diff --git a/tests/testthat.R b/tests/testthat.R
index a60ee5ea0..139974406 100644
--- a/tests/testthat.R
+++ b/tests/testthat.R
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pkg_name <- "teal"
 library(pkg_name, character.only = TRUE)
 testthat::test_check(pkg_name)
-unlink(".renv")
-unlink("BiocManager")
+unlink(".renv", recursive = TRUE, force = TRUE)
+unlink("BiocManager", recursive = TRUE, force = TRUE)