diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
index 841483e7b6e..fa61ac97b9d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
@@ -1837,7 +1837,8 @@ func newTestGenericStoreRegistry(t *testing.T, scheme *runtime.Scheme, hasCacheE
 
 func TestFinalizeDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify that it returns the expected Status.
-	_, s := NewTestGenericStoreRegistry(t)
+	destroyFunc, s := NewTestGenericStoreRegistry(t)
+	defer destroyFunc()
 	obj := &example.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", UID: "random-uid"},
 	}