diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/django_utils.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/django_utils.py
index 3b23e1b83e..717618413d 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/django_utils.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/django_utils.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from django.test.utils import override_settings
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.field_overrides import OverrideFieldData
 from openedx.core.djangolib.testing.utils import CacheIsolationMixin, CacheIsolationTestCase, FilteredQueryCountMixin
 from openedx.core.lib.tempdir import mkdtemp_clean
+from common.djangoapps.split_modulestore_django.models import SplitModulestoreCourseIndex
 from common.djangoapps.student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from common.djangoapps.student.tests.factories import AdminFactory, UserFactory, InstructorFactory
 from common.djangoapps.student.tests.factories import StaffFactory
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.django import SignalHandler, clear_existing_modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import XMODULE_FACTORY_LOCK
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.mongo_connection import MONGO_HOST, MONGO_PORT_NUM
 
-
 class CourseUserType(Enum):
     """
     Types of users to be used when testing a course.
@@ -470,6 +470,12 @@ class SharedModuleStoreTestCase(
         cls.end_modulestore_isolation()
         super().tearDownClass()
 
+        # Overly broad hammer that breaks abstraction barrier to clear data from
+        # the table underlying the Django ORM backed modulestore active versions
+        # lookup. This has to go _after_ the super().tearDownClass call above,
+        # or it doesn't work.
+        SplitModulestoreCourseIndex.objects.all().delete()
+
     def setUp(self):
         # OverrideFieldData.provider_classes is always reset to `None` so
         # that they're recalculated for every test
@@ -530,6 +536,12 @@ class ModuleStoreTestCase(
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         super().tearDownClass()
 
+        # Overly broad hammer that breaks abstraction barrier to clear data from
+        # the table underlying the Django ORM backed modulestore active versions
+        # lookup. This has to go _after_ the super().tearDownClass call above,
+        # or it doesn't work.
+        SplitModulestoreCourseIndex.objects.all().delete()
+
     def setUp(self):
         """
         Creates a test User if `self.CREATE_USER` is True.