diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/paging/impl/Page.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/paging/impl/Page.java
index badfabfac1..36dfc27716 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/paging/impl/Page.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/paging/impl/Page.java
@@ -582,17 +582,6 @@ public final class Page implements Comparable<Page> {
       return otherPage.getPageId() - this.pageId;
    }
 
-   @Override
-   protected void finalize() {
-      try {
-         if (file != null && file.isOpen()) {
-            file.close(false);
-         }
-      } catch (Exception e) {
-         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.pageFinaliseError(e);
-      }
-   }
-
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
       final int prime = 31;
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/paging/impl/PageTest.java b/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/paging/impl/PageTest.java
index 894651e2c0..eaf0359e14 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/paging/impl/PageTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/paging/impl/PageTest.java
@@ -225,19 +225,20 @@ public class PageTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
 
       file = factory.createSequentialFile("00010.page");
       file.open();
-      page = new Page(new SimpleString("something"), new NullStorageManager(), factory, file, 10);
+      Page page1 = new Page(new SimpleString("something"), new NullStorageManager(), factory, file, 10);
 
-      List<PagedMessage> msgs = page.read(new NullStorageManager());
+      List<PagedMessage> msgs = page1.read(new NullStorageManager());
 
       Assert.assertEquals(numberOfElements, msgs.size());
 
-      Assert.assertEquals(numberOfElements, page.getNumberOfMessages());
+      Assert.assertEquals(numberOfElements, page1.getNumberOfMessages());
 
       for (int i = 0; i < msgs.size(); i++) {
          Assert.assertEquals(simpleDestination, msgs.get(i).getMessage().getAddressSimpleString());
       }
 
-      page.delete(null);
+      page.close(false);
+      page1.delete(null);
 
       Assert.assertEquals(0, factory.listFiles("page").size());
 
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/paging/impl/PagingStoreImplTest.java b/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/paging/impl/PagingStoreImplTest.java
index f1808beb57..7867b7c805 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/paging/impl/PagingStoreImplTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/paging/impl/PagingStoreImplTest.java
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ public class PagingStoreImplTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
 
       Assert.assertEquals(1, storeImpl.getNumberOfPages());
 
+      storeImpl.stop();
    }
 
    @Test
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ public class PagingStoreImplTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
       Assert.assertEquals(numMessages, msg.size());
       Assert.assertEquals(1, storeImpl.getNumberOfPages());
 
+      page.close(false);
       page = storeImpl.depage();
 
       Assert.assertNull(page);
@@ -362,6 +364,7 @@ public class PagingStoreImplTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
       Assert.assertEquals(0, store.getNumberOfPages());
 
       page.open();
+      page.close(false);
 
    }
 
@@ -576,6 +579,8 @@ public class PagingStoreImplTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
       Assert.assertEquals(0, buffers2.size());
 
       Assert.assertEquals(0, storeImpl.getAddressSize());
+
+      storeImpl.stop();
    }
 
    @Test
@@ -791,6 +796,7 @@ public class PagingStoreImplTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
             Assert.assertEquals(msg.getMessageID(), msg.getLongProperty("count").longValue());
             msgsRead++;
          }
+         page.close(false);
       }
 
       storeImpl.stop();