diff --git a/test/irb/test_history.rb b/test/irb/test_history.rb
index b9f395524..ea220a2dd 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_history.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_history.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def teardown
       ENV["IRBRC"] = @backup_irbrc
       Encoding.default_external = @backup_default_external
       $VERBOSE = @original_verbose
+      FileUtils.rm_rf(@tmpdir)
     end
 
     class TestInputMethodWithRelineHistory < TestInputMethod