diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e85dd3416f..cc28e16ad4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 importlib_metadata==2.0.0
 jsonschema==3.2.0
-pytest==6.1.1
+pytest==6.2.0
 pytest-forked==1.3.0
 pytest-parallel==0.1.0
 coverage==5.3
diff --git a/unittests/test_cli.py b/unittests/test_cli.py
index b084bada54..83226f39f7 100644
--- a/unittests/test_cli.py
+++ b/unittests/test_cli.py
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ def test_unuse_module_path(run_reframe, user_exec_ctx):
         config_file=fixtures.USER_CONFIG_FILE, action='run',
         system=rt.runtime().system.name
     )
+    ms.searchpath_remove(module_path)
     assert "could not load module 'testmod_foo' correctly" in stdout
     assert 'Traceback' not in stderr
     assert returncode == 0
@@ -687,7 +688,6 @@ def test_use_module_path(run_reframe, user_exec_ctx):
         config_file=fixtures.USER_CONFIG_FILE, action='run',
         system=rt.runtime().system.name
     )
-
     assert 'Traceback' not in stdout
     assert 'Traceback' not in stderr
     assert "could not load module 'testmod_foo' correctly" not in stdout
@@ -708,7 +708,6 @@ def test_overwrite_module_path(run_reframe, user_exec_ctx):
         config_file=fixtures.USER_CONFIG_FILE, action='run',
         system=rt.runtime().system.name
     )
-
     assert 'Traceback' not in stdout
     assert 'Traceback' not in stderr
     assert "could not load module 'testmod_foo' correctly" not in stdout
diff --git a/unittests/test_utility.py b/unittests/test_utility.py
index 2d2424a972..c1e8ae9f1d 100644
--- a/unittests/test_utility.py
+++ b/unittests/test_utility.py
@@ -1414,7 +1414,8 @@ def modules_system(user_exec_ctx, monkeypatch):
 
     ms = rt.runtime().system.modules_system
     ms.searchpath_add(fixtures.TEST_MODULES)
-    return ms
+    yield ms
+    ms.searchpath_remove(fixtures.TEST_MODULES)
 
 
 def test_find_modules(modules_system):