diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil/metrics_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil/metrics_test.go
index c289b6a4902..4f916c155b5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil/metrics_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil/metrics_test.go
@@ -587,6 +587,8 @@ func TestGetHistogramVecFromGatherer(t *testing.T) {
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(tt.wantVec, histogramVec); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("Got unexpected HistogramVec (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 			}
+
+			registry.Reset()
 		})
 	}
 }