diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox-test.js b/packages/react/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox-test.js
index a432799a0f6e..e92a721daf47 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox-test.js
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ describe('Checkbox', () => {
 });
 
 describe('refs', () => {
+  let container;
+
   it('should accept refs', () => {
     class MyComponent extends React.Component {
       constructor(props) {
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ describe('refs', () => {
         );
       }
     }
-    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    container = document.createElement('div');
     container.id = 'container';
     document.body.appendChild(container);
     const wrapper = mount(<MyComponent />, {
@@ -162,6 +164,13 @@ describe('refs', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(<MyComponent />);
     expect(wrapper.find('input').getDOMNode().indeterminate).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (container && container.parentNode) {
+      container.parentNode.removeChild(container);
+    }
+    container = null;
+  });
 });
 
 describe('CheckboxSkeleton', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/ComposedModal/ComposedModal-test.js b/packages/react/src/components/ComposedModal/ComposedModal-test.js
index e29dca8174c1..540b0a5e4ce2 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/ComposedModal/ComposedModal-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/ComposedModal/ComposedModal-test.js
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ describe('<ModalFooter />', () => {
 });
 
 describe('<ComposedModal />', () => {
+  let container;
+
   it('renders', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(<ComposedModal open />);
     expect(wrapper).toMatchSnapshot();
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ describe('<ComposedModal />', () => {
   });
 
   it('should focus on the primary actionable button in ModalFooter by default', () => {
-    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    container = document.createElement('div');
     container.id = 'container';
     document.body.appendChild(container);
     mount(
@@ -226,11 +228,10 @@ describe('<ComposedModal />', () => {
     expect(
       document.activeElement.classList.contains(`${prefix}--btn--primary`)
     ).toEqual(true);
-    document.body.removeChild(container);
   });
 
   it('should focus on the element that matches selectorPrimaryFocus', () => {
-    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    container = document.createElement('div');
     container.id = 'container';
     document.body.appendChild(container);
     mount(
@@ -243,6 +244,12 @@ describe('<ComposedModal />', () => {
     expect(
       document.activeElement.classList.contains(`${prefix}--modal-close`)
     ).toEqual(true);
-    document.body.removeChild(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (container && container.parentNode) {
+      container.parentNode.removeChild(container);
+    }
+    container = null;
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Select/Select-test.js b/packages/react/src/components/Select/Select-test.js
index 10559bb5de25..2f539a12943f 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Select/Select-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Select/Select-test.js
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ describe('Select', () => {
 });
 
 describe('refs', () => {
+  let container;
+
   it('should accept refs', () => {
     class MyComponent extends React.Component {
       constructor(props) {
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ describe('refs', () => {
         return <Select id="test" labelText="testlabel" ref={this.myRef} />;
       }
     }
-    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    container = document.createElement('div');
     container.id = 'container';
     document.body.appendChild(container);
     const wrapper = mount(<MyComponent />, {
@@ -174,6 +176,13 @@ describe('refs', () => {
     wrapper.instance().focus();
     expect(document.activeElement.type).toEqual('select-one');
   });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (container && container.parentNode) {
+      container.parentNode.removeChild(container);
+    }
+    container = null;
+  });
 });
 
 describe('SelectSkeleton', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/TextInput/ControlledPasswordInput-test.js b/packages/react/src/components/TextInput/ControlledPasswordInput-test.js
index 7093643ef111..db761377fb1f 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/TextInput/ControlledPasswordInput-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/TextInput/ControlledPasswordInput-test.js
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ describe('TextInput', () => {
     const textInput = () => wrapper.find('input');
 
     describe('input', () => {
+      let container;
+
       it('renders as expected', () => {
         expect(textInput().length).toBe(1);
       });
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ describe('TextInput', () => {
             );
           }
         }
-        const container = document.createElement('div');
+        container = document.createElement('div');
         container.id = 'container';
         document.body.appendChild(container);
         const wrapper = mount(<MyComponent />, {
@@ -96,6 +98,13 @@ describe('TextInput', () => {
         wrapper.setProps({ placeholder: 'Enter text' });
         expect(textInput().props().placeholder).toEqual('Enter text');
       });
+
+      afterEach(() => {
+        if (container && container.parentNode) {
+          container.parentNode.removeChild(container);
+        }
+        container = null;
+      });
     });
 
     describe('label', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/TextInput/TextInput-test.js b/packages/react/src/components/TextInput/TextInput-test.js
index 7ff1cd0737df..a2bc48c7a35f 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/TextInput/TextInput-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/TextInput/TextInput-test.js
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ describe('TextInput', () => {
     const textInput = () => wrapper.find('input');
 
     describe('input', () => {
+      let container;
+
       it('renders as expected', () => {
         expect(textInput().length).toBe(1);
       });
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ describe('TextInput', () => {
             );
           }
         }
-        const container = document.createElement('div');
+        container = document.createElement('div');
         container.id = 'container';
         document.body.appendChild(container);
         const wrapper = mount(<MyComponent />, {
@@ -96,6 +98,13 @@ describe('TextInput', () => {
         wrapper.setProps({ placeholder: 'Enter text' });
         expect(textInput().props().placeholder).toEqual('Enter text');
       });
+
+      afterEach(() => {
+        if (container && container.parentNode) {
+          container.parentNode.removeChild(container);
+        }
+        container = null;
+      });
     });
 
     describe('label', () => {