diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/entity/BasicHibernateAnnotationsTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/entity/BasicHibernateAnnotationsTest.java
index 96ed9a9216..6a317c9d65 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/entity/BasicHibernateAnnotationsTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/annotations/entity/BasicHibernateAnnotationsTest.java
@@ -322,6 +322,11 @@ public class BasicHibernateAnnotationsTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
 		tx.commit();
 		s.close();
 		
+		s = openSession();
+		tx = s.beginTransaction();
+		s.createQuery( "delete from " + Narrative.class.getSimpleName() ).executeUpdate();
+		tx.commit();
+		s.close();
 	} 
 
 	@Test