diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java
index f53ee03114..a040a4d3d1 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ public class DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests extends BaseRMRestTest
     public void declareAndFileDocumentAsRecordCleanup()
     {
         //delete rm items
+        holdsAPI.deleteHold(getAdminUser().getUsername(), getAdminUser().getPassword(), HOLD_NAME);
         deleteRecordCategory(recordCategory.getId());
         getRestAPIFactory().getUnfiledRecordFoldersAPI().deleteUnfiledRecordFolder(unfiledContainerFolder.getId());