diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/compiler/CompileEnvironmentTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/compiler/CompileEnvironmentTest.java
index e9ba15d3ef3..83eee7550fb 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/compiler/CompileEnvironmentTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/compiler/CompileEnvironmentTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.ExitCode;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.K2JVMCompiler;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.forTestCompile.ForTestCompileRuntime;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.KotlinTestUtils;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.testFramework.KtUsefulTestCase;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -53,4 +54,10 @@ public class CompileEnvironmentTest extends TestCase {
             FileUtil.delete(tempDir);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+        super.tearDown();
+        KtUsefulTestCase.resetApplicationToNull();
+    }
 }