diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest.java
index e3dff2a626..28155291cc 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest.java
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ public class IntegrityTest extends TestCase
     {
         NodeRef nodeRef = createNode("abc", TEST_TYPE_WITH_PROPERTIES, allProperties);
         
+        // Remove the automatically-added aspect
+        nodeService.removeAspect(nodeRef, TEST_ASPECT_WITH_PROPERTIES);
         // remove all the properties
         PropertyMap properties = new PropertyMap();
         nodeService.setProperties(nodeRef, properties);