diff --git a/storage/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/server/log/remote/metadata/storage/RemoteLogSegmentLifecycleTest.java b/storage/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/server/log/remote/metadata/storage/RemoteLogSegmentLifecycleTest.java
index 6928c6e281f62..95fbed72b17cd 100644
--- a/storage/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/server/log/remote/metadata/storage/RemoteLogSegmentLifecycleTest.java
+++ b/storage/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/server/log/remote/metadata/storage/RemoteLogSegmentLifecycleTest.java
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ public Iterator<RemoteLogSegmentMetadata> listAllRemoteLogSegments() throws Remo
 
         @Override
         public void close() throws IOException {
-            tearDown();
+            super.close();
         }
 
     }