diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/schematools/PrimaryKeyColumnOrderTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/schematools/PrimaryKeyColumnOrderTest.java
index 3d1483dd2d7b..b4291d23f880 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/schematools/PrimaryKeyColumnOrderTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/schematools/PrimaryKeyColumnOrderTest.java
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ public void setUp(SessionFactoryScope scope) {
 
 	@AfterEach
 	public void tearDown(SessionFactoryScope scope) {
-		scope.dropData();
+		scope.inTransaction( session ->
+				session.createNativeQuery( "drop table TEST_ENTITY " ).executeUpdate()
+		);
 	}
 
 	@Test