diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/tags/dao_tests.py b/tests/integration_tests/tags/dao_tests.py
index e70a145ae9fe9..f2cb2fc92251e 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/tags/dao_tests.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/tags/dao_tests.py
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ def create_tagged_objects(self):
                         tag_id=tag.id,
                     )
                 )
+
             yield tagged_objects
+
             for tag in tags:
-                db.session.delete(tag)
-                db.session.commit()
+                db.session.add(tag)
             for tagged_obj in tagged_objects:
-                db.session.delete(tagged_obj)
-                db.session.commit()
+                db.session.add(tagged_obj)
             db.session.commit()
 
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures("load_world_bank_dashboard_with_slices")