diff --git a/rclpy/test/test_create_node.py b/rclpy/test/test_create_node.py
index 76a35c6f6..944af26f1 100644
--- a/rclpy/test/test_create_node.py
+++ b/rclpy/test/test_create_node.py
@@ -32,24 +32,26 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
 
     def test_create_node(self):
         node_name = 'create_node_test'
-        rclpy.create_node(node_name)
+        rclpy.create_node(node_name).destroy_node()
 
     def test_create_node_with_namespace(self):
         node_name = 'create_node_test'
         namespace = '/ns'
-        rclpy.create_node(node_name, namespace=namespace)
+        rclpy.create_node(node_name, namespace=namespace).destroy_node()
 
     def test_create_node_with_empty_namespace(self):
         node_name = 'create_node_test'
         namespace = ''
         node = rclpy.create_node(node_name, namespace=namespace)
         self.assertEqual('/', node.get_namespace())
+        node.destroy_node()
 
     def test_create_node_with_relative_namespace(self):
         node_name = 'create_node_test'
         namespace = 'ns'
         node = rclpy.create_node(node_name, namespace=namespace)
         self.assertEqual('/ns', node.get_namespace())
+        node.destroy_node()
 
     def test_create_node_invalid_name(self):
         node_name = 'create_node_test_invalid_name?'