diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/fixtures_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/fixtures_test.rb
index d7bbe0df62146..385ec48005334 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/fixtures_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/fixtures_test.rb
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ def test_all_there
 end
 
 class FasterFixturesTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
+  self.use_transactional_fixtures = false
   fixtures :categories, :authors
 
   def load_extra_fixture(name)