diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/buildoptions.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/buildoptions.py
index d155f64978..a6e0203f5a 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/buildoptions.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/buildoptions.py
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ class BuildhistoryTests(BuildhistoryBase):
 
     @testcase(294)
     def test_buildhistory_buildtime_pr_backwards(self):
-        self.add_command_to_tearDown('cleanup-workdir')
         target = 'xcursor-transparent-theme'
         error = "ERROR:.*QA Issue: Package version for package %s went backwards which would break package feeds from (.*-r1.* to .*-r0.*)" % target
         self.run_buildhistory_operation(target, target_config="PR = \"r1\"", change_bh_location=True)
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ class ArchiverTest(oeSelfTest):
         """
         Test for archiving the work directory and exporting the source files.
         """
-        self.add_command_to_tearDown('cleanup-workdir')
         self.write_config("INHERIT += \"archiver\"\nARCHIVER_MODE[src] = \"original\"\nARCHIVER_MODE[srpm] = \"1\"")
         res = bitbake("xcursor-transparent-theme", ignore_status=True)
         self.assertEqual(res.status, 0, "\nCouldn't build xcursortransparenttheme.\nbitbake output %s" % res.output)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/oescripts.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/oescripts.py
index baf3b6ab2c..c2e2b45fba 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/oescripts.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/oescripts.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class BuildhistoryDiffTests(BuildhistoryBase):
 
     @testcase(295)
     def test_buildhistory_diff(self):
-        self.add_command_to_tearDown('cleanup-workdir')
         target = 'xcursor-transparent-theme'
         self.run_buildhistory_operation(target, target_config="PR = \"r1\"", change_bh_location=True)
         self.run_buildhistory_operation(target, target_config="PR = \"r0\"", change_bh_location=False, expect_error=True)