diff --git a/tests/sqlite.lua b/tests/sqlite.lua
index 2e511cd..54d8e16 100644
--- a/tests/sqlite.lua
+++ b/tests/sqlite.lua
@@ -15,5 +15,9 @@ function checkUnknownDatabase(ENV)
 	-- skip this test
 end
 
+function finalization ()
+	os.execute ("rm -rf "..datasource)
+end
+
 table.insert (CONN_METHODS, "escape")
 table.insert (EXTENSIONS, escape)
diff --git a/tests/sqlite3.lua b/tests/sqlite3.lua
index 3370d3e..fb881b2 100644
--- a/tests/sqlite3.lua
+++ b/tests/sqlite3.lua
@@ -17,5 +17,9 @@ function checkUnknownDatabase(ENV)
 	-- skip this test
 end
 
+function finalization ()
+	os.execute ("rm -rf "..datasource)
+end
+
 table.insert (CONN_METHODS, "escape")
 table.insert (EXTENSIONS, escape)
diff --git a/tests/test.lua b/tests/test.lua
index 00bcb1f..da6a8fd 100644
--- a/tests/test.lua
+++ b/tests/test.lua
@@ -563,6 +563,12 @@ function close_conn ()
 	assert (true, ENV:close())
 end
 
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+function finalization ()
+	-- nothing to do
+end
+
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Testing Extensions
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -659,6 +665,7 @@ tests = {
 	{ "close objects", check_close },
 	{ "drop table", drop_table },
 	{ "close connection", close_conn },
+	{ "finalization", finalization },
 }
 
 if string.find(_VERSION, " 5.0") then