diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
index 648f11c1d..cd0c808c5 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 	result = g_test_run ();
 
+	nm_platform_link_delete (nm_platform_link_get_ifindex (DEVICE_NAME));
+
 	nm_platform_free ();
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.h b/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
index a10601af0..cf96f13f4 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include "nm-fake-platform.h"
 #include "nm-linux-platform.h"
 
+#define DEVICE_NAME "nm-test-device"
+
 #define debug(...) nm_log_dbg (LOGD_PLATFORM, __VA_ARGS__)
 
 #define error(err) g_assert (nm_platform_get_error () == err)
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-link.c b/src/platform/tests/test-link.c
index 801e8dc79..b4bd6917e 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-link.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-link.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #define LO_NAME "lo"
 #define LO_TYPEDESC "loopback"
 
-#define DEVICE_NAME "nm-test-device"
 #define DUMMY_TYPEDESC "dummy"
 #define BOGUS_NAME "nm-bogus-device"
 #define BOGUS_IFINDEX INT_MAX