diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Database/RealmLiveTests.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Database/RealmLiveTests.cs
index 2f16df4624..7b1cf763d6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Database/RealmLiveTests.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Database/RealmLiveTests.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ public void TestAccessAfterStorageMigrate()
                     liveBeatmap = beatmap.ToLive(realmFactory);
                 });
 
+                using (realmFactory.BlockAllOperations())
+                {
+                    // recycle realm before migrating
+                }
+
                 using (var migratedStorage = new TemporaryNativeStorage("realm-test-migration-target"))
                 {
                     migratedStorage.DeleteDirectory(string.Empty);