diff --git a/categories/tests/category_import.py b/categories/tests/category_import.py
index c752fbd..94801ce 100644
--- a/categories/tests/category_import.py
+++ b/categories/tests/category_import.py
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ class CategoryImportTest(unittest.TestCase):
     
     
     def testImportSpaceDelimited(self):
+        Category.objects.all().delete()
         self._import_file('test_category_spaces.txt')
     
     
     def testImportTabDelimited(self):
+        Category.objects.all().delete()
         self._import_file('test_category_tabs.txt')