diff --git a/tests/core/test_integration/test_detection.py b/tests/core/test_integration/test_detection.py
index a2e9bc9b..f7dffdc0 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_integration/test_detection.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_integration/test_detection.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import gc
 import os
 from math import isclose
 
@@ -108,9 +107,6 @@ def test_detection_full(
         num_cells_validation, num_cells_test, abs_tol=DETECTION_TOLERANCE
     )
 
-    # Force explicit memory cleanup
-    gc.collect()
-
 
 def test_detection_small_planes(
     signal_array,