diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/JsrJobContextFactoryBeanTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/JsrJobContextFactoryBeanTests.java
index ebbaa01db..b082ae79f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/JsrJobContextFactoryBeanTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/JsrJobContextFactoryBeanTests.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class JsrJobContextFactoryBeanTests {
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() throws Exception {
+		StepSynchronizationManager.close();
 		propertyContext = new BatchPropertyContext();
 		factoryBean = new JsrJobContextFactoryBean();
 	}