diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/workflow/WorkflowCurationIT.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/workflow/WorkflowCurationIT.java
index 66dd2cee807f..dfe61a30b2b2 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/workflow/WorkflowCurationIT.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/workflow/WorkflowCurationIT.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.dspace.content.Community;
 import org.dspace.content.MetadataValue;
 import org.dspace.content.service.ItemService;
+import org.dspace.core.LegacyPluginServiceImpl;
 import org.dspace.ctask.testing.MarkerTask;
 import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
 import org.dspace.util.DSpaceConfigurationInitializer;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.storedcomponents.XmlWorkflowItem;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@ public class WorkflowCurationIT
         extends AbstractIntegrationTestWithDatabase {
     @Inject
     private ItemService itemService;
+    @Autowired
+    private LegacyPluginServiceImpl legacyPluginService;
 
     /**
      * Basic smoke test of a curation task attached to a workflow step.
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ public class WorkflowCurationIT
     public void curationTest()
             throws Exception {
         context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        legacyPluginService.clearNamedPluginClasses();
 
         //** GIVEN **