62,25 +61,3 @@ def pytest_runtest_protocol(item, log=True, nextitem=None):
     total = time.time() - pytest_start_time
     if enable_extended_logging:
         print(f' in {duration:.3f}s ({total:.1f}s in total)', end='')
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-def ensure_gc():
-    """ Ensure that the garbage collector runs after each test.
-    This is critical for test stability as we use Libtorrent and need to ensure all its destructors are called. """
-    # For this fixture, it is necessary for it to be called as late as possible within the current test's scope.
-    # Therefore it should be placed at the first place in the "function" scope.
-    # If there are two or more autouse fixtures within this scope, the order should be explicitly set through using
-    # this fixture as a dependency.
-    # See the discussion in https://github.com/Tribler/tribler/pull/7542 for more information.
-
-    yield
-    # Without "yield" the fixture triggers the garbage collection at the beginning of the (next) test.
-    # For that reason, the errors triggered during the garbage collection phase will take place not in the erroneous
-    # test but in the randomly scheduled next test. Usually, these errors are silently suppressed, as any exception in
-    # __del__ methods is silently suppressed, but they still can somehow affect the test.
-    #
-    # By adding the yield we move the garbage collection phase to the end of the current test, to not affect the next
-    # test.
-
-    gc.collect()