diff --git a/_unittests/ut_helpers/test_pygame_diff.py b/_unittests/ut_helpers/test_pygame_diff.py
index cb3b23fc7..39ed2469a 100644
--- a/_unittests/ut_helpers/test_pygame_diff.py
+++ b/_unittests/ut_helpers/test_pygame_diff.py
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ def test_diff(self):
 
             wait_event(pygame)
 
+        for k, font in fonts.items():
+            del font
+        pygame.quit()
+
     def test_diff_full(self):
         fLOG(
             __file__,
@@ -145,6 +149,10 @@ def test_diff_full(self):
 
             wait_event(pygame)
 
+        for k, font in fonts.items():
+            del font
+        pygame.quit()
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()