diff --git a/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/SQLite_Spec.enso b/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/SQLite_Spec.enso
index 09d60f6f00c9..5530d934d728 100644
--- a/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/SQLite_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Table_Tests/src/Database/SQLite_Spec.enso
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ create_inmem_connection =
 
 
 create_file_connection file =
+    file.delete_if_exists
     connection = Database.connect (SQLite file)
     connection.execute_update 'CREATE TABLE "Dummy" ("strs" VARCHAR, "ints" INTEGER, "bools" BOOLEAN, "reals" REAL)'
     connection