diff --git a/tests/functional/context_methods/test_env_vars.py b/tests/functional/context_methods/test_env_vars.py
index 506ed40d31c..33feb3b5de1 100644
--- a/tests/functional/context_methods/test_env_vars.py
+++ b/tests/functional/context_methods/test_env_vars.py
@@ -191,3 +191,4 @@ def test_env_vars_secrets(self, project):
 
         assert not ("secret_variable" in log_output)
         assert "regular_variable" in log_output
+        del os.environ["DBT_DEBUG"]