diff --git a/test/integration/helpers_test.go b/test/integration/helpers_test.go
index 51005eab94ca..78eb944bdec6 100644
--- a/test/integration/helpers_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/helpers_test.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func Cleanup(t *testing.T, profile string, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 		t.Logf("Cleaning up %q profile ...", profile)
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
 		defer cancel()
-		_, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "delete", "-p", profile))
+		_, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "delete", "-p", profile, "--purge"))
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Logf("failed cleanup: %v", err)
 		}